#7 PORTLAND PILOTS (10-0-3, 2-0-1 WCC)
Week 10: at San Francisco / Santa Clara
 
San Francisco Dons (3-9-1, 1-2-0 WCC)
Day: Friday
Date: Oct. 26, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
City: San Francisco, Calif.
Pitch: Negoesco Stadium
Live Video: PortlandPilots.com
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com
 
POR vs. USF
Overall Series: 20-23-4
H: 12-8-0  •  A: 8-12-4  •  N: 0-3-0
Last: USF 3, @POR 1 (10/29/2017)
 
Santa Clara Broncos (4-8-1, 0-3-0 WCC)
Day: Sunday
Date: Oct. 28, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
City: Santa Clara, Calif.
Pitch: Stevens Stadium
Live Video: PortlandPilots.com
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com
 
POR vs. SCU
Overall Series: 17-23-8
H: 7-10-3  •  A: 9-12-3  •  N: 1-1-2
Last: @POR 1, SCU 0 (10/27/2017)
 
THIS WEEK
• The No. 7 Pilots return to the pitch this week when they travel to the Bay Area for West Coast Conference matches against the San Francisco Dons and Santa Clara Broncos.
• First on Friday the Pilots will face the Dons at 7 p.m. at Negoesco Stadium.
• Sunday brings a short trek south for a 7 p.m. contest with the Broncos at Stevens Stadium.
• Links for live streams and live stats for both matches can be found at PortlandPilots.com.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots had a bye last weekend, but previously at Merlo Field they cruised past LMU 4-0 on Oct. 12 before playing to a 1-1 draw with San Diego on Oct. 14.
• Four different Pilots scored a goal during the win over the Lions as Portland recorded their fourth shutout of the year.
• During the tie with San Diego, the Toreros scored in the first half and the Pilots equalized after the break.
• Malcolm Dixon, who also had two assists against LMU, scored the Pilots' lone goal.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS...
• At 10-0-3 the Pilots have the program's second best record ever after 13 games.
• The 1988 team, led by legendary goalkeeper Kasey Keller, own the program's best start ever as they won their first 21 games before succumbing to Indiana in the College Cup Semifinals.
• The 13-match unbeaten streak is the longest for the Pilots since 1995 when the team put together 14 games without a loss.
• The Pilots are one of only two teams in the country who have yet to suffer a loss; the other is conference foe Saint Mary's.
• The Pilots moved up to two spots this week to No. 7 in the most recent United Soccer Coaches' poll, and Top Drawer Soccer also has the Pilots ranked seventh.
• Portland is No. 15 in the current NCAA RPI rankings.
• The Pilots have played one of the toughest schedules in the country, and they have wins over Syracuse (currently No. 6 RPI), Oregon State (No. 30), Coastal Carolina (No. 36), Washington (No. 40), Northern Illinois (No. 42), and UC Santa Barbara (No. 46).
• Portland features the No. 13 offense in the country, averaging 2.15 goals per game.
• Benji Michel started the season by scoring a goal in six straight games.
• Michel's goal streak was the longest to begin a season for a Pilot since at least 2001.
• Michel ranks second nationally with six game-winners, he's No. 18 in goals per game (0.77), 20th in points per game (1.69), and 23rd in total goals (10).
• The junior forward landed Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention following his one goal, one assist performance at Gonzaga, and he was previously the Top Drawer Soccer National Player of the Week (Oct. 1) and WCC Player of the Week after providing two game-winners and an assist as the Pilots won at Coastal Carolina and defeated Northern Illinois at home.
• Gio Magana-Rivera, who had an assist at Coastal Carolina and two against NIU, also landed Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention accolades after the Pilots went 2-0 against the No. 24 Chanticleers and Huskies.
• Redshirt-senior goalkeeper Kienan Weekes nabbed WCC Player of the Week honors after the Pilots shutout the No. 9 Washington Huskies 1-0 on Sept. 14.
• It was the first conference honor for Weekes, who also landed on the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week earlier this season when he registered his first career shutout with five saves during a 1-0 win over UCSB on Aug. 31.
• Weekes made a career-best six saves against the Huskies.
• Rey Ortiz was named to Top Drawer Soccer's National Team of the Week (Sept. 10) after registering a goal and an assist during a 4-1 win over Jacksonville.
• Ortiz's career mark of 0.44 assists per game is tops on the program's all-time list in the modern era (1986-2017).
• Portland ranks sixth nationally in attendance.
• The Pilots were selected by the league's eight coaches to finish second in the West Coast Conference behind Pacific.
• Rey Ortiz ranked second nationally last season in assists per game (0.76) and he was third in total assists with 13; his 13 assists missed matching a program record by one.
• Ortiz also had six goals to lead the WCC with 25 points.
• Following the 2017 season, Ortiz was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Best XI Second Team, nabbed all-region honors, and landed on the All-WCC First Team.
• Michel, who earned WCC All-First Team and all-regional honors last season, made history when he registered a hat trick during the first 26 minutes of a 6-0 win over Fairfield (Aug. 27); the hat trick was the first at Merlo Field since UP's Alejandro Salazar accomplished the feat in 2003.
• Portland's newcomers were ranked as the No. 3 class in the nation, according to Top Drawer Soccer.
• Freshman midfielder Jake Arteaga was named to Top Drawer Soccer's Preseason Best XI Freshman Team.
• Head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt is in his third year at the helm of the Pilots, and in his first year on The Bluff he led Portland to an improbable turn-around en route to the 2016 WCC title and an NCAA Playoff berth.
• It was the program's first WCC Championship since 2002, and it was their first trip to the NCAA postseason since 2009.
• In 2016 Carlin-Voigt became the program's first WCC Coach of the Year since Clive Charles in 2002.
• Carlin-Voigt, who came to The Bluff from UCLA during the winter of 2016, was named one of the Top 10 American Coaches under 40 by Top Drawer Soccer in 2017.
• The Pilots claim renowned men's soccer alums Kasey Keller, Steve Cherundolo, Conor Casey, Nate Jaqua, Heath Pearce, and 2015 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Luis Robles.
 • In 1988, legendary coach Clive Charles led Keller and the Pilots to the school's first ever NCAA College Cup; the Pilots returned to the College Cup in 1995.
• The Pilots have made 15 appearances in the NCAA Postseason all-time, which includes two appearances in the College Cup (1988 & 1995).
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• The San Francisco Dons have been out-scored 38-12, and Santiago DiGiuseppe leads eight Dons to have scored a goal with three on the season.
• Sophomore keeper Ruben Stuiver has played the majority of minutes in goal, posting a GAA of 2.83 and a .585 save percentage.
• Eddie Soto is in his fifth year as head coach of the Dons, who are the reigning WCC champs and advanced to the second round of the 2017 NCAA playoffs.
• The Santa Clara Broncos have lost all three conference matches so far, including the last two in overtime; last time out the Broncos took No. 4 Saint Mary's to OT before the Gaels escaped with the win.
• Opponents have outscored Santa Clara 25-20, and Javier Ruiz Duran has team-highs of five goals and four assists.
• Senior Dakota Havlick and sophomore Henning Jolivet have split time in goal, with the pair combining for a GAA of 1.80 and a save percentage of .688.
• 17th-year head coach Cameron Rast has led the Broncos to seven NCAA tournaments and five WCC titles since taking over the program in 2002.