PORTLAND PILOTS (6-5-4, 2-3-2 WCC)
WEEK 12: at LMU / vs. San Diego
 
Loyola Marymount Lions (4-11-2, 3-4-0 WCC)
Day: Wednesday
Date: Nov. 6, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Los Angeles, Calif.
Pitch: Sullivan Field
Online: Video I Stats
 
POR vs. LMU
Overall Series: 23-2-1
H: 12-1-0  •  A: 11-1-1  •  N: 0-0-0
Last: @POR 1, LMU 0 (10/26/2018)
 
San Diego Toreros (6-9-1, 2-5-0 WCC)
Day: Saturday
Date: Nov. 9, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Pitch: Merlo Field
Online: Video I Stats
 
POR vs. USD
Overall Series: 17-7-2
H: 7-4-1  •  A: 9-3-1 •  N: 1-0-0
Last: POR 4, @USD 1 (9/27/2018)
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots play their final two West Coast Conference games of the regular season, first traveling to Los Angeles to face the Loyola Marymount Lions on Wednesday before hosting the San Diego Toreros on Saturday night.
• Kickoff at Sullivan Field for the Pilots and Lions is set for 7 p.m.
• Saturday's regular season finale against the Toreros is also scheduled for 7 p.m., and it's Senior Night on The Bluff as the Pilots will honor their 11 seniors with a pre-game ceremony.
• Links for video streams and live stats for both matches can be found at PortlandPilots.com.
 
PROMOTIONS/TICKETS
• For information on fan promotions for all home games, please visit PortlandPilots.com/Promotions.
• Fans can also visit PortlandPilots.com/Tickets or call/text 503-943-GoUP for information on tickets for every Pilot home game.
 
LAST WEEK
•  The Pilots won their only game last week defeating the Pacific Tigers 3-0 in a WCC contest in Stockton, Calif., on Friday night.
• Taryn Ries scored a pair of goals during the shutout, and Lucy Davidson claimed her first career goal.
• Junior goalkeeper Madison Zamora recorded her first career shutout in just her second career start, making one save.
• Ries' first goal came in the 34th minute after she ran onto a ball sent forward by Kimberly Hazlett; Ries took a touch, gained control just inside the 18, and buried a shot into the top shelf to hand the visiting side the 1-0 lead.
• Davidson put away a loose ball inside the area in the 71st minute, and Ries converted a PK in the 74th minute.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• After scoring a brace during a 3-0 win at Pacific last Friday night, Taryn Ries earned Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Honorable Mention recognition.
• Ries has five goals total during the last five games to give her a team-high eight on the year.
• Ries is third in the WCC in game-winners (4), she's sixth in goals per game (0.53) and points per game (1.33), she ranks seventh in goals (8), and is eighth in points (20).
• 11 of Portland's 15 games this season have been decided by one goal or less, and they've had seven games go to extra time.
• Portland's wins at San Jose State (Sept. 20) and at Cal (Sept. 22) was the program's first two-game, weekend sweep on the road since winning back-to-back games at Saint Mary's and at Pacific in 2015.
• The win over then-No. 21 Cal on Sept. 22 was Portland's first win over a ranked opponent since 2013, which also came on the road (at Santa Clara).
• The Pilots are third in the WCC in fewest goals allowed (19).
• Freshman goalkeeper Jenny Wahlen recorded back-to-back shutouts to begin her career with the Pilots; she's currently tied second the WCC with three clean sheets.
• Wahlen was stellar in her collegiate debut, which was a 0-0 shutout at Washington (Aug. 23); she followed that performance with a 1-0 shutout of New Mexico (Aug. 29), and she opened her career with 228 consecutive scoreless minutes.
• Junior goalkeeper Madison Zamora made her first career start between the pipes vs. San Francisco on Oct. 26, and in limited action this season she has a GAA of 0.38 and an .889 save percentage; she claimed her first career shutout at Pacific last Friday.
• Nine players have scored a goal for the Pilots, and the Pilots have 14 assists on their 19 goals; seven different players have recorded an assist.
• Portland returned 17 letterwinners and eight starters from 2018.
• Taryn Ries was voted to the 2019 All-WCC Preseason Team, and the Pilots were picked to finish fourth in a vote by the league's 10 head coaches.
 
THE OPPONENT
• The LMU Lions have split their last two games, topping Saint Mary's 2-0 at home before dropping a 3-0 decision at Santa Clara.
• The Lions have scored 19 goals this year and have allowed 32.
• Ali King and Amber McCorkle both have a team-best three goals, and Sadie Kenny has played the majority of the minutes between the pipes, posting a GAA of 1.55 and a .719 save percentage.
• Michelle Myers is in her eighth year as head coach at LMU.
• The San Diego Toreros have dropped three straight matches, and they've been out-scored 28-21 on the season.
• Milan Moses is fifth in the WCC with nine goals, and keeper Amber Michel leads the league in saves per game (5.63); Michel also has a GAA of 1.85 and a .761 save percentage.
• Louise Lieberman is in her third year at the helm of the USD program.
 
THE STAFF
• UP alum Michelle French is in her second year as head coach of the Pilots.
• In her first season, French guided the Pilots to 11 wins, which was more than double the previous year's total.
• French came to The Bluff after spending the previous 12 years coaching in the U.S. Soccer system, most recently as an assistant coach with the Women's National Team.
• With the Pilots, French (1995-98) was an All-American defender, a four-year starter, and a finalist for National Player of the Year as a senior in 1998; she led the Pilots to three NCAA Final Four appearances as a player, including the NCAA title game in 1995.
• Assistant coach Maite Zabala is in her second year on The Bluff, while assistant coach and UP alum Logan Emory is in his first year on the women's side after spending the previous three seasons with the men's program.
• Elli Reed, another Portland alum, is in her second year as the director of operations; Reed returned to The Bluff following a lengthy pro career, which ended with a five-year stint with the Seattle Reign in the NWSL.