PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots men's soccer team kicks off a double header at Merlo Field on Saturday when they host the Oregon State Beavers at 11 a.m. The match with the Beavers is the final game of the spring for the Pilots.
 
T2 plays Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC in an USL fixture later Saturday night. Portland soccer alum Kris Reaves is a defender with the Switchbacks.
 
The Pilots are coming off a 2-1 win over Denver on April 13 at Merlo Field. The Pioneers have emerged as a perennial playoff contender recently, and in 2016 they reached the NCAA College Cup.
 
Last fall the Pilots advanced to the NCAA Second Round, which was their second playoff visit since 2016. The Pilots went 12-4-3, defeated UCLA at Merlo Field in the opening round, and reached the second round of the postseason for the first time since 2009.
 
Oregon State is under the guidance of first-year head coach Terry Boss, who led the Beavers to the NCAA postseason in his first season at the helm. OSU went 11-6-3 last fall, and they earned their second NCAA playoff win in program history to advance to the second round. Boss was also named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year.