PORTLAND PILOTS (2-1-1)
Week 3: at Seattle / Wisconsin
 
Seattle Redhawks (1-1-2)
Day: Thursday
Date: Sept. 12, 2019
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Seattle, Wash.
Pitch: Championship Field
Online: Live Video I Live Stats
 
POR vs. SU
Overall Series: 20-6-1
H: 14-4-0  •  A: 6-2-1  •  N: 2-1-0
Last: @POR 2, SU 1 (9/1/2017)
 
Wisconsin Badgers (2-2-0)
Day: Sunday
Date: Sept. 15, 2019
Time: 5:00 PM (Pacific)
Place: Madison, Wis.
Pitch: McClimon Track/Soccer Complex
Online: Live Video I Live Stats
 
POR vs. UW
Overall Series: 2-1-2
H: 0-0-1  •  A: 0-0-0  •  N: 2-1-1
Last: @POR 1, UW 1 (9/2/2012)
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots embark on their first road trip of the season this week, first traveling to Seattle, Wash., for a match with the Seattle Redhawks on Thursday.
• Kickoff for the Pilots and Redhawks is set for 7 p.m. at Championship Field, and the match is the inaugural Caffé D'arte Coffee Cup.
• The winner of this year's contest will earn the Caffé D'arte Coffee Cup, and an MVP will also be selected for the match.
• The Pilots then head to Madison, Wisconsin, to face the Wisconsin Badgers on Sunday, with the match scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. (Pacific) at the McClimon Track/Soccer Complex.
• Links for live streams and live stats for both games can be found at PortlandPilots.com.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots registered a pair of shutouts at Merlo Field, defeating George Washington and Davidson by a combined score of 9-0.
• Luke Hendel scored the game-winner during both games and was named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week.
• Goalkeeper Nico Campuzano made four saves during the 3-0 win over GW on Friday for his second shutout this season.
• In his first career start and action with the Pilots, keeper Josh Lagudah collected two stops to notch the clean sheet on Sunday as the Pilots won 6-0 vs. Davidson.
• The six goals are the most scored by the Pilots and the 6-0 win is the largest margin of victory for the program since Portland beat DePaul by the same score in 2002.
• Six different Pilots scored the six goals against the Wildcats.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS...
• Despite not scoring a goal during the season's first two games, the Portland offense ranks 24th nationally, averaging 2.25 goals per game.
• The Pilots are also 10th in total assists (10), 14th in goals (9), and 20th in points (27).
• Defensively, the Pilots are No. 9 in the country in goals allowed (0.237) and they're No. 14 in save percentage (.917).
• Individually, junior keeper Nico Campuzano is 18th nationally in goals-against average (0.31) and is 21st in save percentage (.900).
• Junior forward/midfielder Luke Hendel landed on Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Week (Sept. 9) after scoring both of Portland's game-winners last weekend against George Washington and Davidson.
• For the second straight season, senior midfielder Rey Ortiz was named to the Preseason Watch List for the MAC Hermann Trophy, which is awarded annually to the best collegiate player in the nation.
• Ortiz, who collected three goals and three assists in limited action as a junior, was also named to the All-West Coast Conference Preseason Team, as was senior midfielder Gio Magana-Rivera.
• Last year Magana-Rivera produced two goals and a team-best five assists en route to all-west region and all-league first-team honors.
• Ortiz and Magana-Rivera are part of a group of 17 returning letterwinners for the Pilots, who also brought back seven starters.
• The Pilots added the nation's ninth-ranked recruiting class.
• The 10 newcomers are the program's third straight top-10 recruiting class.
• The Pilots received a first-place vote and were selected to finish second in the WCC this season by the league's eight head coaches.
• The Pilots started the season ranked 20th in the United Soccer Coaches Poll and they're currently receiving votes.
• The Pilots are coming off their second playoff visit in the past three years as they reached the second round of the 2018 NCAA Tournament.
• After receiving an at-large bid to the playoffs, the Pilots were awarded their first home postseason game since 2002, and they blanked UCLA 1-0.
• It was also the first time the Pilots advanced to the second round since 2009.
• Other highlights from the 2018 season include:
            - The Pilots didn't suffer their first loss of the season until their 14th match, which was the longest unbeaten streak to start a year since 1995.
            - The 13-match unbeaten string was also the longest for the Pilots since that '95 team went 14 games without a blemish.
            - The 10-0-3 record open to the season ranked as the program's third best start ever, behind only 1995 and the 1988 squad.
• Following last fall, forward Benji Michel signed a homegrown contract with Orlando City SC of MLS; Michel already has 12 appearances and six starts with Orlando, and he's scored a pair of goals.
• A 2018 United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team selection, Michel ended his career with 31 goals in three years, eight assists, 70 points, and 12 game-winners; he ranks third all-time in program history in game-winners, and he's 12th in career goals.
• Portland has re-asserted itself among the national leaders in attendance during the past few years, and last fall the Pilots ranked sixth in the country in total fans.
• Head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt is in his fourth year at the helm of the Pilots.
• 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.
• Joining Carlin-Voigt on the staff are first-year assistant coaches Ben Zemanski and Austin Nyquist.
• Zemanski enters the coaching ranks after a lengthy MLS career, which featured a five-year stint and an MLS Cup with the Portland Timbers.
• Nyquist was previously the Pilots' director of performance analysis.
• Assistant coach Emerson De Oliveira is in his fourth year with the Pilots, and he was recently elevated to the program's director of goalkeeping.
• 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 16 appearances in the NCAA Postseason all-time, which includes two appearances in the College Cup (1988 & 1995).
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• The Seattle U Redhawks are coming off a 0-0 draw with then-No. 2 Indiana last weekend in South Bend, Ind.
• The Redhawks have out-scored their opponents by a 7-4 margin, and all four of those conceded goals came during a 4-2 loss at No. 11 Notre Dame.
• Seattle is second nationally in shots per game (20.0) and Noe Meza has scored a team-high three goals; keeper Akili Kasim has three shutouts and a GAA of 0.90.
• Pete Fewing is in his 26th year at the helm of the SU program.
• The Wisconsin Badgers split their two matches last weekend, dropping a 1-0 decision to Bowling Green before defeating Lehigh 2-1 in Evanston, Ill.
• The Badgers have scored four goals and allowed five in five games.
• Four different players have scored UW's four goals and goalkeeper Dean Cowdroy has played every minute between the pipes, claiming a GAA of 1.25 and a .706 save percentage.
• John Trask is in his 10th year as head coach and he led the Badgers to the NCAA Third Round in 2017.