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Schedule

Delentz Pierre was solid in Portland's 1-1 draw.
1
Pacific UOP (7-5-2, 2-1-2)
1
Portland POR (8-5-1, 3-1-1)
Pacific UOP
(7-5-2, 2-1-2)
1
Final
1
Portland POR
(8-5-1, 3-1-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 OT 1 OT 2 F
Pacific UOP 1 0 0 0 1
Portland POR 0 1 0 0 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Tigers Play Pilots to a 1-1 Draw

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Pilots (8-5-1, 3-1-1 WCC) earned their first draw of the season against the Pacific Tigers (7-5-2, 2-1-2 WCC) 1-1 at Merlo Field. Sebastian Nava scored the goal for the Pilots while Erik Centeno scored for Pacific.

FIRST HALF
  • Pacific opened the scoring in the 24th minute. Derick Roque played a through ball to Erik Centeno and the sophomore finished it to earn his fifth goal of the year and make it 1-0 Tigers.
  • Despite allowing the goal, Pilot goalkeeper George Tasouris came up big several times for the Pilots, making three saves in the first half.
SECOND HALF
  • The Pilots came out blazing in the second half with four shots in the first 10 minutes, and it paid off later on. In the 59th minute, Sebastian Nava took a ball that pinballed in the box and launched a shot just past goalkeeper Eric Cotton to make it 1-1.
  • Tasouris continued his hot night and accrued four more saves to give himself seven in regulation. Neither team would find the go-ahead goal in regulation
OVERTIME
  • Both teams made pushes on offense, but neither found the back of the net. The score stayed tied 1-1.
PILOT POINTS
  • Nava's goal was his third of the year, tying him with Pereira for the team lead in goals scored.
  • Tasouris had nine saves on the night, a season-high for him. It's his fourth game with at least six saves.
  • Tasouris's nine saves are the most by a Pilot keeper since 2015 when Paul Christensen put up nine against both SMU and Washington.
  • The Pilots are unbeaten in their last four matches.
POSTGAME THOUGHTS WITH NICK CARLIN-VOIGT
"Very proud of our response tonight after going down in the first half.  I thought it was a game of two halves. Give Pacific credit as they have some very dangerous players in transition and are a good team. Once we were able to get more pressure on the ball and make better decisions with our passing in the second half we started to turn the game back in our favor and generate some great moments. Nava scored a great equalizer and at that point it was ours for the taking, and we were so close to making the final play numerous times. While we wanted three points, we will take the point and turn the page. We have a massive weekend ahead with quick turnaround against another top 15 team in the country in NIU before getting back to WCC action against Santa Clara, who are also a top-20 nationally ranked team.  Thank you to our fans who continue to support this group."

NEXT UP
The Pilots will take on a non-conference opponent in the No. 16 Northern Illinois Huskies in a doubleheader with the women's team. The match will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 4:30 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats, video and ticket options.
 
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