PORTLAND PILOTS (1-1-0, 0-0-0 WCC)
Week 2: vs. #22 Oregon State and UC San Diego

#22 Oregon State Beavers (2-0-0)
Day: Friday
Date: Sept. 3, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Pitch: Merlo Field
Video: PortlandPilots.com
Stats: PortlandPilots.com

POR vs. OSU
Overall Series: 24-5-0
H: 17-0-0  •  A: 7-5-0  •  N: 1-0-0
Last: POR 0, @OSU 1 (Feb. 8, 2021)

UC San Diego Tritons (0-2-0)
Day: Monday
Date: Sept. 6, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Pitch: Merlo Field
Video: PortlandPilots.com
Stats: PortlandPilots.com

POR vs. UCSD
Overall Series: 0-0-0
H: 0-0-0 •  A: 0-0-0•  N: 0-0-0
Last: N/A

THIS WEEK 
• The Portland Pilots continue their homestand with a Friday matchup against the 16th ranked Oregon State Beavers and a Monday game against the UC San Diego Tritons.
• Both matches are set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
• Links for live streams and live stats for both matches can be found at PortlandPilots.com.

TICKETS 
• For ticket information for this weekend and every Pilot home game, please visit PortlandPilots.com/Tickets or call or text 503-943-GoUP.

NEXT WEEK 
• The Pilots will hit the road for the first time this season on Friday, Sept. 10 for a match against the UCLA Bruins.
• They will then return to Merlo FIeld for a Monday matchup against the Sacramento State Hornets on Sept. 13.
• Check PortlandPilots.com for live video and stats options.

ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Portland started their 2021 campaign with a commanding 2-0 win over the Air Force Falcons and a difficult 1-0 loss to Denver.
• Against the Falcons, freshman winger Sebastian Nava and sophomore forward Buba Fofanah each scored goals.
• It was the first goal of Nava's career and the fifth of Fofanah's.
• Goalkeeper George Tasouris was also impressive between the pipes for Portland against Air Force and Denver.
• He collected seven saves in the shutout victory over the Falcons and another five in the narrow loss to the Pioneers.
• Tasouris was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for this season, an award given annually to the top player in college soccer.
• The grad transfer from Cyprus previously dominated in goal for the Grand Canyon Antelopes, earning All-WAC honors all three years and being named the WAC Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020-21 season.
• The Pilots had two players named to the All-WCC Preseason squad -- senior and sophomore midfielders Jake Arteaga and Nick Fernandez -- and were picked to finish third in the WCC.
• It is the fifth season in a row that the Pilots have been selected to finish in the top three under head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt. The only season where they haven't been picked to do so under Carlin-Voigt is 2016, his first year on The Bluff.
• Arteaga was a strong presence in the midfield for the Pilots last season, earning All-WCC Honorable Mention recognition. He finished with one assist on the year, which he earned in the season opener against George Fox on Feb. 9.
• Fernandez did the same for the Pilots in the midfield, earning All-WCC Second Team honors and All-WCC Freshman Team honors last season. He also earned an assist against George Fox while adding a goal himself.
• The Pilots return seven athletes who earned All-WCC recognition last season: Arteaga, Fernandez, Luke Hendel, Buba Fofanah, Paul Odendahl, Jacopo Viola and Brandon Cambridge
• Midfielder Hendel was the points leader for the Pilots last year with 16, notching a conference-leading seven goals as well as two assists on the year. He was named to the All-WCC Second Team last season.
• Forward Fofanah and midfielder Cambridge both finished second on the team in total points with 10. Both athletes scored four goals, tallied two assist and made the All-WCC Freshman Team. Fofanah also earned All-WCC Honorable Mention.
• Defender Paul Odendahl and goalkeeper Jacopo Viola both earned All-WCC Honorable Mention recognition after helping the Pilots earn four shutouts in just 10 games.
• Viola was also named the WCC Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Pilots earn a shutout against the then No. 11 Loyola Marymount Lions, who went on to win the WCC. He also earned six saves in the process.
• Portland boasts the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation per TopDrawerSoccer.
• This marks the fifth straight year that Carlin-Voigt has brought in a top 10 recruiting class or better.
• Carlin-Voigt is in his sixth 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.
• In 2018, Carlin-Voigt helped the Pilots make the NCAA Tournament and advance to the second round with a thrilling 1-0 over UCLA at Merlo Field. The opening-round win was the first for the Pilots since 2009 and the first home playoff win since 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 is assistant coach Ben Zemanski.
• Zemanski enters the coaching ranks after a lengthy MLS career, which featured a five-year stint and an MLS Cup with the Portland Timbers.
• Former MLS goalkeeper Eric Kronberg also joins the Pilots as the director of goalkeeping after most recently serving as the goalkeeping coach for Portland Timbers 2
• Kronberg spent 12 seasons as a keeper in MLS, playing primarily with Sporting Kansas City.
• 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 BEAVERS
• The 22nd ranked Oregon State played both the teams that Portland did to start the year, defeating Denver 3-0 and Air Force 4-1
• The Beavers started season ranked 16th in the nation after finishing last year with a 9-5 record. They qualified for the NCAA Tournament, making it to the Round of 32 before falling to the Virginia Tech Hokies.
• Gloire Amanda was named the 2020 MAC Hermann Trophy winner last season after finishing with 37 points and 15 goals. He earned All-Pac-12 First Team honors as well as All-Far West Region First Team recognition.
• The Beavers have another player up for the award in Sofiane Djeffal, a junior midfielder who was second on the team in scored last season.
• Terry Boss is entering his fourth year as coach of the Beavers.

ABOUT THE TRITONS
• The UC San Diego Tritons are 0-2-0 to start their season, recording losses against Dixie State and UNLV.
• This is the first time the Tritons have played NCAA Division I soccer in the program's history.
• Senior forward Nick Cirrito, Sr. scored the first Division I goal for the Tritons in 66th minute of their match against UNLV. He has the most goals of any active Triton with seven.
• The Tritons joined the Big West in 2020, but did not get the chance to play last season due to the Big West's decision to cancel the season because of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Prior to their season opener, it had been 645 days since the team had played a match. Their last match before the hiatus was a Nov. 21, 2019 NCAA Tournament matchup against Midwestern State (Texas)
• Jon Pascale is in his 14th year as the head coach of the Tritons. He is a three-time CCAA Coach of the Year winner and has posted nine straight seasons above .500.

PILOTS IN THE PROS 
• Portland has a long tradition of sending players to the pros, with several athletes playing in either MLS or the USL.
• Benji Michel, who played with the Pilots from 2016-18, signed a homegrown contract with Orlando City SC back in 2018 and has even earned call-ups to the U.S. Men's National Team's U-23 and senior squad.
• The Pilots have two alums currently playing in USL League One: Rey Ortiz and Esteban Calvo
• Ortiz currently plays with the Chattanooga Red Wolves and Calvo with the Richmond Kickers.
• Additionally, alum Luis Robles has carved out an impressive career with the Red Bulls and he was named the 2015 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
• On March 11, 2017, Robles set an MLS record for consecutive league starts with 142, and he's run that streak to 183, spanning from September 2012 to May 2018. 
• Robles also became the first player in club history to record 50 clean sheets on April 15, 2017 after a 2-0 victory against D.C. United.