PORTLAND, Ore. -- Two more Portland Pilot men's soccer players have earned national recognition, with Delentz Pierre making the TopDrawerSoccer Postseason Best XI Third Team and Nick Fernandez making the Freshman Best XI Second Team.

Pierre is the first Pilot to make the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI since Benji Michel in 2018. Pierre was dominant on the back line for the Pilots, starting all 21 matches for Portland. He helped the Pilots earn 10 shutouts, which was the highest total for the team since 1990. Pierre also scored two goals, including the game-winner against Western Michigan to help the Pilots advance to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals for the first time since 1995. He was an All-WCC First Team selection and a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team pick as well.

Fernandez was stellar in the midfield in his first year back from injury. He scored one goal against Central Arkansas in the season opener and added seven assists as well, which ranked third in the WCC. Fernandez was crucial to helping guide a Pilot offense that was tops in the WCC and ranked fourth nationally in total goals (51) and points (154), eighth in scoring offense (2.43) and ninth in points per game (7.33). He was an All-WCC First Team selection and an All-West Region Third Team honoree.

The Pilots are coming off their best season since 1995. They went 15-3-3 -- their best record since '95 -- and also advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. They were tops in the WCC in 14 different categories and ranked in the top 10 nationally in goal differential (third, 32), total goals (fourth, 51), total points (fourth, 154), won-lost-tied percentage (seventh, .786), goals per game (eighth, 2.43), points per game (ninth, 7.33) and total assists (ninth, 52).