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The Pilots celebrate their go-ahead goal against the Mountaineers.
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West Virginia WVU (2-4-1, 0-0-1)
2
Winner Portland POR (4-0-3, 0-0-0)
West Virginia WVU
(2-4-1, 0-0-1)
1
Final
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Portland POR
(4-0-3, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
West Virginia WVU 1 0 1
Portland POR 2 0 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

#13 Pilots Down Mountaineers 2-1, Unbeaten Through Seven

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland pilots rallied from an early 1-0 deficit to knock off the West Virginia Mountaineers 2-1. Portland improved to 4-0-3 on the season following the victory, maintaining their unbeaten streak through seven.

How it Happened

  • West Virginia opened the scoring when Luke Mccormick scored in the third minute, assisted by Ryan Crooks.
  • The Pilots responded to tie it on a goal from Brandon Cambridge -- his fifth goal of the season -- in the 22nd minute.
  • Portland then busted up the 1-1 tie on Jacob Babalai's 43rd-minute goal, his third of the season. Jake Arteaga and Nick Fernandez assisted the goal. The 2-1 score held to the end of the game.

Game Notes

  • The Pilots are unbeaten through seven for the first time since 2018.
  • Brandon Cambridge leads the Pilots with 12 points on the year (five goals, two assists). All five goals have come in the last six matches.
  • Babalai's goal moves him to second on the team. He has seven points on the year.
  • Portland remains one of three colleges to have both soccer programs stay undefeated.
  • The Mountaineers were ranked 21st heading into the match and were a preseason top-five team. They advanced to the Elite Eight in last season's NCAA Tournament.
Portland Head Coach Nick Carlin-Voigt on the win

"Great team win tonight. So proud of the entire program for battling through adversity against another top-25 nationally ranked team. We have played one of the hardest schedules in the country thus far and to come out of it unscathed is a credit to our players and staff. It was always going to be a tough turnaround after a fight at No. 10 Denver just three days prior. Credit to WVU as they are a good side who move the ball well and were PKs away last year from the Final Four. They asked some questions of us, no doubt, and I thought the guys got more settled once we figured out how close down the half channels actions. 

We gave up an unfortunate goal early in the first five minutes and our guys didn't panic, regrouped and got back control of the game to score two important goals. We always say goals change games and we have confidence in our players to go make plays. We started to move the ball well after a poor start, but in any good game you are going to have to defend a lead and that's what was needed to manage the game. We will talk about ways to keep improving one game at a time. We now will get some much needed rest and as we prepare for a tough Bakersfield team on Merlo this Friday. We look forward to getting our fans and community supporters back to Merlo this Friday!"

Up Next

The Pilots will take on the CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners on Friday, Sept. 23 here at home. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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