PORTLAND, Ore. -- The No. 9 Portland Pilots have matched a program record with 27 straight home games unbeaten after a 5-0 drubbing of the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Portland improved to 10-3-0 overall and 3-1-0 in WCC play after the victory.
How it Happened
Portland started the scoring when Sebastian Hernandez scored his third goal of the season in the 17th minute, assisted by Nicholas Denley, the only goal of the first half.
The Pilots went up 2-0 on a goal from Jacob Babalai -- his 11th goal of the season -- in the 50th minute, assisted by Buba Fofanah. Babalai didn't waste much time securing a brace with a 59th-minute goal, his 12th of the season. Hernandez and Denley assisted the goal.
The Pilots kept Gonzaga scoreless and grabbed a 4-0 lead with a 76th-minute goal from Fofanah, his eighth goal of the season. Kevin Bonilla assisted the goal.
Portland increased its lead to 5-0 on Nicholas Dunbar's first goal of the season and of his Pilot career in the 79th minute, assisted by Muslim Umar and Sebastian Nava. Neither team scored again and the game ended 5-0.
Game Notes
- The Pilots' 40 goals are the most they've scored through 13 games since 1985.
- Portland has gone unbeaten in 27 straight home matches, matching a program record set between the 1987 and 1990 seasons.
- Babalai is the fastest player to 12 goals since Connor Casey in 1999. He is also the fastest player to at least 28 points since Casey in 1999.
- Kevin Bonilla's nine assists are the most by a Pilot since Rey Ortiz in 2017.
- Dunbar's goal was the first of the season for the forward and of his Pilot career. He is the 14th Pilot to score in a match this season, with 14 goalscorers being the most of any Pilot team in the 2000s.
- Fofanah's goal was his eighth of the year while the assist was his fifth. He's the only Pilot with at least five goals and five assists on the year.
- Denley is the sixth Pilot this year to earn multiple assists in a match.
- The Pilots have scored five or more goals in three contests this year, the most five-goal games in a season since 1999. It's the first time Portland has scored five goals in back-to-back matches since 2014.
- This is the fifth fall season where head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt has earned 10 wins.
- Portland's 10 wins are the most they've had through 13 games since 2018.
Up Next
The Pilots are off to Los Angeles to take on the LMU Lions. The two teams play on Saturday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.
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