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The Pilots celebrate their win against LMU.
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LMU LMU (5-7-3, 2-3-1)
5
Winner Portland POR (5-4-7, 2-0-4)
LMU LMU
(5-7-3, 2-3-1)
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Final
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Portland POR
(5-4-7, 2-0-4)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
LMU LMU 0 0 0
Portland POR 2 3 5

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Pilots Tame Lions, Earn 5-0 win Over LMU

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Pilots put together a dominant performance, holding the LMU Lions scoreless and cruising to a 5-0 shutout win Saturday at Merlo Field. The victory boosted Portland's record to 5-4-7 overall and 2-0-4 in WCC action.

Four different Pilots scored on the night. Nick Fernandez, Connor Evans, Sebastian Nava and Nicky Dunbar put the Pilots on the board.

How it Happened

Portland broke the scoreless tie when Nick Fernandez recorded his third goal of the season in the 13th minute, assisted by Joe Highfield. Highfield played a through ball to Fernandez, who weaved his way through the defense to give Portland an early lead.

The Pilots went up 2-0 on a goal from Connor Evans -- his second goal of the season -- in the 23rd minute, assisted by Diego Rosas. Rosas sent it to Evans, who launched it from outside the 18-yard box into the top-left corner to make it 2-0 Pilots.

Portland went ahead 3-0 on Sebastian Nava's 54th-minute goal, his third of the season. Rosas and Fernandez assisted the goal. Nava set up just inside the box and punched it in for Portland.

The Pilots kept LMU off the board and grabbed a 4-0 lead with a 72nd-minute goal from Nicky Dunbar, his fifth goal of the season. Fernandez and Nava assisted the goal, Dunbar finishing off the goal with a sliding kick into the back of the net.

Portland increased its lead to 5-0 on Dunbar's sixth goal of the season in the 73rd minute, assisted by Rosas and Nava. His goal gave Portland a 5-0 lead, a score that would hold until the final.

Game Notes

  • Miguel-Angel Hernandez collected three saves for the Pilots out of seven total Lions shots.
  • Fernandez's goal was his third of the season.
  • Evans's goal was his second of the season.
  • Nava's goal was his third of the season.
  • Dunbar's goals puts him at six for the year. It's the most of any Pilot this season.
  • Dunbar is the third Pilot to record a brace this season.
  • Rosas had three assists on the night, making him just the third Pilot since 2017 to earn that many assists in a single game.
  • This is the Pilots' biggest win by margin of victory over a Division I team this year.
  • The win extended Portland's unbeaten streak to eight.
  • This is the fourth shutout of the year for Portland.

Up Next

The Pilots will take on the San Diego Toreros on Saturday, Nov. 9 on the road. Kickoff for the match is set for 7 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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