STOCKTON, Calif. – Portland Pilots Women's Soccer continues conference play with a showdown against the Pacific Tigers on Sunday, Sept. 28 at noon. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.
MATCH INFORMATION
Opponent: Pacific Tigers (3-3-3,0-0-1 WCC)
Day: Sunday
Date: Sept. 28, 2025
Time: 12 PM
Place: Stockton, Calif.
Pitch: Knoles Field
Video: ESPN+
Stats: PortlandPilots.com
POR vs. UOP
Overall Series: 15-1-0
H: 9-0-0 •
A: 5-1-0 •
N: 1-0-0
Last: @POR 3, UOP 1 (2024)
PEEK INTO THE PORT
- The Portland Pilots are 3-2-4 overall and 0-0-1 in WCC play after a draw against the Santa Clara Broncos in their opening conference match 1-1.
- Hailey Bagby had the goal for Portland, her first of the year. The goal was a beauty of a shot from well outside the box that helped Portland earn their first unbeaten result against the Broncos since 2021.
- The Pilots put a season-high 10 shots on goal in the match and had 15 shots total.
- Portland is second in the conference in goals-against average at 0.778. They have only allowed more than one goal in a match this year in one game this year.
- Sophia Hills is second in the WCC in both shutouts (3) and goals-against average (.706).
- Four different Pilots have scored a goal this season: Hailey Still (3), Violet Rademacher (2), Hailey Bagby (1) and Aliyah Dockter (1).
- Still's 1.44 shots on goal per game is tied for first in the WCC as well.
- The Pilots are coming off a season that saw them finish 9-5-6 overall and 4-3-3 in WCC play. They've won at least nine games each of the last four years, marking the first time the Pilots have put together at least nine wins a season for four straight seasons since a stretch between 2010 and 2013.
- Last season, they were second in the WCC in goal differential (19), goals-against average (0.850) and shutout percentage (.400) while leading the conference in save percentage (.828).
- The Pilots were picked to finish sixth in the annual West Coast Conference Preseason Coaches Poll, with Keeley Dockter representing the Pilots on the All-WCC Preseason Team. This is Dockter's first time making it on the preseason squad.
- Jillian McBride is the lone returner for the Pilots to earn All-WCC honors last season, making the freshman team. She scored one goal and added two assists in her first year on The Bluff.
- The Pilots return 16 players from last year's squad while adding 11 newcomers.
- Among the key returners are forward Hailey Still and Hailey Bagby, who were second and third respectively on the team in total points. Still scored seven goals for 14 points while Bagby added four goals and four assists as a defender.
- Michelle French is in her eighth season as head coach of the Pilots. She's posted a 63-42-25 record overall and led the Pilots to their first postseason appearance in 2022 in nine years.
ABOUT THE TIGERS
- The Pacific Tigers are 3-3-3 on the year and 0-0-1 in WCC play, tying the San Diego Toreros in their first WCC contest.
- They've already surpassed their win total from last season after finishing 2-17-1 overall and 0-10-0 in conference play. They were picked to finish last in the WCC in the annual preseason poll with no players on the preseason squad.
- Jeff Freeman is in his first year as head coach of the Tigers. He previously spent the last 14 years with Illinois soccer.
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