PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots Women's Soccer Announced on Thursday their schedule for the 2026 fall season. The slate features a plethora of NCAA Tournament squads and introduces the brand new WCC Tournament to close out the season.
 
Portland will play the Oregon Ducks on Wednesday, Aug. 5 in an exhibition before heading up to Seattle to play the Washington Huskies on Aug. 12, beginning a six-game road stretch. The Huskies went 15-3-7 overall and 8-1-2 in Big Ten play, winning the Big Ten tournament and advancing to the Elite Eight of the 2026 NCAA Tournament. The Pilots and Huskies last played in 2022, playing to a 1-1 draw.
 
The Pilots stay on the road with a trip to Utah where they'll play the Utah State Aggies on Aug. 20 and the Utah Tech Trailblazers on Aug. 23. Utah State has been a tournament team the last two seasons, finishing last year at 10-6-7 overall and 5-2-3 in Mountain West play on their way to a Mountain West Tournament championship victory. The Pilots beat the Aggies last season 2-1 at Merlo Field. Utah Tech, meanwhile, was 8-7-5 overall and 4-4-2 in the WAC.
 
An ACC opponent awaits right after, with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Aug. 29. The Demon Deacons were 11-5-4 overall and 4-3-3 in ACC play, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. After that, two California opponents in Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 3 and Sept. 6 respectively. Portland played both teams at home last season, collecting a 2-1 win over the Beach and falling 1-0 to the Titans. The Beach were 5-8-5 overall and 2-4-4 in Big West play while the Titans ran through the Big West with a 14-3-3 record and a 6-2-2 conference record, ultimately falling to Cal Poly in the Big West Championship.
 
The Pilots return to Merlo Field after to take on two in-state opponents in the Portland State Vikings and the Oregon State Beavers. PSU went 4-9-4 last year and 3-3-2 in Big Sky play, tying the Pilots in their contest last year. Oregon State, who leaves the WCC to rejoin the Pac-12 this season, was 2-12-5 overall 1-9-1 in the conference, losing to the Pilots 1-0. Portland plays the Vikings on Sept. 10 and the Beavers on Sept. 13.
 
Portland hosts another Big West school in the UC Davis Aggies – who finished 3-12-4 overall and 1-8-1 in conference – on Sept. 17 before opening WCC play against the Pepperdine Waves on Sept. 26. The Waves are the reigning WCC Champs, going 11-7-2 overall and 8-2-1 in WCC play to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The Pilots beat the Waves 1-0 in Malibu last season for their first road win over Pepperdine since 2013.
 
The Pilots then welcome the Pacific Tigers to end their five-game homestand on Oct. 2. The Pilots beat the Tigers last season on the road, taking down a squad that went 4-9-6 overall and 1-6-4 in WCC play. Portland hits the road soon after to take on the San Francisco Dons on Oct. 7, a team that finished ninth in the WCC last season after going 3-11-4 overall and 2-7-2 in WCC play. Portland beat the Dons 1-0.
 
Portland returns home to take on a fierce opponent in the Saint Mary's Gaels on Oct. 10. Portland and Saint Mary's played to a tough 0-0 draw in Moraga last season, and both teams finished tied for second in the conference at 7-1-3 in WCC play. Portland then takes on a new conference opponent in the Denver Pioneers on the road on Oct. 17. Denver went 9-5-4 overall and finished tied for first in the Summit League at 6-1-1.
 
The Pilots play the San Diego Toreros after that on Oct. 24 in San Diego, a team that went 4-7-7 last year and 1-7-3 against WCC opponents. Portland returns home after that for their final two home bouts against the Seattle U Redhawks and the LMU Lions on Oct. 28 and Nov. 1 respectively. The Redhawks finished fourth in the conference at 10-3-6 overall and 6-3-2 in their first year back in the WCC while the Lions went 5-7-5 overall and 2-5-4 in WCC play. Portland tied the Redhawks 2-2 on the road and beat the Lions 2-1 in Los Angeles.
 
The regular season closes with a matchup against the Santa Clara Broncos on Nov. 7 down in Santa Clara. The Broncos finished sixth in the conference at 8-6-5 overall and 4-2-5 in WCC play, with the Pilots playing the Broncos to a 1-1 draw. With the conclusion of the regular season comes the first conference tournament for the WCC. That tournament will take place from Nov. 11 and Nov.14, with the top four teams competing and the highest seed hosting each event. The semifinals will be played on the 11th and the championship on the 14^th.
 
The Pilots put together one of their best years in recent history in conference play, finishing with a 7-1-3 record against WCC opponents to finish tied for second in the league. Their second-place finish was the highest for the program since 2013 while their seven wins were their highest since that same year. Portland finished 10-3-6 overall for their third 10-plus win season in four years and their best winning percentage (.682) since that 2013 season as well. 
 
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2026 Fall Schedule 
Aug. 5 vs. Oregon (Exh.), 6 p.m. 
Aug. 12 at Washington, 7 p.m.  
Aug. 20 at Utah State, 6:30 p.m. 
Aug. 23 at Utah Tech, TBA 
Aug. 29 at Wake Forest, TBA 
Sept. 3 at Long Beach State, TBA 
Sept. 6 at Cal State Fullerton, TBA 
Sept. 10 vs. Portland State, 6 p.m. 
Sept. 13 vs. Oregon State, 3 p.m. 
Sept. 17 vs. UC Davis, 6 p.m. 
Sept. 26 vs. Pepperdine*, 3 p.m. 
Oc. 2 vs. Pacific*, 7 p.m. 
Oct. 7 at San Francisco*, TBA 
Oct. 10 vs. Saint Mary's*, 7 p.m. 
Oct. 17 at Denver*, TBA 
Oct. 24 at San Diego*, TBA 
Oct. 28 vs. Seattle U*, 6 p.m. 
Nov. 1 vs. Loyola Marymount*, 1 p.m. 
Nov. 7 at Santa Clara*, TBA 
Nov. 11-14 WCC Tournament, TBA 
Nov. 20-22 NCAA First Rounds, TBA 
Nov. 26-29 NCAA Second/Third Rounds, TBA 
Dec. 4-5 NCAA Quarterfinals, TBA 
Dec. 11 NCAA College Cup Semifinals, TBA 
Dec. 14 NCAA College Cup Final, TBA 
 
*Indicates WCC match 
Bold indicates home match 
All times are PST 
All game times and dates are subject to change 

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