The Women's Soccer team continues the quest tonight against a really good defensive University of Portland team tonight. Portland is coming off a 3-0 win against Arizona State in the First Round. Even though Portland is an 8 seed, this is not a gimme. Here are the facts about Portland from their website.
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• The Portland Pilots are playing postseason soccer for the first time since 2013.
• Most recently, they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 3-0 at home for a big first-round win, their first since 2013.
• The win was Portland's largest in the playoffs since 2010.
• Ruby Settle, Nedya Sawan and Selma Licina were the goalscorers on the night. Sawan and Licina assisted each other on their respective goals.
• Settle scored the first goal, becoming the first freshman since Danica Evans in 2013 to score in the NCAA Tournament.
• Sawan's goal was her fifth of the year, and her assist was her second.
• Licina's goal was the first of both her season and her career. Her assist puts her in a tie with Cally Togiai for the team lead at four.
• The Pilots' 12 wins on the year are the most for a Pilot team since 2013.
• The Pilots finished the regular season with their highest win total since the 2018 season, which was head coach Michelle French's first season as coach.
• They boast their best win percentage since 2013.
• Their six shutouts in a row from 8/21 to 9/8 were the most since 2010 and their 11 shutouts this year are also the most since 2010.
• The Pilots have allowed only one goal or less in 16 of their 20 games.
• Merlo Field was a fortress this regular season for the Pilots, with the team going 9-0-3 to go undefeated there for the first time since 2010.
• All-WCC honors were announced last Wednesday. Cally Togiai, Shay Adams and Bre Norris made the second team, Isabella Yakel made the freshman team and Sophia Mattice earned honorable mention.
• Togiai had five goals and four assists on the season. She's the first Pilots to tally that many goals and assists since Taryn Ries in 2018.
• Adams was crucial along the back line for the Pilots, helping the team earn 10 shutouts, the most for a Pilot squad since 2010.
• Bre Norris won WCC Player of the Week three times this season, the most of any Pilot in over a decade.
• Norris was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on Aug. 30. Norris leads the WCC in save percentage (.854) and shutouts (11) and is third in goals-against average (.798). She is seventh nationally in shutouts and 19th in save percentage.
• Her season save percentage is currently the 12th best of any Pilot in a season, and it's the best since Kelsey Davis (.864) in 2009.
• Yakel played in 19 matches with 17 starts as a freshman, the most of any on the team. She was crucial on both offense and defense, scoring one goal.
• Sophia Mattice had one goal -- a game-winner against Nebraska -- and led the team in assists with three.
• As a team, the Pilots are first in the WCC in save percentage (.844) and second in goals-against average (.850) . Nationally, they're 26th in save percentage.
• The Pilots are a young squad that returns 16 players from last season while adding 10 newcomers
• The Pilots enter the season picked to finish fifth in the conference. It's the fourth time in five years under head coach Michelle French they've been picked to finish in the top five.
• Forward Nedya Sawan was named to the WCC Preseason Team.
• Sawan was one of the best forwards in the conference last season, scoring 12 goals with two assists (26 points). She ranked sixth in the WCC in total points,
third in goals and first in game-winning goals (6).
• Four Pilots earned All-WCC honors last season, with Sawan making the first team, defender Ellie Walker making the second team, forward Taryn Ries earning honorable mention and goalkeeper Bre Norris making the freshman team.
• Ries and Walker are two of eight seniors to graduate, but both Sawan and Norris return for the Pilots.
• Sawan, on top of her All-WCC honors, was the first Pilot not named Taryn Ries to be named to a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Team since 2016, making the third team.
• Norris put together a solid season between the sticks, notching 64 saves with a .771 save percentage and eight shutouts in 1,530 minutes. All of those totals were the most by a freshman Pilot 'keeper since Cori Alexander in 2003. Norris's eight shutouts ranked second in the WCC.
• Six of the Pilots returning for this season started at least 10 games for Portland last year. All returning players who actually participated in a game last season except for one played in at least 10 games last year.
• Camille Ashe is a captain for the 2022 Pilots after playing in 14 games with 12 starts as a defender. Ashe was an All-WCC Freshman Team selection in the 2020-21 spring season and also earned All-WCC Honorable Mention.
• Emily Collier is the third captain for the Pilots as the lone fifth-year senior on the team. Collier played in 14 matches with nine starts, earning an assist against Gonzaga on Oct. 6.
• Shay Adams, Sophia Mattice and Cally Togiai are the three starting returners with the most starts under their belt from last season, starting in 16, 15 and 12 games respectively.
• Adams was a part of the stout Pilots backline, starting in every match she played
• Mattice was the assist leader for the Pilots with three, earning them against San Francisco (10/9), Loyola Marymount (10/30) and Pacific (11/6).
• Togiai scored a goal and earned an assist against Colorado College (9/11).
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• The Portland Pilots are playing postseason soccer for the first time since 2013.
• Most recently, they defeated the Arizona State Sun Devils 3-0 at home for a big first-round win, their first since 2013.
• The win was Portland's largest in the playoffs since 2010.
• Ruby Settle, Nedya Sawan and Selma Licina were the goalscorers on the night. Sawan and Licina assisted each other on their respective goals.
• Settle scored the first goal, becoming the first freshman since Danica Evans in 2013 to score in the NCAA Tournament.
• Sawan's goal was her fifth of the year, and her assist was her second.
• Licina's goal was the first of both her season and her career. Her assist puts her in a tie with Cally Togiai for the team lead at four.
• The Pilots' 12 wins on the year are the most for a Pilot team since 2013.
• The Pilots finished the regular season with their highest win total since the 2018 season, which was head coach Michelle French's first season as coach.
• They boast their best win percentage since 2013.
• Their six shutouts in a row from 8/21 to 9/8 were the most since 2010 and their 11 shutouts this year are also the most since 2010.
• The Pilots have allowed only one goal or less in 16 of their 20 games.
• Merlo Field was a fortress this regular season for the Pilots, with the team going 9-0-3 to go undefeated there for the first time since 2010.
• All-WCC honors were announced last Wednesday. Cally Togiai, Shay Adams and Bre Norris made the second team, Isabella Yakel made the freshman team and Sophia Mattice earned honorable mention.
• Togiai had five goals and four assists on the season. She's the first Pilots to tally that many goals and assists since Taryn Ries in 2018.
• Adams was crucial along the back line for the Pilots, helping the team earn 10 shutouts, the most for a Pilot squad since 2010.
• Bre Norris won WCC Player of the Week three times this season, the most of any Pilot in over a decade.
• Norris was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week on Aug. 30. Norris leads the WCC in save percentage (.854) and shutouts (11) and is third in goals-against average (.798). She is seventh nationally in shutouts and 19th in save percentage.
• Her season save percentage is currently the 12th best of any Pilot in a season, and it's the best since Kelsey Davis (.864) in 2009.
• Yakel played in 19 matches with 17 starts as a freshman, the most of any on the team. She was crucial on both offense and defense, scoring one goal.
• Sophia Mattice had one goal -- a game-winner against Nebraska -- and led the team in assists with three.
• As a team, the Pilots are first in the WCC in save percentage (.844) and second in goals-against average (.850) . Nationally, they're 26th in save percentage.
• The Pilots are a young squad that returns 16 players from last season while adding 10 newcomers
• The Pilots enter the season picked to finish fifth in the conference. It's the fourth time in five years under head coach Michelle French they've been picked to finish in the top five.
• Forward Nedya Sawan was named to the WCC Preseason Team.
• Sawan was one of the best forwards in the conference last season, scoring 12 goals with two assists (26 points). She ranked sixth in the WCC in total points,
third in goals and first in game-winning goals (6).
• Four Pilots earned All-WCC honors last season, with Sawan making the first team, defender Ellie Walker making the second team, forward Taryn Ries earning honorable mention and goalkeeper Bre Norris making the freshman team.
• Ries and Walker are two of eight seniors to graduate, but both Sawan and Norris return for the Pilots.
• Sawan, on top of her All-WCC honors, was the first Pilot not named Taryn Ries to be named to a United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Team since 2016, making the third team.
• Norris put together a solid season between the sticks, notching 64 saves with a .771 save percentage and eight shutouts in 1,530 minutes. All of those totals were the most by a freshman Pilot 'keeper since Cori Alexander in 2003. Norris's eight shutouts ranked second in the WCC.
• Six of the Pilots returning for this season started at least 10 games for Portland last year. All returning players who actually participated in a game last season except for one played in at least 10 games last year.
• Camille Ashe is a captain for the 2022 Pilots after playing in 14 games with 12 starts as a defender. Ashe was an All-WCC Freshman Team selection in the 2020-21 spring season and also earned All-WCC Honorable Mention.
• Emily Collier is the third captain for the Pilots as the lone fifth-year senior on the team. Collier played in 14 matches with nine starts, earning an assist against Gonzaga on Oct. 6.
• Shay Adams, Sophia Mattice and Cally Togiai are the three starting returners with the most starts under their belt from last season, starting in 16, 15 and 12 games respectively.
• Adams was a part of the stout Pilots backline, starting in every match she played
• Mattice was the assist leader for the Pilots with three, earning them against San Francisco (10/9), Loyola Marymount (10/30) and Pacific (11/6).
• Togiai scored a goal and earned an assist against Colorado College (9/11).
