PORTLAND PILOTS (4-2-0, 0-0-0 WCC)
Week 4: vs. Seattle U and CSUN
Seattle U Redhawks (4-2-0, 0-0-0 WAC)
Day: Friday
Date: Sept. 17, 2021
Time: 7:00 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Pitch: Merlo Field
Video/Stats: PortlandPilots.com
POR vs. SU
Overall Series: 20-7-1
H: 14-4-0
 •  A: 6-3-1
 •  N: 0-3-0
Last: POR 0, @SEA 2 (Sept. 12, 2019)
CSUN Matadors (0-6-0, 0-0-0 Big West)
Day: Monday
Date: Sept. 20, 2021
Time: 7:30Â PM
Place: Northridge, Calif.
Pitch: Matador Soccer Field
Video/Stats: PortlandPilots.com
POR vs. CSUN
Overall Series: 2-1-0
H: 2-0-0 •
 A: 0-0-0• Â
N: 0-1-0
Last: @POR 3, CSUN 1 (Sept. 20, 2019)
THIS WEEKÂ
• The Portland Pilots are set for their home match against the Seattle U Redhawks and their road game against the CSUN Matadors.
• The Coffee Cup against Seattle will kickoff at 7:00 p.m. while the match in Northridge against CSUN will start at 7:30 p.m.
• Links for live streams and live stats for the match can be found at PortlandPilots.com.
PROMOTIONS/TICKETSÂ
• Friday's match against Seattle U will mark  the second ever Caffé D'arte Coffee Cup.
• The winner of the match will be awarded the Coffee Cup. There will also be an MVP of the match announced afterwards.
• Free coffee grounds from Caffé D'arte will be given out while supplies last and an esspresso cart will be available in the VIP tent.
• For ticket information for every Pilot home game, please visit PortlandPilots.com/Tickets or call or text 503-943-GoUP.
NEXT WEEKÂ
• Portland will play one more nonconference match on Sept. 24 against the No. 3 Washington Huskies before starting WCC play.
• The Washington match is set for a 7 p.m. kickoff.
• Check PortlandPilots.com for live video and stats options.
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Portland is 4-2-0 to start the 2021 season, most recently taking down the UCLA Bruins and the Sacramento State Hornets 1-0 each.
• The UCLA win was the first for the Pilots ever against the Bruins in the regular season and on the road.
• Kevin Bonilla scored the lone goal for the Pilots, the first of his career.
• Bonilla's performance in the match was good enough to earn him TopDrawerSoccer National Team of the Week honors for the first time in his Pilot career.
• Goalkeeper George Tasouris earned WCC Defensive Player of the Week for his impressive night against UCLA.
• Tasouris recorded two saves on the night, including a critical collection in the 89th minute that prevented the Bruins from finding the equalizer.
• Following Portland's shutout vicotry over Sacramento State, Tasouris ranks first in the WCC and tied for first in the nation in shutouts (4), tied for first in the conference in total saves (22), third in saves per game (3.80) and second in goals-against average (.500) and save percentage (.880).
• Tasouris was named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List for this season, an award given annually to the top player in college soccer.
• The grad transfer from Cyprus previously dominated in goal for the Grand Canyon Antelopes, earning All-WAC honors all three years and being named the WAC Defensive Player of the Year for the 2020-21 season.
• Sophomore midfielder Brandon Cambridge scored his first goal of the season against Sacramento State on Monday and the first goal for the Pilots this year off a penalty kick.
• Cambridge made the All-WCC Freshman Team last year after tallying four goals and two assists.
• Monday's win extended Portland's winning streak and shutout streak to three, which are the longest such streaks the Pilots have enjoyed since 2019.
• The Pilots had two players named to the All-WCC Preseason squad -- senior and sophomore midfielders Jake Arteaga and Nick Fernandez -- and were picked to finish third in the WCC.
• It is the fifth season in a row that the Pilots have been selected to finish in the top three under head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt. The only season where they haven't been picked to do so under Carlin-Voigt is 2016, his first year on The Bluff.
• Arteaga was a strong presence in the midfield for the Pilots last season, earning All-WCC Honorable Mention recognition. He finished with one assist on the year, which he earned in the season opener against George Fox on Feb. 9.
• Fernandez did the same for the Pilots in the midfield, earning All-WCC Second Team honors and All-WCC Freshman Team honors last season. He also earned an assist against George Fox while adding a goal himself.
• The Pilots return seven athletes who earned All-WCC recognition last season: Arteaga, Fernandez, Hendel, Fofanah, Paul Odendahl, Jacopo Viola and Brandon Cambridge
• Midfielder Hendel was the points leader for the Pilots last year with 16, notching a conference-leading seven goals as well as two assists on the year. He was named to the All-WCC Second Team last season.
• Forward Fofanah and midfielder Cambridge both finished second on the team in total points with 10. Both athletes scored four goals, tallied two assist and made the All-WCC Freshman Team. Fofanah also earned All-WCC Honorable Mention.
• Defender Paul Odendahl and goalkeeper Jacopo Viola both earned All-WCC Honorable Mention recognition after helping the Pilots earn four shutouts in just 10 games.
• Viola was also named the WCC Defensive Player of the Week after helping the Pilots earn a shutout against the then No. 11 Loyola Marymount Lions, who went on to win the WCC. He also earned six saves in the process.
• Portland boasts the No. 2 recruiting class in the nation per TopDrawerSoccer.
• This marks the fifth straight year that Carlin-Voigt has brought in a top 10 recruiting class or better.
• Carlin-Voigt is in his sixth year at the helm of the Pilots.
• In his first year on The Bluff he led Portland to an improbable turn-around en route to the 2016 WCC title and an NCAA Playoff berth.
• It was the program's first WCC Championship since 2002, and it was their first trip to the NCAA postseason since 2009.
• In 2016 Carlin-Voigt became the program's first WCC Coach of the Year since Clive Charles in 2002.
• In 2018, Carlin-Voigt helped the Pilots make the NCAA Tournament and advance to the second round with a thrilling 1-0 over UCLA at Merlo Field. The opening-round win was the first for the Pilots since 2009 and the first home playoff win since 2002.
• Carlin-Voigt, who came to The Bluff from UCLA during the winter of 2016, was named one of the Top 10 American Coaches under 40 by Top Drawer Soccer in 2017.
• Joining Carlin-Voigt on the staff is assistant coach Ben Zemanski.
• Zemanski enters the coaching ranks after a lengthy MLS career, which featured a five-year stint and an MLS Cup with the Portland Timbers.
• Former MLS goalkeeper Eric Kronberg also joins the Pilots as the director of goalkeeping after most recently serving as the goalkeeping coach for Portland Timbers 2
• Kronberg spent 12 seasons as a keeper in MLS, playing primarily with Sporting Kansas City.
• The Pilots claim renowned men's soccer alums Kasey Keller, Steve Cherundolo, Conor Casey, Nate Jaqua, Heath Pearce, and 2015 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year Luis Robles.
• In 1988, legendary coach Clive Charles led Keller and the Pilots to the school's first ever NCAA College Cup; the Pilots returned to the College Cup in 1995.
• The Pilots have made 15 appearances in the NCAA Postseason all-time, which includes two appearances in the College Cup (1988 & 1995).
ABOUT THE REDHAWKS
• The Seattle Redhawks are 4-2-0 to start the season and received votes in the latest preseason polls.
• The Pilots and Redhawks share one similar opponent in the Oregon State Beavers. Portland lost to OSU 2-0 while Seattle fell 2-1.
• The Redhawks have several players leading the WAC in various statistical categories.
• Goalkeeper Akili Kasim leads the WAC in minutes played (557:54), shutouts (2) and saves (27), Noe Meza leads the WAC in assists (3) and Declan McGlynn is tops in the conference in game-winning goals (2).
• All three of the above-mentioned players earned All-WAC honors last season and Kasim and Meza were both named to the All-WAC Preseason Team.
• Pete Fewing is in his 10th season as coach of the Redhawks.
ABOUT THE MATADORS
• The CSUNMatadors are winless to start the season at 0-6-0.
• They've played a difficult schedule to start, with matches against two WCC teams -- Pacific and No. 11 Loyola Marymount -- and one against UCLA.
• They fell 4-0 to the Bruins, who the Pilots defeated 1-0 in Los Angeles.
• Giovanni Aguilar and Omar Grey were both named to the Big West's All-Conference Preseason Team.
• They have produced 14 professional draft picks since Terry Davilla took over as head coach for the Matadors.
• Davilla is in his 23rd season as head coach of CSUN.
PILOTS IN THE PROSÂ
• Portland has a long tradition of sending players to the pros, with several athletes playing in either MLS or the USL.
• Benji Michel, who played with the Pilots from 2016-18, signed a homegrown contract with Orlando City SC back in 2018 and has even earned call-ups to the U.S. Men's National Team's U-23 and senior squad.
• The Pilots have two alums currently playing in USL League One: Rey Ortiz and Esteban Calvo.
• Ortiz currently plays with the Chattanooga Red Wolves and Calvo with the Richmond Kickers.
• Additionally, alum Luis Robles has carved out an impressive career with the Red Bulls and he was named the 2015 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year.
• On March 11, 2017, Robles set an MLS record for consecutive league starts with 142, and he's run that streak to 183, spanning from September 2012 to May 2018.Â
• Robles also became the first player in club history to record 50 clean sheets on April 15, 2017 after a 2-0 victory against D.C. United.
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