PORTLAND, Ore. – Nedya Sawan scored the game-winning goal in the 77th minute for the Portland Pilots to give them a 1-0 win over the San Francisco Dons, their first in WCC play. The win puts them at 5-6-0 on the year and 1-2-0 against conference opponents.
Portland started conservatively, looking to play protect their goal. San Francisco pushed deep into the final third, utilizing long passes across the field to try and put the Pilots on their heels. But even though they bent, the Pilots did not break, fending off the Dons.
After defending the goal, the Pilots would look to get on the counterattack, taking advantage of a San Francisco team that had pushed all their players forward.