This week in sports

By The Beacon | September 10, 2010 9:00pm

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Women's Soccer

1) #5 Portland (4-0-0) 2) #22 San Diego (3-0-0) 3) San Francisco (3-0-0) 4) Saint Mary's (2-0-0) 5) #8 Santa Clara (2-0-1) 6) Gonzaga (2-1-1) 7) LMU (2-1-0) 8) Pepperdine (2-1-0)

The Pilots claimed their 4th win of the season, remaining undefeated after scoring with only 42 seconds remaining in regulation aginst Oklahoma state. The Pilots now go on the road to Seattle to participate in the Husky Invitational. The Pilots will face off against Wisconsin this Friday Sept. 3 at 4:30 p.m. and then will play Syracuse on Sunday at 11 a.m.

Men's Soccer

Freshman Steve Evans and Junior transfer student Conner Barbaree both scored their first goals with the Pilots during a 3-1 victory against the Oregon State Beavers. The Pilots play this weekend at Merlo Field, hosting the Nike Invitational. The Pilots play their first game this Friday against Northern Illinois at 7 p.m. and will then face off against Evansville Sunday afternoon at 1:30.

Cross Country

The Pilots men's and women's teams will run this Friday in the John Frank Memorial Invitational in Corvallis, Ore. The men's team is favored for its 32nd consecutive title, while the women's team has been picked to finish second.

Volleyball

The Pilots are now 1-2 on the season, following a third place finish in the Corvallis Invitational. The Pilots will also not play at home for the next 12 matches. The Pilots travel next to compete in the SpringHill Suites Shocker Classic in Wichita, Kan. this weekend.

(courtesy portlandpilots.com, WCCsports.com)


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