This week in sports (9/30/2010)

By The Beacon | September 29, 2010 9:00pm

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Women's Soccer

1) #4 Portland (10-1-0)

2) #13 Santa Clara (7-2-2)

3) LMU (7-3-0)

4) Pepperdine (6-3-2)

5) Saint Mary's (6-3-2)

6) San Diego (5-4-2)

7) Gonzaga (4-6-0)

8) San Francisco (4-7-0)

Last week, the Pilots were on the road against No. 16 Cal. Berkeley and No. 2 Stanford. The Pilots defeated the Golden Bears 3-1, but then lost to No. 2 Stanford 2-1, ultimately bumping Stanford's national rank up to No. 1. The Pilots fell to No. 4 in the rankings, but continue play against Pac-10 teams Oregon and Washington at Merlo Field this weekend. The Pilots play the Ducks 7 p.m. on Friday and will face off against UW on Sunday at 12 p.m.

Men's Soccer

1) #25 Portland (4-1-3)

2) Saint Mary's (4-2-1)

3) LMU (4-3-1)

4) San Diego (3-3-1)

5) Santa Clara (3-4-1)

6) Gonzaga (3-4-0)

7) San Francisco (2-4-1)

Last night the Pilots defeated Gonzaga in their West Coast Conference opener, 2-0. The Pilots will now continue conference play against Santa Clara at Merlo Field on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Volleyball

1) #24 San Diego (9-4)

2) Santa Clara (9-5)

3) Pepperdine (8-5)

4) Saint Mary's (8-5)

5) LMU (7-7)

6) Portland (7-9)

7) San Francisco (2-10)

8) Gonzaga (2-14)

Tuesday night, Sept. 28, the Pilots won their first home match against Trinity Western by a total of 3-1. The Pilots' seventh win already matches the total wins last season. This week the Pilots begin conference play on the road, first against St. Mary's Thursday at 7 p.m. and then at San Diego at 1 p.m. Saturday.

(courtesy portlandpilots.com, WCCsports.com)


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