Media coverage 2009

by Geezaldinho Wed Aug 19, 2009 8:10 pm

we've already had a couple of articles, but I figure it might be nice to dump them in one spot.

Here's an article from the Examiner.com that will interest everybody. It's got something on every fall sport. Looking at it, you'd think maybe they should just mail the commisioner's cup right now.

I don't know Timothy Denison, but I like him.

http://www.examiner.com/x-20142-Portland-Pilots-Examiner~y2009m8d18-Portland-Pilots-fall-sports-preview

by **DaTruRochin** Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:38 pm

The latest Oregonian article:

http://www.oregonlive.com/pilots/index.ssf/2009/08/pilots_womens_soccer_up_braced.html

by Geezaldinho Sun Aug 23, 2009 11:32 am

Short but sweet.

http://www.oregonlive.com/pilots/index.ssf/2009/08/portland_3_oregon_0_up_opens_s.html

The 6 shots on goal is a bit of creative scorekeeping. One that went up on the board was stopped at the top of the arc by the defense, one was a slow roller directly to Kelsey, and one was a slow roller she went to the top of the box to retrieve. Had she not done so, it might not have reached the goal line.

She did make a nice diving stop and went out to challenge onrushing forwards a couple of times....

by Geezaldinho Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:19 pm

Out friend Mr. Denison is sticking with us.

He wrote another article on an upcoming UP game,this time pointing out that CAL had a blowout against the Wolfpack of Nevada, and Alex Morgan had a hat trick.

Tim-

We aren't the Wolfpack.

http://www.examiner.com/x-20142-Portland-Pilots-Examiner~y2009m8d26-Portland-moves-up-to-third-set-to-take-on-Cal

by Geezaldinho Sat Aug 29, 2009 1:30 am

Soccer America Women's Top 25 Scoreboard (Friday Aug. 29)
Friday, Aug 28, 2009 11:00 AM ET
[COLLEGE] No. 1 North Carolina and No. 3 Portland both put on dominating performances in 4-0 wins, while No. 2 Stanford got a scare at Cal Poly. No. 7 UCLA had to settle for a 1-1 tie at San Diego. The night's biggest surprise was at No. 9 Texas A&M, where Sylvia Forbes scored four seconds into the game for unranked Purdue and the Boilermakers went on to win, 3-2, before 6,589 fans. Other Top 25 teams to fall to unranked teams were No. 12 Duke, No. 23 Santa Clara, No. 24 Minnesota and No. 25 Richmond. For all of Friday's results and goal scorers ...

RESULTS:
Friday
No. 1 North Carolina 4 (Jones 22, Heath 32, 52, Bartok 4) UCF 0.
Cal Poly 1 (Condon-Sherwood pen. 67) No. 2 Stanford 2 (O'Hara pen. 53, 58)
(Cardinal scores only twice on a school record 40 shots.)
No. 3 Portland 4 (Foxhoven 3, 20, Olivier 28, Schmidt 60) No. 16 California 0.
(A crowd of 5,068, the third largest in school history, watch a dominating performance.)
No. 4 Notre Dame 2 (Henderson 14, Campbell 48) Loyola (Ill.) 0.
No. 6 Florida State 8 (Jaurena 11, Lim 22, 53, Price 26, Edwards 57, own goal 60, McCarty 61, Hupp 62) South Alabama 0. Highlights
San Diego 1 (Mock 26) No. 7 UCLA 1 (Larsen 29).
No. 8 Boston College 5 (Knowlton 14, 70, V.DiMartino 47, Regan 78, Bouchelle 86) Fairfield 0.
No. 9 Texas A&M 2 (Gnatzig 9, Young 10) Purdue 3 (Forbes 1, Leinert 18, Ibewuike 77)
No. 10 Florida 3 (Thompson 61, Tymrak 79, Thigpen 88) FIU 0.
No. 11 Missouri 2 (Makasini 31, Collins 79) Northwestern 0.
No. 12 Duke 0 UNC Greensboro 1 (Padgett 24).
No. 13 Colorado 1 (Fitzpatrick 90) No. 20 Illinois 2 (Hilbrands 31, 53).
No. 14 Virginia 5 (Lenczyk 7, C.Miller 35, Rostedt 41, Alwine 47, Norbo 64) Liberty 0.
(Caroline Miller led the Cavs with a goal and three assists.)
No. 15 USC 0 Mexico national team 2 (Ocampo 42, Morales 87) (exhibition)
No. 19 Washington State 4 (Dallstream 26, 35, Pittman 73, Roth 86) Syracuse 0.
No. 22 Rutgers 3 (Pace 34, Anzivino 61, Smith 72) Fordham 0.
(Erin Guthrie tied Saskia Webber's Rutgers record with her 34th shutout.)
No. 23 Santa Clara 0 Utah 1 (Isleib 14).
Georgia 2 (Perry 46, Falle 73) No. 24 Minnesota 0.
No. 25 Richmond 1 (Archer 34) Hofstra 2 (Yovino 89, Breen 99) (OT)
No. 25 Memphis 4 (Simonin 7, Berra 24, Ignacio 29, Strnadova 61) Arkansas-Little Rock 0.

by A_Fan Sat Aug 29, 2009 9:58 am

These results should remind everyone that even if you are playing an unranked opponent you cannot take the game for granted.

by GUPhantom Sat Aug 29, 2009 12:34 pm

Broncos lose? No doubt...the State of Utah has a good stock of players developed through a strong youth\club system! Luckily...their best have become Pilots! ...Hailee, Ellie and Cloee! Almost had Lindsi Lisonbee too ..a blue chip recruit...who changed her commitment to BYU!

With mention to Colorado too...who have given us...Kendra, Danielle and Keelin!

GO PILOTS!!!

by Geezaldinho Sat Sep 12, 2009 1:40 pm

Word has gotten back to Canada that Sophie might know how to make the net bulge.

Here's an article from a BC news source:

http://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/59090462.html

by **DaTruRochin** Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:21 pm

Latest Oregonian article:
http://www.oregonlive.com/pilots/index.ssf/2009/10/pilots_begin_conference_schedu.html

Brushes a bit on the RPI/post-season seeding subject and a little primer on the fight for the WCC crown...

by **PilotNut** Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:36 am

You gotta love this picture attached to the O article:

Media coverage 2009 Megan-10

The look on Megan's face... the flying Tree Person leg... Smile

by harryb Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:50 pm

The top four teams in the RPI at the end of the season are guaranteed to be the host teams for the playoffs through the quarterfinals of the 64-team tournament.

Weren't we in the top four in RPI last year?

by **PilotNut** Fri Oct 09, 2009 12:56 pm

I dont believe the quote from the O is correct... isnt it the top 4 seeds not top 4 RPI that are guaranteed home field?

Obviously there is a direct correlation between RPI and seeding, but we all know there seems to be some voodoo magic as well... Suspect

by fan from afar Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:06 pm

We were in the top 4 in RPI last year (number 4), but Notre Dame was number 5 in RPI and was undefeated, so they got the final one seed. Consequently, as one of the four 2 seeds, we got the first two games at home but then had to travel to play the one seed in our group, Stanford.

Nice article on Sophie.

by **DaTruRochin** Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:07 pm

Well just flat out getting the facts wrong and making tournament seeding/hosting black and white is probably way easier than trying to explain what actually happens...

by Geezaldinho Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:22 pm

With the travel rules in effect, A top seed doesn't guarantee anything. We were a top seed in 2005 and had to travel for the first two games, and the same thing happened to Santa Clara the next year.

It does more or less guarantee home field in the later rounds if you make it that far, but even that isn't always so. USC has had to travel because their field sucked, and there is a clause about not sending teams to remote locations or Alaska and Hawaii.

by PurplePrideTrumpet Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:23 pm

Best line: Giving up 0.5 g/game is still too many for the Pilot defense. Love it.

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