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DAVIS, Calif. -- Portland State had to overcome a barrage of penalties and two interceptions in Week 1 for its first win of the season.
Against UC Davis on Saturday night, one untimely penalty and a costly fumble were enough to do the Vikings in for a 38 -24 loss at Aggie Stadium.
Trailing 31-24 in the fourth quarter, PSU was called for roughing the kicker when freshman safety Cody Worthen collided with Aggies punter Brett Dickinson on fourth-and-9 at the UC Davis 45-yard line.
Post a comment | View comments (0)September 13, 2008 - Kent, WA
The Seattle Thunderbirds scored four times in the opening four minutes of the second period to erase an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the Portland Winter Hawks by a score of 4-2 at the Kent Valley Ice Center to complete preseason action for both teams.
Earlier in the day, the Hawks acquired 18 year old defenseman Stefan Schneider from the Vancouver Giants for future considerations. Schneider, 6'4" 200, appeared in 36 games for the Giants last season, chipping in four assists and 36 penalty minutes while skating to a +9. Schneider met the team in Kent tonight and played for the Winter Hawks, but did not factor in the scoring.
The Portland Timbers 2008 season in a nutshell played out Thursday night: the team found plenty of scoring chances - but failed to convert enough of them.
In a must-win game to make the playoffs, the Timbers lost to the Charleston Battery 2-1 in front of a PGE Park crowd of 13,050. Portland (7-12-10, 31 points) grabbed an early lead, but fell behind when Charleston (11-10-7, 40) capitalized on a one-man advantage with two second-half goals.
MONTREAL, Que. - First-half goals by midfielder Leonardo Di Lorenzo and forward Peter Byers guided the Montreal Impact to a 2-0 victory over the Portland Timbers on Monday night at Saputo Stadium.
Di Lorenzo and Byers each found their third goal of the season in the opening period and goalkeeper Matt Jordan logged his eighth shutout of the season for the Impact in their first win over the Timbers in Montreal since 2001. Montreal (11-10-5, 38pts) extends its unbeaten streak to five matches in league play.
Six different players took shots for the Timbers, who ended a two-game road trip with their second straight loss despite matching the Impact with six shots a piece. Monday's game in Montreal was Portland's third in a string of four games in eight days.
ROCHESTER, NY - Forward Matthew Delicate and midfielder Johnny Menyongar teamed up to score once again as the Rochester Rhinos defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 on Saturday at PAETEC Park and gained sole possession of third place in the USL First Division.
Delicate scored his second goal of the season against the Timbers and Menyongar recorded his fifth assist of the season as Rochester (11-8-8, 40pts) extended its winning streak to four matches and claimed the season series against Portland. The combination of Delicate and Menyongar scored three of the Rhino's four goals against the Timbers in 2008.
SEATTLE -- Portland's Michelle Enyeart and Danielle Foxhoven scored two goals each as the Pilots rolled to an 8-0 win over the Kennesaw State Owls at the Nike Husky Invitational on Friday.
The eight goals are the most scored by the Pilots (3-1) since they beat Rhode Island by the same score in 2006.
In most self-evaluations after Portland Timbers games this season, about half the players rated themselves an '8,' '9' or 10 out of 10, defender Justin Thompson said. The other half, he said, turned in medicore '6' or 7' scores.
But on Thursday night against the Miami FC Blues, each Timbers starter and substitute earned a top grade for the first time all season, Thompson said.
Entering Portland's final push to make the playoffs, it couldn't have come at a better time. The Timbers crushed the Blues 4-0 in what both sides considered a "must-win" game. Chris Brown scored twice off of penality kicks in front of a PGE Park crowd of 8,219. Byron Alvarez and Cameron Dunn each scored once.
The defending West Division Champion Portland LumberJax will begin their quest for the Champion's Cup on Saturday, January 3rd at 7:30 p.m. PST at the Rose Garden Arena as they host the new division rival Minnesota Swarm. The National Lacrosse League unveiled its 2009 regular season schedule today, with Portland opening up at home on January 3rd.
Six days later, On Friday, January 9th, Portland hosts the Colorado Mammoth at 7:30 p.m. in the first of three meetings between the two rivals. One night later, the Jax are in Colorado to complete the home-and-home at 6 p.m. at the Pepsi Center.
Despite dominating play, Portland needs overtime to beat Trojans
Sophie Schmidt (13) celebrates with her teammates after kicking the game-winner against USC.University of Portland sophomore Sophie Schmidt became an unlikely hero Monday in a "must-win" game for the Pilots against the defending national champion USC Trojans.
Schmidt entered the women's soccer match as a substitute for an injured teammate, then, motivated by a pep talk by Pilots coach Garrett Smith, scored the game-winning goal in overtime that toppled top-ranked USC 1-0 in front of 3,280 at Merlo Field.
"It was a must win, for sure," Schmidt said. "Garrett told us we had to win and do everything possible to win."
Tacoma's Redman hits game-winner in the bottom of the ninth
TACOMA, Wash. - Prentice Redman belted a game-winning, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to help the Tacoma Rainiers rebound after giving up the lead a half-inning earlier in a 6-5 victory over the Portland Beavers Monday at Cheney Stadium in the final game of the 2008 season for both clubs.
Redman, who hit six of his 19 home runs against Portland in 2008, was 3-for-4 with three RBIs, a walk and two runs scored to lead the Rainiers (80-64), who won their final eight games with Portland.
Justin Huber was 5-for-5 and added to Paul McAnulty's two-run double in the top of the ninth with a go-ahead RBI single for the Beavers, who concluded the season with a 70-74 record. Huber became just the third Portland player this season and the 12th in the Beavers' eight seasons back in the Pacific Coast League to tally five hits in a game.
PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland sophomore Frankie Lopez continued his offensive onslaught this weekend with two goals and an assist to fuel the Pilots in a 4-0 shutout of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Sunday at the 2008 Nike Invitational at Merlo Field. The win allows Portland to claim the tournament title, while Lopez was named the offensive MVP.
Lopez scored four goals and handed out an assist during UP's two games at the tourney, which included a 2-2 tie with the 10th-ranked Virginia Tech Hokies on Friday.
Earlier on Sunday, the Hokies, who were playing a man-down, defeated the Washington Huskies 2-1 in double overtime. The Hokies and Pilots both finished the weekend with identical 1-0-1 records, but Portland claimed the tournament title on goal differential.
TACOMA, Wash. - Brandon Morrow allowed just one hit in six innings of work and Kevin Howard recorded two hits and scored a run as the Tacoma Rainiers defeated the Portland Beavers 5-1 on Sunday at Cheney Stadium.
Morrow (1-2) assembled another lights-out performance against Portland striking out five hitters and allowed just a single hit over six scoreless innings to pick up his first win of the season with Tacoma. Over his last two outings against the Beavers, Morrow has allowed only two runs on three hits and recorded 12 strike outs in 10 2/3 innings.
Tacoma (79-64) received at least one hit from eight of its nine position players to manufacture all five runs and capture its seventh straight win over the Beavers. Only one of the Rainiers' 10 hits went for extra bases.
EUGENE, Ore. - The Oregon women's soccer team fell 3-1 on Sunday afternoon to No. 25 Purdue, the second nationally-ranked team the Ducks have played in their opening three games in 2008.
Oregon got onto the scoreboard in the 88th minute when sophomore midfielder Kirstie Kuhns placed a perfect crossing pass across the Purdue defense where junior forward Teresa Bowns was waiting at the back post for an easy goal. It was Bowns' first score of the season and sixth of her career and Kuhns' first assist career assist.
But it was too little too late, as the Boilermakers used a pair of goals in the first half to push past the Ducks, despite Oregon accumulating six corner kicks in the first frame.
EUGENE -- The Oregon Ducks might not have resolved their quarterback question just yet, but they still have all the answers for the Washington Huskies.
Oregon, in an unprecedented August meeting with its rival, used three quarterbacks with varying success and contained UW star Jake Locker for a 44-10 win in Saturday night's season opener at Autzen Stadium.
