Re: 2012 schedules

by gnarly Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:25 pm

I see UC-Irvine on Ducks schedule for 8/31. Might they also play UP on same trip? We play Lasalle up in Seattle that same date so maybe not as they couldn't be 4th team UW Nike event.

by UPSoccerFanatic Wed Apr 25, 2012 10:31 pm

gnarly wrote:I see UC-Irvine on Ducks schedule for 8/31. Might they also play UP on same trip? We play Lasalle up in Seattle that same date so maybe not as they couldn't be 4th team UW Nike event.

Oregon and Oregon State have been having a tournament in recent years. Maybe OSU is their other opponent, if they have one?

by purple passion Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:03 am

More schools have posted their 2012 schedules and you can cross these off your search list too:

Ole Miss.......Valparaiso........SW Baptist..........UTEP........S. Dakota State........West Virginia.......Florida State........Southern Mississippi.........Utah.........Western Carolina.........and Prairie View A&M.

This should narrow your searches.

by purple passion Sun Apr 29, 2012 7:39 pm

Shocker (to me) - Wazoo has their schedule up and NO Pilots on it.

Any chance they think they will be in the playoffs against us and don't want to ruin it by playing during the season.

by UPSoccerFanatic Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:01 pm

purple passion wrote:Shocker (to me) - Wazoo has their schedule up and NO Pilots on it.

Any chance they think they will be in the playoffs against us and don't want to ruin it by playing during the season.

With both the Pac 12 and the WCC adding teams, I have been expecting that the two teams would not play every year. I think the annual games actually hurt the Pilots, not the Huskies. In particular, they got to play a lot in front of large Merlo crowds so that the Pilots lost some of their home field advantage.

Plus, if I remember correctly, a couple of years ago, UW failed to schedule a Friday night game for themselves when they were playing the Pilots in a Sunday game. I think this violated the UW contract with UP, with UW having to pay a financial penalty. When that happened, I figured the annual games would stop as soon as the contract ran out. I may be wrong on the facts, and if so my theory obviously is incorrect. Maybe the Geez has some insight. Question

by Geezaldinho Mon Apr 30, 2012 6:10 am

The way I heard it, we had the right to cancel the game if they didn't play a Friday game and would only then get a settlement under the contract. That would of course have left UP fans with no Sunday game to watch, and I have no idea if the revenue would have been enough to cover revenue from playing the game.

It struck me as a not well written contract on our part. The way to solve the problem would be to simply play the game as the first game of the weekend. Both teams did what was in their best interests, and UW didn't get a win out of the deal.

I think the picture for non-conference games has changed with both conferences expanding ( I don't think that is over with) and with the resurgence of OSU, we have another in-state rivalry growing. I would imagine we will play them at least as as often as we play UW.

The truth is that I don't think we can put together a schedule ignoring the four PAC12 teams in the NW, but we can no longer afford to save one slot exclusively for the Huskies, and I don't think they can save a slot for us any longer, so I think we will still play each other, just not as often.

As to not playing each other because we might see each other in the tournament, I don't think that carries much weight. The reality is that under the new playoff system, we almost certainly face NW teams in the first and second or third rounds if they are in the tournament. To win a tournament, you need to be good enough to beat whoever the NCAA puts in front of you. If UW is any good in any one year and we didn't play them we would play another team just as good or better. With the current seeding system, we seem almost guaranteed to host a game against them, considering the PAC12 strength, and even if we had to play up there, we could pretty mush make that a home game just as we did with the beavers.

by purple passion Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:12 am

Wazoo (WSU) is the Cougars...the Huskies (UW) haven't posted the 2012 schedule yet.

We DO play UO Ducks on August 24 at Merlo at 7pm - Duck schedule is out, so I fully expect the other PAC 12 teams to start posting this week.

Neither ND nor UNC have posted their schedules yet, so I still don't know if either are home or away.

by purple passion Mon Apr 30, 2012 9:36 am

The LaSalle game at the UW Husky Nike Invitational will be at 2pm on 9/2

More 2012 schedules out and we DO NOT PLAY:

Vanderbilt....Missouri State.....South Carolina......Ohio State......Pitt.....or Arizona State.

by socman1026 Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:15 pm

purple passion wrote:Wazoo (WSU) is the Cougars...the Huskies (UW) haven't posted the 2012 schedule yet.

We DO play UO Ducks on August 24 at Merlo at 7pm - Duck schedule is out, so I fully expect the other PAC 12 teams to start posting this week.

Neither ND nor UNC have posted their schedules yet, so I still don't know if either are home or away.

From what I've heard

UNC is at Merlo Aug. 17

ND is a weekend in September

by purple passion Mon Apr 30, 2012 7:55 pm

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From what I've heard

UNC is at Merlo Aug. 17

ND is a weekend in September[/quote]

From page one, you can also see this. Wink

by eProf Wed May 02, 2012 12:36 pm

The season ticket packets are now out to season ticket holders. This includes the schedule:

17 Aug: UNC
20 Aug: OSU
24 Aug: Oregon
31 Aug: Fresno State (@UW)
2 Sep: La Salle (@UW)
7 Sep: TBA [also UW vs. Notre Dame]
9 Sep: Notre Dame [also UW vs. TBA]
16 Sep: @USC
21 Sep: Seattle
23 Sep: Denver
27 Sep: CSU Northridge
7 Oct: SDSU
11 Oct: @Gonzaga
18 Oct: BYU [This may really be 13 Oct, since it lists it as a Saturday]
19 Oct: @USD
21 Oct: SMC
26 Oct: Pepperdine
28 Oct: LMU
1 Nov: Santa Clara
3 Nov: USF

by eProf Wed May 02, 2012 12:38 pm

Oops. The just-posted schedule should have the 1 November game on the road: "@ Santa Clara".

by purple passion Wed May 02, 2012 4:22 pm

Thank you, eprof...this is SO much better than searching for others to post. Today is substitute day for our mail, so now, at 4:21, it STILL hasn't arrived...I am looking forward to seeing the packet for tickets.

I really like the gap between ND and Seattle. We are bringing BOTH cowbells and loud voices for that 9/16 game.

by eProf Wed May 02, 2012 4:33 pm

Just found another bug in my transcription: SMC is also on the road. Let's try this again:

17 Aug: UNC
20 Aug: OSU
24 Aug: Oregon
31 Aug: Fresno State (@UW)
2 Sep: La Salle (@UW)
7 Sep: TBA [also UW vs. Notre Dame]
9 Sep: Notre Dame [also UW vs. TBA]
16 Sep: @USC
21 Sep: Seattle
23 Sep: Denver
27 Sep: CSU Northridge
7 Oct: SDSU
11 Oct: @Gonzaga
18 Oct: BYU [This may really be 13 Oct, since it lists it as a Saturday]
19 Oct: @USD
21 Oct: @SMC
26 Oct: Pepperdine
28 Oct: LMU
1 Nov: @Santa Clara
3 Nov: USF

I'm really thinking that the "18 Oct" against BYU is 13 Oct, especially because it's listed at Saturday, 18 October. It's hard to believe they'd schedule 3 league games in four days, including a flight to San Diego.

The OSU game is really listed as Monday, 20 August, however.

by gnarly Wed May 02, 2012 8:48 pm

Remember BYU plays no games on Sunday. They usually do Th/Sat schedule
weekend games.

by gnarly Thu May 03, 2012 10:05 pm

Looking at strength of our schedule compared to 2011. Same 7 conf games. Both years we have CS-N, USC, OSU, Seattle and San Diego St. BU about the same as La salle, WSU about the same at Denver, UW about the same as Fr St, FSU a few spots better than UNC, UC-I low 20 rpi vs ND mid 40's. Stanford 2nd rpi better than UO 90's.

by Geezaldinho Thu May 03, 2012 11:37 pm

8 conference games.

And I'm not sure you can say UNC or ND are a step down from anyone in the coming year.
ND was rebuilding last year after a championship and have, by all reports, a gangbusters recruiting class.
UNC has one of the best classes coming in in years. They have several players who will be playing in the u20 World cup. Our only saving grace there is that those players will still be seeing Nat duty. Even then, they will be formidable.

And even the teams we play both years aren't a direct comparison. USC, for example, hasn't announced its incoming freshmen allegedly because three were refused admission.

by Guest Tue May 22, 2012 5:46 pm

Official Release:

Pilots to Host North Carolina and Notre Dame among Rigorous 2012 Schedule

2012 Schedule

PORTLAND, Ore. --- The University of Portland women’s soccer program will open the 2012 season by hosting the North Carolina Tar Heels on Friday, August 17. It is the first of many top-tier opponents to visit Merlo Field at the Clive Charles Soccer Complex this upcoming season. The Pilots will face seven opponents that reached the 2011 NCAA playoffs, including four of the seven programs in the nation to own NCAA championships in women’s soccer.

Portland has led the nation in average attendance seven consecutive seasons. Based on the 2012 scheduled released on Monday, the Pilots should have a good chance of making it eight in a row with a loaded home schedule. In addition to 20-time national champion, North Carolina, the Pilots will also host three-time national champion Notre Dame as well as in-state rivals Oregon and Oregon State among the 12-game home slate.

The Pilots open the year with three consecutive home games. Following North Carolina, Portland will welcome the Oregon State Beavers on August 20 in an NCAA first round rematch from last season. The Pilots knocked off the Beavers twice in 2011, both in dramatic fashion. Portland earned a 2-1 overtime victory at Merlo Field during the regular season before the teams played to a 1-1 draw in Corvallis for the playoffs. The Pilots advanced in a penalty kick shootout.

The Oregon Ducks visit Merlo Field on Friday, August 24 during Orientation Weekend on campus. Portland has defeated the Ducks in 16 consecutive meetings.

A weekend trip to the Husky Invitational in Seattle, Wash. pits Portland against Fresno State on Aug. 31 and 2011 NCAA first round participant La Salle on Sept. 2.

Portland will then play back-to-back games against former national champions as perennial power Notre Dame will visit Merlo Field on Friday, Sept. 7 and then the Pilots will travel to 2007 national champions, Southern California, on Sunday, Sept. 16.

The Pilots will conclude non-conference play with four more home games beginning on Friday, Sept. 21 with a rematch against Seattle University, who defeated Portland 2-0 last season. Denver visits on Sept. 23 and Cal State Northridge comes to town on Sept. 27. The Pilots closes out non-league action with San Diego State on Oct. 7.

The West Coast Conference sent four teams to the 2011 NCAA playoffs and returns another crop of very talented teams for 2012. The Pilots open league play at Gonzaga on Oct. 11 before hosting BYU on Saturday, Oct. 13. Following a tough road trip to San Diego (NCAA third round) on Oct. 19 and Saint Mary’s on Oct. 21, Portland returns to host Pepperdine (NCAA first round) and Loyola Marymount the weekend of Oct. 26-28.

League power and Portland rival Santa Clara hosts the Pilots on Thursday, Nov. 1 and then the season concludes with San Francisco visiting Merlo Field for Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 3.

The 2012 NCAA playoffs begin with first round action on Nov. 9-11 at campus sites, while the NCAA College Cup will be played November 30 – December 2 in San Diego, Calif.

The Pilots return 13 letterwinners and seven starters from a team that reached the second round of the 2011 NCAA playoffs. First Team All-WCC selection Micaela Capelle headlines UP’s returning letterwinners after the junior led the league with five goals during WCC play as a sophomore. Capelle also had a team-best seven assists, while junior Amanda Frisbie is Portland’s top returning scorer after registering six goals during her sophomore campaign. Also returning for Portland is former all-league selection and redshirt-junior Kendall Johnson, who missed all of the 2011 season due to a knee injury. Portland also adds five talented incoming freshmen to the roster this fall.

Portland season tickets will go on-sale to the public on June 6. Mini packages will be available on June 18, while single-game tickets go on-sale Aug. 1 at 11 a.m. Packages can be purchased in person or over the phone at the Pilot Box Office at the Chiles Center (503) 943-7525. Single-game purchases are also available at the Pilot Box Office or through all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.ticketmaster.com or over the phone at (800) 745-3000.

SCHEDULE NOTES
* 12-game regular season home schedule is the most in program history
* Four of the seven other national championship programs are on the schedule (North Carolina-20, Notre Dame-3, USC-1, Santa Clara-1). Stanford (1), Florida (1) and George Mason (1) join Portland (2) among the other women’s soccer championship programs
* Seven teams on the schedule reached the 2011 NCAA playoffs
* Seven opponents had top 50 final RPI’s in 2011, while 12 had top 100 ratings

2012 UP WOMEN’S SOCCER SCHEDULE (Bold means home game)

Date Opponent Time
Aug. 17 North Carolina 7:00 PM
Aug. 20 Oregon State 7:00 PM
Aug. 24 Oregon 7:00 PM
Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Husky Invitational (Seattle, Wash.)
Aug. 31 vs. Fresno State 4:30 PM
Sept. 2 vs. La Salle 11:00 AM
Sept. 7-9 Nike Showcase
Sept. 7 Portland vs. Notre Dame 7:00 PM
Sept. 9 Notre Dame vs. Washington 12:00 PM
Sept. 16 Southern California 1:00 PM
Sept. 21 Seattle 7:00 PM
Sept. 23 Denver 7:00 PM
Sept. 27 Cal State Northridge 7:00 PM
Oct. 7 San Diego State 1:00 PM
Oct. 11 Gonzaga* 4:00 PM
Oct. 13 Brigham Young* 7:00 PM
Oct. 19 San Diego* 7:00 PM
Oct. 21 Saint Mary’s* 1:00 PM
Oct. 26 Pepperdine* 7:00 PM
Oct. 28 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 PM
Nov. 1 Santa Clara* 7:00 PM
Nov. 3 San Francisco* 7:00 PM
Nov. 9-11 NCAA First Round TBA
Nov. 16-18 NCAA Second/Third Rounds TBA
Nov. 23-25 NCAA Quarterfinals TBA
Nov. 30-Dec. 2 NCAA College Cup (San Diego, Calif.) TBA

by Indigo Kid Wed May 23, 2012 8:14 am

So Notre Dame plays 2 matches at Merlo the weekend of Sept. 7-9, but Portland only plays one match? That is strange.

by Geezaldinho Wed May 23, 2012 9:03 am

And ND plays a fresh UW team, apparently. Sound familiar?

It looks like the TBA on the original schedule fell through.

by purple passion Wed May 23, 2012 9:03 am

Indigo...I believe you will find that before everything is finalized that there will be another team on that weekend and Portland will play twice.

by Indigo Kid Wed May 23, 2012 9:52 am

PP - That would make more sense. Thanks.

by UPSoccerFanatic Wed May 23, 2012 3:22 pm

purple passion wrote:Indigo...I believe you will find that before everything is finalized that there will be another team on that weekend and Portland will play twice.

That would make sense -- the Pilots are allowed 20 games and only have 19 on the schedule as of now.

by Geezaldinho Wed May 23, 2012 4:04 pm

UPSoccerFanatic wrote:
purple passion wrote:Indigo...I believe you will find that before everything is finalized that there will be another team on that weekend and Portland will play twice.

That would make sense -- the Pilots are allowed 20 games and only have 19 on the schedule as of now.

....but we haven't played 20 games several of the last few years.

by Geezaldinho Wed May 23, 2012 4:06 pm

UPSoccerFanatic wrote:
purple passion wrote:Indigo...I believe you will find that before everything is finalized that there will be another team on that weekend and Portland will play twice.

That would make sense -- the Pilots are allowed 20 games and only have 19 on the schedule as of now.

....but we haven't played 20 games several of the last few years.

I'm not sure the staff feels any special pressure to fill that slot.