Incoming Pilots

The U.S. U-18 WNT training camp will be held concurrently with the U.S. U-20 WNT training camp, and the two squads will scrimmage against each other on Feb. 5 at 3 p.m. PT. The U-18s will also scrimmage UC Irvine on Friday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. PT.

U.S. U-18 WNT Roster by Position:

GOALKEEPERS (3): Darian Dunham (Yankee United; Cheshire, Conn.), Alison Joahansouz (So Cal Blues; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Madalyn Schiffel (San Francisco; Citrus Heights, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (7): Maddie Bauer (Slammers FC; Newport Beach, Calif.), Madeline Elliston (Elite Girls Academy; Omaha, Neb.), Indigo Gibson (Slammers FC; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), Chloe Hemingway (West Coast FC; Irvine, Calif.), Gabbi Miranda (Colorado Rush; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Lizzy Raben (Colorado Rush; Greenwood Village, Colo.), Dominique Romero (Heat FC; Las Vegas, Nev.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Elizabeth Brandon (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Katherine Cousins (Richmond Kickers; Forest, Va.), Jordan DiBiasi (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Mikaela Harvey (Lonestar SC; Liberty Hill, Texas), Madeline Huster (Ohio Elite; Cincinnati, Ohio), Rose Lavelle (Cincinnati United; Cincinnati, Ohio), Emily Ogle (Internationals SC; Strongsville, Ohio)
FORWARDS (7): Elizabeth Boon (Vancouver United; Washougal, Wash.), Emily Bruder (Utah Avalanche; Sandy, Utah), Megan Buckingham (Michigan Hawks; Novi, Mich.), Cameron Castleberry (CASL; Raleigh, N.C.), Imani Dorsey (Freestate United; Elkridge, Md.), Gabrielle Matulich (MVLA Lightning; Los Gatos, Calif.), Margaret Purce (Freestate; Silver Spring, Md.)

U.S. U-20 WNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Kaela Little (TSC Hurricane; Tulsa, Okla.), Katelyn Rowland (UCLA; Vacaville, Calif.), Morgan Stearns (McLean Youth Soccer; San Antonio, Texas)
DEFENDERS (7):  Stephanie Amack (Mustang Blast; Pleasanton, Calif.), Brittany Basinger (FC Virginia; Purcellville, Va.), Mandy Freeman (Orlando City; Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), Hanna Gardner (North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C.), Zoey Goralski (Team Chicago; Naperville, Ill.), Kathleen Maughton (Sockers FC; Arlington Heights, Ill.), Cari Roccaro (Notre Dame; East Islip, N.Y.)
MIDFIELDERS (7):  Morgan Andrews (FC Stars of Mass.; Milford N.H.), Isabel Farrell (Washington; Bellevue, Wash.), Summer Green (North Carolina; Milford, Mich.), Ashley Meier (Virginia Tech; Blacksburg, Va.), Morgan Stanton (Colorado Rush; Lakewood, Colo.), Andi Sullivan (Bethesda SC; Lorton, Va.), Allison Wetherington (Concorde Fire SC; Acworth, Ga.)
FORWARDS (7): Janine Beckie (Texas Tech; Lubbock, Texas), Makenzy Doniak (Virginia; Chino Hills, Calif.), Lindsey Horan (Paris Saint-Germain, Golden, Colo.), Darian Jenkins (Sparta; Riverton, Utah), McKenzie Meehan (Boston College; Scituate, R.I.), Amber Munerlyn (So Cal Blues; Corona, Calif.), Toni Payne (Concorde Fire SC; Birmingham, Ala.)

@danica_lynn2: signing day, proud to be a pilot!! #d1 #soccer #portland #soexcited

SCAPPOOSE — A crowd of about 25 people gathered in the lobby near the Scappoose High School auditorium at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6 to watch Ariel Viera sign her National Letter of Intent to play soccer with the University of Portland Pilots.

Viera, a senior at Scappoose, was joined by family, her high school teammates and coaches, and SHS administrators for the occasion. After signing her paperwork, Viera cut into a purple and white cake to celebrate.

Viera has known for a couple years that UP would be her destination. Because of NCAA rules, it could not become official until National Signing Day, Feb. 6.
Viera will receive both athletic and academic scholarships to help offset tuition costs. Viera has a 3.95 grade point average and will study biology.

UPSoccerFanatic wrote:Elmer is a new one to me, from the Utah Avalanche. Maybe a new spot opened up with Kendall going pro?

(Ellie) Boon's name might have become lost this season because she opted not to play high school soccer as a senior. But Boon is well known among college coaches and was able to pick Portland over Santa Clara, two of the West Coast Conference's top women's soccer programs.

Boon said she felt she had to sell herself to Portland rather than the other way around. Boon said she came away from her first meeting with Pilots coach Garrett Smith in tears.

"They only want players who want to go to Portland. They're not going to bribe you," Boon said. "The first time I met with Garrett, he asked, 'How are you going to improve our program?' I wasn't prepared for that.

"I thought I blew it with Portland. I don't like to be cocky, so when (Smith) asked me, 'Do you think you can play here?' I said, 'I think so.' He said, 'Call me when you know you can.' "

Boon eventually warmed up to the Pilots and ultimately Portland offered a better financial package than Santa Clara. Boon, who plays outside defensive back for the national team, thinks she'll probably play as a wing forward at Portland.