Box Score
(San Francisco) - The University of San Francisco women's soccer team fell just short of history Sunday, as the Dons dropped a 1-0 double overtime decision to Portland at Negoesco Stadium in San Francisco. Portland, who is an annual powerhouse in the West Coast Conference, scored 37 seconds into the second overtime period to secure the win.
With the loss, the Dons drop to 5-11-0 overall, 2-3-0 against league foes, this season.
The two programs have met on the pitch 24 times in the all-time series, with the Pilots being victorious on 23 occasions. The only time USF has earned a result over Portland was in 2006 when the Dons and Pilots battled to a 1-1 2OT tie in Portland.
Sunday, the Dons' defense held the Pilots at bay in the first half, allowing just two shots and a pair of corner kicks. San Francisco took two one shot and three corners in the opening 45 minutes.
Portland turned on the attack after halftime, taking advantage of six USF fouls. The Pilots fired 10 shots and took nine corner kicks in the second half. In the period, USF goalie Heather Haney tallied seven saves.
The Dons poised some serious scoring threats in the second half on breakaways, but the Pilots continuously provided good clearances to keep the score knotted at 0-0.
After an uneventful first overtime period, Portland's Kaila Cameli finished the match just seconds into the second golden goal overtime. At 100:47, Cameli broke away, taking on Haney in a one-on-one situation, after drawing her out of goal, Cameli fired the ball into the lower far right corner for the win.
San Francisco finished the match with four shots, while Portland tallied 13.
USF will return to the pitch Thursday, as it hosts BYU on the Hilltop at 7 p.m. The match will be the first time the two programs have been in conference action. This season marks the first year BYU has been a member of the West Coast Conference.
