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Portland upsets 1 San Diego and San Francisco shuts out Saint Mary's in West Coast Conference action
lt;bgt;Portland , 1 San Diego 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; The University of Portland Pilots (9-4-1; -0 WCC) improved to -0 in West Coast Conference play this evening by handing the host San Diego Toreros (11-4; 0-) a -0 loss at Torero Stadium. It was USD's first home loss this season in seven matches.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; UP freshman midfielder Alejandro Salazar scored both of the Pilots goals in the first half. He scored from 1 yards out off a breakaway in the 16th minute of play; and he scored from close in off a USD turnover in the 3nd minute. Junior forward Nate Jaqua assisted on both of Salazar's goals - his th and 6th goals of the season.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Late in the first half USD's Andrew Ehrich sent a shot off the crossbar, and senior forward Ryan Coiner took a shot off the rebound, but a Portland defender turned it away.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The San Diego Toreros are off until next Friday, October th, when they host Santa Clara at 7 pm. The Pilots head up the freeway to take on the No. 7 LMU Lions on Sunday at 3 pm.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; lt;bgt;USF 4, Saint Mary's 0lt;/bgt;lt;brgt; Junior forward Josh Hansen scored three first half goals as the USF Dons defeated visiting St. Mary's 4-0 in the Dons' West Coast Conference opener Friday night at Negoesco Stadium.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; Hansen opened the scoring at 1:16 when he headed in a Mike Varas free-kick at 1:16. Less than seven minutes later, he volleyed home a pass from David Martin at the 18:0 mark to give the Dons (7-, 1-0 WCC) a -0 lead. lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;13; The 4-0 win was USF's largest margin of victory in a West Coast Conference game since the Dons shutout Gonzaga by the same score in 1994.lt;pgt; lt;Pgt;
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