SAN DIEGO – San Diego men's soccer will close out its home schedule on Saturday against Portland with its eyes still looking to secure a spot in the Men's Soccer Championship bracket.
 
The Toreros (10-5-1, 1-4 WCC), who fell out of the top-25 rankings this week but are still receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches poll, host the Pilots (9-5-1, 3-2 WCC) in a 7 p.m. game that will also be Senior Night.
 
USD has lost four straight entering the weekend, including last weekend at Pacific. Over the stretch, the Toreros have only scored more than one goal once.
 
The Pilots arrive in San Diego on a four-game winning streak, with all four victories occurring at home. The last time they played on the road was October 19 at LMU, a game which they lost in overtime, 2-1. Portland has only played four road games this season, where it holds a 1-3 record.
 
Here is this week's Starting XI preview:
 
I - GAME INFO
vs. Portland (9-5-1, 3-2 WCC)
Saturday, November 9 | 7 p.m.
Torero Stadium
 
II - HOW TO WATCH
WCC Network
 
III - HOW TO FOLLOW
Live stats
 
IV - SERIES HISTORY VS. PORTLAND
USD leads the all-time series against Portland, 21-18-7, but the last two meetings have been draws. Last year, the Toreros competed to a 1-1 draw against then-ranked No. 7 Portland on the road while in 2017 at Torero Stadium, the game ended in a 1-1 tie as well. USD's last win against the Pilots was in 2015 at home (3-2 on October 16). The Toreros are 3-1-2 against Portland in the last six meetings.
 
V – RPI WATCH
The Toreros check in at No. 64 in this week's RPI rankings while future opponents Portland (No. 70) and Santa Clara (No. 97) are in the top-100 as well. USD is aiming to get an at-large bid in the 48-team NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship, which consists of 24 at-large bids and 24 automatic. Teams will learn their postseason fate with the selection show on Monday, November 18 (10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET). First round games are on Thursday, November 21. USD has made the NCAA Tournament 14 times in program history, but the last time was 2014.
 
VI – PRODUCTION BY 10
With a goal by Aidan Marmion last week at Pacific, 10 different Toreros have scored at least once this season. Six of those Toreros have more than one goal. Last year, eight Toreros combined for the team's 16 tallies.
 
VII – OFFENSIVE OUTPUT
This year's 32 goals are the most for the Toreros in a season since 2014 when it also had 32. The last time the Toreros scored more goals in a season was 2012 (37). USD, meanwhile, has a goal in 15 of its 16 games this season.
 
VIII – BERRY THE GOAL-SCORER
A primary contributor of those 32 goals is senior Miguel Berry. The forward has 14, which are the most by a Torero since 2002 (Ryan Coiner, 14) and tied for the seventh-most in program history.
 
Most goals in USD history (single-season)
1. Bo Kaemerle (1986) – 19
2. Ryan Coiner (2000) – 17
T-3. Guillermo Jara (1992) – 16
T-3. Guillermo Jara (1995) – 16
T-3. Chugger Adair (1992) – 16
6. Devin Ebright (1998) – 15
T-7. Miguel Berry (2019) – 14
T-7. Ryan Coiner (2002) – 14
 
IX – ALL-AMERICAN CANDIDATE
While he has etched his name into the record books in goals – where he also ranks third all-time in career goals – Berry continues to be among the nation's leaders this season and making a case for All-America honors. He enters the weekend eighth in goals and third in points. In both those categories, he leads all WCC players. He is also seventh in goals per game in the nation and fourth in points per game.
 
X – SENIOR SEND OFF
Saturday will be the last time four Toreros take the field at Torero Stadium in their USD jerseys. Miguel Berry (Poway, Calif.), Henry Lander (Bournemouth, England), Patric Krall (Carlsbad, Calif.), and Freddy Polzer (Freiburg, Germany) will be honored at halftime for the Senior Night ceremony.
 
XI – UP NEXT
The Toreros wrap up their regular season schedule on Saturday, November 16 at Santa Clara in a 7 p.m. game.