SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's soccer program (1-10-2, 0-2-1 WCC) heads out on the road for a matchup with Portland (8-2-2, 2-1-0 WCC) on Saturday at 4:30 p.m., at Merlo Field.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Toreros kept the game even for 89 minutes, but were unable to hang on, falling 1-0 to Pacific on Oct. 7 at Torero Stadium.
• The Toreros matched the Tigers with 12 shots apiece and Sophine Kevorkian made five saves in net.

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• San Diego is aiming to snap a three-game skid against the Pilots and showed tremendous grit in last season's matchup, falling 2-0 to then No. 15 Portland in San Diego.  
• San Diego's offense is slowly rounding into form, with goals in three of the last five games.
• The newcomers have inserted themselves into the offense, with Lexi Zandonella-Arasa as the leading goal scorer and three new players ranking in the top-five on the team in shots (Olivia Stone, Zandonella-Arasa and Mikayla Abrenica).
• The defense is also finding its form, allowing three of their four lowest output of shots against in the last five games.
• Much is spurred by the return of Kylie Perez from injury at the center back position, alongside her fellow freshman Kamryn Simpson.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Kevorkian (169) currently sits in eighth on San Diego's all-time saves list. Next up is Libby Bassett (177) in seventh.
• Kevorkian (31) now stands alone for ninth on San Diego's all-time charts in career starts at goalkeeper. Next up is Karen Cook (39) in eighth. 
• Kevorkian leads the WCC and ranks 23rd in the nation in saves per game (5.62) and 27th in total saves (73).
• The trip to Portland is the last trip outside the state of California this season.

HOW TO FOLLOW
The match against Portland will be streamed via ESPN Plus, with live stats available via statbroadcast. To stay up to date with Toreros women's soccer, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDwsoccer".