Kicking off their post-season, the women's soccer team hosted the NCAA Women's Soccer 1st Round Playoffs last weekend, as Denver and old rival Washington traveled to the Merlo Field. Winning both games, the Pilot women continued to show the same poise and control of the ball.
UP cross county fans were out in force at the Springfield Country Club Saturday (some making the trip on Amtrak the night before) to watch the no. 8-ranked Pilots (84 points) finish second to no.1 Stanford (27 points) at the NCAA West Regional Meet. The Grape Crush finished 25 points ahead of no.
With a 4-2 win over Seattle University last Thursday, and a 5-0 stomping of the University of San Francisco on senior Sunday, the men's soccer team now looks ahead to the postseason. They will play the University of New Mexico Lobos in the first round of playoffs on Thursday.
Michelle Enyeart's upcoming Friday night will be vastly different from her teammates. Her number 12 soccer jersey will be replaced with a hospital gown. A recovery room will substitute stadium lights and the wet pitch. As the Pilots prepare to play Virginia Tech in their third round playoff game, teammate Enyeart will be in California, recovering from knee surgery.
After practicing, traveling and competing together for four years, three senior volleyball players battled their way through their final competition on the courts of Chiles. In a five-set struggle, the volleyball team lost to the University of San Francisco Dons, but defeated the Santa Clara Broncos in just three sets.