PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland State women's soccer team enters its final home stand of the season riding the momentum of three consecutive shutouts. The Vikings will host Idaho State on Friday (1:05 p.m.) before taking on Weber State on Sunday (1:05 p.m.) at Hillsboro Stadium.

The Vikings will honor four graduating seniors before Sunday's match against Weber State; Chloe Huling, Jadyn Harris, Olivia Stone and Enya Hernandez.

Admission is free at Hillsboro Stadium. Both matches will air on ESPN+.

LAST TIME OUT

The Vikings enter the weekend with a 3-5-4 overall record and a 2-0-1 mark in conference action, following a scoreless tie against Sacramento State on Sunday. Both teams tallied 12 shots in the match but were unable to find a goal. Viking goalkeeper Sidney O'billovich recorded four saves on her way to her third consecutive shutout.

MAKING THEIR MARK 

• The Vikings opened Big Sky action 2-0 for the first time since 2013, earning a pair of 1-0 wins over preseason favorite Northern Colorado and defending Big Sky tournament Champion Montana
• The Vikings' win at UNC on Sept. 23 marked the program's first Division I road win since 2019
• For the first time since 2013, the Vikings' have recorded three consecutive shutouts, posting four in their past five matches
• Head Coach Katie Burton and the Vikings are two wins shy of the five-win mark, something they haven't accomplished since 2018 

BIG SKY STANDINGS

Portland State is third in the Big Sky standings at 2-0-1. Eastern Washington (2-0-2) and Idaho (4-0-0) lead the pack after two weekends of play. Sacramento State (1-1-1), Montana (1-2-1) and Northern Arizona (1-1-0) round out the top six. Only Northern Colorado (0-3-1) and Idaho State (0-3-0) remain winless in conference play.  

BY THE NUMBERS

• The Vikings have recorded 10+ shots in five of their last six matches while outshooting two of their last three opponents
• Abi Hoffman leads the Vikings in three offensive categories, goals (4), points (9), and shots on goal (13)
• Seniors Chloe Huling and Sienna Higinbotham lead the team with two assists each after both recording assists in the opening weekend of Big Sky action
• Senior Defender Hailey Green has clocked 1080 minutes, playing the full 90 minutes of every match so far

 

YOUNG TALENT

• Six freshmen have started at least one match for the Vikings this season
• Freshmen forward Elle Frazier has started all 12 matches so far, ranking third on the team in minutes played (895)
• Frazier has scored two goals this season; her first career goal came against UC Riverside (Aug 25), before netting her second at New Mexico on Aug. 1
• Freshmen forward Ocean Rideout has also played a key role in the Viking's attack, netting her first career goal against Western Oregon on Aug. 21
• Defensively, freshmen Leah Heugly and Kalo Iongi have both clocked 900+ minutes so far this season

IN GOAL

After splitting the first nine matches in goal, junior goalkeeper Sidney O'billovich has yet to give up a goal since taking over the full-time duties three matches ago. The Portland, Ore. native has tallied 14 saves in her last three starts, including a season-high seven saves against Montana (9/25). O'billovich is the first Portland State goalkeeper to post three consecutive shutouts since Caitlin Plese in 2013.
 

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PORTLAND STATE VS. IDAHO STATE

Friday, Oct. 7 | 1:05 p.m. | Hillsboro, Ore. (Hillsboro Stadium)
Live Stats | ESPN+

• The Bengals enter Friday at 1-8-2 overall and 0-3-0 in conference action
• ISU's only win came against Lipscomb on Aug. 28 (1-0)
• There have only been three Bengal goals this season, the last coming over a month ago against Utah Valley (Sept. 3)
• ISU's attack averages 8.91 shots per game
• Three different goalkeepers have started for the Bengals this year, sophomore Kelsey Jargstorf leads the way with seven starts and 36 saves
• Dustin Downey is in his first season as head coach for the Bengals

Series History

Overall: Portland State leads, 13-10-1
Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2021, at ISU (Bengals won 2-0)
Streak: L1
 

PORTLAND STATE VS. WEBER STATE

Sunday, Oct. 9 | 1:05 p.m. | Hillsboro, Ore. (Hillsboro Stadium)
Live Stats | ESPN+

• The Wildcats currently sit seventh in the Big Sky standings, entering the weekend with a 2-9-0 overall record and 1-2-0 mark in conference play
• Their two wins came against UC Riverside (2-1) and Northern Arizona (1-0)
• The Wildcats will travel to Sacramento State on Friday before heading to Portland
• Weber State has scored six goals while averaging 10.5 shots per game
• Six different Wildcats have scored goals this season
• Senior goalkeeper Mekell Moss has started the last three matches in goal for WSU, allowing four goals and completing one shutout
• Craig Sanders leads Weber State's program in his third season at the helm

Series History

Overall: Weber State leads, 13-10-4
Last Meeting: Oct. 17, 2021, at WSU (Wildcats won 3-2)
Streak: L4 *A win on Sunday would be the Vikings' first victory over WSU since 2016