PORTLAND, Ore. – Aiming to secure a spot in next month's Big Sky Tournament, the Portland State women's soccer team will host fourth-place counterpart Sacramento State in their regular-season finale this Sunday, Oct. 27, at Hillsboro Stadium (12:05 p.m.)

The Vikings will honor their five seniors on the field before kickoff on Sunday. Free pizza will be available for fans while supplies last, and the first 100 attendees will receive a free Portland State flag. For those unable to attend, the match will be broadcast live on ESPN+, with live stats also available (links below).
 

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2024 PORTLAND STATE SOCCER GAME NOTES -- WEEK 11

SACRAMENTO STATE (4-6-6, 2-2-3 BSC) at PORTLAND STATE (4-7-4, 2-2-3)
Sunday, Oct. 27  | 12:05 PM PT | Hillsboro, Ore. (Hillsboro Stadium)
Watch on ESPN+  |  Live Stats
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All-time Series: Hornets lead, 15-12-4
Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 2023 – Sacramento, CA (W, 1-0)
Head Coach: Randy Dedini (18^th season)
SAC STATE NOTES: Entering Sunday with the same conference record as the Vikings, the Hornets are tied for fourth place in the Big Sky standings. They are unbeaten in their last five outings, posting a 2-0-3 record since their most recent loss to Eastern Washington on Sept. 29, including three consecutive draws against Northern Colorado, Montana, and Northern Arizona. However, they have struggled away from home this season, carrying a 0-6-2 road record into Hillsboro Stadium on Sunday. The Hornets have scored 16 goals in 2024, led by senior midfielder Abigail Lopez, who has a team-high four goals. They've recorded four shutouts, two of which came in conference play, all anchored by redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Izzy Palmatier. The Hornets have scored nine goals against Big Sky opponents, ranking third in the conference, while averaging 11.57 shots per game in league play.

SENIOR DAY 
The Vikings will recognize five graduating seniors—Cameron Dixon, Sydney Watson, Eden Millan, Abi Hoffman, and Lucy Quinn—before Sunday's match against the Hornets.

SERIES HISTORY VS. SACRAMENTO STATE

• The Vikings hold a 7-7-3 record when facing the Hornets at home
• Co-head coaches Katie Burton and Maureen Whitney, both former Sacramento State players, have a 4-3-1 record against the Hornets during their time at PSU
• The Vikings are unbeaten in their last three meetings with the Hornets, boasting a 2-0-1 record since their last loss, which was a 2-1 double-overtime defeat at home in 2021

VIKINGS' LAST TIME OUT - AT NORTHERN ARIZONA AND MONTANA
The Vikings went 1-1 last weekend. They began with a gritty 1-0 victory over the Lumberjacks in Flagstaff on Friday, Oct. 18, scoring a set-piece goal in the fourth minute to secure the win and their third consecutive shutout. However, they were just seven minutes away from achieving a fourth straight shutout against Montana on Sunday when a late goal from the Grizzlies resulted in a 1-0 loss in Missoula, closing out the weekend.

BIG SKY STANDINGS 
Entering the weekend, three teams—Idaho, Montana, and Eastern Washington—have secured their spots in the Big Sky Tournament, leaving three spots still up for grabs. The winner of Sunday's match between the Vikings and Hornets will claim one of those remaining spots, while the other two will be determined by this weekend's results.

1. Idaho - 16 points (5-1-1, 11-4-2, .706)
2. Montana - 14 points (4-0-2, 10-2-4, .750)
3. Eastern Washington - 15 points (4-1-3, 9-5-4, .611)
4. Portland State - 9 points (2-2-3, 4-7-4, .400)
5. Sacramento State - 9 points (2-2-3, 4-6-6, .438)
6. Northern Arizona - 7 points (2-3-1, 2-7-5, .321)
7. Idaho State - 4 points (1-4-1, 2-8-5, .300)
8. Northern Colorado - 4 points (1-5-1, 3-14-1, .194)
9. Weber State - 4 points (1-4-1, 2-11-5, .250)

HOME TURF ADVANTAGE

• The Vikings have a home record of 2-2-3 this season, scoring in five of those seven matches
• PSU has not lost a conference match at home since October 24, 2021, when they fell 2-1 to NAU
• Since that loss, the Vikings have compiled an impressive Big Sky record of 7-0-4 at home over three seasons
• Three of the Vikings' four shutouts in 2024 have occurred at Hillsboro Stadium, where they hold a 2-0-1 record when keeping opponents scoreless
• The Vikings have conceded only six goals at home this year, which represents one-third of their 18 total goals allowed this season

EDEN IS ELITE

• Graduate goalkeeper Eden Millan has been exceptional in the net for the Vikings during conference play, posting three consecutive shutouts against Idaho State, Northern Colorado and Northern Arizona 
• Millan recorded a 439-minute shutout streak, the third longest in program history, which began after a second-minute goal by Weber State on Oct. 4 and ended in the 84th minute against Montana on Sunday, Oct. 20 following three complete shutouts
• She earned her first career Big Sky Defensive Player of the Week honor last Tuesday following the Vikings' 1-0 shutout over Northern Colorado on Oct. 10, where she made 10 saves—just two shy of her career-high
• Millan leads the Big Sky with an average of 5.55 saves per game, totaling 61 saves this season. Her .847 save percentage and 1.05 goals-against average both rank second in the conference.
• Nationally, Millan ranks 26^th in both save percentage (.847) and saves per game (5.55)

ELLE-EVATING THE OFFENSE

• Junior forward/midfielder Elle Frazier leads the team with five goals, two of those being game-winners 
• Three of Frazier's goals have come against conference opponents, scoring the equalizer in draws against Eastern Washington (T, 1-1) and Weber State (T, 1-1) before scoring the game-winning goal in the Vikings' victory over NAU last Friday
• She is tied for third in the Big Sky with five total goals and is one of only five players to have 3+ goals during Big Sky play 

SHOT LEADER

• Freshman forward Aliayha Saldana leads the conference with 45 shots this season, averaging 3.00 shots per game
• She has been the Vikings' leading shooter in all but one conference match, accumulating 29 shots over seven matches, with 12 on-target
• Her career-high eight shots against Idaho State on Oct. 6 marked the highest single-game shot total by a Viking since 2016
• Additionally, she ranks third on the team in points, with a total of six from two goals and two assists this season

SECOND-HALF SUCCESS

• 82% of the Vikings' 2024 goals have been scored in the 2nd half
  • PSU has netted 9-of-11 goals in the second half this season
  •  Both first-half goals were scored by Elle Frazier inside of the four-minute mark
• 76% of PSU's goals since 2022 have come in the 2nd half
  • Between the 2023 and 2024 seasons, the Vikings have scored 29-of-38 goals in the second half (20-of-27 in 2023; 9-of-11 in 2024)
• 67% of PSU's wins since the 2022 season have been won with game-winners in the final 30 minutes
  • 6-of-8 wins in 2023 and 2-of-4 wins in 2024
  • Junior forward Ocean Rideout leads the team with three game-winning goals during her career, tied for the most among current Vikings. Four out of six of her career goals have been scored with less than 12 minutes remaining in the game
  • Elle Frazier leads the Vikings with two game-winning goals this season

LOTS OF LIV

• Junior defender Liv Frazier has played every minute of action this season, totaling 1,350 minutes on the Vikings' back line
• She has logged a full 90 minutes in 28 consecutive games since Sept. 10, 2022, extending her streak to 2,340 minutes
• Frazier has also started 30 straight games, a streak that began her freshman season on Aug. 27, 2022

STARTING STREAKS
Four veteran Vikings have started over 20 consecutive games for Portland State:

• Lucy Quinn: 39 straight starts
• Elle Frazier: 35 straight starts
• Sydney Watson: 33 straight starts
• Liv Frazier: 30 straight starts

ALL ABOUT ABI 

• Senior Abi Hoffman ranks second on the team with nine points, totaling three goals and three assists 
• Her game-winning goal against UNC two weeks ago, marked her 17th career goal and 44th career point, moving her to 2nd all-time in career points and tied second all-time in career goals
• Her 33 shots and 17 shots on goal rank second on the team while her 2.20 shots per game ranks sixth in the Big Sky
• Two of her three goals this season came in the second half against South Dakota (9/8), fueling the Vikings' thrilling comeback in the 51st and 69th minutes. She also set a career-high with seven shots, including four on goal, in that match.
• Her brace at South Dakota was the third brace of her career meaning she has now scored either a brace or a hat trick in each of her four seasons at PSU

ABI HOFFMAN'S CAREER RECORD WATCH

• Points: 45 (2nd; record is 57)
• Goals: 17 (T-2nd; record is 23)
• Assists: 11 (T-4th; record is 16)
• Shots: 158 (3rd; record is 172)
• Shots on Goal: 70 (3rd; record is 88)

MIGHTY MIDFIELD 

• 2023 Honorable Mention All-Big Sky midfielder, Abi Hoffman, returns to the Vikings' midfield for her senior season. She tallied 18 points (6 goals, 6 assists) in 2023 which ranked second in the Big Sky, while her four assists during BSC play led the conference. She also compiled a team-high 48 shots, putting 20 on target. 
• Fellow senior Lucy Quinn, a 2022 Honorable Mention All-Big Sky midfielder joins Hoffman in the midfield this season. Quinn has started 46 of her last 47 matches and recorded three goals with two assists over the past three seasons.
• Fifth-year senior Sydney Watson rounds out the experienced group after starting all 18 matches last season, logging 1,424 minutes of action in the midfield. So far, Watson has played all but 11 minutes in 2024.

CAREER FIRSTS 

• Liv Frazier (Jr., D) - notched her first career assist against Northern Colorado (10/12), feeding a free kick to Abi Hoffman in the 55th minute 
• Grace Sarabia (Fr., MF/D) -  earned her first career assist in the Big Sky opener last Friday, delivering a long ball to Elle Frazier for the Vikings only goal of the day 
• Elle Frazier (Jr., F) -  scored the fourth goal of her career in the 78th minute at South Dakota to secure the win (9/8), marking her first career game-winning goal
• Sydney Watson (Sr., MF) - assisted Abi Hoffman's first goal against South Dakota (9/8), recording her first career assist
• Aliayha Saldana (Fr., F) -  scored the Vikings' first goal of the season in the opener at Boise State (8/16), marking the first goal of her collegiate career. On Sunday at South Dakota (9/8), she assisted Frazier's game-winner, marking her first collegiate assist
• Kainani Jacang (So., D) - recorded her first career assist on Saldana's goal in the season opener at Boise State (8/16)

2024 VIKING ROSTER BREAKDOWN 

• The Vikings return 20 players from their 2023 roster
• They welcome 11 newcomers, including eight true freshmen and three transfers
• Among the returners, eight started at least 12 matches last season
• Out of the 31 players on the roster, 17 hail from the state of Oregon

2024 PORTLAND STATE COACHING STAFF 
In a notable shift this off-season, former Associate Head Coach Maureen Whitney was promoted to Co-Head Coach by Katie Burton, who previously held the position alone. Whitney joined Portland State as an assistant coach in 2017, was elevated to Associate Head Coach the following year, and now steps into the co-head coach role alongside Burton. Both coaches are in their eighth season at PSU this fall. Additionally, Lindsay LaMont, a former Oregon State goalkeeper and Viking assistant coach from the 2022 season, returns to the staff as a full-time assistant, working primarily with the goalkeepers.

2023 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 

• 8-8-2 overall, 4-2-2 BSC
• Third-place finish in final BSC regular season standings
• Most wins since 2017 (8)
• Most All-Conference honorees since 2017 (4)
• Highest win % since 2014 (.500)
• Most goals scored since 2013 (27)
• Advanced to the Big Sky tournament semifinals becoming one of only four teams in program history to win a BSC tournament match