PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Pilots advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a stellar 2-1 win over the UC Riverside Highlanders. Portland improved to 13-2-3 on the season after the victory.
How it Happened
- Portland started the scoring when Jacob Babalai scored his seventh goal of the season in the 17th minute, assisted by Sebastian Nava.
- The Pilots added another score on a goal from Gurman Sangha -- his sixth goal of the season -- in the 47th minute, assisted by Babalai and Greg Tracey.
- UC Riverside got on the board to make it a 2-1 match on Aleksander Vukovic's 89th-minute goal, keeping it interesting.