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When Yogi Berra said, "It's getting late early," chances are he wasn't referring to the WCC men's soccer schedule, which relies on a seven-match, non-round robin format to decide its conference champion and the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
The WCC conference race is a sprint to the finish, with each match taking on a sense of urgency along with title ramifications. Friday night's game between USF and Portland at Negoesco Stadium features two teams tied atop the conference table after week one, as the Dons downed Santa Clara, 2-1 while the Pilots drubbed Gonzaga, 5-1 last Sunday.