SAN BRUNO, Calif. - This week in West Coast Conference men's soccer features a battle of the No. 6 ranked team in the country Portland battling the three-time defending conference champion San Diego in Portland on Friday night. The Toreros also check in this week ranked No. 12 in the country. These teams are two of three highly-ranked squads in the league as Oregon State is not far behind at No. 16 in the national rankings.

The Pilots and Toreros will play on Friday at 7 p.m., one of four 7 p.m. matches on the schedule for Friday night with one Saturday afternoon matchup, as well. 

All West Coast Conference home matches can be viewed on ESPN+.

Pilots Continue To Dominate 
After escaping last week's conference match at LMU with a 1-1 draw, Portland (8-0-2) extended its unbeaten streak to 10 games this season and 20 games overall, dating back to last season. The streak is the longest in program history since 1988 and is the second-longest streak in the nation. 

Portland ranks third in the nation in points per game at 8.90. One of the nation's top defensive squad, as well, the Pilots rank fifth nationally in goal differential (+23). Seven of Portland's 10 games played this season have resulted in shutouts. 

San Diego Strong As Well 
As good as Portland has been this season, the three-time defending conference champions have been nearly just as good. At 7-1-3, on the year, USD has not lost this season since the season opener at No. 15 Duke. The Toreros have won three of their last four, including a 5-1 home win over San Francisco last Saturday. 

In goals, Lucca Adams leads the West Coast Conference in GAA (0.34), just higher than Portland's Miguel Angel Hernandez and his GAA of 0.44. Adams has only allowed two goals this season to four from Hernandez. 

Farnos Leads The Way For Oregon State 
Oregon State ranks 22nd nationally in points per game (6.78). Individually, Arnau Farnos, two-time reigning West Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Week, ranks sixth in the nation in points per game (2.22).  

Farnos leads the West Coast Conference in goals (8), points (20) and shots (45). 

Oregon State has won four of its last five with the only loss during that span a close 3-2 loss at No. 6 Stanford. The Beavers opened conference play with a 2-1 win at San Francisco and a 3-0 shutout over Saint Mary's. 

This Week 
A week after battling the top-ranked team in the country, LMU once again hosts one of the top teams in the West Coast Conference. The Lions face Oregon State Friday night. In the two other Friday night contests, Santa Clara hosts Seattle U and San Francisco hosts Gonzaga. On Saturday afternoon, Saint Mary's hosts Pacific.