Table tennis challenge

“Well prepared,” answered Vuong Nguyen, coordinator of the Portland State Table Tennis Club, when asked how he feels going into the 2009 Pacific Rim Open on Saturday.

Regular season champions!

“It feels great and hasn’t sunk in at the same time,” said Portland State soccer’s head coach, Laura Schott, as her squad was crowned the regular season champion of the Big Sky Conference.

All comes down to this

Records entering the game: Topping the charts in Big Sky soccer, Portland State (10-6-2, 4-1-1 Big Sky) is the only team in the conference to have already secured a place in the postseason, with today’s game still left to play.

Heading to the top

“We are the best team in the conference and we are looking good,” said reigning Big Sky Golden Boot winner and junior Frankie Ross. “Watch out Weber!”

Viks host Wildcats, Bengals

Fresh from last weekend’s successful road trip in Eastern Washington and Montana, the Portland State soccer team looks to end its final two home games in Big Sky play with a flourish.

Weekend win and a draw

Reigning Golden Boot winner and Portland State junior Frankie Ross scored her second goal of the season on Sunday to secure a 1-0 road victory over Montana and aid her Vikings in their fight for Big Sky contention.

Weekend Split

Portland State freshman Megan Martin drove in her second game-winning goal of the season on Friday to lead the Viks to a 3-2 win over Northern Colorado in their first match of the Big Sky Conference, extending their unbeaten streak in conference openers to eight games.

Women’s soccer preview

After a weekend sweep that put them on top of the Big Sky in non-conference wins, Portland State begins their quest for the 2009 Big Sky Championship at home today against the Northern Colorado Bears and Sunday at Northern Arizona.