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USD serving up a feast of events


UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

November 8, 2008

If you are a student at the University of San Diego and have a meal plan and want to eat dinner tonight, you can't go to the main dining room. It's closed.

Instead, meals will be served near Jenny Craig Pavilion. It's a not-so-subtle ploy to get students to attend one of the three sporting events – a women's volleyball game at 1 p.m., a men's basketball exhibition at 6 and, the biggie, a blockbuster women's soccer match.

The USD women (14-3-2), ranked as high as 11th in the national pools, host No. 2 Portland (16-1) at Torero Stadium at 8 p.m. It is the regular-season finale for both teams, and both are 6-0 in the WCC. USD has never won the WCC since it added women's soccer in 1992.

“This is one of the things we've been building toward,” said Ada Greenwood, who calls it the biggest game in his six years as head coach. “We've got these guys at home, we've been playing well and we're fairly healthy. I don't think we can ask for much more.”

The Toreros have won seven straight since a 3-0 loss to No. 3 UCLA on Oct. 15. Portland has been even more impressive, winning 15 straight since losing to UCLA in the second game of the season and outscoring WCC opponents by 18-1.

The crowd, though, could be the great equalizer. Greenwood is expecting 2,500 to 3,000, and perhaps more if students wander over after dinner.

“It will definitely be like a 12th man,” Greenwood said. “When we played up there (at Portland) last year, they had a big crowd and a nasty crowd. They yelled some nasty things at us. I don't want our crowd to be nasty, but I want them to be loud and supportive.”

The Toreros are a virtual lock to make the NCAA Tournament when the 64-team field is announced Monday, but tonight could be the final home game for seniors Amy Epsten, Jen Mello, Brittney Cameron, Jackie Garcia, Ashley Kirk and Allison Wolters. Even if USD beats Portland, it likely won't host a first-round regional because Torero Stadium is booked next weekend with football and men's soccer.


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