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Massive scramble in the 18 after a Portland short corner - but it stays out of the net!

There were 5 white shirts inside their offensive 18.

8 minutes left in the first half.

Shots: Portland 8, SMU 0
Corners: Portland 4, SMU 1

Whoa. Great corner by Portland - it looked like they had a free header but they missed it thankfully.

Courtney Webb has definitely kept us in the game.

Nice build up by Portland but the SMU defense forces them deep for a goal kick.

Big collision in the box after a Portland corner - could have been a PK against Shepherd but the ref says play on!

Less than a minute to go in the first half, still 0-0.

HT 0-0.

Portland has at least 2/3 possesions, maybe even 3/4.

Webb has been remarkable. Two or three crucial saves in the first half.

SMU's defense has been unbelievably solid. There are almost always 2 or 3 blue shirts around the ball.

Our best offensive player has been Lauren Shepherd, which is great for her of course but will tell you about how limited our play in the Portland end has been so far.

Portland's tough. They definitely look like they deserve their ranking.

I agree - I can't imagine surviving another 45 minutes of pressure like that, but if Webb has a few more big saves in her maybe we will get lucky and convert on a counter...

First half shots:

Portland 9 (4 on net)
SMU 0

Corners:

Portland 6 or 7 (kind of lost count...)
SMU 1

Fouls:

Portland 3
SMU 4

Teams coming back out for the second half!

Second half underway...

Nice little run by Scovill, but the Portland defense forces the play wide and still no shot for SMU.

SMU putting on some pressure early in the second - free kick sent into the box by Shepherd leading to some scrambling by Portland, but they eventually clear.

OMG... we missed by inches.