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CLEVELAND – Graduate middle blocker Nevaeh Bray has been announced as a winner of the 2026 McLendon Foundation scholarship. The scholarship aims to support aspiring leaders pursuing careers across the sports industry.]]>Nevaeh Bray receives a serve in contest against San Diego.Mon, 1 Jun 2026 11:39:00 PST1521694https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/12/16/volleyball-bray-larsson-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/12/16/volleyball-bray-larsson-earn-csc-academic-all-district-honors.aspxVolleyball

Portland graduate student Nevaeh Bray and senior Elin Larsson were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team on Tuesday, Dec. 16.]]>VB CSCTue, 16 Dec 2025 12:10:00 PST1521358https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/12/4/volleyball-bray-busso-and-robins-selected-to-all-wcc-academic-team.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/12/4/volleyball-bray-busso-and-robins-selected-to-all-wcc-academic-team.aspxVolleyball

Six Pilots earned WCC All-Academic honors for the 2025 season, the conference announced Thursday. Nevaeh Bray, Lucia Busso and Maui Robins were named to the All-Academic Team, while Elin Larsson, Taina Ka?auwai and Larkin Chock earned honorable mention.]]>VB All-AcademicThu, 4 Dec 2025 12:04:00 PST1521333https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/12/1/volleyball-five-pilots-earn-all-wcc-honors-hoeft-and-robins-named-to-first-team.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/12/1/volleyball-five-pilots-earn-all-wcc-honors-hoeft-and-robins-named-to-first-team.aspxVolleyball

The West Coast Conference announced its postseason awards this afternoon, with five Pilots earning All-WCC recognition. Havannah Hoeft and Maui Robins were named to the All-WCC First Team, Lucia Busso and Taina Ka?auwai earned All-WCC Second Team honors, and Elin Larsson received All-WCC Honorable Mention. This is the first time in program history that Portland has placed two players on the First Team and five players on the postseason awards list.]]>VB All-WCCMon, 1 Dec 2025 15:06:00 PST1521327https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/29/volleyball-pilots-fall-in-3-0-sweep-to-oregon-state.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/29/volleyball-pilots-fall-in-3-0-sweep-to-oregon-state.aspxVolleyball

]]>VB at OSUSat, 29 Nov 2025 15:25:00 PST1521321https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/26/volleyball-pilots-hit-the-road-to-face-beavers-in-season-finale.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/26/volleyball-pilots-hit-the-road-to-face-beavers-in-season-finale.aspxVolleyball

Pilots Hit the Road to Face Beavers in Season Finale]]>Kaauwai attack middleWed, 26 Nov 2025 08:00:00 PST1521317https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/24/volleyball-hoeft-earns-second-wcc-setter-of-the-week-honors.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/24/volleyball-hoeft-earns-second-wcc-setter-of-the-week-honors.aspxVolleyball

Havannah Hoeft has been named the WCC Setter of the Week, the conference announced Monday. This is the Pilots' fourth weekly award and Hoeft's second for this season.]]>Hoeft wins SOTWMon, 24 Nov 2025 15:03:00 PST1521312https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/22/volleyball-pilots-secure-3-0-sweep-against-gonzaga.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/22/volleyball-pilots-secure-3-0-sweep-against-gonzaga.aspxVolleyball

The Pilots swept the Gonzaga Bulldogs (25-19, 25-19, 25-20) on Saturday at the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre, improving to 14-14 overall and 9-8 in WCC play. This marks Portland's best conference record since 2016.]]>Robins attack Gonzaga's front rowSat, 22 Nov 2025 17:14:00 PST1521307https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/20/volleyball-pilots-rack-up-16-blocks-in-3-1-victory-against-washington-state.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/20/volleyball-pilots-rack-up-16-blocks-in-3-1-victory-against-washington-state.aspxVolleyball

The Pilots totaled a season-high 16 blocks en route to a four-set win (28-26, 12-25, 25-15, 25-18) against the Washington State Cougars Thursday on the road at Bohler Gym. The victory marked Portland' first-ever win over Washington State. Pilots moved up to 13-14 overall and 8-8 in WCC play, the most conference wins of Coach Megan Burton's tenure and the program's second-best WCC season in history.]]>Coach Burton coaching at away game - WSUThu, 20 Nov 2025 23:38:00 PST1521302https://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/15/volleyball-efficient-offense-from-kaauwai-not-enough-as-pilots-fall-to-san-diego-3-2.aspxhttps://portlandpilots.com/news/2025/11/15/volleyball-efficient-offense-from-kaauwai-not-enough-as-pilots-fall-to-san-diego-3-2.aspxVolleyball

With three Pilots finishing in double figures in kills, Portland pushed WCC-perfect San Diego to five sets before falling 3-2 (26-24, 17-25, 15-25, 25-23, 10-15) on Senior Day at the Chiles Center. The Pilots battled back to force a fifth set, but the Toreros held on to remain unbeaten in conference play. Portland moves to 12-14 overall and 7-8 in WCC action.]]>VB Senior DaySat, 15 Nov 2025 17:19:00 PST1521285