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PORTLAND PILOTS (3-5)
at GOLDEN DOME INVITATIONAL
Dates: Friday Sept. 9 - Sunday Sept. 11, 2011
Location: Notre Dame, Ind.
Arena: Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center (9,149)
Starting Times:
Friday vs. Valparaiso (6-2), 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at Notre Dame (3-2), 4:00 p.m.
Sunday vs. Lipscomb (2-5), 8:00 a.m.
Live Stats: und.com
Live Audio/Video (vs. Notre Dame): und.com
Pilots All-Time:
vs. Valparaiso First Meeting
vs. Notre Dame Portland leads 1-0
vs. Lipscomb First Meeting
Quick Hits...
• Portland went 1-3 over the weekend while hosting the Portland Nike Invitational.
• The Pilots swept Seattle to conclude their first homestand of the season with a 2-3 record.
• This weekend will be the first time the Pilots play Valparaiso and Lipscomb in program history.
• Four of Portland’s first ten opponents this year are teams that the program has never faced before in school history (San Diego State, Texas A&M, Valparaiso, and Lipscomb).
• This is also the first meeting with Notre Dame since 1989 when the Pilots defeated Notre Dame 3-1 at the Gonzaga Tourney in Spokane, Wash.
Last Match...
• Junior OH Ariel Usher led the Pilots with 11 kills, adding a pair of blocks and two digs.
• Freshman OH Bea Loper finished with eight kills on a .636 attacking percentage and four blocks.
• 13 players saw action against Seattle, eight recorded at least one kill, 11 recorded at least one dig, and six had a hand in at least one of the Pilots’ seven team blocks.
2011 Season Highlights...
• Senior MB Marissa Plummer (37 kills, 15 blocks, 5 aces) and junior OH Kate Bostwick (44 kills, 43 digs) were both named to the Portland Nike Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Bostwick has been named to back-to-back All-Tournament Teams, the first two of her career.
• Plummer continues to move up on the Pilots’ career block leader board. She is currently in seventh place in total blocks with 279. Her 232 block assists places her in fifth while her .84 blocks/set is good for seventh best in school history.
• Freshman DS/L Jacqueline Rodriguez recorded 29 digs in the Sept. 3 match vs. Nevada, the most by a WCC player this season.
• Junior OH Kate Bostwick (35 kills, 26 digs, 5 blocks) earned her first career All-Tournament Honors at the Aztec Invitational.
A New Look...
• For the ?rst time in more than 30 years, the West Coast Conference has a new member as Brigham Young University formally joined the WCC last summer.
• The Cougars will field a team in 11 of the Conference’s 13 sponsored sports.
• With the change in membership, the WCC launched its new brand identity with a new logo, it’s first visual change since 1995.
They don’t call it ‘GameCentral’ for nothing...
• UP is entering its second year of providing fans with ‘GameCentral’, which is a free portal via PortlandPilots.com that offers live video, live audio and live stats all on the same page.
• ‘GameCentral’ is available for every home game.
• The internet broadcast will feature a three-four camera production this season with instant replays.
Moore Bloggin’ on the Bluff
• Freshman OH/S Sam Moore takes the reins of the volleyball blog this season.
• Be sure to visit PortlandPilots.com/MooreBlog all season long to get an in-depth look at the UP Volleyball Program.
More Exposure
• And don’t forget to visit the team’s facebook page for exclusive updates, photos, and information. The page can be found by searching for ‘Portland Pilots Volleyball’ on the facebook home page.
