RENO, Nev. --- Portland's Darian Slaga scored 17 points off the bench and Kaylie Van Loo flirted with a triple-double at Nevada, but the Wolf Pack held on for a 72-59 win over the Pilots on Sunday afternoon at the Lawlor Events Center. Corissa Turley added 12 points for the Pilots (0-2).
 
Slaga just misses a career-high in scoring, and she was on fire to begin the game, making her first three shots from the field. With the Pilots trailing, the sophomore guard hit back-to-back three-pointers to give the visitors a 15-13 lead. Portland still held a slight lead moments later, but the Wolf Pack was able to take a 22-18 cushion into the second quarter.
 
Slaga hit another shot to begin the second, and Van Loo followed with a jumper to pull the Pilots even with their hosts. The game was still tied when Holly Blades knocked down a three-pointer, but that's when Nevada responded by ending the half with an 11-3 run to surge ahead.
 
Nevada's Stephanie Schmid would heat up in the third quarter, connecting on a pair of three's, as the Wolf Pack built their biggest lead of the game. The Pilots were never able to recover, and Nevada (1-1) held on for their first win of the season.
 
Van Loo finished with 10 points, to go along with six assists and a career-high eight rebounds. Slaga comes up just short of a career-high in points (19), while Turley added six rebounds.
 
Riana Everidge led four Nevada players with a team-high 16 points.
 
The Pilots were a little better from the field than they were during Friday's season opener, but Nevada still limited Portland to just 35.9 percent shooting. The Pilots combined for five three-pointers and went 8-for-14 at the line. Portland did most of its offensive damage down low, out-scoring Nevada 32-16 in points in the paint.

"There's lot of positives to take away from today," Portland head coach Cheryl Sorenson said. "We continued to be aggressive on the offensive boards, and we will mature and learn how to turn those boards into points. We shot the ball well and had stretches of great defense, but ill-timed turnovers hurt our ability to continue a run and cut into leads.
 
"I'm proud of their effort all weekend, and I'm looking forward to getting back into gym and continuing to get better."
 
The Wolf Pack shot 40.3 percent, hit nine from beyond the three-point arc and was 13 of 19 on free throws. Nevada also claimed a slim 40-37 edge on the glass.
 
Next up for the Pilots is a visit to No. 25 Oregon State on Friday. Tip-off for the two in-state rivals is set for 6 p.m. at Gill Coliseum.