PORTLAND PILOTS (13-5, 5-4 WCC)
WEEK 8: vs BYU/ SAN DIEGO
 
No. 7 BYU COUGARS (17-1, 6-0 WCC)
Day: Thursday
Date: Oct. 12, 2017
Place: Provo, Utah. 
Time: 6:00 PM
Facility: Smith Fieldhouse
Video: BYUtv
Stats: BYUCougars.com
 
POR vs. BYU
Overall Series: 1-11
H: 1-5  •  A: 0-6 •  N: 0-0
Last: @BYU 3, POR 0 (11/12/2016)
 
No. 18 SAN DIEGO TOREROS (12-4, 5-1 WCC)
Day: Saturday
Date: Oct. 14, 2017
Place: San Diego, Calif. 
Time: 12:00 PM
Facility: Jenny Craig Pavilion
Video: TheW.tv
Stats: USDToreros.com
 
POR vs. USD
Overall Series: 9-51
H: 6-24 •  A: 3-27  •  N: 0-0
Last: POR 3, @USD 2 (11/10/2016)
 
THIS WEEK 
• The Pilots embark on a challenging road weekend at No. 7 BYU and No. 18 San Diego.
• Portland will first take on the Cougars on Thursday night in the Smith Fieldhouse. BYU is led by junior Veronica Jones-Perry who has 309 kills on the season. The Cougar has been named WCC player of the week two times this season and leads the conference in kills per set (4.54), points per set (5.21), points (349), and total kills (309). Jones Perry ranks nationally in the top-20 in all four of these categories.
•As a team BYU has two players who have almost reached 100 blocks on the season, senior Cosy Burnett (90) and freshman Kennedy Redding (88). The Cougars lead the conference in blocks per set (2.99), team total blocks (200.5), and opp hitting percentage (.171).
• Last season, the Pilots defeated then-No.11 BYU in their first meeting of the 2016 season to record their first ever program win over the Cougars. 
• On Saturday, the Pilots will face San Diego in the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
• The Toreros are led by senior Jayden Kennedy on offense with 200 kills. Junior Kaity Edwards and freshman Roxie Wiblin are second and third on the team in kills with 149 and 148, respectively.  
• San Diego leads the conference in assists per set (13.87), hitting percentage (.269), and kills per set (14.69). They also rank fifth in the nation in assists per set, and seventh in kills per set. 
• Portland has won two of the last three meetings with the Toreros. The first win since 1991 came in 2015 when the Pilots swept the then-No.23 USD to record their first ever win over a ranked opponent. Their second win of the most recent three meetings came at the end of the 2016 season when the Pilots overcame USD in five sets to mark the highest ranked team ever defeated by a Portland squad. The victory for the Pilots was also San Diego's first loss at home during the 2016 season.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots welcomed Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine to the Chiles Center.
• In the first match on Thursday night, the Lions topped the Pilots in three sets. Portland then bounced back on Saturday afternoon to battle the Waves through five sets, claiming the victory 3-2. The win marked their fourth straight victory over the Waves, and the team has only ever beaten Pepperdine six times in program history. 
• Senior Morgan Robinson also recorded a career high of 35 digs in the match against Pepperdine. 
• Thursday night's match against BYU will be streamed live on BYUtv and Saturday's match against USD will be streamed on theW.tv. Stats will be provided for both matches. 
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• The program welcomed six true freshmen to The Bluff as one of the top Portland recruiting classes in Pilot history. The newcomers ranked in the top-55 nationally and top-three in the West Coast Conference. Liz Reich and Kassidy Naone hold All-American honors from several publications, while Carey Williams was named to the Defensive Dandy Third-Team.
• The Pilots were picked to place third in conference going into preseason, marking the highest ever vote for the program in the Preseason Poll. Troutman was also named to the All-WCC Preseason team. 
• Portland claimed the Rumble in the Rockies tournament title to start the 2017 season and were also named the Champions of the Lobo Classic.
• Senior Hannah Troutman currently leads the WCC in total attacks (883) and attacks per set (12.61). She ranks second in conference in kills per set (4.11), points per set (4.56), and total kills (288). Nationally, the Pilot also sits at ninth in the nation in attacks per set. 
• Sophomore Cali Thompson is first in league in total assists (738) and is second in assists per set (10.54). 
• Sophomore Barker ranks first in conference in service aces (25). 
• As a team Portland continues to lead the WCC in team service aces with 111.