Portland Pilots (5-18, 2-12 WCC)
at Gonzaga
 
Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-19, 4-12 WCC)
Day: Saturday
Date: Nov. 20, 2021
Place: Spokane, Wash.
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Facility: Charlotte Y. Martin Centre
Stats: portlandpilots.com
Video: portlandpilots.com
 
POR vs. GU
Overall Series: 26-51
H: 14-23 •  A: 8-26  •  N: 1-2
Last: GU 0, @POR 3 (9.25.21)
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots are away in Spokane for a conference contest against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
• The two teams will face off at Charlotte Y. Martin Centre on Saturday, November 20 at 12 p.m.
• Live stats and live video for the match will be provided at PortlandPilots.com.
 
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots' two scheduled matches against San Francisco and Santa Clara were cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Megan Burton enters her second year as the head coach of the Pilots volleyball program, with assistant coaches Aven Lee and Dylan Hamilton also returning for the 2021 season.
• The Pilots also bring back seven letter winners from the spring 2021 West Coast Conference season.
• The program welcomes four true freshmen to The Bluff this fall in Alyssa Muraoka, Gabby Quach, Emma Swett, and Keilani Mumolo.
• Portland has also added graduate transfer Charity Bradley out of Washington State to their roster ahead of fall competition.
• The Pilots saw three significant contributors graduate at the end of last year in setter Kellie Hughes, All-WCC outside hitter Liz Reich, and second-place all-time career digs leader Carey Williams.
• Junior Jayde Harris has been the team's most productive scorer this season, leading the Pilots with 246 total kills--a new single season record for the outside hitter--while averaging 3.04 per set. The Murrieta native also leads Portland in service aces with 29.
• Through 23 matches the team has produced averages of 9.94 kills per set, 9.12 assists per set, and 11.64 digs per set.
• Noelani Helm leads the Pilots in assists with 392, a new single-season record, and is third on the team in kills (102), digs (132), and total blocks (26).
• Junior Grace Zibert is Portland's team leader in digs, collecting 216 this fall.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• Gonzaga enters the match just one spot ahead of the Pilots in West Coast Conference standings.
• The Bulldogs split two matches on the road last week, beating San Francisco 3-1 on Saturday after getting swept by Santa Clara on Thursday.
• As a team this fall, GU has generated averages of 10.73 kills per set, 9.96 assists per set, and 11.86 digs per set.
• Kennedy Croft leads the Bulldogs in both kills (240) and service aces (32) this season. The outside hitter claimed a match-high 18 kills in the team's most recent match against the Dons.
• Freshman setter Keau Kamake'eaina is Gonzaga's team leader in assists with 548.
• Viktoriya Ivanova has collected a team-high 240 digs on the year.