PORTLAND PILOTS (9-14, 2-10 WCC)
Portland Pilots vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs

Gonzaga Bulldogs
(5-18, 1-11 WCC)
Day: Saturday                  
Date: Nov. 5, 2022
Place: Portland, Ore.            
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Facility: Chiles Center            
Video: WCCSports.com
Stats: portlandpilots.com

POR vs. GON       
Overall Series: 26-52          
Last: POR 3 - @ GON 1 (2022) 

THIS WEEK 
• The Pilots continue WCC play this week at home against the Gonzaga Bulldogs.
• The match will take place in the Chiles Center on Saturday, Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. 

ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Megan Burton enters her third year as the head coach of the Pilots volleyball program, with assistant coaches Dylan Hamilton also returning for the 2022 season. Additionally, the Pilots welcome Kyle Homeyer as a new assistant coach for the 2022 season after serving as a volunteer coach in 2021. 
• The Pilots also bring back six letter winners from the fall 2021 season.
• The program welcomes seven true freshmen to The Bluff this fall in Maui Robins, Elin Larsson, Jordan Bardouche, Marleena Catalan, Lucia Busso, Larkin Chock, and Una Rajkovic.  
• Portland has also added three transfer students to their roster, including setter Talyn Jackson out of Virginia Tech, middle blocker Griselda Memia from American University and outside hitter Lia Hawken from Dayton University.
• Portland will be looking for leadership from returner Jayde Harris, as well as their transfers to create an exciting and dynamic offense this season. Harris led the team with 261 kills in 2021, which earned her all-WCC honors.
• This week, Jayde Harris surpassed her kill total from last season (262) with a new career-high 296.
• The Pilots lost two hard-fought matches against No. 3 San Diego and No. 17 BYU, both lasting three sets. 
• The Pilots fell in two matches against No. 22 Pepperdine (three sets) and Loyola Marymount (five sets). 
• The Pilots played two hard-fought matches against Santa Clara and San Francisco but fell short in both games. 
• Jayde Harris was named WCC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10 for the second time this season for her 25 kills and .352 attack percentage. She is the first Pilot to win two WCC Player of the Week honors in over a decade. 
• The Pilots defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs 3-1, moving their overall record to 9-8 and their conference record to 2-4.
•The Pilots played the LMU Lions, the No. 15 BYU Cougars, and the No. 4 USD Toreros but were defeated in all three matches.
• The Pilots defeated Pacific for the first time since 2019
• The Pilots fell to Saint Mary's in their first conference game of the season after a  hard-fought five-set match against Saint Mary's. 
• Prior to the WCC opener, the Pilots won the Portland North Marriott Invitational. 
• This was the Pilot's second tournament win this season, making it the first time since 2018 that Portland has won more than one tournament in a season.
• Jayde Harris was named tournament MVP of the Portland North Marriott Invitational. Noelani Helm and Grace Zilbert were also named to the all-tournament team. 
• Jayde Harris was an all-tournament selectee for the Oregon State Invitational.
• The Pilots also competed in the Denver Invitational, where they finished with two wins and one loss.
• Prior to that, the Pilots competed in the Sacramento State Invitational, where they ultimately won the tournament overall. This was their first tournament win since 2019, earning three athletes all-tournament honors. 
• This included Noelani Helm (MVP), Maui Robins, and Jayde Harris.  
• The Pilots lead the conference in aces per set (1.80) and team service aces (151).
• Additionally, the Pilots are ranked fourth in team total attacks (2,738).  
• Noelani Helm is also ranked second in the nation and first within the WCC for triple-doubles, sitting at four so far this season.
• Jayde Harris ranks first in the conference for attacks per set (10.29), second in total attacks (823), fifth in points per set (4.13), third in total points (330.5) and fifth in kills per set (3.58). 
• Grace Zilbert is also ranked fifth overall in total digs (270).

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS 
• The Gonzaga Bulldogs currently sit at 5-18 overall and 1-11 in conference play. 
• Earlier in the season, the Bulldogs defeated conference rival No. 22 Pepperdine to earn their first conference win of the season. 
• The Bulldogs are led offensively by Zoe Thiros who has 252 kills so far this season.
• They are led defensively by Alisa Kim who has 278 digs so far this season, as well as Kelsey White who has 71 blocks. 
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