PORTLAND PILOTS (6-10, 1-3 WCC)
Portland Pilots vs. RV Pepperdine Waves

Pepperdine Waves (RV)
(9-6, 5-0 WCC)
Day: Saturday                 
Date: Oct. 7, 2023
Place: Portland, Ore.
Time: 1:00 P.M.
Facility: Chiles Center            
Video: ESPN+
Stats: portlandpilots.com

THIS WEEK
• The Pilots will be on the road this weekend to face off against the Pepperdine Waves in the Chiles Center in Portland, Ore.
• The match will begin at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7.
• Live results and video will be posted to PortlandPilots.com.

ABOUT THE PILOTS
•Freshman Maddie Corpe finished the weekend off with a total of 37 assists against two of the WCC's highest ranked teams.
•Freshman Taina Kaauwai earned a total of seven blocks on the weekend against LMU and USD.
•The Pilots faced off against LMU and San Diego, falling 0-3 in both matches.
•Portland fell to the San Francisco Dons 1-3.  
•Portland defeated the Santa Clara Broncos for the first time since 2020.
•The Pilots defeated the Santa Clara Broncos in five sets 3-2.
•Portland began their WCC season against the Santa Clara Broncos and the San Francisco Dons.
•The Pilots competed in the UNLV Invitational, taking on Lamar University, UNLV and Coppin State.
•The Pilots defeated Lamar University 3-0 on the first night of the tournament.
•The Pilots fell to both UNLV and Coppin State on the second and third nights of the tournament, respectively.
•Both Kili Robins and Maui Robins were named to the UNLV Invitational All-Tournament team.
• Maui Robins has been named to the all-tournament teams for the Bearkat Invitational, the University of Portland Invitational and the UNLV Invitational for the 2023 season.
• The Pilots hosted the University of Portland Invitational where they played University of Wyoming, CSUN and Eastern Washington University.
• Portland defeated CSUN in five sets.
•The Pilots fell to the Cowboys and the Eagles 2-3.
•Maui Robins was named a member of the University of Portland Invitational All-Tournament team.
• The Pilots competed in the Hornet VB Invitational in Sacramento, Calif.
• The Pilots were defeated 1-3 by both Sacramento State and San Jose State.
• Portland defeated CSU Fullerton in a comeback victory 3-2.
• The Pilots were defeated by San Jose State 1-3 in their first match of the tournament.
• Freshman Taina Kaauwai was named to the All-Tournament roster, the Pilots' second year in a row having a freshman receive all-tournament honors, with Maui Robins receiving the honors in 2022.  
• Pilots Volleyball  opened their season at the Bearkat Invitational in Huntsville, Texas.
• The Pilots won their first game of the season against TAMU--CC 3-1 and their third game against Sam Houston State 3-2.
• Maui Robins and Lia Hawken were named to the All-Tournament team.
•The Pilots currently rank No. 1 in the WCC and No. 15 in the nation for team total service aces (123).
•Portland also ranks seconds in aces per set (1.84), fourth in team total attacks (2,136) and fifth in team kills (740).
• Kili Robins ranks ninth in the WCC in digs (149) in her first season in two years.
• Una Rajkovic is ranked first in the WCC in service aces (31) and services aces per set (.48).
•Maui Robins currently leads the WCC in total attacks with 555. She also ranks second in both kills and points with 219 and 254.5, respectively.
• Freshman Taina Kaauwai also ranks seventh in the conference in total blocks, totaling 58.
• Megan Burton enters her fourth year as the head coach of the Pilots volleyball program, with assistant coaches Dylan Hamilton and Kyle Homeyer also returning for the 2023 season.
• The Pilots also bring back nine letter winners from the fall 2022 season.
• The program welcomes four true freshmen to The Bluff this fall in Havannah Hoeft, Tatum Isa, Maddie Corpe, and Taina Kaauwai
 • Portland has also added four transfer students to their roster, including Middle Blocker Valerie Bruk out of College of San Mateo, Outside Hitter Leonie Freytag from Temple University, Setter Elena Bullemer from Hillsboro Community College and Middle Blocker Nevaeh Bray from Jackson State.
• Outside Hitter Kili Robins joins the Pilots after completing a year as the team's graduate assistant in 2022.
• Portland will be looking for leadership from returners Lia Hawken and Maui Robins, as well as their transfers to lead the team to new heights for the 2023 season. Robins earned a spot on the WCC All-Freshman team during the 2022 season, spearheaded by her offensive prowess, including 241 kills and 2.21 kills per set.
• The Pilots won both the Sacramento State Invitational and the Portland North Marriott Invitational, marking the first time the Pilots have won two tournaments in a single season since 2018.
• Jayde Harris and Noelani Helm were both voted All-WCC
• Jayde Harris became the first Pilot to be voted WCC Offensive Player of the Week twice in a single season.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• The (RV) Pepperdine Waves are currently 9-6 (5-0 WCC) for the 2023 season.
•The Waves are currently tied for the top position in the WCC with San Diego.
• During the season, Pepperdine defeated notable teams such as Notre Dame, San Diego State, Washington and Cal Poly.
• The Waves are undefeated in WCC competition with only Loyola Marymount scoring a set on them in a 3-1 score.
•The Waves finished fourth overall in the WCC for the 2022 season, finishing with a record of 10-8.
•The Waves advanced to the NCAA Tournament before falling to Stanford in the first round.