No. 4 Santa Clara
(15-14, 5-4 (WCC)
Day: Thursday
Date: Apr. 27, 2023
Time: 9 A.M.
Place: Santa Monica, Calif.

POR vs SCU
Last: POR 1 @ SCU  4 (2022)

TBA
(0-0, 0-0 (WCC)
Day: Friday
Date: Apr. 27, 2023
Time: TBA
Place: Santa Monica, Calif.

POR vs. TBA
Last: POR  @ TBA (2023)

TBA
(0-0, 0-0 (WCC)
Day: Friday
Date: Apr. 27, 2023
Time: TBA
Place: Santa Monica, Calif.

POR vs. TBA
Last: POR  @ TBA (2023)

THIS WEEK
• The Pilots will take on the WCC Beach Volleyball Tournament
• The Pilots are going in ranked fifth, the highest seed the Pilots have ever received in the tournament.
• The Pilots will take on Santa Clara in Match 1 with their next opponent(s) being decided by tournament placings.  

ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Megan Burton steps into her second year as the head coach of the Pilots beach volleyball program, with Dylan Hamilton also returning for the 2023 season.
• The Pilots return seven from last year's roster in Bradley, Helle, Helm, Lee, Mumolo, Stammberger and Zilbert.
• The beach volleyball program welcomes two new freshmen to their roster including
Brodie Baker and Michela Strati.
• Portland added one transfer student to the program, Junior Alina Valenti from West Valley College.
• Jordan Bardouche, Marleena Catalan, Larkin Chock, Elin Larsson and Maui Robins are returning from the Pilot's indoor roster.
• The Pilots return two All-WCC Second Team honorees, Noelani Helm and Grace Zilbert.

LAST SEASON
• Portland finished the year 7-17 in duals competitions during the 2022 season.
• The Pilots defeated Corban, Bushnell, San Francisco and Pacific throughout the season, ending their season with a final win against the Dons at the WCC Championships on April 29th, 2022.
• The Pilots faced Oregon and Washington on multiple occasions, as well as matchups against No. 5 LMU and No. 8 Hawaii.

LOOKING AHEAD
• West Coast Conference play kicks off on Apr. 28-29th in Santa Monica.

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• Santa Clara University is 15-14 this season, and 5-4 in conference play.
• The Broncos are going into the WCC Tournament seeded fourth.
• Most recently, the Broncos competed at the Stanford Tournament where they played Saint Mary's and Stanford University losing 0-5 in both matches.
• Santa Clara advanced to Day 2 of the WCC Tournament last year before being taken out by Pepperdine in three matches.
• The Pilots remaining opponents will be decided by the results of Day 1 of competition.
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