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Pilots Host San Diego and Washington State for Final Home Matches

PORTLAND PILOTS (12-11, 5-8 WCC) 
WEEK 12: San Diego Toreros and Washington State Cougars
 
San Diego Toreros
(14-8, 9-3 WCC) 
Day: Thursday
Date: Nov. 14, 2024  
Place: Portland, Ore.
Time: 6 P.M. (PST) 
Facility: Chiles Center
Video: PortlandPilots.com
Stats: PortlandPilots.com 

POR vs. USD
Overall Series: 2-40
Last: L 1-3 (2024) 
 
Washington State Cougars
(14-8, 9-4 WCC) 
Day: Saturday
Date: Nov. 16, 2024  
Place: Portland, Ore.
Time: 1 P.M. (PST) 
Facility: Chiles Center
Video: PortlandPilots.com
Stats: PortlandPilots.com 

POR vs. WSU
Overall Series: 1-7
Last: L 2-3 (2024) 
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots will host their final home matches against San Diego and Washington State. They face the Toreros on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6 p.m., followed by a Senior Day celebration after the match against the Cougars on Saturday, Nov. 16, at 1 p.m.
• Join us in celebrating four seniors: Lia Hawken, Leonie Freytag, Valerie Bruk and Elena Bullemer.
• Live stats, live video and tickets for each match can be found at PortlandPilots.com.
 
LAST WEEK
• Portland continued conference play with a 5-8 record.
• The Pilots fell to the San Francisco in a 0-3 loss but bounced back with 3-1 win over the Santa Clara Broncos.
• Taina Kaauwai powered Portland's offense, posting 23 kills over the weekend while accumulating a .510 hitting percentage.
• Havannah Hoeft recorded a season-high 46 assists in a four-set match against Santa Clara.
 
THIS SEASON
• Taina Kaauwai is currently ranked 26th in hitting percentage nationally.
• Nationally, Havannah Hoeft sits at 94th in total assists and assists per set.
• Maui Robins reached the milestone of 1,000 career points.
•  Several Pilots players are ranked across multiple categories on the WCC Overall Statistics Leaderboard: Taina Kaauwai ranks first in hitting percentage (.396) and forth in total blocks (99.0); Havannah Hoeft is second in assists per set (9.24); Maui Robins is ninth in total points (317.5); Tinoa Woodward-Hart ranks seventh in total digs (297) and Nevaeh Bray ranks eighth in total blocks (81.0).
• Portland completed a season sweep of Santa Clara, winning 3-0 at home and 3-1 on the road. In game one, the Pilots tallied 14 blocks in their first sweep of the Broncos since 2018 and achieved their first season with four or more sweeps since 2019. Taina Kaauwai led both matches, setting a career-high with 12 blocks in game one—the WCC's highest single-game block total this season. Kaauwai reached her career-high 16 kills with a .565 hitting percentage in game two.
• The Pilots swept Gonzaga this season with back-to-back 3-0 wins. In game one, they dominated with 50 kills, led by Maui Robins' double-double of 17 kills and 14 digs. Defensively, Tinoa Woodward-Hart led both matches with 14 digs each.
• Portland opened conference play with a dominant 3-0 sweep against the Saint Mary's Gaels at the Chiles Center. This marks the Pilots' first conference sweep since 2021 and their first victory over the Gaels since 2017.
• The Pilots opened conference play in third place standing with a 7-3 record.
• Through the first eight matches, the Pilots had a 7-1 record, marking their best start since 2018 and their second best start ever in program history.
• Robins has registered six double-doubles while Hoeft has recorded eight double-doubles so far this season.
• Hoeft was named the Credit Union One WCC Freshman of the Week for Week 2 of the 2024 season.
• The Portland Pilots had a strong showing at the UCI/adidas Invitational, finishing with a 2-1 record. Lucia Busso and Woodward-Hart were named to the 2024 UCI/adidas Invitational All-Tournament Team.
• Hoeft recorded a match-high 61 assists on Friday, Aug. 30 against Bethune-Cookman, the most in a single match since 2018. She currently leads the WCC for most assists (61) recorded in a single game this season.
• Robins won the first Credit Union One WCC Offensive Player of the Week to kick off the 2024 season.
• The Pilots went undefeated (3-0) at The Bethune-Cookman Bash at The Beach. Robins and Kaauwai were named to the 2024 Bash at The Beach All-Tournament Team, with Robins earning MVP honors.
• Robins was selected to the 2024 All-WCC Preseason Team.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Megan Burton enters her fifth year as the head coach of the Pilots volleyball program, with assistant coaches Dylan Hamilton, Kyle Homeyer and Remi Pourrat also returning for the 2024 season.
• The Pilots also bring back 12 letter winners from the fall 2023 season.
• The program welcomes five true freshmen to The Bluff this fall in Sydney Cazimero, Amiyah Eason, Maelle Corbach, Tinoa Woodward-Hart and Alana Villela.
• Portland will be looking to captains Maui Robins and Lia Hawken to lead the team to new heights in the 2024 season.
• Robins was named to 2023 All-WCC Second Team and earned a spot on the 2024 All-WCC Preseason team, spearheaded by her outstanding performances last year. Robins led the conference in services aces (39) and second in kills (363) and points (422.5).
• Hawken plays a crucial front-line role, ranking among the top for the Pilots in kills, points and blocks.
• Returning players Taina Kaauwai and Elin Larsson will remain key contributors to the Pilots' lineup. Both earned 2023 All-WCC honors, with Kaauwai securing a spot on the Freshman Team and Larsson receiving honorable mention.
• The Pilots led the WCC in the 2023 season in service aces (197).

ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• The San Diego Toreros entered Week 12 of the 2024 season with a 14-8 record. Freshman outside hitter Isabel Clark was a standout player for the Toreros last week, claiming two WCC Player of the Week honors after delivering a career-high 24 kills and a .418 hitting percentage.
• The Washington State Cougars entered Week 12 of the 2024 season with a 14-8 record. Freshman middle blocker Lucie Blazkova, a key player for the team, earned her second WCC Player of the Week honor for last week's performance. Blazkova averaged 1.57 blocks, 1.00 digs and 2.86 kills per set, totaling 30.5 points on a .459 hitting percentage.
 

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