Pilots Hit the Road to Face Beavers in Season Finale
 
PORTLAND PILOTS (14-14, 9-8 WCC)
WEEK 14: Oregon State Beavers
 
Oregon State Beavers
(18-9, 12-5 WCC)
Day: Saturday
Date: Nov. 29, 2025
Time: 1 P.M. (PST)
Place: Corvallis, Ore.
Facility: Gill Coliseum
Live Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com

POR vs. OSU
Overall Series: 2-13
Last: L 0-3 (Oct. 30, 2025)


THIS WEEK
• Havannah Hoeft enters the week as the WCC Setter of the Week after powering Portland's 2–0 road trip, posting 40 assists, 2 aces, 8 digs, and 5 kills in the program's first-ever win at Washington State, followed by 34 assists, 2 kills, and a match-high 8 digs in the sweep at Gonzaga. This is the Pilots' fourth weekly award and Hoeft's second for this season.
• Portland wraps up the season on Saturday at Oregon State, taking on the Beavers (18–9, 12–5 WCC) at 1 p.m. in Gill Coliseum in Corvallis, with coverage on ESPN+ and live stats at PortlandPilots.com.

LAST WEEK
• Pilots earned their first-ever win over WSU with a season-high 16 blocks; Maui Robins posted a double-double (12 kills, 11 digs), Elin Larsson added 13 kills, and Havannah Hoeft recorded 40 assists while Bray and Kaauwai each totaled eight blocks.
• Pilots swept the Bulldogs behind 11 kills each from Larsson and Robins, four aces from Robins, and a match-high 34 assists and eight digs from Hoeft as Portland hit .358 to finish the road weekend 2–0.

THIS SEASON
• Portland opened the season undefeated at the Vandal Volleyball Invitational, sweeping CSU Fullerton, Oral Roberts, and Idaho in straight sets. Elin Larsson led the Pilots with match-high kills in every game and was named MVP of the Vandal Volleyball Invitational. She ranks third in the WCC in kills per set and fifth in total kills. Lucia Busso earned a spot on the All-Tournament Team after finishing with 25 kills over three matches, second most on the team.
Setter Havannah Hoeft paced the Pilots with 92 assists across three matches, averaging a league-best 10.22 per set. She also directed Portland's attack to a .309 hitting percentage, the top mark in the WCC. Hoeft surpassed 1,000 career assists in just the third match of her sophomore year.
• Team captain Maui Robins anchored both sides of the court, recording a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs in the win over CSU Fullerton.
• In their home opener at the Portland Invitational, Pilots swepted Eastern Washington in straight sets (25-15, 25-21, 25-23) for their fourth sweep of the season. Elin Larsson led the offense with a match-high 13 kills on a .522 hitting percentage, while Hoeft served a career-high five aces and posted her first double-double of the year with a match-high 32 assists and 10 digs. Woodward-Hart tallied a team-high 14 digs, one of three Pilots in double figures. The Pilots delivered a match-high 12 aces as a team and rallied from down seven points to steal the third set.
• The Pilots capped off the Invitational with a five-set thriller over CSUN (25-18, 22-25, 20-25, 25-20, 20-18), improving to 5-1 on the season. Captain Maui Robins powered the offense with a career-high 23 kills and a match-high 25.5 points, while Busso and Larsson each finished with 14 kills. Hoeft directed the attack with a match-high 40 assists, and Taina Kaauwai added a match-high three aces. Woodward-Hart anchored the back row with a career-high 28 digs as Portland finished with 18 team blocks and 10 total aces.
• Robins was named Portland Invitational Tournament Co-MVP while Hoeft was named to the All-Tournament Team.
• On Sept. 8, Libero Tinoa Woodward-Hart was named West Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Week after leading Portland's back row in all three matches. She posted a match-high 11 digs at Oregon, followed with a team-high 14 digs against Eastern Washington, and capped the week with a career-high 28 digs in the five-set victory over CSUN.
• On Sept. 18 against the Idaho State Bengals, Maui Robins officially eclipsed 1,000 career kills.
• Portland opened West Coast Conference play with a sweep of Pacific (25-20, 25-22, 27-25) on Thursday night at the Chiles Center, improving to 6-6 overall and 1-0 in league play. It marked the Pilots' first win over the Tigers since 2022 and first sweep of the series since 2018. Maui Robins posted her fourth double-double of the season with 10 kills and 11 digs, while Elin Larsson led all players with 14 kills. Tinoa Woodward-Hart collected 16 digs, and setter Havannah Hoeft dished out match-high 19 assists as Portland finished with six service aces in the decisive third set. Jeryn Hildenbrand sealed the match with an ace, her second match-point ace of the year.
• The Pilots followed with a five-set victory over Saint Mary's on Saturday (25-22, 25-14, 22-25, 20-25, 15-10) to move to 7-6 overall and 2-0 in WCC action. The win gave Portland its first 2-0 start in conference play since 1991. Larsson fueled the offense with a season-high 19 kills on .313 hitting, leaving her just five shy of 800 career kills. Robins added 14 kills, Lucia Busso chipped in 12, and both Busso and Taina Kaauwai registered season-high seven blocks. Hoeft tallied her fourth double-double of the season with season-high 45 assists and 11 digs, surpassing 1,300 career assists, while Woodward-Hart added 10 digs. The Pilots never trailed in the second or fifth sets to secure the win.
• On Sept. 29, Hoeft was named West Coast Conference Setter of the Week for her performance, marking Portland's second weekly conference award this season and the second of her career.
• The Portland Pilots cruised to a straight-set victory (25-19, 25-17, 25-17) over Seattle U on Saturday at the Chiles Center. With the win, the Pilots improved to 8-6 overall and opened West Coast Conference play 3-0 for the first time in program history.
• The Pilots secured h a dominant 3-0 sweep over San Francisco, hitting a season-best .411 — their highest attack percentage in a match since 2018. This is the first time the Pilots have posted four wins in six conference games to start WCC play since 2017.
• The Pilots totaled 12 blocks in a 3-0 sweep (25-22, 25-16, 27-25) over Pacific, completing their first-ever season sweep of the Tigers. Maui Robins led the offense with six kills, Havannah Hoeft tallied 21 assists and a match-high three aces, and Tinoa Woodward-Hart anchored the defense with 11 digs.
• The Pilots dominated in straight set sweep over LMU (25-13, 25-21, 25-22) on Thursday at the Chiles Center, marking their first win against the Lions since 2010. The victory lifted Portland to 11-12 overall and 6-6 in WCC play. Lucia Busso powered the offense with 14 kills on a .500 hitting percentage and added two aces, while setter Havannah Hoeft posted her seventh double-double of the season with 31 assists and 11 digs. Libero Tinoa Woodward-Hart anchored the back row with a match-high 15 digs, and middle blocker Taina Kaauwai controlled the net with seven blocks, surpassing 250 career blocks in the process.
• Senior Lucia Busso was named WCC Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 10, earning her first career weekly honor and Portland's third conference award this season. Busso totaled 29 kills and 34 points while hitting .373 across two matches. She has now surpassed 600 career kills and 150 career blocks, marking her best season yet with 238 kills so far.
• Portland opened the week with a 3-0 sweep at Seattle U (25-18, 25-23, 25-17), hitting efficiently behind Maui Robins' 13 kills on .500, two aces, and a match-high 29 assists from Havannah Hoeft. The Pilots controlled the front row with an 11–4 blocking edge, while Jeryn Hildenbrand paced the defense with nine digs.
• The Pilots then pushed undefeated San Diego to five sets on Senior Day before falling 3-2. Elin Larsson (15 kills), Lucia Busso (11 kills), and Taina Kaauwai (10 kills on .500) led a balanced offense, while Maui Robins anchored the back row with 16 digs. Busso and Nevaeh Bray each contributed five blocks, and Havannah Hoeft added 44 assists to guide the attack.

ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Megan Burton enters her sixth season as head coach of the Pilots volleyball program. Dylan Hamilton has been promoted to associate head coach, while assistant coach Kyle Homeyer returns for the 2025 season. The Pilots also welcome Kanza Tanuvasa as an assistant coach.
• The program welcomes back 12 letter winners from the 2024 campaign.
• The Pilots add six true freshmen to the roster this fall — Meki Maile, Jeryn Hildenbrand, Lila Krall, Vanessa Haddock, Callie Pieper, and Georgia Haynes — along with graduate student Jules Tan.
• Portland will look to captain Maui Robins to continue guiding the team to new heights in 2025. Robins was named All-WCC Honorable Mention in 2024 and secured a spot on the 2025 All-WCC Preseason Team. Last season, she led the Pilots in kills (305) and service aces (32), while ranking second in digs (266), third in blocks (56.0), and fourth in assists (34). She also finished ninth in the WCC in total points (369). A highlight of her 2024 campaign came on October 31, when she surpassed 1,000 career points—becoming just the 22nd player in program history to achieve the milestone, and doing so in only three seasons.
• Returning standouts Taina Kaauwai and Havannah Hoeft will continue to play pivotal roles in the Pilots' lineup.
• Middle blocker Taina Kaauwai, named to the 2025 WCC Preseason Team, started all 28 matches last season and made history as the first Pilot to earn AVCA All-Region honors (Northwest Honorable Mention). She led the WCC in hitting percentage (.382), ranked 34th nationally, and totaled 114 blocks. Kaauwai also became the first Pilot since 2017 to earn All-WCC First Team honors and set a new single-match school record with 12 blocks.
• Setter Havannah Hoeft made an outstanding debut in the 2024 season, earning All-WCC Honorable Mention. She tallied a career-high 61 assists on Aug. 30—the most by a Pilot since 2018—and earned Freshman of the Week recognition. Hoeft posted 10 double-doubles and finished with 924 assists, the most by a freshman since 2016, placing her in the program's Top 20 all-time.

ABOUT THE OPPONENT
• The Beavers are led by Rumel Lauren with 374 kills, while Jackie Matias runs the offense with 622 assists. Tia Shum anchors both the service line and back row with a team-high 26 aces and 232 digs, and Alana Marrs leads the front line with 102.0 blocks.

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