Box Score

LMU (CA) LMU 5-16,3-9 WCC

Portland UP 11-12,6-6 WCC

LMU (CA) LMU

5-16,3-9 WCC

Final

Nov. 06, 2025

Portland UP

11-12,6-6 WCC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
LMU (CA) LMU	13	21	22	(0)
Portland UP	25	25	25	(3)

Game Recap: Volleyball | 11/6/2025 6:32:00 PM

Pilots Tame Lions at Home

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11/8/2025 | 1:00 PM

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PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Pilots dominated the LMU Lions in a three-set win (25-13, 25-21, 25-22) Thursday at home at Chiles Center. This is the Pilots' first victory against the Lions since 2010. The conference win improved Portland's record to 11-12 overall and 6-6 in WCC play.

Lucia Busso finished with 14 kills on the day to lead the Pilots offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .500. Defensively, Portland had two players reach double figures in digs as Tinoa Woodward-Hart had 15 and Havannah Hoeft had 11. From the front row, Taina Kaauwai contributed match-high seven blocks.

Game Notes
» Lucia Busso had a match-high 14 kills and team-high two aces in the win.
» Taina Kaauwai had a match-high seven blocks. Kaauwai has now recorded over 250 career blocks.
» Portland never trailed on the way to winning the first set 25-13.
» Portland got a match-high 15 digs from Tinoa Woodward-Hart.
» Portland attackers were helped by a match-high 31 assists from Havannah Hoeft. Hoeft recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 31 assists and 11 digs.

How It Happened

SET 1 | The Pilots took control on the first point and never trailed to win the first set 25-13. Portland led by 13 points at 22-9 before finishing off the set, totaling 15 kills.

SET 2 | Portland took set two 25-21 to quickly grab a 2-0 lead. The Pilots grabbed the set with the help of a strong performance on the attacking side. Portland registered a .407 attack percentage with 14 kills in the set win. The Pilots took their first and last lead of the match at 12-11 and rode it to victory. Portland's front row had a solid defensive performance, blocking four Loyola Marymount attacks in the set.

SET 3 | Portland closed the match in a 3-0 sweep after taking set three. The Pilots took set three 25-22. Portland trailed by as many as six points, but took the lead for good at 21-20 in a set that had just one lead change before the Pilots took control in the second half.

Up Next
The Pilots close out the weekend this Saturday, Nov. 8, facing Gonzaga at 1 p.m. (PST). The match will be streamed live on ESPN+, with live stats available at PortlandPilots.com.

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