PORTLAND, Ore. - Portland Pilots Volleyball lost to the Pepperdine Waves in four sets (25-23, 17-25, 25-23, 25-17). The Pilots are now 11-8 overall and 4-6 in the WCC.
Kala Chock recorded a team high with 15 kills and Shaylee Stephen had a match high across both teams with 10 total blocks, a new career high for Stephen. She is the first Pilot to have 10 blocks in a match this season.
Game Notes
How it Happened
SET 1 | Chock recorded four of Portland's six kills, Vanessa Haddock with the other two kills. Hoeft had five assists and Chock had one assist with Ava Lilo putting down one service ace. The Pilots had 19 digs with Woodward-Hart recording eight of them. Lilo and Hoeft had three digs each with Jeryn Hildenbrand having two digs. Stephen had four blocks in the first set. Portland caught up to Pepperdine at the end of the set, making it a close game, but Pepperdine took the set 25-23.
SET 2 | Chock and Alana Villela spiked down four kills each and Ellie Diehl Palmer put down three kills. Hoeft had 11 assists while Woodward-Hart had two assists. Hoeft recorded six digs, Chock had four digs and Woodward-Hart had three digs. Stephen had another three blocks and Haddock had two. The Pilots had a six-point run, taking them from a tie score to a six-point lead at 17-11. They finished the second set with a five-point run and won 25-17
SET 3 | Portland had 12 kills with Diehl Palmer putting down five kills, Chock and Haddock with three kills each and Stephen adding one kill. Hoeft recorded 11 assists and Woodward-Hart tallied two service aces. Portland had 17 digs, Chock with five digs and Woodward-Hart with four digs. Hildenbrand and Hoeft recorded three digs each. Stephen tallied three blocks and Diehl Palmer, Chock and Villela each had two blocks. Pepperdine took the set 25-23, another close set.
SET 4 | Chock lead the Pilots with four of Portland's 11 kills. Stephen, Diehl Palmer and Haddock put down two kills each. Hoeft had nine assists with Eason and Chock each recording an assist. Portland had 11 digs; Hoeft, Hildenbrand, Eason, Woodward-Hart and Chock all with two digs. Pepperdine took the set at 25-17 and won the match.
Up Next
The Pilots travel to San Francisco, Calif. for their next match to take on the San Francisco Dons. The match takes place on Thursday, Nov. 5th at 6 p.m. at the Sobrato Center. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.
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