SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Portland Pilots Volleyball lost to the San Francisco Dons in four sets (25-21, 17-25, 17-25, 15-25). The Pilots are now 11-9 overall and 4-7 in the WCC.
Kala Chock had 14 kills, a match high across both teams. She is the first Pilot to surpass 250 season kills this season. Amiyah Eason tallied a match high across both teams with her 12 digs and Alana Villela recorded a new career high with five blocks.
Game Notes
How it Happened
SET 1 | Chock lead Portland with six kills and a .667 hitting percentage and Havannah Hoeft recorded six assists and four digs. Jeryn Hildenbrand and Ava Lilo had one service ace each with Villela and Ellie Diehl Palmer tallying one block each. The Pilots took an immediate lead over the Dons, keeping it through the first set and taking it 25-21.
SET 2 | Chock had three kills and Diehl Palmer put down two kills with three assists from Hoeft. Hoeft and Eason tallied four digs each while Diehl Palmer and Shaylee Stephen both recorded a block. Portland had a four-point run to tie the set at 12-12, but the Dons pulled forward to win the second set 25-17.
SET 3 | The Pilots spiked down six kills and Hoeft had five assists. Eason had five digs, a set high for the third stanza, while Chock, Villela and Vanessa Haddock all had two digs each. Villela had three blocks, two of which were block solos, and Hoeft recorded one block. Lillian Lansing had one service ace. Portland started out strong, taking a lead over San Francisco early on, but the Dons overtook the Pilots to win the set 25-17.
SET 4 | Chock spiked down three kills and Villela had two kills. Hoeft had seven assists with Eason recording one assist and both players tallied one dig. Chock had a service ace and Hoeft, Villela and Callie Pieper all had one block each. San Francisco took the set at 25-15 to win the match.
Up Next
Next up, the Pilots continue on the road, playing the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. at Leavey Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.
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