SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Portland Pilots volleyball fell to the Santa Clara Broncos in three sets (16-25, 20-25, 13-25).
Kala Chock lead the Pilots with six kills while Amiyah Eason led Portland with nine digs. Lilian Lansing had a team high of two service aces and Chock, Shaylee Stephen and Josie Portela all tied for a team high in blocks, recording two blocks each.
GAME NOTES
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | Vanessa Haddock recorded two of Portland's five digs with Havannah Hoeft setting up the Pilots with four assists and Hildenbrand with one assist. Chock had three digs and Hildenbrand had two digs, with Lansing recording one service ace. The Broncos had a strong first set, beating the Pilots 25-16.
SET 2 | Chock and Stephen tallied three digs each and Lila Krall had one kill. Hoeft had seven assists, Lansing had one assist and Eason had one assist. Eason and Hildenbrand put down a service ace each with Eason recording five digs. Portela recorded two blocks and Chock and Hoeft each had a block. Portland tallied a six-point run taking them from a nine-point deficit to a three-point deficit. Santa Clara took the set 25-20.
SET 3 | Krall spiked down three kills and Chock had two kills. Hoeft recorded five assists with Lansing putting down a service ace. Lansing and Hildenbrand had four digs each and Eason had three digs. Stephen had two blocks while Krall had one block. Santa Clara took the set at 25-13 to win the match.
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