PORTLAND, ORE. --- The Portland Pilots recorded their fifth sweep of the season over the UTEP Miners in their second match of the Nike Invitational, Friday evening in the Chiles Center. The Pilots powered through three sets with scores of 24-22, 25-13, and 25-15.
The Miners (3-8) took an early 4-1 lead before senior Hannah Troutman sparked a run to take back the lead at 5-4. Junior Reghan Pukis then added back-to-back kills to pull away by two, followed by two more kills from freshman Katie Barker, and senior Sarah Savoca to make it 13-8. Several points later, Briana Arellano and Amanda King put together a run to close the point deficit, but Portland (8-3) continued to hold their lead and push towards final points of the set.