STARKVILLE, Miss. --- The Portland Pilots claimed a thrilling 3-2 win over the Troy Trojans to open play at the Maroon Classic in the Newell-Grissom Building on Friday afternoon. The Pilots played five hard fought sets ending with the overall victory with set scores of 23-25, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23, and 15-8.
The Pilots started the first set of the tournament with a back and forth battle with Troy. Katie Sullivan and Hannah Troutman combined in the first few points of the game with two kills to keep the lead 7-6. Sullivan and Morgan Robinson continued to keep the set close with two kills each to maintain the one point lead 13-12.