MOSCOW, Idaho. -- The Portland Pilots opened season with a straight-sets victory (25-21, 25-19, 25-23) over CSU Fullerton before securing another sweep (25-19, 25-20, 25-14) against Oral Roberts on Friday at Memorial Gym. With the pair of wins, the Pilots started 2-0 on the year.
In the opener against CSU Fullerton, Maui Robins posted a double-double with 10 kills and 10 digs to pace the Pilots. Lucia Busso added 12 kills on the attack, while Jeryn Hildenbrand recorded 12 digs and Nevaeh Bray contributed four blocks.
Against Oral Roberts, Elin Larsson delivered a match-high 11 kills to lead the offense, with Havannah Hoeft handing out 25 assists to guide the Pilots' attack.