PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Portland Pilots dominated the LMU Lions in a three-set win (25-13, 25-21, 25-22) Thursday at home at Chiles Center. This is the Pilots' first victory against the Lions since 2010. The conference win improved Portland's record to 11-12 overall and 6-6 in WCC play.
Lucia Busso finished with 14 kills on the day to lead the Pilots offense while finishing with a hitting percentage of .500. Defensively, Portland had two players reach double figures in digs as Tinoa Woodward-Hart had 15 and Havannah Hoeft had 11. From the front row, Taina Kaauwai contributed match-high seven blocks.