PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland State Vikings topped the Portland Pilots 3-0 on Wednesday night in the Chiles Center to win the opening match of the Nike Invitational. The Vikings claimed three sets with scores of 25-20, 25-23, and 25-16.
After the Vikings jumped ahead to a 4-1 lead in the first set, the Pilots stormed back to level the score. From there the teams exchanged points until PSU (7-3) pushed ahead three of the Pilots. Senior Hannah Troutman disrupted Portland State's momentum with a kill just before junior Reghan Pukis hammered another two kills down PSU's line to even the score again.