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SAN JOSE, Calif. – Portland Pilots Volleyball\u00a0fell to the San Jose Spartans in five sets,\u00a0their first loss of the season\u00a0(25-11,\u00a023-25,\u00a025-19,\u00a019-25,\u00a09-15). Havannah Hoeft set a new career high\u00a0of 15 digs in one match.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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SET 1\u00a0|\u00a0The Pilots started the\u00a0first\u00a0set off strong and\u00a0led with an\u00a011-5 gap by the first timeout.\u00a0Portland had\u00a014 kills and\u00a0five service aces\u00a0with\u00a0Lillian Lansing\u00a0putting\u00a0down two aces in a row.\u00a0Portland\u00a0laid out a hitting percentage of\u00a0.650\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Pilots won the set 25-11\u00a0<\/p>\n
SET 2 |\u00a0Chock and Lansing both had five kills\u00a0in this\u00a0set\u00a0and the Pilots had another\u00a0team set-high of\u00a014\u00a0kills.\u00a0Portland made for a close\u00a0game toward the end of the set, but the Spartans managed to pull forward and take the set 25-23\u00a0<\/p>\n
SET 3 |\u00a0Portland had three blocks and\u00a010 kills\u00a0in the set, with\u00a0Chock’s\u00a0five\u00a0kills leading the way.\u00a0Hoeft recorded four of her\u00a015\u00a0digs\u00a0and\u00a0Portland\u00a0won the third set\u00a0at\u00a025-19.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SET 4 |\u00a0Portland had two aces\u00a0and 12 kills.\u00a0Chock\u00a0knocked back\u00a0five kills for a third time in one\u00a0set\u00a0and Diehl-Palmer had four kills. San Jose\u00a0won the set at 25-19, and\u00a0sent the match into a fifth set.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SET 5 |\u00a0Portland\u00a0put down five kills and two blocks in the last set. The Pilots\u00a0managed to keep within two points of the Spartans until\u00a0the Spartans\u00a0took\u00a0a lead of 12-9. The Spartans were able to take the\u00a0set\u00a0at 15-9.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The Pilots have their\u00a0next match\u00a0in the San Jose Invite\u00a0against the UC Riverside Highlanders. The\u00a0match takes place on Saturday, Sep. 5 at 3 p.m. at the Spartan Gym in San\u00a0Jose, Calif.\u00a0Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
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