Portland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 3-0 to the Morgan Huskies. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-0 back in September.
The match finished with set scores of 25-21, 25-9, 25-12.
Rowyn Kootz paced Portland's offense, picking up seven kills. Kootz got some help from Molly Reilly and her 14 assists. Abby France and Liliana Agoloti kept things locked in from the service line: the pair finished with two aces apiece.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Morgan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kendra Brown, who had six aces and five digs. That's the most aces Brown has posted since back in September. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaliyah Langner, who had nine digs and three aces.
Portland's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Morgan, their win ended a three-match drought at home and bumped them up to 5-7.
Looking ahead, Portland will challenge Valley Regional at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Morgan, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Cromwell on the 3rd.
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