PORTLAND – University of Portland took a decisive matchup of No. 3 pairs in a tiebreaker set to get back at Southern Oregon with a 3-2 victory on Saturday at the Names Family Foundation Courts in beach volleyball action.

The No. 8-ranked Raiders (2-4) – who defeated the Pilots 3-2 on Friday – tied the dual at 2-2 when its No. 5 pair, Andressa Ribeiro Soares and Natalie Perez, triumphed for the second day in a row.

The final outcome came down to a third set between UP's Elizabeth Ortiz and Taylor Helle and SOU's Lucretia Benolken and Kira Sandoval, and the Pilots' No. 3 pair rolled 15-8.

Linda Conceicao and Grace Gulbrandsen, a No. 2 pair, accounted for SOU's other match win in straight sets.

The Raiders enter the Cascade Conference portion of their schedule next weekend in Salem against Bushnell and Corban.

PORTLAND 3, SOUTHERN OREGON 2
1. Emily Wood/Annika Stammberger (UP) def. Madi Gray/Tessa Zimmermann (SOU) 30-28, 21-18
2. Linda Conceicao/Grace Gulbrandsen (SOU) def. Leonie Freytag/Elin Larsson (UP) 21-19, 21-18
3. Elizabeth Ortiz/Taylor Helle (UP) def. Lucretia Benolken/Kira Sandoval (SOU) 21-13, 22-24, 15-8
4. Valerie Bruk/Elena Bullemer (UP) def. Kendal Hadwick/Skyy Nihipali-Botelho (SOU) 21-11, 21-14
5. Andressa Ribeiro Soares/Natalie Perez (SOU) def. Michela Strati/Melissa Cormack (UP) 21-15, 21-12
Order of finish: 4-2-1-5-3