PORTLAND, Ore.—Playing the first of three straight exhibition matches against NCAA DI opponents, Concordia fell to the University of Portland 80-36 on Sunday afternoon.

The Cavaliers will continue its exhibition schedule at the University of Washington on Nov. 8 and at the University of Oregon on Nov. 10 before opening its regular season at home against Holy Names (Calif.) on Saturday, Nov. 12. Tip is set for 7 p.m. inside the Cavalier Gymnasium.

With a pair of 3-pointers from seniors Courtney May and Rachel Scarpelli early in the first, the Cavs stayed tight with the Pilots through the opening minutes with the score 9-9 in favor of UP with 14:31 on the clock.

A 21-2 run however would soon put the game out of reach as UP's Natalie Day would go onto score 16 of her game-high 22 points in the first half as the Pilots cruised to a 43-19 lead at the break.

All 14 CU players saw action on the court with May leading the cause with a team-high 11 points and five rebounds. Megan Padilla was next for CU with eight points after finishing 4-of-11 from the field. Along with Day, three other Pilots reached double figures in the scoring column.

The Cavs held the Pilots to 41.4 percent shooting on the day including an even 40 percent in the second half, but were doomed by a 23.5 percent shooting performance. CU was able to generate more trips to the free throw line than their counterparts (19-to-16) but converted just nine of their attempts.