2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–11 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Batsell
  • Skyler Young
  • Sharon Rissmiller
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 28 3   .903
San Diego 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
BYU 13 5   .722 18 11   .621
Portland 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Pacific 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Pepperdine 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Saint Mary's 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
San Francisco 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
Santa Clara 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
Loyola Marymount 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
2020 WCC tournament winner
As of November 23, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by first year coach Michael Meek. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and are members of the West Coast Conference.

Roster

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2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kate Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Jesuit HS Portland, OR
G 2 Rose Pflug Current redshirt 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Sunset
Pepperdine
Portland, OR
G 3 Josie Matz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Wilson HS Tacoma, WA
F 4 Keeley Frawley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Haileybury College Melbourne, Australia
G 10 Haylee Andrews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Townsville State HS Townsville, Australia
F 12 Alex Fowler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St Margaret Mary's College Townsville, Australia
F 14 Jayce Gorzeman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mayfield HS Las Cruces, NM
G 15 Maddie Muhlheim 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Sunset HS Portland, OR
F 22 Kristina Wooldridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS San Leandro, CA
F 23 Liana Kaitu'u 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So East HS Salt Lake City, UT
G 32 Kelsey Lenzie 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr West Seattle HS Seattle, WA
G 33 Megan Engesser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Colorado Springs Christian HS Colorado Springs, CO
F 35 Shasta Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So San Martin HS Novato, CA
C 44 Lauren Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Cardinal Newman HS Windsor, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2019*
5:00 pm
Lewis & Clark W 92–30 
Chiles Center (150)
Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2019*
10:00 am
at Utah State W 70–64  1–0
Smith Spectrum (2,600)
Logan, UT
Nov 9, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Weber State W 78–59  2–0
Dee Events Center (572)
Ogden, UT
Nov 13, 2019*
11:00 am
Warner Pacific W 78–36  3–0
Chiles Center (744)
Portland, OR
Nov 17, 2019*
1:00 pm
Fresno State W 75–64  4–0
Chiles Center (687)
Portland, OR
Nov 21, 2019*
12:00 pm
at Cal State Northridge L 64–73  4–1
Matadome (1,606)
Northridge, CA
Nov 23, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Air Force W 72–56  5–1
Clune Arena (227)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 29, 2019*
2:00 pm
Abilene Christian L 69–76  5–2
Chiles Center (327)
Portland, OR
Dec 1, 2019*
2:00 pm
Loyola–Chicago L 64–78 OT 5–3
Chiles Center (418)
Portland, OR
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 73–41  6–3
Chiles Center (452)
Portland, OR
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
Portland State L 71–77  6–4
Chiles Center (633)
Portland, OR
Dec 19, 2019*
5:00 pm
Willamette W 82–42  7–4
Chiles Center (354)
Portland, OR
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2019
1:00 pm
at No. 17 Gonzaga L 57–62  7–5
(0–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 2, 2020
6:00 pm
at San Diego L 55–74  7–6
(0–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (179)
San Diego, CA
Jan 4, 2020
1:00 pm, BYU TV
at BYU W 57–48  8–6
(1–2)
Marriott Center (858)
Provo, UT
Jan 9, 2020
1:00 pm
Pacific L 73–77  8–7
(1–3)
Chiles Center (427)
Portland, OR
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
Saint Mary's W 78–65  9–7
(2–3)
Chiles Center (535)
Portland, OR
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm
at San Francisco W 73–66  10–7
(3–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (206)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 80–77  11–7
(4–3)
Leavey Center (334)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm
Loyola Marymount W 74–49  12–7
(5–3)
Chiles Center (428)
Portland, OR
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
Pepperdine W 69–67  13–7
(6–3)
Chiles Center (450)
Portland, OR
Jan 30, 2020
7:00 pm
BYU L 54–66  13–8
(6–4)
Chiles Center (886)
Portland, OR
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
San Diego L 58–62  13–9
(6–5)
Chiles Center (933)
Portland, OR
Feb 6, 2020
6:30 pm
at Saint Mary's W 72–53  14–9
(7–5)
University Credit Union Pavilion (188)
Moraga, CA
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm
at Pacific L 70–77  14–10
(7–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (892)
Stockton, CA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Santa Clara W 80–77  15–10
(8–6)
Chiles Center (586)
Portland, OR
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
San Francisco W 69–49  16–10
(9–6)
Chiles Center (1,772)
Portland, OR
Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 64–62  17–10
(10–6)
Firestone Fieldhouse (227)
Malibu, CA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount W 89–78  18–10
(11–6)
Gersten Pavilion (328)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 11 Gonzaga L 42–56  18–11
(11–7)
Chiles Center (1,709)
Portland, OR
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2020
1:00 pm, RTNW/BYUtv
(4) vs. (5) Pacific
Quarterfinals
W 76–69  19–11
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2020
12:00 pm, RTNW/BYUtv
(4) vs. (1) No. 11 Gonzaga
Semifinals
W 70–69  20–11
Orleans Arena (5,200)
Paradise, NV
Mar 10, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(4) vs. (2) San Diego
Championship Game
W 64–63 OT 21–11
Orleans Arena (1,750)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament

 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "University of Portland - 2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule". Portlandpilots.com.