2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–13 (10–6 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Batsell
  • Sharon Rissmiller
  • Jerod Gibson
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
Santa Clara 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
Portland † 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467
Pacific 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Saint Mary's 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Loyola Marymount 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
San Diego 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290
Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 5 – 25   .167
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth year coach Michael Meek. They played their home games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–13, 10–6 in WCC play to finish in 3rd place. As the No. 3 seed in the WCC Tournament, they defeated Loyola Marymount in the quarterfinals, Santa Clara in the semifinals and Gonzaga in the championship to win the WCC Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where as the No. 13 seed in the Albany 2 region, they were lost in the first round by Kansas State.

Previous season

The Pilots finished the season at 23–9 overall, 15–3 in WCC play to finish in second place. They defeated Pacific and Gonzaga to win WCC women's tournament. As a result, they received an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a No. 12 seed in the Greenville region 1 where they lost in the first round to Oklahoma.

Offseason

Departures

Portland Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Keeley Frawley 2 F 6'0" Junior Melbourne, Australia Transferred to Santa Clara
Haylee Andrews 10 G 5'9" Senior Townsville, Australia Graduated
Alex Fowler 12 F 6'2" Junior Townsville, Australia Signed to play professionally in Australia with UC Capitals
Chance Bucher 14 G 5'8" Sophomore Half Moon Bay, CA Transferred to Eckerd College
Emily Sewell 21 F 6'3" Sophomore Melbourne, Australia Transferred to California Baptist
MJ Bruno 22 G 6'0" Sophomore Spokane, WA Transferred to Montana
Liana Kaitu'u 23 F 6'0" Redshirt Junior Salt Lake City, UT Transferred to Utah Valley
Kelsey Lenzie 32 G 5'7" Junior Seattle, WA Graduated
Maddi Condron 34 C 6'7" Junior Woodend, Australia Graduated

Incoming

Portland Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Natalie Fraley 10 G 6'0" Sophomore Kelso, WA Utah State
Kennedy Dickie 12 F 6'0" GS Senior Kelowna, BC San Francisco
Anna Eddy 21 G 5'9" Redshirt Junior Portland, OR Seattle Pacific
Kianna Hamilton-Fisher 25 G 6'0" Redshirt Senior Woodland Hills, CA Long Beach State
Piath Gabriel 36 C 6'5" Senior Manchester, NH UMass

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 McKelle Meek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Southridge Beaverton, OR
F 2 Dyani Ananiev 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Wyndham St. Andrews, Australia
G 3 Florence Dallow 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Epsom Girls' Beaverton, OR
G 4 Melika Samia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Mount Maunganui College Napier, New Zealand
G 5 Emme Shearer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Westlake Girls Auckland, New Zealand
G 10 Natalie Fraley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Kelso
Utah State 		Kelso, WA
G 11 Emma Strelein 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Kennedy Baptist Perth, Australia
F 12 Kennedy Dickie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Kelowna Secondary
San Francisco 		Kelowna, BC
F 20 Lainey Spear 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Beaverton Beaverton, OR
G 21 Anna Eddy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr St. Mary's Academy
Seattle Pacific 		Portland, OR
G 22 Rhyan Mogel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Clackamas Happy Valley, OR
G 24 Maisie Burnham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Liberty HS
Eastern Washington 		Spangle, WA
G 25 Kianna Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr El Camino Real Charter
Long Beach State 		Woodland Hills, CA
F 30 Lucy Cochrane 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Jr Catholic Ladies College
Oregon 		Melbourne, Australia
C 36 Piath Gabriel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Sr Bradford Christian Academy
UMass 		Manchester, NH
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Diego State W 83–70  1–0
  17 – Shearer   9 – Cochrane   5 – Meek  Chiles Center (409)
Portland, OR
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ 		Villanova L 42–64  1–1
  11 – Cochrane   8 – Cochrane   3 – Hamilton  Chiles Center (733)
Portland, OR
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 89–61  2–1
  20 – Ananiev   6 – Dickie   6 – Meek  Redhawk Center (342)
Seattle, WA
November 16, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Warner Pacific W 86–49  3–1
  20 – Ananiev   10 – Fraley   4 – Burnham  Chiles Center (877)
Portland, OR
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 66–71  3–2
  20 – Ananiev   10 – Fraley   4 – Burnham  CBU Events Center (231)
Riverside, CA
November 24, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		vs. Northern Arizona
Las Vegas Holiday Classic 		L 65–66  3–3
  21 – Shearer   6 – Cochrane   5 – Meek  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		vs. Rhode Island
Las Vegas Holiday Classic 		L 58–64  3–4
  13 – Burnham   10 – Cochrane   4 – Dickie  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ 		Oregon W 91–60  4–4
  15 – Tied   9 – Tied   7 – Tied  Chiles Center (1,325)
Portland, OR
December 2, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana State W 73–64  5–4
  18 – Ananiev   9 – Cochrane   4 – Meek  Chiles Center (525)
Portland, OR
December 7, 2023*
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 71–76  5–5
  14 – Tied   11 – Cochrane   3 – Tied  William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,182)
Nacogdoches, TX
December 9, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP W 68–63 OT 6–5
  16 – Dickie   9 – Cochrane   5 – Meek  Don Haskins Center (1,221)
El Paso, TX
December 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 9 Stanford L 51–81  6–6
  12 – Shearer   4 – Tied   4 – Hamilton  Maples Pavilion (2,875)
Stanford, CA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Willamette W 83–40  7–6
  16 – Spear   8 – Dallow   5 – Mogel  Chiles Center (425)
Portland, OR
December 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 67–54  8–6
  29 – Dickie   7 – Cochrane   5 – Cochrane  Viking Pavilion (449)
Portland, OR
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ 		No. 18 Gonzaga L 53–74  8–7
(0–1) 		 13 – Burnham   8 – Shearer   2 – Tied  Chiles Center (1,503)
Portland, OR
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Francisco W 67–60  9–7
(1–1) 		 17 – Dickie   13 – Dickie   7 – Meek  War Memorial Gymnasium (232)
San Francisco, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Diego W 65–54  10–7
(2–1) 		 17 – Burnham   8 – Cochrane   6 – Meek  Chiles Center (436)
Portland, OR
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Santa Clara W 73–63  11–7
(3–1) 		 15 – Shearer   6 – Dickie   4 – Tied  Chiles Center (196)
Portland, OR
January 22, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Mary's
Rescheduled from January 18 		L 67–73 OT 11–8
(3–2) 		 17 – Burnham   14 – Burnham   3 – Tied  Chiles Center (244)
Portland, OR
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine W 82–49  12–8
(4–2) 		 18 – Shearer   7 – Cochrane   6 – Dickie  Firestone Fieldhouse (158)
Malibu, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Diego W 64–59  13–8
(5–2) 		 21 – Shearer   7 – Burnham   3 – Hamilton  Jenny Craig Pavilion (388)
San Diego, CA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pacific W 85–72  14–8
(6–2) 		 23 – Shearer   6 – Shearer   6 – Mogel  Chiles Center (372)
Portland, OR
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Mary's W 68–35  15–8
(7–2) 		 15 – Shearer   7 – Tied   4 – Cochrane  University Credit Union Pavilion (361)
Moraga, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., KRCW/ESPN+ 		Loyola Marymount W 58–52  16–8
(8–2) 		 16 – Ananiev   5 – Cochrane   3 – Tied  Chiles Center (477)
Portland, OR
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pepperdine W 78–46  17–8
(9–2) 		 19 – Ananiev   6 – Fraley   4 – Tied  Chiles Center (816)
Portland, OR
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific L 74–80  17–9
(9–3) 		 14 – Meek   7 – Tied   8 – Cochrane  Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara L 58–66  17–10
(9–4) 		 13 – Meek   9 – Burnham   4 – Meek  Leavey Center (594)
Santa Clara, CA
February 24, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Francisco L 47–59  17–11
(9–5) 		 11 – Dickie   7 – Cochrane   4 – Shearer  Chiles Center (833)
Portland, OR
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 16 Gonzaga L 40–90  17–12
(9–6) 		 13 – Shearer   8 – Dickie   2 – Tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount W 75–63  18–12
(10–6) 		 18 – Shearer   7 – Tied   5 – Hamilton  Gersten Pavilion (603)
Los Angeles, CA
WCC tournament
March 9, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (7) Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals 		W 78–51  19–12
  25 – Dickie   7 – Dickie   8 – Cochrane  Orleans Arena (1,387)
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (2) Santa Clara
Semifinals 		W 63–61  20–12
  12 – Burnham   11 – Dickie   5 – Shearer  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(3) vs. (1) No. 14 Gonzaga
Championship 		W 67–66  21–12
  16 – Dickie   7 – Cochrane   6 – Meek  Orleans Arena (2,594)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024*
1:30 p.m., ESPNews 		(13 A2) at (4 A2) No. 15 Kansas State
First round 		L 65–78  21–13
  21 – Burnham   8 – Burnham   5 – Tied  Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

  1. ^ "University of Portland - 2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Portlandpilots.com.