2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They play their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to San Francisco.

2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2018–19 record13–17 (5–13 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Lowe
  • Tiffany Gibson
  • Skyler Young
Home arenaChiles Center
2018–19 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga16–2 .889  29–5  .853
BYU †15–3 .833  26–7  .788
Pepperdine12–6 .667  22–12  .647
Saint Mary's12–6 .667  21–12  .636
Pacific10–8 .556  19–13  .594
Loyola Marymount10–8 .556  18–15  .545
Santa Clara6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Portland5–13 .278  13–17  .433
San Diego2–16 .111  9–21  .300
San Francisco2–16 .111  7–24  .226
† 2019 WCC Tournament winner
As of March 23, 2019; Rankings from AP Poll

On March 12, Cheryl Sorensen has agreed to parted ways. She finished at Portland with a 5 year record of 33–117.[1] On March 27, former George Fox head coach Michael Meek as the new coach.[2]

Roster
2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kate Anderson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrJesuit HS Portland, OR
F 2 Liana Kaitu'u 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEast HS Salt Lake City, UT
G 3 Josie Matz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWilson HS Tacoma, WA
G 10 Haylee Andrews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrTownsville State HS Townsville, Australia
F 11 Lisa-Marie Kaempf 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrFriedrich-Dessauer-Gymnasium
Midland College		 Aschaffenburg, Germany
F 14 Jayce Gorzeman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoMayfield HS Las Cruces, NM
G 15 Maddie Muhlheim 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoSunset HS Portland, OR
F 20 Erika Kankfelt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrMakelanrinne Sports Espoo, Finland
F 22 Kristina Wooldridge 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBishop O'Dowd HS San Leandro, CA
F 23 Julie Spencer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrW.F. West HS Chehalis, WA
F 24 Elena Alaxi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrColegio San Agustín Madrid, Spain
F 30 Keala Quinlan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrRoosevelt HS Papakolea, HI
G 32 Darian Slaga 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBoulder Creek HS Prescott Valley, AZ
F 35 Shasta Parker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrSan Martin HS Novato, CA
C 44 Lauren Walker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoCardinal Newman HS Windsor, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2018*
4:30 pm		 Puget Sound W 88–45 
Chiles Center (260)
Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 8, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Utah Valley W 65–60  1–0
 Lockhart Arena (247)
Orem, UT
Nov 12, 2018*
4:00 pm		 at Weber State W 89–73  2–0
 Dee Events Center (569)
Ogden, UT
Nov 16, 2018*
4:30 pm		 at Hawaii
Bank of Hawaii Classic		 W 72–65  3–0
 Stan Sheriff Center (1,236)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 18, 2018*
2:00 pm		 vs. Arizona
Bank of Hawaii Classic		 L 70–92  3–1
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
Nov 24, 2018*
12:00 pm		 Cal State Fullerton W 83–74  4–1
 Chiles Center (513)
Portland, OR
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Utah State W 61–54  5–1
 Chiles Center (359)
Portland, OR
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm		 at Portland State L 79–92  5–2
 Viking Pavilion (425)
Portland, OR
Dec 7, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Warner Pacific W 98–63  6–2
 Chiles Center (471)
Portland, OR
Dec 9, 2018*
2:00 pm		 Willamette W 82–27  7–2
 Chiles Center (269)
Portland, OR
Dec 16, 2018*
2:00 pm		 UC Irvine L 69–84  7–3
 Chiles Center (217)
Portland, OR
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm		 Air Force W 79–60  8–3
 Chiles Center (286)
Portland, OR
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:00 pm		 at Pepperdine L 68–82  8–4
(0–1)		 Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
Dec 31, 2018
2:00 pm		 at Loyola Marymount L 58–76  8–5
(0–2)		 Gersten Pavilion (236)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm		 Pacific L 66–76  8–6
(0–3)		 Chiles Center (274)
Portland, OR
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm		 Saint Mary's L 81–89  8–7
(0–4)		 Chiles Center (304)
Portland, OR
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm		 at No. 14 Gonzaga L 71–97  8–8
(0–5)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,697)
Spokane, WA
Jan 17, 2019
12:00 pm		 at San Diego W 69–60  9–8
(1–5)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (521)
San Diego, CA
Jan 19, 2019
1:00 pm, BYUtv		 at BYU L 71–79  9–9
(1–6)		 Marriott Center (1,177)
Provo, UT
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm		 Santa Clara L 66–72  9–10
(1–7)		 Chiles Center (369)
Portland, OR
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm		 San Francisco W 78–73  10–10
(2–7)		 Chiles Center (512)
Portland, OR
Jan 31, 2019
6:00 pm		 at Saint Mary's L 85–113  10–11
(2–8)		 McKeon Pavilion (232)
Moraga, CA
Feb 2, 2019
4:00 pm		 at Pacific L 67–77  10–12
(2–9)		 Alex G. Spanos Center (2,731)
Stockton, CA
Feb 9, 2019
4:30 pm		 No. 13 Gonzaga L 62–93  10–13
(2–10)		 Chiles Center (543)
Portland, OR
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm		 BYU L 69–70  10–14
(2–11)		 Chiles Center (506)
Portland, OR
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm		 San Diego W 96–74  11–14
(3–11)		 Chiles Center (323)
Portland, OR
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm		 at San Francisco W 69–66  12–14
(4–11)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (381)
San Francisco, CA
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm		 at Santa Clara L 68–106  12–15
(4–12)		 Leavey Center (404)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 28, 2018
7:00 pm		 Loyola Marymount L 54–70  12–16
(4–13)		 Chiles Center (288)
Portland, OR
Mar 2, 2018
4:30 pm		 Pepperdine W 85–63  13–16
(5–13)		 Chiles Center (431)
Portland, OR
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 7, 2019
12:00 pm, BYUtv		 (8) vs. (9) San Francisco
First Round		 L 69–76  13–17
 Orleans Arena (5,234)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References
  1. Odom, Joel (March 12, 2019). "Portland Pilots part ways with women's basketball coach". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
  2. Garcia, Kyle (March 27, 2019). "George Fox's Michael Meek hired as UP's next women's basketball coach". The Beacon. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  3. "University of Portland - 2018–19 Women's Basketball Schedule". Portlandpilots.com.
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