2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball team


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

2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record21–11 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach
  • Michael Meek (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Batsell
  • Skyler Young
  • Sharon Rissmiller
Home arenaChiles Center
Seasons
2020–21 →
2019–20 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga171 .944283 .903
San Diego135 .7222011 .645
BYU135 .7221811 .621
Portland117 .6112111 .656
Pacific99 .5001714 .548
Pepperdine810 .4441615 .516
Saint Mary's612 .3331219 .387
San Francisco513 .2781219 .387
Santa Clara513 .2781219 .387
Loyola Marymount315 .167725 .219
2020 WCC tournament winner
As of July 3, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Kate Anderson5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SrJesuit HSPortland, OR
G2Rose Pflug  5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrSunset
Pepperdine
Portland, OR
G3Josie Matz5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrWilson HSTacoma, WA
F4Keeley Frawley6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrHaileybury CollegeMelbourne, Australia
G10Haylee Andrews5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoTownsville State HSTownsville, Australia
F12Alex Fowler6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrSt Margaret Mary's CollegeTownsville, Australia
F14Jayce Gorzeman6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrMayfield HSLas Cruces, NM
G15Maddie Muhlheim5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrSunset HSPortland, OR
F22Kristina Wooldridge6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrBishop O'Dowd HSSan Leandro, CA
F23Liana Kaitu'u6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoEast HSSalt Lake City, UT
G32Kelsey Lenzie5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrWest Seattle HSSeattle, WA
G33Megan Engesser5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrColorado Springs Christian HSColorado Springs, CO
F35Shasta Parker6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoSan Martin HSNovato, CA
C44Lauren Walker6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)JrCardinal Newman HSWindsor, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2019*
5:00 pm
Lewis & ClarkW 92–30 
Chiles Center (150)
Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2019*
10:00 am
at Utah StateW 70–64 1–0
Smith Spectrum (2,600)
Logan, UT
Nov 9, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Weber StateW 78–59 2–0
Dee Events Center (572)
Ogden, UT
Nov 13, 2019*
11:00 am
Warner PacificW 78–36 3–0
Chiles Center (744)
Portland, OR
Nov 17, 2019*
1:00 pm
Fresno StateW 75–64 4–0
Chiles Center (687)
Portland, OR
Nov 21, 2019*
12:00 pm
at Cal State NorthridgeL 64–73 4–1
Matadome (1,606)
Northridge, CA
Nov 23, 2019*
1:00 pm
at Air ForceW 72–56 5–1
Clune Arena (227)
Colorado Springs, CO
Nov 29, 2019*
2:00 pm
Abilene ChristianL 69–76 5–2
Chiles Center (327)
Portland, OR
Dec 1, 2019*
2:00 pm
Loyola–ChicagoL 64–78 OT5–3
Chiles Center (418)
Portland, OR
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
Grand CanyonW 73–41 6–3
Chiles Center (452)
Portland, OR
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
Portland StateL 71–77 6–4
Chiles Center (633)
Portland, OR
Dec 19, 2019*
5:00 pm
WillametteW 82–42 7–4
Chiles Center (354)
Portland, OR
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2019
1:00 pm
at No. 17 GonzagaL 57–62 7–5
(0–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 2, 2020
6:00 pm
at San DiegoL 55–74 7–6
(0–2)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (179)
San Diego, CA
Jan 4, 2020
1:00 pm, BYU TV
at BYUW 57–48 8–6
(1–2)
Marriott Center (858)
Provo, UT
Jan 9, 2020
1:00 pm
PacificL 73–77 8–7
(1–3)
Chiles Center (427)
Portland, OR
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
Saint Mary'sW 78–65 9–7
(2–3)
Chiles Center (535)
Portland, OR
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm
at San FranciscoW 73–66 10–7
(3–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (206)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 18, 2020
2:00 pm
at Santa ClaraW 80–77 11–7
(4–3)
Leavey Center (334)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm
Loyola MarymountW 74–49 12–7
(5–3)
Chiles Center (428)
Portland, OR
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
PepperdineW 69–67 13–7
(6–3)
Chiles Center (450)
Portland, OR
Jan 30, 2020
7:00 pm
BYUL 54–66 13–8
(6–4)
Chiles Center (886)
Portland, OR
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
San DiegoL 58–62 13–9
(6–5)
Chiles Center (933)
Portland, OR
Feb 6, 2020
6:30 pm
at Saint Mary'sW 72–53 14–9
(7–5)
University Credit Union Pavilion (188)
Moraga, CA
Feb 8, 2020
3:00 pm
at PacificL 70–77 14–10
(7–6)
Alex G. Spanos Center (892)
Stockton, CA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Santa ClaraW 80–77 15–10
(8–6)
Chiles Center (586)
Portland, OR
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, NBCSNW
San FranciscoW 69–49 16–10
(9–6)
Chiles Center (1,772)
Portland, OR
Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm
at PepperdineW 64–62 17–10
(10–6)
Firestone Fieldhouse (227)
Malibu, CA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm
at Loyola MarymountW 89–78 18–10
(11–6)
Gersten Pavilion (328)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 11 GonzagaL 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 OT21–11
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.

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