2016–17 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 6–24, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Pacific.

2016–17 Portland Pilots women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2016–17 record	6–24 (4–14 WCC)
Head coach	Cheryl Sorenson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Lowe Brianna Chambers Drew Muscatell
Home arena	Chiles Center

2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga†	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
BYU	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	13		.606
San Francisco	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Loyola Marymount	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Santa Clara	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
San Diego	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Pacific	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Portland	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 WCC Tournament winner As of March 18, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 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) Fr Jesuit HS Portland, OR G 3 Kaylie Van Loo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Glencoe HS Hillsboro, OR G 10 Holly Blades 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Meridian HS College of Southern Idaho Median, ID F 11 Jojuan Carrington 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Dublin HS Diablo Valley College Dublin, CA G 14 Corissa Turley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Redwood HS College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA G 15 Madison Ward 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Mullen HS Golden, CO G 20 Hannah Mattson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr West Valley HS Fairbanks, AK F 23 Julie Spencer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So W.F. West HS Chehalis, WA G 24 Rachelle Owens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Carson HS College of Southern Idaho Carson, CA F 30 Keala Quinlan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Roosevelt HS Papakolea, HI G 32 Darian Slaga 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Boulder Creek HS Prescott Valley, AZ F 33 Ashley Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr West Valley HS Yakima, WA C 35 Sara Zaragoza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Insituto Veritas Madrid, Spain	Head coach Cheryl Sorenson (Washington) Assistant coach(es) Steve Lowe (Central Washington) Brianna Chambers (Cal State Bakersfield) Drew Muscatell (Oregon) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2016* 7:00 PM		Willamette	W 81–49		Chiles Center (204) Portland, OR
11/05/2016* 5:00 PM		Warner Pacific	W 95–58		Chiles Center (254) Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM		at UC Davis	L 52–66	0–1	The Pavilion (597) Davis, CA
11/13/2016* 2:00 PM		at Nevada	L 59–72	0–2	Lawlor Events Center (859) Reno, NV
11/18/2016* 6:00 PM		at No. 24 Oregon State	L 45–62	0–3	Gill Coliseum (3,306) Corvallis, OR
11/22/2016* 8:30 PM		at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	W 66–57	1–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,229) Fairbanks, AR
11/24/2016* 5:30 PM		vs. USC Great Alaska Shootout championship	L 54–67	1–4	Alaska Airlines Center (2,030) Fairbanks, AK
11/27/2016* 2:00 PM		No. 15 Washington	L 53–83	1–5	Chiles Center (537) Portland, OR
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM		Portland State	W 79–68	2–5	Chiles Center (209) Portland, OR
12/03/2016* 1:00 PM		at Weber State	L 37–76	2–6	Dee Events Center (836) Ogden, UT
12/09/2016* 6:00 PM		at Oregon	L 41–81	2–7	Matthew Knight Arena (2,316) Eugene, OR
12/11/2016* 12:00 PM		Montana State	L 66–70	2–8	Chiles Center (318) Portland, OR
12/18/2016* 1:00 PM		at Boise State	L 60–74	2–9	Taco Bell Arena  Boise, ID
WCC regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM		Pacific	L 74–84	2–10 (0–1)	Chiles Center (293) Portland, OR
12/31/2016 1:00 PM		at Pepperdine	W 71–61	3–10 (1–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse (217) Malibu, CA
01/05/2017 7:00 PM		Santa Clara	L 44–56	3–11 (1–2)	Chiles Center (317) Portland, OR
01/07/2017 2:00 PM		at Gonzaga	L 55–67	3–12 (1–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,540) Spokane, WA
01/12/2017 6:30 PM		at Saint Mary's	L 76–92	3–13 (1–4)	McKeon Pavilion (214) Moraga, CA
01/14/2017 2:00 PM		at Loyola Marymount	L 54–69	3–14 (1–5)	Gersten Pavilion (325) Los Angeles, CA
01/19/2017 7:00 PM, CSNNW		San Francisco	L 56–75	3–15 (1–6)	Chiles Center (217) Portland, OR
01/21/2017 2:00 PM		Gonzaga	L 50–85	3–16 (1–7)	Chiles Center (493) Portland, OR
01/26/2017 7:00 PM, CSNNW		Pepperdine	W 75–55	4–16 (2–7)	Chiles Center (213) Portland, OR
01/28/2017 2:00 PM		at San Diego	L 40–57	4–17 (2–8)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (352) San Diego, CA
02/02/2017 7:00 PM		at Santa Clara	L 56–68	4–18 (2–9)	Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2017 2:00 PM		BYU	L 38–77	4–19 (2–10)	Chiles Center (420) Portland, OR
02/09/2017 7:00 PM		Saint Mary's	L 65–75	4–20 (2–11)	Chiles Center (294) Portland, OR
02/11/2017 2:00 PM		Loyola Marymount	W 71–56	5–20 (3–11)	Chiles Center (313) Portland, OR
02/16/2017 7:00 PM		at Pacific	W 78–71 ^OT	6–20 (4–11)	Alex G. Spanos Center (327) Stockton, CA
02/18/2017 2:00 PM		at San Francisco	L 71–83	6–21 (4–12)	War Memorial Gymnasium (175) San Francisco, CA
02/23/2017 6:00 PM, BYUtv		at BYU	L 60–73	6–22 (4–13)	Marriott Center (875) Provo, UT
02/25/2017 2:00 PM		San Diego	L 54–72	6–23 (4–14)	Chiles Center (321) Portland, OR
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017 12:00 PM, BYUtv	(10)	vs. (7) Pacific First Round	L 55–73	6–24	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2016–17 Portland Pilots men's basketball team

References

1. http://www.portlandpilots.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball