2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

2019–20 Portland Pilots women's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA Women's Tournament
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	21–11 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach	Michael Meek (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Batsell Skyler Young Sharon Rissmiller
Home arena	Chiles Center

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 May 12, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

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.

Roster

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  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 Michael Meek (Eastern Oregon) Assistant coach(es) Tom Batsell (Pacific) Skyler Young (Western Michigan) Sharon Rissmiller (Portland) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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

• 2019–20 Portland Pilots men's basketball team