2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record10–7 (2–1 WCC)
Head coach
  • Michael Meek (5th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Batsell
  • Sharon Rissmiller
  • Jerod Gibson
Home arenaChiles Center
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Gonzaga20 1.000152  .882
Pacific21 .667106  .625
Portland21 .667107  .588
San Francisco21 .667610  .375
Santa Clara11 .500134  .765
Saint Mary's11 .50088  .500
Loyola Marymount12 .33369  .400
Pepperdine12 .333511  .313
San Diego03 .000412  .250
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
As of January 12, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots are led by fifth year coach Michael Meek. They play their homes games at Chiles Center and are members of the West Coast Conference.

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 Frawley2F6'0"JuniorMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to Santa Clara
Haylee Andrews10G5'9"SeniorTownsville, AustraliaGraduated
Alex Fowler12F6'2"JuniorTownsville, AustraliaSigned to play professionally in Australia with UC Capitals
Chance Bucher14G5'8"SophomoreHalf Moon Bay, CATransferred to Eckerd College
Emily Sewell21F6'3"SophomoreMelbourne, AustraliaTransferred to California Baptist
MJ Bruno22G6'0"SophomoreSpokane, WATransferred to Montana
Liana Kaitu'u23F6'0"Redshirt JuniorSalt Lake City, UTTransferred to Utah Valley
Kelsey Lenzie32G5'7"JuniorSeattle, WAGraduated
Maddi Condron34C6'7"JuniorWoodend, AustraliaGraduated

Incoming

Portland Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Natalie Fraley10G6'0"SophomoreKelso, WAUtah State
Kennedy Dickie12F6'0"GS SeniorKelowna, BCSan Francisco
Anna Eddy21G5'9"Redshirt JuniorPortland, ORSeattle Pacific
Kianna Hamilton-Fisher25G6'0"Redshirt SeniorWoodland Hills, CALong Beach State
Piath Gabriel36C6'5"SeniorManchester, NHUMass

Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 McKelle Meek 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrSouthridge HS Beaverton, OR
F 2 Dyani Ananiev 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWyndham St. Andrews, Australia
G 3 Florence Dallow 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrEpsom Girls' Beaverton, OR
G 4 Melika Samia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoMount Maunganui College Napier, New Zealand
G 5 Emme Shearer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWestlake Girls Auckland, New Zealand
G 10 Natalie Fraley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoKelso
Utah State
Kelso, WA
G 11 Emma Strelein 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoKennedy Baptist Perth, Australia
F 12 Kennedy Dickie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSKelowna Secondary
San Francisco
Kelowna, BC
F 20 Lainey Spear 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBeaverton Beaverton, OR
G 21 Anna Eddy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS JrSt. Mary's Academy
Seattle Pacific
Portland, OR
G 22 Rhyan Mogel 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrClackamas Happy Valley, OR
G 24 Maisie Burnham 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrLiberty HS
Eastern Washington
Spangle, WA
G 25 Kianna Hamilton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrEl Camino Real Charter
Long Beach State
Woodland Hills, CA
F 30 Lucy Cochrane 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) JrCatholic Ladies College
Oregon
Melbourne, Australia
C 36 Piath Gabriel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SrBradford 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     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 18, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Mary's     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine     Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego     Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 3, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's     University Credit Union Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific     Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara     Leavey Center 
Santa Clara, CA
February 24, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco     Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
February 28, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Gonzaga     McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount     Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
March 7–12, 2024
TBA
vs. TBA     Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

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