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2012-13 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 4 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Overall: 5-12 • WCC: 0-4 7 TOTAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES • 3 WCC TITLES Home: 3-5 • Away: 2-6 Neutral: 0-1 • Overti me: 0-0 WEEK 11 GAME NOTES DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 9 Cal State Northridge L, 51-70 PORTLAND PILOTS (5-12, 0-4 WCC) Nov. 11 #9 Louisville L, 48-95 at LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS (7-10, 1-3 WCC) Nov. 16 Idaho W, 62-56 Date: .............................Saturday POR vs. LMU Nov. 18 Eastern Washington L, 50-68 ........................ January 19, 2013 Overall Series: ...................27-25 Nov. 23-24 Seatt le U Tournament (Seatt le, WA) Tip-off : ........................ 2:00 p.m. Here: ....................................16-9 Nov. 23 Seatt le L, 61-63 Locati on:........ Los Angeles, Calif. There: ................................11-14 Nov. 24 vs. Boston College L, 40-68 Arena (Capacity): ....................... Neutral: .................................0-2 Nov. 29 Washington L, 44-64 Dec. 2 Portland State L, 49-64 ............. Gersten Pavilion (4,156) Last 5/10: .......................2-3/4-6 Dec. 7 Nevada W, 70-61 Live Video (free)/Stats: .............. Last 1: ........... POR 80, @LMU 63 Dec. 14 Fresno State W, 76-69 ............................LMULions.com .......................February 11, 2012 Dec. 16 Boise State W, 73-49 Dec. 21 Oregon W, 68-49 PROBABLE STARTERS Dec. 29 Portland State L, 61-64 G #3 Ellen Nurmi F #30 Cassandra Thompson Jan. 3 Santa Clara* L, 58-59 ppg: 7.9 rpg: 2.4 apg: 2.2 ppg: 8.9 rpg: 7.1 apg: 0.9 Jan. 5 San Diego* L, 63-69 Notes: Scored a career-high 19 points vs. Notes: Career-high 18 points vs. Nevada Jan. 12 San Francisco* L, 81-88 San Diego ... has scored in double fi gures ... career-high 14 rebs at Idaho ... 5th in 5 ti mes ... team-high 25 3-pointers ... teammate of WCC in FG% (.508) ... Named to Washington Dental Jan. 14 Gonzaga* L, 51-82 Annika Holopainen’s on Finland’s Nati onal Teams. Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team. Jan. 19 Loyola Marymount* 2:00 PM G #23 Kari Luttinen F #33 Amy Pupa Jan. 24 San Diego* 7:00 PM ppg: 13.0 rpg: 4.6 apg: 1.4 ppg: 5.2 rpg: 7.5 apg: 2.9 Jan. 26 Santa Clara* 2:00 PM Notes: 2-ti me WCC Player of the Week... Notes: Career-high 17 pts vs Santa Clara Jan. 31 Pepperdine* 7:00 PM 6th in WCC in scoring ... career-high 23 ... 5th in WCC in rebounds ... 12 points points vs. Nevada ... 18 pts & career-high 10 rebs at and 14 rebounds at Idaho for fi rst career double- Feb. 2 Loyola Marymount* 2:00 PM Idaho for fi rst career double-double. double ... 10+ rebs 4 ti mes this season. Feb. 7 Saint Mary’s* 6:00 PM Feb. 9 Pepperdine* 2:00 PM G #32 Jasmine Wooton Feb. 14 San Francisco* 7:00 PM ppg: 8.3 rpg: 4.2 apg: 3.6 Feb. 16 Saint Mary’s* 7:00 PM Notes: Avg 12.0 ppg in WCC games ... career-high 17 points twice this season... Feb. 21 Brigham Young* 6:00 PM career-high 8 rebounds vs. Washington ... career- Feb. 28 Gonzaga* 6:00 PM high 6 assists against Oregon ... 5th in WCC in assists. Mar. 2 Brigham Young* 2:00 PM Mar. 6-11 WCC Championships (Las Vegas, Nev.) *WCC game; All Times Pacifi c; Home games in bold WOMEN’S HOOPS CONTACT ADAM LINNMAN O: 503-943-7731 C: 503-860-9494 E: [email protected] Web: PortlandPilots.com Twitt er: @PortlandPilots facebook.com/PortlandPilots youtube.com/UPPurplePride • University of Portland Women’s Basketball • Week 11 Game Notes • Page 2 • www.PortlandPilots.com • THIS WEEK • The Portland Pilots head to Los Angeles, Calif., this weekend for a West Coast Confer- ence game against the Loyola Marymount Lions on Saturday at Gersten Pavilion. • Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. LAST WEEK • The Pilots dropped a pair of WCC games last week, coming up short at San Francisco last Saturday before succumbing to Gonzaga at the Chiles Center on Monday. 2012-13 QUICK FACTS Started Women’s Basketball: ..............................1977-78 • On Saturday, the Dons used a sizeable advantage in made free throws (30-11) to de- All-Time Overall Record: ...........................535-476 (.529) feat the Pilots 88-81 at War Memorial Gym; Portland nearly came all the way back from Chiles Center Record/Years: ............242-153 (.612)/29th a 23-point second-half defi cit. All-Time WCC Record/Years: ............159-197 (.447)/26th • Freshman Annika Holopainen shot a remarkable 13 of 17 from the fi eld against USF WCC Regular Titles: ........................ 3 (1995, ‘96, ‘97) en route to a career-high 29 points; sophomore Kari Lutti nen added 20 points and WCC Tournament Titles: ..............................1 (1994) sophomore Jasmine Wooton matched a career-high with 17. NCAA Tournament Appearances/Last: ..........4 (1994-97) • On Monday, the Zags led by 14 at the half before cruising to the win; Lutti nen led WNIT Appearances: ..................................2 (1998, 2009) WBI Appearances: ..............................................1 (2010) Portland with 15 points, while junior Amy Pupa snagged 11 boards. 2012-13 Overall Record: .................................5-12 (.294) 2012-13 WCC Record:.......................................0-4 (.000) ABOUT THE PILOTS 2011-12 Overall Record: ...............................12-20 (.375) • Sophomore guard Kari Lutti nen nabbed two straight WCC Player of the Week awards 2011-12 WCC Record/Finish: ...................4-12 (.250)/7th in December; Lutti nen is Portland’s leading scorer (13.0 ppg), she ranks sixth in the WCC 2011-12 Postseason: ............................. WCC 2nd Round in scoring and she’s scored at least 20 points three ti mes this season. Lett erwinners Returning/Lost: ...................................8/3 Starters Returning/Lost: .............................................3/2 • Portland’s game against Boston College on Nov. 24 marked the 1,000th game in the Newcomers (includes redshirt): .................................... 6 history of the women’s basketball program, which dates back to 1977; the Pilots, who Head Coach: ... Jim Sollars (27th year, Seatt le Pacifi c ‘66) jumped from NAIA to NCAA DI in 1986, have an all-ti me record of 535-476 (.529). Career Record/Years: ................ 545-489 (.527)/37th • Portland does not have one senior on its roster. DI Record/Years: ........................391-464 (.457)/30th • Three of Portland’s fi ve freshmen originally hail from overseas, with Ellen Nurmi and Record at School/Years: .............368-407 (.475)/27th Annika Holopainen both coming to The Bluff from Finland; Sara Ines Hernandez is from WCC Record/Years: ....................159-197 (.447)/26th Assistants: ....Sean Kelly (14th year, Pacifi c Lutheran ‘95) Italy. ...................Cheryl Sorenson (2nd year, Washington ‘03) • Portland has been to the post-season twice during the past four years, going to the ..............................Jazmine Foreman (2nd year, BYU ‘11) WNIT in 2009 and the inaugural WBI in 2010. Strength Coach: ...... Cat Wade (2nd year, Oklahoma ‘05) • Head coach Jim Sollars has more WCC wins (159) than any other coach in the 24-year Athleti c Trainer: ......Alex Parlan (2nd year, Wash. St. ‘09) history of the league, has compiled 368 career wins at UP and has been named league GENERAL INFO coach of the year an unprecedented fi ve ti mes. Mailing Address: ......................5000 N. Willamett e Blvd. • Sollars, who was the head coach at Portland State before coming to The Bluff , is nine .................................................Portland, OR 97203-5798 Website: .................................. www.PortlandPilots.com wins away from historic win No. 400 at the NCAA Division I level. Nati onal Affi liati on: ................................ NCAA Division I Conference: ................................................... West Coast SOPHOMORE SURGE Founded: ................................................................. 1901 • Kari Lutti nen is following her stellar freshman season by leading the team in scoring as Enrollment: ............................................................. 3,810 a sophomore. Nickname: .............................................................. Pilots • Lutti nen, a nati ve of Seatt le, Wash., is putti ng up 13.0 points per game and she aver- Colors: ................................................. Purple and White aged 20.0 points per contest during UP’s four-game winning streak in December. Home Court (Capacity): ..................Chiles Center (4,852) President: ...........Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C., J.D. • She was also named the WCC’s Player of the Week twice in December and she ranks Athleti cs Director: .......................................Scott Leykam sixth in the league in scoring. Athleti c Department Phone: .....................503-943-7117 • Lutti nen, who was named to the WCC’s All-Freshman Team last year, poured in a MEDIA INFO career-best 23 points during a win over Nevada on Dec. 14. Women’s Basketball SID: .........................Adam Linnman • During a win at Idaho on Nov. 16, Lutti nen recorded her fi rst career double-double E-mail:.................................................. [email protected] with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Offi ce Phone: .............................................503-943-7731 Cell Phone: ................................................503-860-9494 SID Fax: ......................................................503-943-8082 OWNING THE PAINT Chiles Center Press Row Phone: ................503-943-7527 • Forward Cassandra Thompson is also enjoying her sophomore campaign by averaging 9.7 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. PilotsVideo • The nati ve of Athol, Idaho, is fi ft h in the WCC in fi eld goal percentage (.508) and she .com landed on the Washington Dental Thanksgiving All-Tournament Team earlier this sea- Don’t miss one second of the acti on!! Every home game this season will be streamed free and live at PilotsVideo.com. You can also access each broadcast from your smartphone! 2012-13 PORTLAND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL • University of Portland Women’s Basketball • Week 11 Game Notes • Page 3 • www.PortlandPilots.com • son. 2012-13 WCC Standings • Thompson has registered career highs in both points (18 vs. Nevada) and rebounds Team WCC Pct. Overall Pct. (14 at Idaho) this winter, and on Dec. 29 she tallied her fi rst career double-double with BYU 3-0 1.000 12-4 .750 14 points and 12 boards against Portland State.