2014-15 SCHEDULE/RESULTS 4 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES Overall: 0-3 • WCC: 0-0 7 TOTAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES • 3 WCC TITLES Home: 0-0 • Away: 0-3 Neutral: 0-0 • Overti me: 0-0 WEEK 3: The Nugget Classic DATE OPPONENT TIME PORTLAND PILOTS (0-3) Nov. 5 Western Oregon (Ex.) W, 70-60 at NEVADA WOLF PACK (1-2) Nov. 11 Concordia (Ex.) W, 83-46 vs. Nov. 14 #21 Oregon State L, 65-87 Date: .......................................Friday POR vs. NEV Nov. 21 Cal State Northridge L, 41-45 ..........................November 28, 2014 Overall Series: ........................... 3-1 Nov. 23 Cal Poly L, 67-76 Tip-off : .............................. 4:00 p.m. Here: .......................................... 2-0 Nov. 28-29 Nevada Tournament (Reno, Nev.) Locati on:..........................Reno, Nev. There: ........................................ 1-1 Nov. 28 Nevada 4:00 PM Arena (Capacity): ............................. Neutral: ..................................... 0-0 Nov. 29 vs. Utah/Ole Miss TBA Dec. 5 Oregon 7:00 PM ..........Lawlor Events Center (11,536) Most Recent: ......@POR 70, NEV 61 Dec. 7 Washington 2:00 PM Video: ...............NevadaWolfPack.TV .................................... Dec. 7, 2012 Dec. 12 Portland State 7:00 PM Stats: .............NevadaWolfPack.com Dec. 14 Montana 2:00 PM Dec. 17 Eastern Washington 6:00 PM PORTLAND PILOTS (0-3) Dec. 21 Boise State 1:00 PM vs. UTAH UTES (1-2)/OLE MISS REBELS (3-1) vs. Dec. 27 San Diego* 5:00 PM Date: ...................................Saturday POR vs. UTAH Dec. 29 Brigham Young* 7:00 PM ..........................November 29, 2014 Overall Series: ........................... 1-1 Jan. 3 Gonzaga* 2:00 PM Jan. 8 Santa Clara* 7:00 PM Tip-off : ..........2:00 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. Here: .......................................... 1-0 Jan. 10 San Francisco* 2:00 PM Locati on:..........................Reno, Nev. There: ........................................ 0-1 Jan. 15 Loyola Marymount* 7:00 PM Arena (Capacity): ............................. Neutral: ..................................... 0-0 Jan. 17 Pepperdine* 2:00 PM ..........Lawlor Events Center (11,536) POR vs. MISS Jan. 22 Pacifi c* 7:00 PM Video: ...............NevadaWolfPack.TV Overall Series: ........... First Meeti ng Jan. 24 Saint Mary’s* 2:00 PM Stats: .............NevadaWolfPack.com Jan. 31 Gonzaga* 2:00 PM Feb. 5 San Francisco* 7:00 PM Feb. 7 Santa Clara* 2:00 PM PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 12 Pepperdine* 7:00 PM G #22 Cassandra Brown F #30 Cassandra Thompson Feb. 14 Loyola Marymount* 2:00 PM ppg: 16.3 rpg: 7.3 apg: 1.3 ppg: 6.0 rpg: 6.0 bpg: 1.0 Feb. 19 Pacifi c* 7:00 PM Notes: 24 pts at Cal Poly ... 2013-14 Notes: Leads the team in rebounds and Feb. 21 Saint Mary’s* 7:00 PM All-WCC Honorable Menti on... 912 career blocks ... led team in FG% (.468) and points ... ranks 6th all-ti me UP in 3-pt % (.367), 8th blocks (39, 1.3 bpg) last season ... 5th all-ti me at UP Feb. 26 Brigham Young* 6:00 PM in 3’s (113) & 10th in FT% (.763). in 3-pt % (.380). Feb. 28 San Diego* 2:00 PM Mar. 5-10 WCC Championships (Las Vegas, Nev.) G #23 Kari Luttinen C #35 Sara Zaragoza *WCC game; Home games in bold; All ti mes Pacifi c ppg: 10.7 rpg: 2.7 apg: 0.3 ppg: 6.7 rpg: 3.7 apg: 0.3 Notes: 2013-14 WCC All-Academic Team Notes: 10 pts in collegiate debut at OSU WOMEN’S HOOPS CONTACT ... 973 career points ... ranks 9th all-ti me ... reached 2 Final Fours of Madrid with at UP with 111 career 3’s ... scored 20+ points 6 her club teams ... has played in the Spanish Youth ADAM LINNMAN ti mes last season, incl. career-high 25 at Boise St. Nati onal Team program since 2011. O: 503-943-7731 C: 503-860-9494 G #32 Jasmine Wooton ppg: 10.7 rpg: 3.7 apg: 2.3 E: [email protected] Notes: 2014-15 Preseason All-WCC ... 2013-14 All-WCC Honorable Menti on ... 831 career points ... 5th all-ti me at UP in FT% (.782) #GoPilots ... career-high 36 points at Pacifi c (12/28/13). PortlandPilots.com @PortlandPilots facebook.com/PortlandPilots PortlandPilots • 2014-15 University of Portland Women’s Basketball • Week 3 Game Notes • Page 2 • PortlandPilots.com • THIS WEEK • The Portland Pilots will spend Thanksgiving weekend in Reno, Nev., for the Nugget Classic, hosted by the University of Nevada Lawlor Events Center • The Pilots will fi rst face the Nevada Wolf Pack on Friday aft ernoon at 4 p.m. • Depending on the outcome against the Wolf Pack, the Pilots will then play either Utah or Ole Miss on Saturday, with ti p-off scheduled for either 2:00 p.m. or 4:30 p.m.; Utah and Ole Miss will square off on Friday night following the Portland-Nevada game. 2014-15 QUICK FACTS LAST WEEK Started Women’s Basketball/NCAA DI: .....1977/1986 • The Pilots travelled to Southern California and suff ered a pair of close losses to the All-Time Overall Record: .....................555-503 (.525) CSUN Matadors and Cal Poly Mustangs. All-Time Overall DI Record:................. 388-434 (.472) • It was a defensive batt le on Friday night against the Matadors, who held on for a 45- Chiles Center Record/Years: ..........253-162 (.610)/30 41 win; the Pilots held CSUN to just 11 percent (3-for-26) shooti ng in the second half, All-Time WCC Record/Years: ..........171-215 (.443)/27 WCC Regular Titles: ....................3 (1995, ‘96, ‘97) but the Matadors made enough free throws down the stretch to seal the win. WCC Tournament Titles: .........................1 (1994) • On Sunday at Cal Poly the Pilots jumped out to a 14-point lead in the fi rst half before NCAA Tournament Appearances (years): .. 4 (1994-97) the Mustangs responded with a lengthy run en route to a 76-67 win; Cassandra Brown WNIT Appearances: .............................2 (1998, 2009) led all scorers with 24 points, while Jasmine Wooton added 19. WBI Appearances: .........................................1 (2010) 2014-15 Overall Record: ............................. 0-3 (.000) ABOUT THE PILOTS 2014-15 WCC Record:................................. 0-0 (.000) • Senior Kari Lutti nen currently has 973 career points and is poised to become the 22nd 2013-14 Overall Record: .........................14-16 (.467) 1,000-point scorer in program history; the guard out of Seatt le is averaging 10.5 points 2013-14 WCC Record:........................ 7-11 (.389)/6th per game for her career. 2013-14 Postseason: .................... WCC Quarterfi nals • Seniors Cassandra Brown (912 points) and Jasmine Wooton (831 points) should also Lett erwinners Returning/Lost: ............................. 8/4 become 1,000-point scorers this season. Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................... 4/1 Newcomers: .............................................................6 • Head coach Cheryl Sorenson is in her fi rst year at the helm of the UP women’s basket- Head Coach: .....................................Cheryl Sorenson ball program; Sorenson spent three years as an assistant coach with the Pilots before ..... (1st year, 4th year overall at UP, Washington ‘03) replacing long-ti me head coach Jim Sollars, who reti red aft er 28 years on The Bluff . Career Record/Years: ..................... 0-3 (.000)/1st • Wooton was named to the All-West Coast Conference Preseason Women’s Basketball Record at School/Years: ............................... Same Team and the Pilots were tabbed to fi nish seventh in the preseason coaches’ poll. WCC Record/Years: .........................0-0 (.000)/1st • Wooton landed All-WCC Honorable Menti on as a junior, averaging 13.1 points and Assistants: .. Steve Lowe (1st year, Cent. Washington ’01) 4.3 assists; last season Wooton exploded for a career-high 36 points during a 73-65 win ......Brianna Chambers (1st year, CSU Bakersfi eld ’02) at Pacifi c on Dec. 28; it’s the most points scored by a Pilot since Martha Sheldon also .............................. Megan Osmer (1st year, Lynn ’06) scored 36 in 1991. Dir. of Ops.: ......Jazmine Foreman (4th year, BYU ‘11) • Brown also earned All-WCC Honorable Menti on last year and is Portland’s top return- Strength Coach: ..Cat Wade (4th year, Oklahoma ‘05) ing scorer (14.1 ppg). Athleti c Trainer: ........Amy Carroll (1st year, WSU ‘06) • Last season’s 72-51 win over No. 24 San Diego on Jan. 8 was Portland’s fi rst win over GENERAL INFO a ranked opponent since Dec. 6, 2003, when the Pilots topped No. 20 Oregon 76-58 at Locati on: ....................................................Portland, Ore. the Chiles Center; UP also defeated Washington for the fi rst ti me ever last winter. Website: .................................. www.PortlandPilots.com Nati onal Affi liati on: ................................ NCAA Division I Conference: ................................................... West Coast A BRAND NEW ERA Founded: ................................................................. 1901 • Cheryl Sorenson, a Portland nati ve who has spent the past three years on The Bluff Enrollment: ............................................................. 4,164 as an assistant coach, was named head coach of the University of Portland women’s Nickname: .............................................................. Pilots basketball program in April. Colors: .................................................... Purple & White • Sorenson replaced long-ti me head coach Jim Sollars, who reti red aft er 28 years at the Home Court (Capacity): ..................Chiles Center (4,852) helm of the Pilots. President: .......................... Rev. Mark L. Poorman, C.S.C. • Sorenson is the fi ft h head coach in the program’s 37-year history; she att ended Athleti cs Director: .......................................Scott Leykam Clackamas