For Immediate Release • FebruaryFebruary 17,17, 20102010 SID Contact: Adam Linnman • Office Phone: (503) 943-7731 • Cell Phone: (503) 860-9494 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2009-10 Schedule/Results Pilots, Dollente Make Final Regular Season Appearance at Home DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Nov. 14 Eastern Washington L, 64-72 Pilots (16-9, 5-5 WCC) vs. Pepperdine (16-8, 7-3 WCC) Nov. 16 Utah State L, 57-63 Thursday • Feb. 18 • 7:00 p.m. • Portland, Ore. (Chiles Center - 4,852) Nov. 20 Air Force W, 73-65 PilotsVideo.com Nov. 22 Sacramento State W, 98-63 Live Video: Nov. 24 Portland State W, 75-71 Live Audio/Stats: PortlandPilots.com Dec. 2 Oregon L, 68-95 Series: PEPP leads 31-18 Dec. 4 Pacifi c W, 80-66 Last Meeting: POR 82, PEPP 76 (ot) - Dec. 6 Boise State W, 76-65 Jan. 23, 2010 (Malibu, Calif.) Dec. 11 Idaho W, 67-56 Dec. 13 Washington State W, 79-53 Pilots (16-9, 5-5 WCC) vs. Loyola Marymount (11-13, 4-6 WCC) Dec. 19 Montana W, 66-58 Saturday • Feb. 20 • 2:00 p.m. • Portland, Ore. (Chiles Center - 4,852) Dec. 21 Montana State W, 78-75 Dec. 29 Utah Valley W, 78-40 Live Video: PilotsVideo.com Dec. 31 BYU L, 57-69 Live Audio/Stats: PortlandPilots.com Jan. 3 Seattle W, 74-69 (ot) Series: POR leads 25-22 Jan. 9 Gonzaga* L, 54-90 Last Meeting: POR 94, LMU 91 - Jan. 14 San Diego* L, 53-59 Jan. 16 Saint Mary’s L, 65-72 Jan. 21, 2010 (Los Angeles, Calif.) Jan. 21 Loyola Marymount* W, 94-91 Jan. 23 Pepperdine* W, 82-76 (ot) • PORTLAND PROBABLE STARTERS • Pos. No. Player PPG RPG APG Jan. 28 San Francisco* W, 53-50 G 10 ReZina TecleMariam (5-8, So., Puyallup, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) 9.4 5.7 3.9 Jan. 30 Santa Clara* W, 73-65 Avg. 13.5 ppg during last 5 games; career highs this season in pts (18), rebs (11) & assts (8) Feb. 6 #24 Gonzaga* L, 58-70 Feb. 11 San Diego* W, 74-68 G 11 Tara Cronin (5-10, Jr., Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) 9.0 4.4 3.1 Feb. 13 Saint Mary’s* L, 64-67 Career-high 9 assists vs PSU; third in WCC in assists-turnover ratio (1.4) Feb. 18 Pepperdine* 7:00 PM G 14 Laiken Dollente (5-8, Sr., Yakima, Wash./Eisenhower HS) 16.4 3.8 4.6 Feb. 20 Loyola Marymount* 2:00 PM Leads country in free throw shooting (.922); No. 3 all-time at UP with 1,776 career pts Feb. 25 San Francisco* 7:00 PM F 42 Alexis Gannis (6-1, So., Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) 9.7 8.1 0.8 blk Feb. 27 Santa Clara* 2:00 PM Leads WCC in off. rebounds (3.0), 3rd overall; 6 double-double’s; 17 boards vs. USF Mar. 5-8 WCC Championships (Las Vegas, Nev.) C 50 Lauren Angel (6-3, Jr., Wollongong, Australia/St. Mary Star of the Sea) 9.8 4.4 1.2 blk *WCC game Career highs this season in points (18), rebounds (11), assists (3), blocks (4) and steals (4) Home games in BOLD All times are Pacifi c and subject to change • PILOTS OFF THE BENCH • 2009-10 UP Results Pos. No. Player PPG RPG APG G/F 3 Natalie Day (6-0, So., Germantown, Md./Howard Univ.) 11.6 4.0 1.1 Overall .......................................... 16-9 G 15 Sarah Griffi n (5-8, Fr., Lake Oswego, Ore./Jesuit HS) 1.5 0.8 0.8 WCC ............................................... 5-5 F 20 Egle Karolyte (6-1, Jr., Klaipeda, Lithuania/Cochise College) 0.5 0.9 0.4 Home .............................................. 8-5 G/F 24 Nakeisha Brown (5-11, So., Houston, Texas/Alief Elsik HS) 2.9 0.8 0.6 Away ............................................... 8-4 F 32 Sarah Kliewer (6-1, Fr., Spokane, Wash./Lewis & Clark HS) 1.7 2.1 0.2 Neutral ............................................ 0-0 F 33 Jessica Clemens (6-0, Jr., Burns, Ore,/Burns HS) 5.4 4.3 1.4 In overtime ...................................... 2-0 Against Ranked Opponents ............ 0-1 PortlandPilots.comPortlandPilots.com • University of Portland Women’s Basketball • Feb. 17, 2010 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • This Week in Pilots Basketball The Portland Pilots (16-9, 5-5 WCC) play their fi nal two home games of the regular season this week as they welcome West Coast Conference foes Pepperdine (16-8, 7-3 WCC) and Loyola Marymount (11-13, 4-6 WCC) to the Chiles Center. The Pilots and Pepperdine Waves are set to tip-off at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday night, while Saturday’s game against the LMU Lions is slated for 2:00 p.m. Saturday will mark the fi nal regular season appearance at the Chiles Center for guard Laiken Dollente, Portland’s lone senior on the roster. Dollente, who will end her career as the record holder in 2009-10 Quick Facts several UP statistical categories, will be honored with a pre-game ceremony. Started Women’s Basketball: ...................... 1977-78 All-Time Overall Record: ...................500-425 (.541) All-Time WCC Record/Years: ....147-171 (.462)/23rd Game Coverage WCC Regular Season Titles: ... 3 (1993, ‘96, ‘97) All women’s basketball home games are video streamed live at www.PilotsVideo.com. A season WCC Tournament Titles: ........................1 (1994) pass is available for $50, while single games are $8. As usual, free audio streams and live stats are NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...........4 (1994-97) available at www.PortlandPilots.com. WNIT Appearances: ..........................2 (1998, 2009) Chiles Center Record/Years: .....215-126 (.630)/26th A Brief Look Back 2009-10 Overall Record: .........................16-9 (.640) The Pilots split their two WCC games in California last week. On Thursday night in San Diego, 2009-10 WCC Record: ..............................5-5 (.500) the Pilots picked up a crucial 74-68 win against the San Diego Toreros at the Jenny Craig Pavilion. 2008-09 Overall Record: .......................17-14 (.548) The Pilots busted open a tie game at the half to take an eight-point lead, before holding on for the win. 2008-09 WCC Record/Place: ..................... 10-4/2nd With the score tied at 56-56 and 5:38 remaining, sophomore ReZina TecleMariam hit a three-pointer, 2008-09 Postseason: ................. WNIT - First Round Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .............................. 7/4 sophomore Natalie Day scored six straight points and sophomore Alexis Gannis converted down Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................... 3/2 low to cap an 11-3 Portland run to give the Pilots their eight-point advantage. Z and senior Laiken Newcomers: ............................................................ 4 Dollente, who hit all ten of her free throws, fi nished with a team-high 17 points each. Day added 12 off Facility: ................................... Chiles Center (4,852) of the bench as fi ve Pilots scored in double fi gures. Head Coach: ......................... Jim Sollars (24th Year) On Saturday, the Pilots came all the way back and then some from a fi rst-half defi cit, before Career Record/Years: ......... 510-438 (.538)/34th Saint Mary’s rallied for a 67-64 win at McKeon Pavilion in Moraga, Calif. It looked bleak early as Career DI Record/Years: .....356-413 (.463)/27th Saint Mary’s built a 30-11 fi rst-half lead. The Pilots fi nally came to life with 6:22 left in the fi rst stanza Record at School/Years: ......333-356 (.483)/24th to embark on a 19-6 half-ending run to pull within 36-30 at the break. The run would continue into WCC Record/Years: ............147-171 (.462)/23rd the second half and would grow to 30-9, allowing UP to claim its fi rst lead at 41-39 with 16:45 left to Assistant Coaches: ................Sean Kelly (11th Year) play. The Pilots would eventually lead by six, but SMC chipped away at the lead and got a go-ahead ................................. Shayla Johnson (2nd Year) bucket from Louella Tomlinson with 1:43 left. Tomlinson added some insurance with a jumper with just ..................................Catherria Turner (1st Year) Athletic Trainer: ................................Amber Eubanks 17 ticks on the game clock. The Pilots had a good-look at a game-tying three-pointer in the closing Strength Coach: ........................................Jay Tieder seconds, but Dollente’s attempt from way downtown was short. Dollente hit fi ve three-pointers and led all scorers with 27 points. General Information Mailing Address: ................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. ............................................Portland, OR 97203 A Brief Look Ahead Athletics Phone: .................................. 503-943-7117 Portland fi nishes the regular season with two WCC games on the road next week. On Thursday, Web site: .............................www.PortlandPilots.com Feb. 25, the Pilots will be in San Francisco, Calif., to face the San Francisco Dons at 7:00 p.m. at War Affi liation: .........................................NCAA Division I Memorial Gym. Then on Saturday, Feb. 27, UP heads to Santa Clara, Calif., for a 2:00 p.m. tilt against Conference: ........................ West Coast Conference the Santa Clara Broncos at the Leavey Center. Founded: .......................................................... 1901 A week later, the Pilots travel to Las Vegas, Nev., for the WCC Tournament, which is set for Enrollment: ...................................................... 3,300 March 5-8 at the Orleans Arena. Nickname: .........................................................Pilots Colors: .................................................Purple, White I Hate Goodbye’s President: ........ Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. Hard to believe, but Saturday will be the fi nal regular season appearance at the Chiles Center Athletics Director: ...............................Larry Williams for senior guard Laiken Dollente, one of the most prolifi c scorers and most accurate shooters in UP Media Information program history. Currently with 1,776 career points, Dollente will most likely fi nish her career as the Assistant SID (WBX Contact): .........