2010-11 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • JANUARY 5, 2011 Overall: 9-6 • WCC: 0-0 GAMEDAY INFO.... Home: 3-3 • Away: 6-2 PORTLAND PILOTS (9-6) vs. BRIEFLY... Portland opened the season Neutral: 0-1 • vs. Ranked: 0-0 GONZAGA BULLDOGS (12-4) at 4-0 for just the third time in program history... UP also opened 6-0 on the road DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Date:................ Saturday, Jan. 8, 2010 for the fi rst time ever... Natalie Day and Nov. 1 Concordia (Exhib.) W, 103-55 Location: ......................Portland, Ore. Tip: ....................................... 2:00 p.m. Nakeisha Brown scored 25 and 22 points, Nov. 4 Seattle Pacifi c (Exhib.) W, 67-61 Arena: ...............Chiles Center (4,852) respectively, against WSU on Nov. 18 to Nov. 12 Boise State W, 83-76 Live Video/Audio/Stats: .................... become the fi rst Pilot teammates to score Nov. 14 Eastern Washington W, 77-58 ............................... PortlandPilots.com 20 in the same game since 2005... The Nov. 18 Washington State W, 91-80 Series: .......................GU leads 33-27 game against Oregon on Nov. 22 was Jim Nov. 20 Air Force W, 62-51 Last Meeting: .................Feb. 6, 2010 Sollars’ 700th game as UP’s head coach; Nov. 22 Oregon L, 79-83 ................................ GU 70, @POR 58 he’s 344-366 (.485) in 24-plus years Nov. 26-27 Husky Classic (Houston, Texas) PROBABLE STARTERS... Nov. 26 vs. Lamar L, 66-76 Nov. 27 Houston Baptist W, 80-59 REZINA TECLEMARIAM NOTES: First career double-double with 16 pts and Dec. 1 Seattle L, 58-61 Jr. • G • 5-8 career-high 10 assts against WSU (11/18) ... career- Dec. 4 Hawaii W, 66-61 10 Puyallup, Wash. • Bellarmine Prep high 7 steals against AF (11/20) ... career-high 20 Dec. 10 Montana State W, 82-61 PPG: 11.2 • RPG: 4.3 • APG: 5.6 pts at Pacifi c (12/19) ... 22nd nationally in APG Dec. 12 Montana W, 62-55 TARA CRONIN NOTES: Scored season-high 19 points during Dec. 19 Pacifi c W, 86-73 Sr. • G • 5-10 season-opening win at Boise State (11/12) ... Dec. 21 UC Irvine L, 56-73 11 Spokane, Wash. • Gonzaga Prep currently 4th all-time at UP in career free throw Dec. 28 Portland State L, 62-64 PPG: 8.2 • RPG: 3.9 • APG: 2.6 percentage (.790) Dec. 30 Idaho L, 66-71 Jan. 8 Gonzaga* 2:00 PM NAKEISHA BROWN NOTES: Notched a career-high 22 points Jan. 13 Loyola Marymount* 7:00 PM Jr. • G • 5-11 during home win over WSU (11/18) ... tied for Houston, Texas • Alief Elsik HS Jan. 15 Pepperdine* 2:00 PM 24 team high with 23 three-pointers ... battled leg injuries most of the past 2 seasons Jan. 20 San Francisco* 7:00 PM PPG: 9.2 • RPG: 2.9 • APG: 0.6 Jan. 22 Santa Clara* 2:00 PM JESSICA CLEMENS NOTES: Scored a season-high 13 points dur- Jan. 27 San Diego* 7:00 PM Sr. • F • 6-0 ing win at Montana State (12/10), all in the fi rst Jan. 29 Saint Mary’s* 2:00 PM 33 Burns, Ore. • Burns HS half ... team high of .485 fi eld goal percentage Feb. 4 Gonzaga* 6:00 PM PPG: 5.1 • RPG: 3.8 • APG: 0.6 ... led team in rebounds 4 times Feb. 10 Pepperdine* 7:00 PM Feb. 12 Loyola Marymount* 1:00 PM LAUREN ANGEL NOTES: First career double-double with Sr. • C • 6-3 career-high 22 pts and 10 rebs at Eastern Feb. 17 San Francisco* 7:00 PM Wollongong, Australia • St. Mary Star of the Sea Washington (11/14) ... 15 pts, 7 rebs vs Lamar Feb. 19 Santa Clara* 2:00 PM 50 PPG: 6.5 • RPG: 4.7 • APG: 1.3 (11/26) Feb. 24 San Diego* 7:00 PM Feb. 26 Saint Mary’s* 2:00 PM RESERVES... Mar. 4-7 WCC Championships (Las Vegas, Nev.) No. Pos. Name (Hgt., Yr., Hometown/Previous School) PPG RPG APG *WCC game; Home games in bold 3 G/F Natalie Day (6-0, Jr., Germantown, Md./Howard Univ.) 14.5 5.3 0.9 All times are Pacifi c and subject to change 14 F Egle Karolyte (6-1, Sr., Klaipeda, Lithuania/Cochise College) 2.3 0.3 0.0 15 G Sarah Griffi n (5-8, RS-Fr., Lake Oswego, Ore./Jesuit HS) - - - WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT 22 G Cassandra Brown (6-2, Fr., Vernon, B.C./Clarence Fulton) 4.9 2.5 1.0 ADAM LINNMAN 23 G Alexis Byrd (5-10, Fr., Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS) 3.1 1.4 1.4 Offi ce: 503-943-7731 30 F Amy Pupa (6-1, Fr., Ventura, Calif./Ventura HS) 2.4 2.2 0.7 Cell: 503-860-9494 32 F Sarah Kliewer (6-1, So., Spokane, Wash./Lewis & Clark HS) 2.0 1.7 0.4 E-Mail: [email protected] 42 F Alexis Gannis (6-1, Jr., Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) 6.4 5.4 0.7 PortlandPilots.com • University of Portland Women’s Basketball • Jan. 5, 2011 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • This Week in Pilots Basketball The Portland Pilots (9-6, 0-0 WCC) will look to snap a three-game losing skid this week- end as they open play in the West Coast Conference against the Gonzaga Bulldogs (12-4, 0-0 WCC) at the Chiles Center. Tip-off between these two Pacifi c Northwest rivals is set for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Welcome to GameCentral... Did We Mention that it’s FREE? QUICK FACTS... New for 2010-11 is UP’s GameCentral, a free internet portal that combines free video, Started Women’s Basketball: ...................... 1977-78 audio and livestats in one location, making following the Pilots easier and more accessible All-Time Overall Record: ...................511-435 (.540) All-Time WCC Record/Years: .......149-173 (.463)/23 than ever before. All home, non-televised men’s and women’s soccer games, volleyball WCC Regular Season Titles: ... 3 (1993, ‘96, ‘97) matches and men’s and women’s basketball games will be available through the free service, WCC Tournament Titles: ........................1 (1994) which is also available on your iPhone, iPad, or iTouch. To access GameCentral, simply visit NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...........4 (1994-97) PortlandPilots.com. WNIT Appearances: ..........................2 (1998, 2009) Chiles Center Record/Years: .....230-136 (.628)/27th A Brief Look Back 2010-11 Overall Record: ............................9-6 (.600) The Pilots dropped two close games last week, losing 64-62 at Portland State on Dec. 2010-11 WCC Record: ........................................ 0-0 2009-10 Overall Record: .......................18-13 (.581) 28 and 71-66 at home to Idaho on the 30th. The Pilots had the fi nal possession against 2009-10 WCC Record/Place: ........................ 7-7/4th the Vikings, but the potential game-tying shot was blocked as the clock expired. Senior 2009-10 Postseason: ....................WBI - First Round Tara Cronin scored a team-high 14 points, while senior Jessica Clemens and junior ReZina Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .............................. 9/1 TecleMariam each had a team-best seven rebounds. TecleMariam added 11 points, while Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................... 4/1 senior Lauren Angel reached double fi gures with 10. Newcomers: ............................................................ 5 UP trailed the Vandals most of the game before pulling within one during the fi nal min- Facility: ................................... Chiles Center (4,852) utes. But Idaho made enough free throws down the stretch to preserve the win. TecleMariam Head Coach: ......................... Jim Sollars (25th Year) Career Record/Years: ......... 521-448 (.538)/35th had 13 points and fi ve assists, while freshman Cassandra Brown registered a career high Career DI Record/Years: .....367-422 (.465)/28th with 12 points. Brown also had a career-high fi ve steals, while matching a career best six Record at School/Years: ......344-366 (.485)/25th rebounds. Freshman point guard Alexis Byrd also matched a career high in scoring with nine WCC Record/Years: ...............149-173 (.463)/23 points, while also swiping a career best fi ve steals. Assistant Coaches: ................Sean Kelly (12th Year) ..................................Shayla Johnson (3rd Year) A Brief Look Ahead .................................Catherria Turner (2nd Year) The Pilots face their fi rst WCC road trip next week as they travel to Los Angeles, Calif., Athletic Trainer: ................................Amber Eubanks Strength Coaches: ....................................Jay Tieder for a pair of games. On Thursday, Jan. 13, Portland will face the Loyola Marymount Lions at 7:00 p.m. at Gersten Pavilion. Then on Saturday, the Pilots will make the short trek to Malibu GENERAL INFO... for a 2:00 p.m. game against the Pepperdine Waves at Firestone Fieldhouse. UP returns Mailing Address: ................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. home the following week to host San Francisco (Jan. 20) and Santa Clara (Jan. 22) at the ............................................Portland, OR 97203 Athletics Phone: .................................. 503-943-7117 Chiles Center. Athletics Website: ...............www.PortlandPilots.com University Website: ............................... www.UP.edu For Openers Affi liation: .........................................NCAA Division I The Pilots opened the season at 4-0 for just the third time in program history and for the Conference: ........................ West Coast Conference fi rst time since 2001-02. UP also won its fi rst six games on the road to open with a 6-0 record Founded: .......................................................... 1901 away from the Chiles Center for the fi rst time in program history. Portland began its women’s Enrollment: ...................................................... 3,300 basketball program in 1977 and began competing at the NCAA Division I level in 1986. Nickname: .........................................................Pilots Colors: .................................................Purple, White President: ........ Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. Bench Production Athletics Director: ...............................Larry Williams Portland is getting tremendous production off of its bench this season, which includes MEDIA INFO..