For Immediate Release • JanuaryJanuary 28,28, 20092009 SID Contact: Adam Linnman • Office Phone: (503) 943-7731 • Cell Phone: (503) 860-9494 • Fax: (503) 943-7242 • Email: [email protected] 2008-09 Schedule/Results Pilots Look to Move Up the WCC Standings DATE OPPONENT TIME Nov. 3 Concordia (Ex.) W, 84-58 Pilots (10-10, 3-2 WCC) at San Diego (12-7, 3-2) Nov. 8 Eastern Oregon (Ex.) W, 82-50 Nov. 14 Utah State W, 64-51 Thursday • Jan. 29, 2009 • 7:00 p.m. • San Diego, Calif. (Jenny Craig Pavilion - 5,100) Nov. 16 Boise State L, 59-68 Nov. 20 #21 Purdue L, 50-70 Live Video/Stats: usdtoreros.com Nov. 22-23 Hawkeye Challenge (Iowa City, Iowa) Series: POR leads 28-23 Nov. 22 Providence L, 61-68 (ot) Nov. 23 Boston University W, 74-62 Last Meeting: USD 61, POR 57 Nov. 26 Portland State L, 56-72 March 6, 2008 (San Diego, Calif.) Nov. 30 Sacramento State W, 63-59 Dec. 7 Seattle L, 51-56 Dec. 13 Montana L, 41-68 Pilots (10-10, 3-2) at Saint Mary’s (7-13, 3-2) Dec. 15 Eastern Washington W, 73-66 Saturday • Jan. 31, 2009 • 2:00 p.m. • Moraga, Calif. (McKeon Pavilion - 3,500) Dec. 19 Manhattan W, 84-66 Dec. 28 Idaho W, 48-44 Live Stats: smcgaels.com Dec. 31 Utah Valley W, 86-60 Jan. 3 Brigham Young L, 37-65 Series: SMC leads 27-18 Jan. 10 Gonzaga* L, 49-60 Last Meeting: SMC 64, POR 58 Jan. 15 San Francisco* W, 68-50 Feb. 28, 2008 (Moraga, Calif.) Jan. 17 Santa Clara* W, 50-38 Jan. 22 Loyola Marymount* L, 53-64 • PORTLAND PROBABLE STARTERS • Jan. 24 Pepperdine* W, 59-56 Jan. 26 Oregon L, 55-64 Pos. No. Player PPG RPG APG Jan. 29 San Diego* 7:00 PM G 11 Tara Cronin (5-10, So., Spokane, Wash./Gonzaga Prep) 9.5 6.0 2.2 Jan. 31 Saint Mary’s* 2:00 PM Averaging 14.0 points during WCC games; leads Pilots in rebounding Feb. 8 Gonzaga* 1:00 PM G 14 Laiken Dollente (5-8, Jr., Yakima, Wash./Eisenhower HS) 15.7 3.6 3.0 Feb. 12 San Francisco* 7:00 PM No. 12 all-time at Portland with 1,206 career points; fi fth in the WCC in scoring Feb. 14 Saint Mary’s* 2:00 PM F 22 Karlie Burris (5-11, Sr., Tucson, Ariz./Salpointe HS) 5.4 3.4 3.8 Feb. 19 Pepperdine*(CBS College Sports) 7:00 PM Second in the WCC in assist-turnover ratio (1.92); leads Pilots in steals (2.6) Feb. 21 Loyola Marymount* 2:00 PM F 32 Allyson Sievers (6-2, Sr., Kent, Wash./Kentlake HS) 5.8 5.1 1.1 Feb. 26 San Diego* 7:00 PM Leads team by shooting a career-best .864 from the free throw line Feb. 28 Santa Clara* 2:00 PM Mar. 6-9 WCC Championships (Las Vegas, Nev.) C 50 Lauren Angel (6-3, So., Wollongong, Australia/St. Mary Star of the Sea) 7.7 3.2 0.8 *WCC game Shooting a team-high .447 from the fi eld Home games in Bold All times are Pacifi c and subject to change • PILOTS OFF THE BENCH • Pos. No. Player PPG RPG APG 2008-09 Results G 10 ReZina TecleMariam (5-8, Fr., Puyallup, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) 3.8 2.5 1.1 Overall ........................................ 10-10 F 20 Jennifer Wassom (5-11, Sr., Eugene, Ore./Sheldon HS) 3.2 0.8 0.9 G 23 Nicole Gardner (5-7, So., Seattle, Wash./Inglemoor HS) 0.0 0.0 0.0 WCC ............................................... 3-2 G/F 24 Nakeisha Brown (5-11, Fr., Houston, Texas/Alief Elsik HS) 1.7 1.0 0.0 Home .............................................. 5-4 F 25 Andrea Wujek (5-9, Sr., Walla Walla, Wash./DeSales HS) 1.4 0.5 0.1 Away ............................................... 4-5 C 30 Carly Koebel (6-5, Sr., Seattle, Wash./John F. Kennedy HS) 3.4 3.6 1.8 blk Neutral ............................................ 1-1 F 33 Jessica Clemens (6-0, So., Burns, Ore./Burns HS) 5.1 3.5 0.6 Against Ranked Opponents ............ 0-1 F 42 Alexis Gannis (6-0, Fr., Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS) 2.2 2.6 0.4 • 2008-09 Portland Women’s Basketball • Jan. 28, 2009 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • This Week in Pilots Basketball The Portland Pilots (10-10, 3-2 West Coast Conference) will play their fourth and fi fth games in 10 days this weekend as they travel to California for a pair of crucial WCC contests at San Di- ego (12-7, 3-2 WCC) and at Saint Mary’s (7-13, 3-2). On Thursday, Portland will be in San Diego, Calif., for a 7:00 p.m. game against the Toreros. Then it’s up to Moraga, Calif., for a 2:00 p.m. game against the Gaels on Saturday. 2008-09 Quick Facts Portland, San Diego, Saint Mary’s and Loyola Marymount all enter the weekend tied for Started Women’s Basketball: ...................... 1977-78 All-Time Overall Record: ...................477-412 (.537) second place in the WCC. LMU is at home this week to host Santa Clara and San Francisco. All-Time WCC Record/Years: ...135-164 (.451)/22nd Chiles Center Record/Years: .....204-120 (.630)/25th Game Coverage NCAA Tournaments/Last: .............................. 4/1997 All women’s basketball home games are video streamed live at www.pilotsvideo.com. A 2008-09 Overall Record: .......................10-10 (.500) season pass is available for $50, while single-game are $8. As usual, free audio streams and live 2008-09 WCC Record: ..............................3-2 (.600) stats are available at www.portlandpilots.com. 2007-08 Overall Record: .......................15-15 (.500) 2007-08 WCC Record/Place: ......................5-9/t-6th 2007-08 Postseason: ...... WCC Tourney - 1st Round A Brief Look Back Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .............................. 9/6 The Oregon Ducks needed a second-half rally to defeat the Pilots 64-55 in a non-conference Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................... 3/2 game on Monday night at McArthur Court in Eugene, Ore. After Portland led 32-25 at the half, Newcomers: ............................................................ 4 the Ducks opened the second stanza on a 10-2 run to claim a one-point advantage. Later in the Facility: ................................... Chiles Center (4,852) half, Jessica Clemens drilled a three-pointer to make it a one-point (53-52) game once again with Head Coach: .........................Jim Sollars (23rd Year) 6:52 remaining. From there, the Ducks would embark on a game-ending 11-3 run to pull away for Career Record/Years: ......... 487-425 (.534)/33rd the win. Junior Laiken Dollente hit four of fi ve three-pointers to lead the Pilots with 18 points. The Career DI Record/Years: .....333-400 (.454)/26th Record at School/Years: ......310-343 (.475)/23rd game was originally scheduled for Dec. 22, but was postponed due to the winter weather. WCC Record/Years: ...........135-164 (.451)/22nd Last weekend, the Pilots picked up a huge 59-56 win over the Pepperdine Waves on Assistant Coaches: ................Sean Kelly (10th Year) Saturday afternoon at the Chiles Center. The Pilots and Waves entered the match-up with identi- .................................. Shayla Johnson (1st Year) cal overall and league records. Sophomore Tara Cronin broke a 54-54 tie with a lay-up with 18 ....................................... Anne Graner (1st Year) seconds remaining in the game. Dollente then hit three free throws and grabbed a crucial rebound Athletic Trainer: .......................................Lori Barnes to help seal the win. Portland, which built a 15-point lead in the fi rst half, led almost the entire Strength Coaches: ....................................Jay Tieder game before Pepperdine jumped ahead 52-50 with 2:38 left in the game. Dollente would then hit General Information four straight free throws to help UP re-claim the lead before Pepperdine’s Jazmine Jackson tied Mailing Address: ................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. the game at 54-54 with two of her own from the line. Dollente fi nished with a game-high 14 points. ............................................Portland, OR 97203 Athletics Phone: .................................. 503-943-7117 Previously, the Pilots hung around for most of the game before LMU pulled away down the Web site: ..............................www.portlandpilots.com stretch en route to a 64-53 win at the Chiles Center on Thursday night. The Pilots were within fi ve Affi liation: .........................................NCAA Division I points late in the game, but LMU would fi nish on a 12-6 run. Cronin hit eight of 11 shots to fi nish Conference: ........................ West Coast Conference with a game-high 18 points. Founded: .......................................................... 1901 Enrollment: ...................................................... 3,300 A Brief Look Ahead Nickname: .........................................................Pilots After their recent grueling stretch of games, the Pilots take a week off from action before Colors: .................................................Purple, White President: ........ Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. resuming play with their second swing through the WCC. Portland is set to travel to Spokane, Athletics Director: ...............................Larry Williams Wash., for a game against fi rst-place Gonzaga on Sunday, Feb. 9, at 1:00 p.m. UP then returns Athletic Dept. Phone: .......................... 503-943-7117 home for conference games against San Francisco (Feb. 12) and Saint Mary’s (Feb. 14). Media Information Assistant SID (WBX Contact): .......... Adam Linnman To New Beginnings Email: ............................................. [email protected] Portland, which is 3-2 and tied for second place the WCC, is off to its best start in conference Offi ce Phone: ......................................503-943-7731 play since the 1996-97 team opened the league slate at 5-0. That squad would fi nish with a per- Cell Phone: .........................................503-860-9494 fect 14-0 WCC record and advance to the NCAA Tournament.