2010-11 SCHEDULE/RESULTS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • JANUARY 25, 2011 Overall: 11-9 • WCC: 2-3 GAMEDAY INFO.... Home: 5-4 • Away: 6-4 PORTLAND PILOTS (11-9, 2-3) at PORTLAND PILOTS (11-9, 2-3) at Neutral: 0-1 • In Overtime: 0-1 SAN DIEGO TOREROS (11-8, 1-4) SAINT MARY’S GAELS (12-8, 4-1) DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT Date:..............Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 Date:.............. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011 Nov. 1 Concordia (Exhib.) W, 103-55 Location: ................. San Diego, Calif. Location: ......................Moraga, Calif. Tip: ....................................... 7:00 p.m. Tip: ....................................... 2:00 p.m. Nov. 4 Seattle Pacifi c (Exhib.) W, 67-61 Arena: ....Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) Arena: ..........McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Nov. 12 Boise State W, 83-76 Live Video/Stats: .....USDToreros.com Live Stats: .................SMCGaels.com Nov. 14 Eastern Washington W, 77-58 Live Audio: ........... PortlandPilots.com Live Audio: ........... PortlandPilots.com Nov. 18 Washington State W, 91-80 Series: .................... POR leads 30-26 Series: .................... SMC leads 29-20 Nov. 20 Air Force W, 62-51 Last Meeting: ............... Feb. 11, 2010 Last Meeting: ...............Feb. 13, 2010 Nov. 22 Oregon L, 79-83 .............................. POR 74, @USD 68 ..............................@SMC 67, POR 64 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 20 pts at Pacifi c (12/19) ... 2nd in WCC in APG Dec. 10 Montana State W, 82-61 PPG: 11.4 • RPG: 4.7 • APG: 5.2 ... reigning WCC Co-Player of the Week 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: 3.6 • APG: 3.1 percentage (.796) Dec. 30 Idaho L, 66-71 Jan. 8 Gonzaga* L, 55-81 ALEXIS BYRD NOTES: Averaging 9.4 points during WCC Jan. 13 Loyola Marymount* L, 70-78 Fr. • G • 5-10 games ... started last 4 games, her fi rst col- Las Vegas, Nev. • Centennial HS Jan. 15 Pepperdine* L, 58-68 (ot) 23 legiate starts ... scored career-high 13 against Gonzaga (Jan. 8) Jan. 20 San Francisco* W, 74-57 PPG: 4.7 • RPG: 1.9 • APG: 1.9 Jan. 22 Santa Clara* W, 70-62 NATALIE DAY NOTES: Scored 25 points twice this season ... Jan. 27 San Diego* 7:00 PM Jr. • F • 6-0 registered fi rst career double-double with 25 Jan. 29 Saint Mary’s* 2:00 PM 3 Germantown, Md. • Northwest HS/Howard pts and 11 rebs vs Oregon (11/22) ... 10 pts & Feb. 4 Gonzaga* 6:00 PM PPG: 12.9 • RPG: 5.7 • APG: 0.9 career-high 14 rebs vs USF (1/20) 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) ... averaging 10.0 ppg dur- Feb. 19 Santa Clara* 2:00 PM 50 PPG: 7.4 • RPG: 4.5 • APG: 1.1 ing WCC games ... 18 pts vs GU (1/8) 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 14 F Egle Karolyte (6-1, Sr., Klaipeda, Lithuania/Cochise College) 1.5 0.3 0.2 All times are Pacifi c and subject to change 15 G Sarah Griffi n (5-8, RS-Fr., Lake Oswego, Ore./Jesuit HS) - - - 22 G Cassandra Brown (6-2, Fr., Vernon, B.C./Clarence Fulton) 5.0 2.6 0.9 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT 24 G Nakeisha Brown (5-11, Jr., Houston, Texas/Alief Elsik HS) 7.7 2.3 0.7 ADAM LINNMAN 30 F Amy Pupa (6-1, Fr., Ventura, Calif./Ventura HS) 2.5 2.2 0.6 Offi ce: 503-943-7731 32 F Sarah Kliewer (6-1, So., Spokane, Wash./Lewis & Clark HS) 2.1 1.7 0.4 Cell: 503-860-9494 33 F Jessica Clemens (6-0, Sr., Burns, Ore../Burns HS) 5.4 4.3 0.7 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. 25, 2011 • Page 2 • www.portlandpilots.com • This Week in Pilots Basketball The Portland Pilots (11-9, 2-3 WCC) conclude their fi rst swing through the West Coast Conference with a pair of games in California this week. On Thursday night, the San Diego Toreros (11-8, 1-4 WCC) welcome the Pilots to the Jenny Craig Pavilion for a 7:00 p.m. game. Then on Saturday, Portland will be in Moraga for a 2:00 p.m. tilt against the second-place Saint Mary’s Gaels (12-8, 4-1 WCC) at McKeon Pavilion. QUICK FACTS... Welcome to GameCentral... Did We Mention that it’s FREE? Started Women’s Basketball: ...................... 1977-78 New for 2010-11 is UP’s GameCentral, a free internet portal that combines free All-Time Overall Record: ...................513-438 (.539) All-Time WCC Record/Years: ....151-176 (.462)/24th video, audio and livestats in one location, making following the Pilots easier and more WCC Regular Season Titles: ... 3 (1993, ‘96, ‘97) accessible than ever before. All home, non-televised men’s and women’s soccer games, WCC Tournament Titles: ........................1 (1994) volleyball matches and men’s and women’s basketball games will be available through NCAA Tournament Appearances: ...........4 (1994-97) the free service, which is also available on your iPhone, iPad, or iTouch. To access WNIT Appearances: ..........................2 (1998, 2009) GameCentral, simply visit PortlandPilots.com. Chiles Center Record/Years: .....230-137 (.628)/27th 2010-11 Overall Record: ..........................11-9 (.550) Virtually Awesome 2010-11 WCC Record: ..............................2-3 (.400) 2009-10 Overall Record: .......................18-13 (.581) The University of Portland also unveiled online Virtual Guides for the 2010-11 sea- 2009-10 WCC Record/Place: ........................ 7-7/4th son. The University teamed with Pursuant Sports for production of the new guides, which 2009-10 Postseason: ....................WBI - First Round includes an All-Sports Guide as well as sport-specifi c guides for men’s and women’s bas- Letterwinners Returning/Lost: .............................. 9/1 ketball and both soccers. The Virtual Guides are another resource for fans, media and Starters Returning/Lost: ....................................... 4/1 recruits to learn about University of Portland Athletics, its rich history, and to hear from Newcomers: ............................................................ 5 coaches and administrators on campus. The addition of extensive video interviews and Facility: ................................... Chiles Center (4,852) highlights has been incorporated into the new Virtual Guides, which can be accessed Head Coach: ......................... Jim Sollars (25th Year) Career Record/Years: ......... 523-451 (.537)/35th through PortlandPilots.com Career DI Record/Years: .....369-425 (.465)/28th Record at School/Years: ......346-369 (.484)/25th A Brief Look Back WCC Record/Years: ............151-176 (.462)/24th The Pilots picked up a pair of much-needed wins last week at the Chiles Center. Assistant Coaches: ................Sean Kelly (12th Year) On Thursday night, Natalie Day registered her second career double-double, ReZina ..................................Shayla Johnson (3rd Year) TecleMariam scored a game-high 16 points and Cassandra Brown notched a career-high .................................Catherria Turner (2nd Year) 14 as Portland rolled to a 74-57 win over the San Francisco Dons. Day pulled down a Athletic Trainer: ................................Amber Eubanks Strength Coaches: ....................................Jay Tieder career-high 14 rebounds to go along with her 10 points. The win snapped a six-game losing skid for the Pilots. GENERAL INFO... TecleMariam then hit four three-pointers and scored a game-high 19 points to help Mailing Address: ................5000 N. Willamette Blvd. lead the Pilots to a 70-62 victory over the Santa Clara Broncos on Saturday afternoon. ............................................Portland, OR 97203 Athletics Phone: .................................. 503-943-7117 Tara Cronin added 17 points. The game was close throughout despite Portland holding Athletics Website: ...............www.PortlandPilots.com the lead for all but two minutes. University Website: ............................... www.UP.edu Affi liation: .........................................NCAA Division I A Brief Look Ahead Conference: ........................ West Coast Conference Portland opens the month of February and its second trip through the WCC with a Founded: .......................................................... 1901 road game against the fi rst-place Gonzaga Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 4. Tip-off in Spo- Enrollment: ...................................................... 3,300 kane, Wash., is set for 6:00 p.m. The Pilots then return home to host Pepperdine (Feb. Nickname: .........................................................Pilots Colors: .................................................Purple, White 10) and Loyola Marymount (Feb. 12) at the Chiles Center. President: ........ Rev. E. William Beauchamp, C.S.C. Athletics Director: ...............................Larry Williams A Little Something for the Effort MEDIA INFO... Junior guard ReZina TecleMariam was named the WCC’s Co-Player of the Week Assistant SID (WBX Contact): ..... Adam Linnman after helping lead the Pilots to a pair of home wins. TecleMariam, who averaged 17.5 Email: .................................... [email protected] points and 7.0 rebounds per game during the week, shared the honor with Gonzaga’s Offi ce Phone: ..............................503-943-7731 Courtney Vandersloot.