2014–15 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

2014–15 Portland Pilots women's basketball
Conference West Coast Conference
2014–15 record 426 (216 WCC)
Head coach Cheryl Sorensen (1st year)
Assistant coach Steve Lowe[1]
Assistant coach Brianna Chambers[2]
Assistant coach Megan Osmer[2]
Home arena Chiles Center
2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 16 2   .889     26 8   .765
San Diego 14 4   .778     25 7   .781
Pacific 13 5   .722     21 10   .677
Saint Mary's 13 5   .722     23 11   .676
BYU 12 6   .667     23 10   .697
San Francisco 8 10   .444     19 13   .594
Santa Clara 5 13   .278     11 18   .379
Loyola Marymount 4 14   .222     7 24   .226
Pepperdine 3 15   .167     8 22   .267
Portland 2 16   .111     4 26   .133
Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll[3]

The 2014–15 Portland Pilots women's basketball team will represent the University of Portland in the 2014–15 college basketball season. It was head coach Cheryl Sorensen's first season as head coach at Portland.[4] The Pilots were members of the West Coast Conference and play their home games at the Chiles Center. They finish the season 4-26, 2-16 in WCC play for a last place finish. They lost in the first round of the 2015 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament to Santa Clara.

2014–15 Roster

2014–15 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 3 Van Loo, KaylieKaylie Van Loo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Glencoe HS Hillsboro, Ore.
G 10 Olinger, ColleenColleen Olinger style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Academy of Notre Dame de Namur Springfield, Pa.
F 11 Hernandez, Sara InesSara Ines Hernandez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Liceo Scientifico Nomentano Rome, Italy
G 14 Ryan, AlisonAlison Ryan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Ponderosa HS Cameron Park, Calif.
G 15 Byrd, AlexisAlexis Byrd style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Centennial HS Las Vegas, Nev.
G 20 Mattson, HannahHannah Mattson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr West Valley HS Fairbanks, Alaska
G/F 22 Brown, CassandraCassandra Brown style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr Clarence Fulton Vernon, B.C.
G 23 Luttinen, KariKari Luttinen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Seattle Prep Seattle, Wash.
G 24 Sideri, StefaniaStefania Sideri style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Ano Liosia HS Athens, Greece
F 30 Thompson, CassandraCassandra Thompson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Timberlake HS Spirit Lake, Idaho
G 32 Wooton, JasmineJasmine Wooton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Chatsworth HS Northridge, Calif.
F 33 Pupa, AmyAmy Pupa style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Ventura HS Ventura, Calif.
C 35 Snyder, ElyseElyse Snyder style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Patriot HS Riverside, Calif.
C 40 Boettcher, ErinErin Boettcher style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Carondelet HS Concord, Calif.
G 42 Johnson, JazmynJazmyn Johnson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Kingwood Park HS Kingwood, Texas
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Head coach

Cheryl Sorensen (Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Lowe (Central Washington)
Brianna Chambers (Cal State Bakersfield)
Jazmine Foreman (Lynn)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-09-14

Schedule and results

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2014* Western Oregon W 70–60  - Chiles Center (292)
11/11/2014* Concordia W 83–46  - Chiles Center (267)
Regular Season
11/14/2014* at #20 Oregon State L 65–87  0–1 Gill Coliseum (2,024)
11/21/2014* at Cal State Northridge L 41–45  0–2 Matadome (486)
11/23/2014* at Cal Poly L 67–76  0–3 Mott Gym (687)
11/28/2014* at Nevada
(Nugget Classic)
L 59–84  0–4 Lawlor Events Center (1,131)
11/29/2014* vs. Utah
(Nugget Classic)
W 58–50  1–4 Lawlor Events Center (368)
12/05/2014* Oregon L 49–72  1–5 Chiles Center (313)
12/07/2014* Washington L 45–80  1–6 Chiles Center (341)
12/12/2014* Portland State W 91–63  2–6 Chiles Center (288)
12/14/2014* Montana L 55–69  2–7 Chiles Center (269)
12/17/2014* at Eastern Washington L 65–72  2–8 Reese Court (461)
12/21/2014* at Boise State L 58–94  2–9 Taco Bell Arena (533)
12/27/2014 San Diego L 65–87  2–10 (0–1) Chiles Center (445)
12/29/2014 BYU L 79–83  2–11 (0–2) Chiles Center (339)
01/03/2015 at Gonzaga L 57–79  2–12 (0–3) McCarthey Athletic Center (5,072)
01/08/2015 at Santa Clara L 68–83  2–13 (0–4) Leavey Center (365)
01/10/2015 at San Francisco L 68–85  2–14 (0–5) War Memorial Gymnasium (269)
01/15/2015 Loyola Marymount W 83–65  3–14 (1–5) Chiles Center (297)
01/17/2015 Pepperdine W 80–61  4–14 (2–5) Chiles Center (247)
01/22/2015 at Pacific L 69–72  4–15 (2–6) Alex G. Spanos Center (491)
01/24/2015 at Saint Mary's L 53–66  4–16 (2–7) McKeon Pavilion (393)
01/31/2015 Gonzaga L 63–85  4–17 (2–8) Chiles Center (473)
02/05/2015 San Francisco L 44–79  4–18 (2–9) Chiles Center (296)
02/07/2015 Santa Clara L 55–64  4–19 (2–10) Chiles Center (390)
02/12/2015 at Pepperdine L 72–76  4–20 (2–11) Firestone Fieldhouse (202)
02/14/2015 at Loyola Marymount L 73–77  4–21 (2–12) Gersten Pavilion (410)
02/19/2015 Pacific L 78–80  4–22 (2–13) Chiles Center (331)
02/21/2015 Saint Mary's L 58–62  4–23 (2–14) Chiles Center (491)
02/26/2015 at BYU L 63–65  4–24 (2–15) Marriott Center (858)
02/28/2015 at San Diego L 72–80  4–25 (2–16) Jenny Craig Pavilion (769)
2015 WCC Tournament
03/05/2015 vs. Santa Clara
(First Round)
L 58–66  4–26 Orleans Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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See also

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