2015–16 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

The 2015–16 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season college basketball season. The Pilots, led by second year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 3–27, 1–17 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC Women's Tournament to Loyola Marymount.

2015–16 Portland Pilots women's basketball
Conference	West Coast Conference
2015–16 record	3–27 (1–17 WCC)
Head coach	Cheryl Sorenson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Steve Lowe Brianna Chambers Megan Osmer
Home arena	Chiles Center

2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Saint Mary's	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
San Diego	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Santa Clara	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Gonzaga	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
San Francisco †	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Pacific	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola Marymount	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Pepperdine	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
Portland	1	–	17		.056			3	–	27		.100
† Tournament winner As of March 22, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2015–16 Portland Pilots women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Kaylie Van Loo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Glencoe HS Hillsboro, OR G 10 Holly Blades 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Meridian HS College of Southern Idaho Median, ID F 11 Sara Ines Hernandez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Liceo Scientifico Nomentano Rome, Italy G 14 Corissa Turley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Redwood HS College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA G 15 Madison Ward 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Mullen HS Golden, CO G 20 Hannah Mattson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr West Valley HS Fairbanks, AK G/F 22 Ellie Woerner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Eastlake HS Sammamish, WA F 23 Julie Spencer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr W.F. West HS Chehalis, WA G 24 Rachelle Owens 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Carson HS College of Southern Idaho Carson, CA G 32 Darian Slaga 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Boulder Creek HS Prescott Valley, AZ F 33 Ashley Gray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So West Valley HS Yakima, WA C 35 Sara Zaragoza 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Insituto Veritas Madrid, Spain	Head coach Cheryl Sorenson (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 Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm		Warner Pacific	W 70–67		Chiles Center (313) Portland, OR
Non-conference regular season
11/14/2015* 5:00 pm, TheW.tv		Willamette	W 73–54	1–0	Chiles Center (327) Portland, OR
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		No. 9 Oregon State	L 50–94	1–1	Chiles Center (903) Portland, OR
11/20/2015* 4:30 pm		at Montana State	L 57–86	1–2	Worthington Arena (1,192) Bozeman, MT
11/22/2015* 12:00 pm		at Montana	L 67–90	1–3	Dahlberg Arena (2,372) Missoula, MT
11/24/2015* 7:00 pm		at Portland State	W 69–53	2–3	Peter Stott Center (225) Portland, OR
11/27/2015* 4:00 pm, TheW.tv		Weber State	L 55–57	2–4	Chiles Center (301) Portland, OR
11/29/2015* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		UC Davis	L 47–72	2–5	Chiles Center (324) Portland, OR
12/02/2015* 7:00 pm		at Washington	L 65–83	2–6	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,173) Seattle, WA
12/06/2015* 2:00 pm, CSNNW		Boise State	L 49–89	2–7	Chiles Center (349) Portland, OR
12/12/2015* 2:00 pm		at Oregon	L 52–93	2–8	Matthew Knight Arena (1,737) Eugene, OR
12/18/2015* 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		Cal State Northridge	L 62–68	2–9	Chiles Center (265) Portland, OR
WCC regular season
12/21/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Loyola Marymount	L 52–62	2–10 (0–1)	Gersten Pavilion (312) Los Angeles, CA
12/23/2015 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Pepperdine	L 62–74	2–11 (0–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse (187) Malibu, CA
12/31/2015 4:00 pm, TheW.tv		Santa Clara	L 45–67	2–12 (0–3)	Chiles Center (291) Portland, OR
01/02/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		San Francisco	L 63–82	2–13 (0–4)	Chiles Center (274) Portland, OR
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		Gonzaga	L 63–71	2–14 (0–5)	Chiles Center (395) Portland, OR
01/14/2016 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		at San Diego	L 43–71	2–15 (0–6)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (321) San Diego, CA
01/16/2016 1:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 66–78	2–16 (0–7)	Marriott Center (882) Provo, UT
01/21/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Pacific	L 64–72	2–17 (0–8)	Chiles Center (240) Portland, OR
01/23/2016 1:00 pm, CSNNW		Saint Mary's	L 51–78	2–18 (0–9)	Chiles Center (361) Portland, OR
01/28/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		at San Francisco	L 69–90	2–19 (0–10)	War Memorial Gymnasium (279) San Francisco, CA
01/30/2015 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Santa Clara	L 47–66	2–20 (0–11)	Leavey Center (301) Santa Clara, CA
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		Pepperdine	W 81–79	3–20 (1–11)	Chiles Center (230) Portland, OR
02/06/2015 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		Loyola Marymount	L 62–77	3–21 (1–12)	Chiles Center (217) Portland, OR
02/13/2016 2:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Gonzaga	L 51–86	3–22 (1–13)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,559) Spokane, WA
02/18/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Pacific	L 38–87	3–23 (1–14)	Alex G. Spanos Center (441) Stockton, CA
02/20/2016 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		at Saint Mary's	L 53–95	3–24 (1–15)	McKeon Pavilion (419) Moraga, CA
02/25/2016 7:00 pm, TheW.tv		BYU	L 59–84	3–25 (1–16)	Chiles Center (334) Portland, OR
02/27/2016 2:00 pm, CSNNW		San Diego	L 67–77	3–26 (1–17)	Chiles Center (389) Portland, OR
WCC Women's Tournament
03/03/2016 2:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. Loyola Marymount First Round	L 72–85	3–27	Orleans Arena (6,071) Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Portland Pilots men's basketball team
• Portland Pilots women's basketball

References

1. http://www.portlandpilots.com/schedule.aspx?path=wbball