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PORTLAND PILOTS (1-5, 0-0 WCC)
vs. WASHINGTON HUSKIES (3-1, 0-0 PAC-12)
Date: Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012
Tip-off: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Portland, Ore.
Arena (Capacity): Chiles Center (4,852)
Live Video/Audio (free): PilotsVideo.com
Live Stats: PortlandPilots.com
POR vs. UW
Overall Series: 0-10
Here: 0-2
There: 0-6
Neutral/Unknown: 0-2
Last 5/10: 0-5/0-10
Last 1: @UW 61, POR 49 (Dec. 9, 2011)
PORTLAND PILOTS (1-5, 0-0 WCC)
at PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS (4-1, 0-0 Big Sky)
Date: Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012
Tip-off: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Portland, Ore.
Arena (Capacity): Stott Center (1,500)
Live Video/Audio (free): BigSkyConf.com
Live Stats: GoViks.com
POR vs. PSU
Overall Series: 25-23
Here: 15-9
There: 9-12
Unknown: 1-2
Last 5/10: 2-3/5-5
Last 1: @POR 62, PSU 54 (Nov. 25, 2011)
THIS WEEK
• The Portland Pilots play a home game for the first time this season as they welcome the Washington Huskies to The Bluff on Thursday for a 7 p.m. game at the Chiles Center; this will mark UW’s first visit to UP since the 1986-87 season.
• The Pilots then return to the road as they make the short trek across town to face the Portland State Vikings on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Stott Center.
LAST WEEK
• The Pilots dropped a pair of games last weekend at the Washington Dental Thanksgiving Tournament hosted by Seattle University at the Connolly Center in Seattle, Wash.
• On Friday night, the Pilots rallied from an early double-digit deficit against the Redhawks, but Seattle would ultimately prevail 63-61.
• The Pilots trailed 22-9 in the first half and were behind 29-28 at the break before claiming a six-point lead twice; but SU reclaimed the lead before holding on for the win.
• Jasmine Wooton led the way for the Pilots with a career-high 17 points, while Cassandra Thompson also registered a career high with 15 points.
• In the third-place game on Saturday, the Boston College Eagles jumped out to a big first-half lead before cruising to a 68-40 win.
• Kari Luttinen scored in double figures for the fifth time this season with 11 points, while Thompson and Annika Holopainen also scored 11 points.
• Thompson was named to the all-tournament team.
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• Last Saturday marked the 1,000th game in the history of the UP women’s basketball program, which dates back to 1977-78; the Pilots, who jumped from NAIA to NCAA Division I in 1986-87, have an all-time record of 531-469 (.531).
• Portland does not have one senior on its roster.
• The Pilots returned eight letterwinners and three starters this season.
• Three of Portland’s five freshmen originally hail from overseas, with Ellen Nurmi and Annika Holopainen both coming to The Bluff from Finland; Sara Ines Hernandez is from Italy.
• Portland has been to the post-season twice during the past four years, going to the WNIT in 2009 and the inaugural WBI in 2010.
• UP was selected to finish eighth in the WCC this year.
• Head coach Jim Sollars has more WCC wins (159) than any other coach in the 24-year history of the league, has compiled 364 career wins at UP and has been named league coach of the year an unprecedented five times.
YOUNG GUNS
• The Portland Pilots don’t have a single senior on their roster, while 11 underclassmen figure to play prominent roles this season.
• The Pilots also only have three juniors, which includes top returning scorer Cassandra Brown, who is currently working her way back from off-season surgery.
• Portland’s other two juniors include returning starting point guard Alexis Byrd and top returning rebounder Amy Pupa.
FROM ACROSS THE POND
• The Pilots have a well-established history of featuring Australians on their roster, including past Pilots Rachel Warren and Lauren Angel, but this season Portland features a trio of Europeans.
• Freshmen Ellen Nurmi and Annika Holopainen both came to The Bluff from Finland, while freshman Sara Ines Hernandez hails from Italy.
• Holopainen and Nurmi have both scored in double figures twice this season and are averaging 7.3 ppg and 6.5 ppg, respectively; Holopainen and Nurmi were also teammates on the same club team in Helsinki, and they were teammates for Finland’s U-16 and U-18 National Teams.
• Hernandez has extensive playing experience in the Italian Junior National Team system.
SOPHOMORE SURGE
• Kari Luttinen is following her stellar freshman season by leading the team in scoring as a sophomore.
• Luttinen, who was named to the WCC’s All-Freshman Team last year, has scored in double figures in five of Portland’s six games and she’s tied for 10th in the conference with an 11.5 per game scoring average.
• During a win at Idaho on Nov. 16, Luttinen recorded her first career double-double with career highs of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
CAREER MILESTONES
• Long-time Portland head coach Jim Sollars, who’s in his 27th year at the helm of the Pilots, coached in his 1,000th career game at Santa Clara last season on Jan. 5.
• Sollars had stops at Wenatchee CC (seven years) and Portland State (three years) before settling in at UP.
• Sollars has more WCC wins (159) than any other coach in the 24-year history of the league, has compiled 360 career wins at UP and has been named league coach of the year an unprecedented five times.
• He has 541 wins total, he’s led the Pilots to three WCC titles and one WCC Tournament title, and he’s guide Portland to four NCAA Tournaments.
THE BLOGGER... OR BLOGGERS
• The Pilots will combine efforts this year on a season-long blog, as members of the team and coaching staff will take turns sharing their thoughts on the season.
• Visit, and make sure to bookmark, PortlandPilots.com/WBBblog.
GAMECENTRAL IS BACK & BETTER THAN EVER
• UP’s popular GameCentral is back and better than ever, and it’s available for every home game this season.
• GameCentral is a free portal via PortlandPilots.com that offers live video, live audio and live stats all on the same page; you can also access GameCentral directly by visiting PilotsVideo.com.
• You can also access UP’s GameCentral via your Smartphone.
