PORTLAND, Ore. --- The San Francisco Dons jumped out to a big lead early against the Portland Pilots before cruising to a 79-44 win in a West Coast Conference women's basketball game played on Thursday night at the Chiles Center. Kari Luttinen led the way offensively for the Pilots with 13 points.
 
But offense was hard to come by for Portland (4-28, 2-9 WCC), who trailed 21-4 eight minutes into the game. The Dons' (14-9, 5-7 WCC) lead would grow from there before UP's Cassandra Brown knocked down a three-pointer from the angle while getting fouled. She'd cap the rare four-point play to pull the Pilots within 34-14 with 6:21 left in the first half.
 
The Pilots were then able to climb within 18 points briefly after Brown connected on a jumper, but the Dons answered with a three-pointer by Kalyn Simon to make it a 45-24 game at the break.
 
The second half began much like the first as San Francisco stretched the lead to 30 points, and the Pilots never seriously threatened the Dons from there.
 
The Pilots shot just 29.1 percent (16-for-55) on the night, while the Dons combined to shoot 55.2 percent (32-for-58). Portland was five of 19 from three-point range and went 7-for-9 at the free throw line. USF was 6-for-11 on three's and shot 9-for-11 on foul shots.
 
The Dons controlled the paint and out-rebounded the Pilots 42-26, while claiming a 44-16 edge in points down low. USF's Taylor Proctor was the game's high scorer with 17 points.
 
The Pilots next welcome the Santa Clara Broncos to the Chiles Center for a WCC contest on Saturday afternoon. Tip-off is set for 2 p.m. and it's Portland's annual Play 4Kay game, which means all fans wearing pink will receive free admission.