PORTLAND PILOTS (10-7, 7-4 WCC)
WEEK 12: vs. Santa Clara / San Francisco
 
vs. Santa Clara Broncos (11-7, 7-5 WCC)
Day: Thursday
Date: Feb. 11, 2021
Time: 1 p.m.
Place: Portland, Ore.
Gym: Chiles Center
Online: Video I Stats
 
POR vs. SCU
Overall: 32-47  •  Last 5/10: 3-2/3-7
H: 16-17  •  A: 12-27  •  N: 4-3
Last: @SCU 84, POR 65 (1/16/21)
 
vs. San Francisco Dons (11-8, 7-6 WCC)
Day: Saturday
Date: Feb. 13, 2021
Time: 2 p.m.
Place: Portland, Ore.
Gym: Chiles Center
TV: NBC Sports Northwest
Online: Video I Stats
 
POR vs. USF
Overall: 36-36  •  Last 5/10: 4-1/5-5
H: 21-12  •  A: 15-19  •  N: 0-5
Last: POR 56, USF 54 (1/14/21)
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots continue their homestand when they welcome the Santa Clara Broncos to the Chiles Center on Thursday and the San Francisco Dons on Saturday.
• Tip-off for the Pilots on Broncos was changed to 1 p.m., up from the originally scheduled 5 p.m., to avoid possible wintery weather.
• The Pilots and Dons are set to play at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and the game will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Northwest.
• Online video streams and live stats are also available for both games, and links for those can be found at PortlandPilots.com.
 
1,000-POINT MILESTONE
• Early in the first half against San Diego on Monday, Feb. 1, at the Chiles Center, junior point guard Haylee Andrews connected on a three-pointer from the left wing that pushed her past 1,000 career points.
• Andrews is the 28th player in program history to reach the 1,000 career point milestone, and she enters Thursday's game with 1,029 points.
 
ABOUT THE PILOTS
• In addition to her joining the 1,000 point club, Andrews entered the top 10 at UP in career assists, compiling 354 during her 2+ years; she's only 12 assists shy of catching alum Jasmine Wooton for ninth all-time.
• Andrews is also 10th all-time in program history in career points per game (14.1) and field goal percentage (.476).
• Sophomore Alex Fowler is already all over Portland's record books, and on Feb. 1 against San Diego, the forward corralled a career-best 18 rebounds; she was only two boards short of the UP single-game record at the DI level of 20, which was set by Sarah Green back in 1998, and it's the most rebounds by a Pilot in a game since Amy Pupa claimed 19 vs. Pepperdine in 2013.
• The Pilots started 3-0 in the WCC for the first time since the 1996-97 season.
• During the home win over Saint Mary's on Jan. 4, the Pilots handed out 28 assists, which is a program record against a DI opponent; the previous record of 25 came against Pepperdine in 2014, and in 1983 the Pilots recorded 45 assists vs. Concordia.
• The Pilots also nearly set a program record when they registered 30 steals during a win over Northwest; twice the Pilots have made 31 steals in a game, against Southern Oregon in 1984 and Concordia in 1996.
• The 31 steals are the most for the Pilots since compiling 25 at UC Riverside in 2000, which is the program record for steals against a DI program.
• Haylee Andrews was named the WCC player of the Week after averaging 22.0 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists during road wins at Pepperdine and LMU; Andrews was the second Pilot to earn the award this season, and it's the third time Andrews has been named the WCC's Player of the Week during her career.
• Alex Fowler was named WCC Player of the Week (Dec. 7) after averaging 16.0 points vs. Seattle U and Oregon; it's the fourth career weekly conference honor for Fowler.
• Fowler's week included a 20-point performance during a win over Seattle U, and she netted 12 against the No. 9 Ducks.
• Against Montana State, Fowler recorded her second career game with 30 or more points, finishing with 31, which is the second most scored by a WCC player this season; as a freshman, Fowler scored a career-best 35 at Santa Clara.
• The Pilots rank 18th in the nation and second in the WCC averaging 17.2 dimes per contest; Portland is 25th nationally and No. 2 the conference in steals per game (10.7).
• Individually, Haylee Andrews ranks 32nd in the country and first in the WCC with a 5.2 assists per game mark.
• Senior sharpshooter Maddie Muhlheim ranks third all-time at UP with 201 career three-pointers; Deana Lansing holds the school career record with 223 three's and Laiken Dollente sits in second with 214.
• As a sophomore in 2018-19, Muhlheim she set a program single-game record when she hit nine three's against USD.
• The Pilots were picked to finish third in the WCC this season in the preseason coaches poll, and they received a first-place vote.
• Andrews and Fowler were both voted to the Preseason All-WCC Team.
• Fowler is coming off perhaps one of the best seasons in program history; the forward led the conference in scoring with an 18.0 points per game mark, she was named the WCC's Newcomer of the Year, was voted to the All-WCC First Team, was tabbed the WCC Tournament MVP, and she joined Andrews on the all-tournament team.
• Her .539 career field goal percentage ranks No. 1 on Portland's all-time single season charts since the Pilots began playing at the NCAA DI level in 1986; all-time, Fowler is second in program history in field goal percentage and is fifth in points per game (17.2).
• The Pilots, who are led by second-year head coach Michael Meek, are coming off a historical season as Portland made a magical run at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev., to win the West Coast Conference Tournament Championship and earn a berth into the NCAA Tournament.
• It was a the first WCC Tourney title for the Pilots since 1994, and Portland would have made their first appearance at March Madness since 1997, had the tourney not been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The game vs. Seattle U on Dec. 6 was No. 300 as a head coach for Meek.
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
• The Santa Clara Broncos have won three of their last four games.
• Lindsey VanAllen (13.0 ppg) is the leading scorer for the Broncos, who are averaging 64.2 points per game and holding their opponents to 62.9.
• Bill Carr is in his fifth season at the helm of the Broncos.
• The San Francisco Dons have won six straight games.
• Loanna Krimili (19.1 ppg) is the leading scorer in the WCC, she's been named the league's freshman of the week eight times, and she's nabbed player of the week honors twice.
• The Dons, who are led by fourth-year head coach Molly Goodenbour, are scoring 71.2 points per contest and allowing 67.2.