PORTLAND PILOTS (10-9, 7-6 WCC)
WEEK 13: at San Diego / BYU
 
vs. San Diego Toreros (11-5, 8-3 WCC)
Day: Thursday
Date: Feb. 18, 2021
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: San Diego, Calif.
Gym: Jenny Craig Pavilion
Online: Video I Stats
 
POR vs. USD
Overall: 35-45 • Last 5/10: 2-3/3-7
H: 18-18 • A: 11-23 • N: 6-4
Last: USD 69, @POR 62 (2/1/21)
 
vs. Brigham Young Cougars (14-3, 10-2 WCC)
Day: Saturday
Date: Feb. 20, 2021
Time: 1 p.m. (Pacific)
Place: Provo, Utah
Gym: Marriott Center
TV: BYUtv
Online: Video I Stats
 
POR vs. BYU
Overall: 5-25 • Last 5/10: 1-4/1-9
H: 2-13 • A: 3-11 • N: 0-1
Last: BYU 66, @POR 54 (1/30/20)
 
THIS WEEK
• The Pilots embark on their final regular season road trip for West Coast Conference games at San Diego and BYU.
• On Thursday night, the Pilots will be in San Diego, Calif., to play the Toreros at 6 p.m. at Jenny Craig Pavilion.
• Saturday brings a 1 p.m. (Pacific) contest with the Cougars at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.
• 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 367 during her 2+ years, good enough for ninth all-time.
• Andrews is also ninth in program history in career points per game (14.2) and is 10th in field goal percentage (.478).
• 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 13th in the nation and second in the WCC averaging 17.6 dimes per contest; Portland is 32nd nationally and No. 2 the conference in steals per game (10.3).
• Individually, Haylee Andrews ranks 25th in the country and first in the WCC with a 5.3 assists per game mark.
• Senior sharpshooter Maddie Muhlheim ranks third all-time at UP with 209 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 .537 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 (17.1).
• 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 San Diego Toreros have won six of their last seven games.
• The Toreros are only allowing 58.5 points per game, while scoring 67.5; they're No. 1 in the WCC and rank second nationally in steals (14.3 spg).
•  Myah Pace leads the team in scoring (12.0 ppg), while Jordy Edwards is putting up 10.8 points per game and ranks 11th in the country with a 3.1 steals per game mark.
• Cindy Fisher is in her 16th year at the helm of the Toreros.
• The BYU Cougars are averaging 70.2 points per game and they're allowing 58.2.
• Lauren Gustin leads the conference and ranks second nationally in rebounds per game (12.9), while also scoring 12.1 points; Shaylee Gonzalez is the No. 2 scorer in the WCC with a 17.8 points per game mark.
• Long-time head coach Jeff Judkins is in his 20th year at the helm of the Cougars.