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Pilots Hosts Warner Pacific Before Road Trip

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Pilots return to action with a matchup against a local team in the Warner Pacific Knights. The two teams play on Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. at the Chiles Center. Check PortlandPilots.com for tickets, live stats and video options.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Warner Pacific Knights (0-1, 0-0 CCC)
Day: Tuesday
Date: Nov. 11, 2025
Time: 6 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Pitch: Chiles Center
Video: ESPN+
Stats: PortlandPilots.com
 
POR vs. WPU
Overall: 13-2 •  Last 5/10: 5-0/9-1
H: 10-1 •  A: 2-0  • N/U: 1-1
Last: @POR 86, WPU 43 (2023-24)
 
PEEK INTO THE PORT
  • The Portland Pilots are an even 1-1 to start the year, with a win against the Willamette Bearcats and a loss to the Montana State Bobcats.
  • The Pilots opened the season with a 95-43 win over the Bearcats. It's their ninth straight victory in a home opener, dating back to 2017.
  • Portland shot an impressive 64.2% from the field for their best field-goal percentage in a contest since 1985. It was the third best field-goal percentage by an NCAA team in their opening game this year.
  • Portland held the Bearcats to just two points in the third quarter and just 31% shooting overall from the field.
  • 11 of the 13 Pilots who played on Tuesday scored at least six points in the contest, led by freshman Brynn Smith's 12 points off the bench. Florence Dallow added 11 points and three rebounds while Dyani Ananiev added 10 points and three steals.
  • Smith's 12 points are the most by a Pilot freshman in their debut game since Emme Shearer's 14 points in 2020, and her four steals are the most by a Pilot in their first collegiate game since Maddie Muhlheim's four steals in 2017.
  • Portland forced 32 turnovers with 16 steals, with six different Pilots recording multiple takeaways on the night.
  • Portland's 32 forced turnovers and 16 steals put them at the highest average of any WCC team.
  • The Pilots followed that with an 86-72 loss to the reigning Big Sky champs in Montana State.
  • Numerous Pilots set or matched career highs in the contest, with Rhyan Mogel's 17 points, Florence Dallow's 16 and Tiffany Barbosa's eight all being career bests.
  • Dallow crossed the 100-point threshold with her performance as well.
  • Portland currently leads the conference in free throw percentage (89.9%), field-goal percentage (53.7%), steals per game (13.5) and turnovers forced per game (28.0). They are fourth nationally in free throw percentage, 15th in field goal percentage and 23rd in turnovers forced.
  • Individually, freshman center Juia Dalan and sophomore guard Dyani Ananiev have stood out defensively, with Dalan's five blocks through two games ranking first in the WCC and Ananiev's seven steals ranking second.
  • Dalan is one of 15 freshmen with at least five blocks through two games this season.
  • The Portland Pilots had a historic season in 2024-25, finishing 31-5 overall and 17-3 in WCC play to win a share of the 2024-25 WCC Regular Season Title. It's their fourth title, either tournament or regular season, in six seasons.
  • Their 31 wins were a program record and their 17 wins in WCC play were also a new high for the program.
  • Last year, they made the WCC Championships final for the fourth time under head coach Michael Meek and also qualified for the WBIT for the first time in program history.
  • In the WBIT, they beat the Stanford Cardinal and the Seton Hall Pirates on the road to advance to the quarterfinals before falling to Villanova Wildcats in that round. The wins were the first ever road playoff wins for the Pilots, the first win ever over Stanford and the first ever over a Big East squad.
  • Portland led the way in numerous statistical categories last season, leading the conference in points per game (75.7), scoring margin (12.4), steals per game (10.3), turnover margin (4.56), free throws made (16.44), free throw percentage (16.44), free throw attempts (21.08), assists per game (17.3) and assists-to-turnover ratio (1.16).
  • Nationally, they were fifth in free throws made per game, 16th in free throw percentage, 21st in assists per game and free throw attempts, 34th in assist-to-turnover ratio and steals per game and 35th in points per game and turnovers forced per game (19.47).
  • The Pilots set numerous program records at the Division I level, with the most points (2,726), points per game (75.7), field goals made (946), free throws made (592), free throw percentage (.780), rebounds (1,288), defensive rebounds (844), offensive rebounds (444) and assists (620).
  • The Pilots were picked to finish fourth in the WCC this season, with Dyani Ananiev named to the All-WCC Preseason Team.
  • Ananiev played in just 10 games last season, averaging 7.4 points per contest along with 1.8 steals. She was a 2023-24 All-WCC Freshman Team selection.
  • The Pilots return eight players from last year and add seven newcomers.
  • Of the eight returners, none started a game last year. Rhyan Mogel and Lainey Spear are the only two players to have played in every game, with Mogel's 20.6 minutes leading all returning players.
  • Florence Dallow, Natalie Fraley, Tiffany Barbosa, Ella Zimmerman and Caitlin Monahan also all return.
  • Michael Meek is in his seventh season as head coach of the Portland Pilots.
  • Meek has been dominant through six seasons, winning WCC Tournament titles in 2020, 2023 and 2024 and the regular season title in the 2024-25 season.
  • Meek has won at least 20 games in five of his six full seasons as head coach of the Pilots, including a program record 31 wins overall and 17 WCC wins in the 2024-25 seasons.
  • Meek is 362-98 in his career dating back to his time at George Fox. He is 131-63 in his time with Portland.
  • Meek ranks seventh among all active coaches in NCAA Division I with at least five seasons of experience in winning percentage at .788.
 
ABOUT THE KNIGHTS
  • The Warner Pacific Knights are an NAIA Division I school who went 7-21 last season and 4-18 in the Cascade Collegiate Conference.
  • This year, they took a loss in their first official game against the Willamette Bearcats 64-48. The Pilots beat the Bearcats 95-43 in their season opener.
  • The Knights were picked to finish 10th in the CCC this season.
  • Jimmy Smith is in his third season as head coach of the Knights.
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