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Women's Basketball Opens Regular Season Against Willamette

PORTLAND, Ore. – Pilot Hoops are back at the Chiles Center, with Portland Pilots Women's Basketball welcoming the Willamette Bearcats to The Bluff this Tuesday, Nov. 4 to open the 2025-26 regular season. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m.
 
The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Check PortlandPilots.com for tickets, live stats and video options.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Opponent: Willamette Bearcats (0-0, 0-0 NWC)
Day: Tuesday
Date: Nov. 4, 2025
Time: 6 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Pitch: Chiles Center
Video: ESPN+
Stats: PortlandPilots.com
 
POR vs. WU
Overall: 11-1 •  Last 5/10: 5-0/10-0
H: 8-0 •  A: 1-0  • N: 2-1
Last: @POR 83, WU 40 (2023-24)

 
PEEK INTO THE PORT
  • 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 360-97 in his career dating back to his time at George Fox. He is 130-62 in his time with Portland.
  • Meek ranks 10th among all active coaches in NCAA Division I  winning percentage at .788.
 
ABOUT THE BEARCATS
  • The Willamette Bearcats finished last season at 8-17 overall and 5-11 in NWC play.
  • The last regular season contest between the two squads was in 2023-24, when the Pilots won 83-40 at the Chiles Center.
  • In the Northwest Conference Preseason Poll, the Bearcats were picked to finish fifth.
  • Kaitlin Imai was the leading scorer for the Bearcats last year and returns this season. She averaged 13.4 points per game last year.
  • Peg Swadener is in her 14th year as head coach of the Bearcats.
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