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Portland Back at Chiles for Contests Against Saint Mary's, San Diego

PORTLAND, Ore. – Portland Pilots Women's Basketball returns to the Palace on The Bluff for a pair of home contests against the Saint Mary's Gaels and the San Diego Toreros. The Pilots and the Gaels play on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 6 p.m. and the Pilots and Toreros play on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 5 p.m.
 
Thursday's game will be broadcast on KUNP as well as ESPN+ and is also a 5-0-3 game, with just $5 online tickets, free parking and $3 hot dogs. Check your local listings. A radio broadcast via Portland Sports Network will also be available at PortlandPilots.com. You can find tickets, live stats, video and audio options all at PortlandPilots.com.
 
Game Information
Opponent: Saint Mary's Gaels (13-9, 4-5 WCC)
Day: Thursday
Date: Jan. 29, 2026
Time: 6 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Arena: Chiles Center
Video: ESPN+
TV: KUNP
Audio: PortlandPilots.com
Stats: PortlandPilots.com

POR vs. SMC
Overall: 33-48 •  Last 5/10: 5-0/9-1
H: 19-19 •  A: 13-26 • N: 1-3
Last: POR 59, @SMC 63 (12/28/25)
 
Opponent: San Diego Toreros (8-14, 2-7 WCC)
Day: Saturday
Date: Jan. 31, 2026
Time: 5 PM
Place: Portland, Ore.
Arena: Chiles Center
Video: ESPN+
Audio: PortlandPilots.com
Stats: PortlandPilots.com

POR vs. USD
Overall: 41-48 •  Last 5/10: 3-2/5-5
H: 21-19 •  A: 14-25 • N: 6-4
Last: @POR 81, USD 65 (2/20/2025)
 
PEEK INTO THE PORT
  • The Portland Pilots were 0-2 in their latest California road trip, falling to the LMU Lions and the Pepperdine Waves to go to 11-10 overall and 5-4 in WCC play.
  • Against the Lions, Portland battled but ultimately fell 77-68 to the Lions, their first loss to the Lions since the 2021-22 season.
  • Florence Dallow scored a team-high 13 points while Rhyan Mogel and Nicole Anderson each poured in 12 points.
  • Anderson made her first start for the Pilots along with freshman Jada Kennedy. It's the first start of Kennedy's collegiate career.
  • Kennedy grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in her first start.
  • Against the Waves, the Pilots fell 86-68, led by 18 points from Ella Zimmerman.
  • Zimmerman's total was a career high and also the second most by any Pilot this season.
  • Kennedy also scored in double digits for the second time in her career and in her second start. She poured in 10 points and added two blocks.
  • The Pilots currently lead the conference in blocks per game (6.3), steals per game (11.6), turnovers forced per game (21.4) and bench points per game (27.0) and rank second in assists per game (17.4).
  • Nationally, they are fifth in blocks per game, 25th in turnovers forced per game, 28th in bench points per game and 29th in assists per game and steals per game.
  • Julia Dalan currently leads the nation in both total blocks (65) and blocks per game (3.4). Her block total is already the eighth most in a single season by a Pilot and also just one shy of tying the program record for blocks in a season.
  • Dalan is the only player in NCAA Division I to have multiple games of eight blocks or more. She has the most blocks of any WCC freshman since Sara Hamson of BYU back in the 2017-18 season.
  • Dyani Ananiev also leads the WCC in steals at 54 total steals and 2.7 steals per game. She ranks 36th and 39th nationally in the two categories.
  • Rhyan Mogel ranks as one of the top dimers in the conference at 100 total assists and 5.0 assists per game. Both totals rank third in the WCC and also rank 39th and 36th nationally in the two categories respectively.
  • Mogel is the fastest Pilot to 100 assists in a season since Haylee Andrews in the 2021-22 season.
  • The Pilots were picked to finish fourth in the WCC this season, with 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.
 
A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY
  • The 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).
 
MEEK AT THE HELM
  • 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 371-107 in his career dating back to his time at George Fox. He is 141-72 in his time with Portland.
  • Meek ranks ninth among all active coaches in NCAA Division I with at least five seasons of experience in winning percentage at .776.
 
ABOUT THE OPPONENTS
  • The Saint Mary's Gaels are 13-9 overall and 4-5 in WCC play, earning wins last week against the Pepperdine Waves and the Seattle U Redhawks. They are currently seventh in the WCC.
  • Earlier this year, the Pilots and Gaels played a tight matchup in Moraga, with the Pilots eking out a 63-59 win.
  • The Gaels finished last season sixth in the WCC, posting a 14-17 record overall and a 10-10 record against conference opponents.
  • This year, they were picked to finish seventh in the WCC in the annual coaches preseason poll.
  • Edie Clarke is the leading scorer for the Gaels at 8.3 points per game. Addi Wedin, a Happy Valley, Ore. native, is right behind at eight points per contest.
  • Jeff Cammon is in his third year as head coach of the Gaels. He is 40-44 in three seasons and 124-134 in nine seasons overall as a head coach.
  • The San Diego Toreros, meanwhile, are 8-14 overall and 2-7 in WCC play. They earned a win over the LMU Lions last week and a loss to the San Francisco Dons.
  • Last season, the Toreros went 7-24 overall and 2-18 in conference play. The Pilots took both contests against San Diego.
  • This year, the Toreros were picked to finish 11th in the WCC in the annual preseason coaches poll.
  • Blanche Alverson is in her first year as a head coach.
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