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Rhyan Mogel drains the jumper over the Lamar defender.
68
Lamar University Lamar 20-11,17-5 Southland
78
Winner Portland UP 20-14,11-7 WCC
Lamar University Lamar
20-11,17-5 Southland
68
Final
78
Portland UP
20-14,11-7 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Lamar University Lamar 13 22 19 14 68
Portland UP 22 16 20 20 78

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Pilots Advance to Super 16 of WNIT With 78-68 win Over Lamar

PORTLAND, Ore. – The Portland Pilots advanced to the Super 16 of the Women's National Invitation Tournament with the 78-68 win over the Lamar Lady Cardinals. The win puts Portland at 20-14 on the year, their fifth straight 20-win season. 
 
This is the first time the Pilots have advanced to the third round of the WNIT and just their seventh ever playoff win. All seven wins have come under head coach Michael Meek. It's also the third home playoff victory for the Pilots as well. 
 
Dyani Ananiev once again led in scoring with 21 points for Portland, adding six rebounds and three blocks to her total. Ananiev hit five 3-pointers as well, a season high. Rhyan Mogel was close behind with 17 points and three assists and Lainey Spear had 12 points with seven rebounds. Nicole Anderson scored 12 points and two 3-pointers on the day, with her two 3-pointers putting her at 61 for her season. That's the seventh most by a Pilot ever in a single season and the most by any Pilot since the 2018-19 season.
 
Portland shot well from the field at 47.2% and 50% from outside the arc. Portland hit 21-of-27 free throws as well. They had 11 steals, led by Florence Dallow's five steals, and forced 20 turnovers.
 
How it Happened
 
Ananiev got the Pilots off to a hot start, scoring 10 points in the first quarter to pace the action for Portland. The Pilots went on a 10-2 run to open the game, keeping Lamar at arm's length most of the quarter. The Pilots held the Cardinals without a field goal for the final two-and-a-half minutes and the Tiffany Barbosa hit a layup late to make it 22-13 Portland through one.
 
Portland put together a 6-0 run early in the second quarter, pushing their lead to 14 points. The Pilots and Cardinals traded runs from there, with Lamar putting together a 7-0 run soon after. After getting the lead back up to double digits, the Cardinals had a 9-0 run that cut Portland's lead to one, with a layup from Mogel putting Portland up 38-35 at the half.
 
The third quarter was a physical period on both sides, with 13 fouls combined and 16 free throws. The lead changed hands four times in the period, with a late 3-pointer giving the Pilots some cushion at four points. Both teams combined for 39 points with just one point separating them, with Portland leading 58-54 through three.
 
Lamar hit a quick 3-pointer to start the quarter, but the Pilots took back control quickly. They put together a 10-0 run, buoyed by two Ananiev 3-pointers, to make it a double-digit game. Lamar couldn't make up the gap, with the Pilots cruising to a 78-68 win.
 
Game Notes
  • Ananiev had a team-high 21 points with five 3-pointers, five rebounds and two blocks.
  • Ananiev's five 3-pointers are a season high.
  • Mogel scored 14 points, Spear scored 12 points and Anderson had 12 points to round out the double-digit scorers.
  • With 61 3-pointers on the year, Anderson has hit the seventh most 3-pointers by a Pilot in a single season and the most since the 2018-19 season, when Maddie Muhlheim hit 69.
  • The Pilots forced 20 turnovers with eight steals.
  • This is the sixth time the Pilots have won at least 20 games in a season under head coach Michael Meek and the fifth straight year.
  • This is the seventh playoff win in program history for the Pilots, all of them coming under Meek.
  • This is the third win ever for the Pilots in the WNIT and the third ever at home.
  • Meek has officially won 150 games as head coach of the Pilots.
Up Next
 
The Pilots will take on the Montana State Bobcats in the Super 16 of the WNIT. The two teams will play in Bozeman on Thursday, March 26 at 6 p.m. PST. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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