# 2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fifth year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 5–13 in WCC play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the WCC women's tournament to San Francisco.
On March 12, Cheryl Sorensen has agreed to parted ways. She finished at Portland with a 5 year record of 33–117. On March 27, former George Fox head coach Michael Meek as the new coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2018* 4:30 pm | | Puget Sound | W 88–45 | | Chiles Center (260) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 8, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Utah Valley | W 65–60 | 1–0 | Lockhart Arena (247) Orem, UT |
| Nov 12, 2018* 4:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 89–73 | 2–0 | Dee Events Center (569) Ogden, UT |
| Nov 16, 2018* 4:30 pm | | at Hawaii Bank of Hawaii Classic | W 72–65 | 3–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (1,236) Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 18, 2018* 2:00 pm | | vs. Arizona Bank of Hawaii Classic | L 70–92 | 3–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Nov 24, 2018* 12:00 pm | | Cal State Fullerton | W 83–74 | 4–1 | Chiles Center (513) Portland, OR |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Utah State | W 61–54 | 5–1 | Chiles Center (359) Portland, OR |
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 79–92 | 5–2 | Viking Pavilion (425) Portland, OR |
| Dec 7, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Warner Pacific | W 98–63 | 6–2 | Chiles Center (471) Portland, OR |
| Dec 9, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Willamette | W 82–27 | 7–2 | Chiles Center (269) Portland, OR |
| Dec 16, 2018* 2:00 pm | | UC Irvine | L 69–84 | 7–3 | Chiles Center (217) Portland, OR |
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Air Force | W 79–60 | 8–3 | Chiles Center (286) Portland, OR |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 68–82 | 8–4 (0–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| Dec 31, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 58–76 | 8–5 (0–2) | Gersten Pavilion (236) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 66–76 | 8–6 (0–3) | Chiles Center (274) Portland, OR |
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 81–89 | 8–7 (0–4) | Chiles Center (304) Portland, OR |
| Jan 12, 2019 2:00 pm | | at No. 14 Gonzaga | L 71–97 | 8–8 (0–5) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,697) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 17, 2019 12:00 pm | | at San Diego | W 69–60 | 9–8 (1–5) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (521) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 19, 2019 1:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 71–79 | 9–9 (1–6) | Marriott Center (1,177) Provo, UT |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 66–72 | 9–10 (1–7) | Chiles Center (369) Portland, OR |
| Jan 26, 2019 2:00 pm | | San Francisco | W 78–73 | 10–10 (2–7) | Chiles Center (512) Portland, OR |
| Jan 31, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 85–113 | 10–11 (2–8) | McKeon Pavilion (232) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 2, 2019 4:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 67–77 | 10–12 (2–9) | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,731) Stockton, CA |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm | | No. 13 Gonzaga | L 62–93 | 10–13 (2–10) | Chiles Center (543) Portland, OR |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | BYU | L 69–70 | 10–14 (2–11) | Chiles Center (506) Portland, OR |
| Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm | | San Diego | W 96–74 | 11–14 (3–11) | Chiles Center (323) Portland, OR |
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm | | at San Francisco | W 69–66 | 12–14 (4–11) | War Memorial Gymnasium (381) San Francisco, CA |
| Feb 23, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 68–106 | 12–15 (4–12) | Leavey Center (404) Santa Clara, CA |
| Feb 28, 2018 7:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 54–70 | 12–16 (4–13) | Chiles Center (288) Portland, OR |
| Mar 2, 2018 4:30 pm | | Pepperdine | W 85–63 | 13–16 (5–13) | Chiles Center (431) Portland, OR |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 2019 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (8) | vs. (9) San Francisco First Round | L 69–76 | 13–17 | Orleans Arena (5,234) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||