# 2017–18 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fourth year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 3–15 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific.

## Previous season

They finished the season 6–24, 4–14 in WCC play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/04/2017* 7:30 pm | | Western Oregon | W 73–72 | | Chiles Center (420) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/10/2017* 7:00 pm | | Hawaii | W 76–47 | 1–0 | Chiles Center (456) Portland, OR |
| 11/12/2017* 7:00 pm | | Willamette | W 72–52 | 2–0 | Chiles Center (334) Portland, OR |
| 11/14/2017* 5:00 pm | | Utah Valley | W 71–64 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Chiles Center (301) Portland, OR |
| 11/17/2017* 7:00 pm | | at UC Irvine | L 52–63 | 3–1 | Bren Events Center (386) Irvine, CA |
| 11/25/2017* 2:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 61–66 | 3–2 | Titan Gym (192) Irvine, CA |
| 11/28/2017* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 71–77 | 3–3 | Chiles Center (169) Portland, OR |
| 12/03/2017* 1:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 67–93 | 3–4 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,410) Seattle, WA |
| 12/08/2017* 7:00 pm | | Warner Pacific | W 95–59 | 4–4 | Chiles Center (361) Portland, OR |
| 12/10/2017* 2:00 pm | | Boise State | L 47–73 | 4–5 | Chiles Center (401) Portland, OR |
| 12/17/2017* 2:00 pm | | Weber State | L 70–91 | 4–6 | Chiles Center (353) Portland, OR |
| 12/20/2017* 1:00 pm | | Saint Francis (PA) | L 101–106 $^{2OT}$ | 4–7 | Chiles Center (380) Portland, OR |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/28/2017 7:00 pm | | BYU | L 58–72 | 4–8 (0–1) | Chiles Center (495) Portland, OR |
| 12/30/2017 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 75–84 | 4–9 (0–2) | War Memorial Gymnasium (347) San Francisco, CA |
| 01/04/2018 6:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 52–59 | 4–10 (0–3) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (304) San Diego, CA |
| 01/06/2018 2:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 43–50 | 4–11 (0–4) | Chiles Center (333) Portland, OR |
| 01/11/2018 7:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 56–70 | 4–12 (0–5) | Chiles Center (415) Portland, OR |
| 01/13/2018 2:00 pm | | at Pacific | L 55–91 | 4–13 (0–6) | Alex G. Spanos Center (360) Stockton, CA |
| 01/18/2018 7:00 pm | | San Diego | L 60–75 | 4–14 (0–7) | Chiles Center (354) Portland, OR |
| 01/20/2018 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | L 60–63 | 4–15 (0–8) | Chiles Center (324) Portland, OR |
| 01/25/2018 6:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 36–75 | 4–16 (0–9) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,309) Spokane, WA |
| 01/27/2018 2:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | W 68–65 | 5–16 (1–9) | Chiles Center (348) Portland, OR |
| 02/01/2018 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 79–83 | 5–17 (1–10) | Firestone Fieldhouse (183) Malibu, CA |
| 02/03/2018 2:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 55–76 | 5–18 (1–11) | Gersten Pavilion (256) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/08/2018 7:00 pm | | San Francisco | L 63–76 | 5–19 (1–12) | Chiles Center (344) Portland, OR |
| 02/10/2018 2:00 pm | | Pacific | W 89–67 | 6–19 (2–12) | Chiles Center (342) Portland, OR |
| 02/15/2018 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 57–67 | 6–20 (2–13) | Leavey Center (303) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/17/2018 2:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 49–77 | 6–21 (2–14) | McKeon Pavilion (421) Moraga, CA |
| 02/22/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 35–73 | 6–22 (2–15) | Marriott Center (1,010) Provo, UT |
| 02/24/2018 2:00 pm | | Pepperdine | W 82–58 | 7–22 (3–15) | Chiles Center (507) Portland, OR |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/01/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv | (10) | vs. (7) Pacific First Round | L 60–85 | 7–23 | Orleans Arena (6,685) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||