# 2022–23 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

The 2022–23 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots were led by fourth-year coach Michael Meek. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

## Previous season

The Pilots finished the season at 20–11 and 8–7 in WCC play, to finish in fourth place. They defeated in the quarterfinals WCC women's tournament to Loyola Marymount before losing to BYU in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT they defeated Colorado State in the first round before losing to Oregon State in second round.

## Offseason
### Departures

Due to COVID-19 disruptions throughout NCAA sports in 2020–21, the NCAA announced that the 2020–21 season would not count against the athletic eligibility of any individual involved in an NCAA winter sport, including women's basketball. This meant that all seniors in 2020–21 had the option to return for 2021–22.
Portland departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Rose Pflug | 2 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Portland, OR | TBD |
| Camryn Collman | 3 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | La Grande, OR | Transferred to Idaho State |
| Maddie Muhlheim | 15 | G | 5'8" | Senior | Portland, OR | Graduated |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2022.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Warner Pacific | W 94–45 | | 17 – tied | 6 – Shearer | 7 – Meek | Chiles Center (261) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | Willamette | W 92–56 | 1–0 | 20 – Kaitu'u | 9 – Burnham | 6 – Shearer | Chiles Center (294) Portland, OR |
| November 9, 2022* 5:00 p.m. | | Hawaii | W 70–54 | 2–0 | 22 – Burnham | 6 – Fowler | 9 – Fowler | Chiles Center (492) Portland, OR |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | No. 2 Stanford | L 47–87 | 2–1 | 13 – Kaitu'u | 6 – Burnham | 3 – Fowler | Chiles Center (2,047) Portland, OR |
| November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | at San Diego State | L 53–55 | 2–2 | 14 – Fowler | 11 – Cochrane | 7 – Meek | Viejas Arena (1,490) San Diego, CA |
| November 20, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 76–85 | 2–3 | 16 – Fowler | 8 – Shearer | 3 – Fowler | LionTree Arena (312) San Diego, CA |
| November 24, 2022* 2:30 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Houston St. Pete Showcase | W 66–60 | 3–3 | 20 – Fowler | 8 – Cochrane | 4 – Cochrane | McArthur Gymnasium (115) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 26, 2022* 11:00 a.m., FloSports | | vs. Northeastern St. Pete Showcase | W 67–41 | 4–3 | 14 – Fowler | 9 – Burnham | 5 – Cochrane | McArthur Gymnasium (128) St. Petersburg, FL |
| November 30, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | | Evergreen State | W 87–35 | 5–3 | 16 – Fowler | 6 – Fowler | 6 – Meek | Chiles Center (881) Portland, OR |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 19 Oregon | L 51–90 | 5–4 | 19 – Fowler | 5 – Cochrane | 4 – Andrews | Matthew Knight Arena (5,892) Eugene, OR |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | Washington State | L 63–69 | 5–5 | 15 – Fowler | 6 – tied | 4 – Meek | Chiles Center (519) Portland, OR |
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., KRCW | | Portland State | W 71–56 | 6–5 | 27 – Fowler | 9 – Fowler | 4 – Andrews | Chiles Center (307) Portland, OR |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| December 17, 2022 5:00 p.m. | | San Diego | W 84–81 | 7–5 (1–0) | 19 – tied | 7 – Frawley | 6 – Andrews | Chiles Center (458) Portland, OR |
| December 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | BYU | W 67–45 | 8–5 (2–0) | 18 – Fowler | 8 – Andrews | 8 – Andrews | Chiles Center (448) Portland, OR |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m. | | at Loyola Marymount | W 70–61 | 9–5 (3–0) | 24 – Fowler | 5 – tied | 9 – Andrews | Gersten Pavilion (408) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | at Pepperdine | W 86–76 | 10–5 (4–0) | 21 – Burnham | 7 – Fowler | 9 – Andrews | Firestone Fieldhouse (176) Malibu, CA |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | Santa Clara | W 81–71 | 11–5 (5–0) | 26 – Fowler | 8 – Andrews | 6 – tied | Chiles Center (303) Portland, OR |
| January 7, 2022 5:00 p.m. | | San Francisco | W 77–46 | 12–5 (6–0) | 21 – Shearer | 8 – Fowler | 14 – Andrews | Chiles Center (888) Portland, OR |
| January 14, 2023 5:00 p.m., KRCW | | No. 20 Gonzaga | L 66–73 | 12–6 (6–1) | 27 – Andrews | 6 – Andrews | 5 – Fowler | Chiles Center (1,167) Portland, OR |
| January 19, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | at Saint Mary's | W 64–41 | 13–6 (7–1) | 18 – Fowler | 6 – tied | 5 – Meek | University Credit Union Pavilion (272) Moraga, CA |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at Pacific | W 81–67 | 14–6 (8–1) | 20 – tied | 9 – Shearer | 5 – Frawley | Alex G. Spanos Center (325) Stockton, CA |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | Pepperdine | W 70–57 | 15–6 (9–1) | 26 – Fowler | 5 – tied | 4 – Meek | Chiles Center (463) Portland, OR |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | Loyola Marymount | W 58–39 | 16–6 (10–1) | 12 – Shearer | 10 – Shearer | 4 – Fowler | Chiles Center (633) Portland, OR |
| February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at San Francisco | W 83–80 $^{OT}$ | 17–6 (11–1) | 23 – Fowler | 9 – tied | 5 – Meek | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at Santa Clara | W 80–68 | 18–6 (12–1) | 26 – Fowler | 6 – Fowler | 5 – Shearer | Leavey Center (1,002) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 11, 2023 1:00 p.m., RTNW | | at No. 23 Gonzaga | L 53–63 | 18–7 (12–2) | 13 – tied | 9 – Fowler | 5 – Meek | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., KRCW | | Saint Mary's | W 77–66 | 19–7 (13–2) | 29 – Burnham | 8 – Cochrane | 5 – Meek | Chiles Center (736) Portland, OR |
| February 18, 2023 3:00 p.m. | | Pacific | W 57–46 | 20–7 (14–2) | 12 – tied | 8 – Frawley | 4 – Meek | Chiles Center (1,159) Portland, OR |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at San Diego | L 58–74 | 20–8 (14–3) | 15 – Fowler | 7 – Frawley | 15 – Fowler | Jenny Craig Pavilion (301) San Diego, CA |
| February 27, 2023 4:00 p.m., BYUtv | | at BYU Rescheduled from February 23 | W 61–49 | 21–8 (15–3) | 17 – Kaitu'u | 6 – tied | 5 – Fowler | Marriott Center (815) Provo, UT |
| WCC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2023 2:30 p.m., RTNW/BYUtv | (2) | vs. (6) Pacific Semifinals | W 75–72 | 22–8 | 29 – Fowler | 6 – Fowler | 6 – Meek | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) No. 16 Gonzaga Championship | W 64–60 | 23–8 | 19 – Burnham | 11 – Fowler | 5 – Cochrane | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| March 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPNU | (12 G1) | vs. (5 G1) No. 16 Oklahoma First round | L 63–85 | 23–9 | 18 – Fowler | 7 – Fowler | 3 – tied | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. G1=Greenville 1. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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