# 2016–17 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represented the University of Portland in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots, led by third year coach Cheryl Sorensen. They played their homes games at Chiles Center and were members of the West Coast Conference. 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 ||||||
| 11/01/2016* 7:00 pm | | Willamette | W 81–49 | | Chiles Center (204) Portland, OR |
| 11/05/2016* 5:00 pm | | Warner Pacific | W 95–58 | | Chiles Center (254) Portland, OR |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at UC Davis | L 52–66 | 0–1 | The Pavilion (597) Davis, CA |
| 11/13/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 59–72 | 0–2 | Lawlor Events Center (859) Reno, NV |
| 11/18/2016* 6:00 pm | | at No. 24 Oregon State | L 45–62 | 0–3 | Gill Coliseum (3,306) Corvallis, OR |
| 11/22/2016* 8:30 pm | | at Alaska Anchorage Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | W 66–57 | 1–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,229) Fairbanks, AR |
| 11/24/2016* 5:30 pm | | vs. USC Great Alaska Shootout championship | L 54–67 | 1–4 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,030) Fairbanks, AK |
| 11/27/2016* 2:00 pm | | No. 15 Washington | L 53–83 | 1–5 | Chiles Center (537) Portland, OR |
| 11/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 79–68 | 2–5 | Chiles Center (209) Portland, OR |
| 12/03/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Weber State | L 37–76 | 2–6 | Dee Events Center (836) Ogden, UT |
| 12/09/2016* 6:00 pm | | at Oregon | L 41–81 | 2–7 | Matthew Knight Arena (2,316) Eugene, OR |
| 12/11/2016* 12:00 pm | | Montana State | L 66–70 | 2–8 | Chiles Center (318) Portland, OR |
| 12/18/2016* 1:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 60–74 | 2–9 | Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | Pacific | L 74–84 | 2–10 (0–1) | Chiles Center (293) Portland, OR |
| 12/31/2016 1:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 71–61 | 3–10 (1–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (217) Malibu, CA |
| 01/05/2017 7:00 pm | | Santa Clara | L 44–56 | 3–11 (1–2) | Chiles Center (317) Portland, OR |
| 01/07/2017 2:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 55–67 | 3–12 (1–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,540) Spokane, WA |
| 01/12/2017 6:30 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 76–92 | 3–13 (1–4) | McKeon Pavilion (214) Moraga, CA |
| 01/14/2017 2:00 pm | | at Loyola Marymount | L 54–69 | 3–14 (1–5) | Gersten Pavilion (325) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/19/2017 7:00 pm, CSNNW | | San Francisco | L 56–75 | 3–15 (1–6) | Chiles Center (217) Portland, OR |
| 01/21/2017 2:00 pm | | Gonzaga | L 50–85 | 3–16 (1–7) | Chiles Center (493) Portland, OR |
| 01/26/2017 7:00 pm, CSNNW | | Pepperdine | W 75–55 | 4–16 (2–7) | Chiles Center (213) Portland, OR |
| 01/28/2017 2:00 pm | | at San Diego | L 40–57 | 4–17 (2–8) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (352) San Diego, CA |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 56–68 | 4–18 (2–9) | Leavey Center (250) Santa Clara, CA |
| 02/04/2017 2:00 pm | | BYU | L 38–77 | 4–19 (2–10) | Chiles Center (420) Portland, OR |
| 02/09/2017 7:00 pm | | Saint Mary's | L 65–75 | 4–20 (2–11) | Chiles Center (294) Portland, OR |
| 02/11/2017 2:00 pm | | Loyola Marymount | W 71–56 | 5–20 (3–11) | Chiles Center (313) Portland, OR |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | at Pacific | W 78–71 $^{OT}$ | 6–20 (4–11) | Alex G. Spanos Center (327) Stockton, CA |
| 02/18/2017 2:00 pm | | at San Francisco | L 71–83 | 6–21 (4–12) | War Memorial Gymnasium (175) San Francisco, CA |
| 02/23/2017 6:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU | L 60–73 | 6–22 (4–13) | Marriott Center (875) Provo, UT |
| 02/25/2017 2:00 pm | | San Diego | L 54–72 | 6–23 (4–14) | Chiles Center (321) Portland, OR |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/02/2017 12:00 pm, BYUtv | (10) | vs. (7) Pacific First Round | L 55–73 | 6–24 | Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||