2024-25 Schedule

WBB will be playing a three-game tournament in Reno on November 29, 30, and December 1...the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during Thanksgiving weekend.

Teams in addition to Nevada and Portland TBA.

DoubleDipper wrote:WBB will be playing a three-game tournament in Reno on November 29, 30, and December 1...the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday during Thanksgiving weekend.

Teams in addition to Nevada and Portland TBA.

The teams are:
Nevada
Southern Utah
Portland
Central Michigan

WBB WCC play begins early this year, December 19.

Unlike MBB, who will play an 18-game WCC schedule, the women will be playing all 10 other teams twice...so, a 20-game schedule.

Apparently, the last non-conference game for the Pilots will be at home against PSU on December 13...the last day of final exam week.

DoubleDipper wrote:WBB WCC play begins early this year, December 19.

Unlike MBB, who will play an 18-game WCC schedule, the women will be playing all 10 other teams twice...so, a 20-game schedule.

Apparently, the last non-conference game for the Pilots will be at home against PSU on December 13...the last day of final exam week.

As the team has done in the past, the Pilots will play Sacramento St. in a "closed scrimmage" in October in Ashland before coming home for an exhibition game against Willamette on November 1.

Tentatively, the actual first game of the season will be at home against Hawaii on November 7 before playing Corban in the always fun and raucous 11AM game as part of the area Catholic school kids spending the day on campus on November 12.

DoubleDipper wrote:Tentatively, the actual first game of the season will be at home against Hawaii on November 7 before playing Corban in the always fun and raucous 11AM game as part of the area Catholic school kids spending the day on campus on November 12.

Looks like the Pilots will be heading to Cheney, WA to play the EWU Eagles on Sunday afternoon, 11/17, and then return home to play Seattle U. on 11/19 and Cal Baptist on 11/23 before heading to Reno for the "Nugget Classic" 11/29-12/1.

The preseason is still three months away and WCC play 4 1/2 months from now, but it's already getting exciting...



https://wccsports.com/news/2024/8/1/wcc-announces-2024-25-womens-basketball-conference-schedule.aspx

https://portlandpilots.com/news/2024/8/11/going-on-tour-pilots-womens-basketball-headed-to-europe-for-foreign-tour.aspx

Let’s hope nobody pulls a Brittney Griner.

Looks like the team is enjoying a great European vacation!  Not much competition (3 easy wins), but hopefully some good team building and an awesome experience. The blog posts on the team website from Wally the Pilot are fun to read if you haven’t seen them.

https://portlandpilots.com/news/2024/9/10/womens-basketball-announces-schedule-for-2024-25-season.aspx

2024-25 Portland Pilots Women's Basketball Schedule
Nov. 1 vs. Willamette (Exhibtion), 6 PM
Nov. 7 vs. Hawaii, 6 PM
Nov. 12 vs. Corban, 11 AM
Nov. 17 @ Eastern Washington, 2 PM
Nov. 19 vs. Seattle U, 6 PM
Nov. 23 vs. Cal Baptist, 3 PM
Nov. 29-Dec. 1 @ The Nugget Classic
Dec. 6 vs. Princeton, 6 PM
Dec. 8 vs. UTEP, 2 PM
Dec. 13 vs. Portland State, 6 PM
Dec. 19 @ LMU*, TBA
Dec. 21 vs. Pacific*^, 1 PM
Dec. 28 @ Santa Clara*, TBA
Dec. 30 vs. Oregon State*, 6 PM
Jan. 2 vs. Gonzaga*, 6 PM
Jan. 4 vs. LMU*^, TBA
Jan. 9 @ Pepperdine*, TBA
Jan. 11 vs. San Francisco*, 5 PM
Jan. 16 @ Gonzaga*, TBA
Jan. 18 @ Oregon State*, TBA
Jan. 23 @ Washington State*, TBA
Jan. 30 vs. Saint Mary's, 6 PM
Feb. 1 vs. Pepperdine*, 5 PM
Feb. 6 @ San Diego*, TBA
Feb. 13 @ Saint Mary's*, TBA
Feb. 15 vs. Washington State*^, TBA
Feb. 20 vs. San Diego*, 6 PM
Feb. 22 vs. Santa Clara*, 5 PM
Feb. 27 @ San Francisco*, TBA
March 1 @ Pacific*, TBA
March 6-11@ WCC Tournament

*West Coast Conference game | ^Double header with the men | Home games in bold and played at the Chiles Center | All times are Pacific and subject to change | NCAA Selection Sunday, March 16

WBB played its annual scrimmage in Ashland against Sacramento St. over the weekend and did quite well.

Apparently the "old guard" of Emme, Maisie, McKelle, were joined by transfers Trista and Alexis in leading the team, and Dyani and Lainey were also big contributors.