Portland Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2023 · CSM Staff
Portland Pilots
West Coast (23-8, 15-3)
Big Wins: 2/27 at BYU (61-49), 3/7 vs Gonzaga (64-60)
Bad Losses: 11/20 at UC San Diego (76-85), 2/25 at San Diego (58-74)
Coach: Michael Meek
Probable Starters:
Lucy Cochrane, Junior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 2.5 bpg
Alex Fowler, Junior, Forward, 17.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.3 apg
Maisie Burnham, Sophomore, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 1.1 apg, 4.2 rpg
Emme Shearer, Sophomore, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 1.7 apg
McKelle Meek, Sophomore, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 3.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Keeley Frawley, Junior, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Kelsey Lenzie, Junior, Guard, 2.9 ppg, 1.1 apg
Liana Kaitu’u, Junior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 69.5 (98th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.8 (113, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (18, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.2 (225, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (147, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.6 (80, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (151, 6)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (170, 6)
Assists Per Game: 16.9 (20, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.3 (213, 5)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NIT | First Round win over Colorado State |
| 2022 | NIT | Second Round loss to Oregon State |
| 2021 | WBI | First Round win over Abilene Christian |
| 2021 | WBI | Second Round win over Northern Arizona |
| 2021 | WBI | Semifinal loss to Cleveland |
| 2010 | WBI | First Round loss to Washington |
| 2009 | NIT | First Round loss to Portland State |
| 1999 | NIT | First Round loss to Washington |
| 1997 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Michigan State |
| 1996 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Texas Tech |
*all team stats through 3/2
