Portland Women’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 6, 2024 · CSM Staff
Portland Pilots
West Coast (21-12, 10-6)
Big Wins: 1/13 Santa Clara (73-63), 3/12 vs Gonzaga (67-66)
Bad Losses: 1/22 Saint Mary’s (67-73), 2/24 San Francisco (47-59)
Coach: Michael Meek
Probable Starters:
Lucy Cochrane, Senior, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.5 apg, 3.1 bpg
Kennedy Dickie, Senior, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg
Maisie Burnham, Junior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 1.6 apg, 4.1 rpg
Emme Shearer, Junior, Guard, 12.2 ppg, 2.1 apg, 2.2 spg
McKelle Meek, Junior, Guard, 4.4 ppg, 3.5 apg
Key Role Players:
Dyani Ananiev, Freshman, Forward, 8.2ppg, 2.3 rpg
Kianna Hamilton, Senior, Guard, 4.7 ppg, 2.8 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.9 (129th in nation, 4th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.2 (126, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.9 (125, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.4 (128, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (163, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.8 (219, 7)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.2 (243, 7)
Rebound Margin: -2.0 (246, 8)
Assists Per Game: 16.0 (45, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 18.1 (300, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma |
| 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 3/7
