2025–26 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

2025–26 Portland Pilots women's basketball
2025–26 Portland Pilots women's basketball
WNIT
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	18–14 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach	Michael Meek (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Tom Batsell; Sharon Rissmiller; Jerod Gibson; Kianna Hamilton;
Home arena	Chiles Center

2025–26 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Loyola Marymount	15	–	3	.833	21	–	10	.677
Gonzaga †	14	–	4	.778	24	–	10	.706
Santa Clara	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Oregon State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Portland	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Pepperdine	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
San Francisco	9	–	9	.500	19	–	14	.576
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	11	–	19	.367
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	25	.265
Saint Mary's	6	–	12	.333	15	–	17	.469
San Diego	4	–	14	.222	11	–	22	.333
Seattle	1	–	17	.056	5	–	25	.167

† 2026 WCC tournament winner As of March 20, 2026

The 2025–26 Portland Pilots women's basketball team represents the University of Portland in the 2025-26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pilots are led by 7th-year head coach Michael Meek and play their home games at Chiles Center and are members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Pilots finished the season 31–5, 17–3 in WCC play to finish in a tie for 1st place with Gonzaga.^[1] As the 2nd seed in the WCC Tournament, they beat 3rd seed Washington State in the Semifinals^[2], but would lose to 4th seed Oregon State in the Championship Game.^[3] They would be invited to the WBIT Tournament,^[4] they would beat Stanford in the First Round^[5] and Seton Hall in the Second Round,^[6], but would lose the Villanova in the Quarterfinals.^[7]

Preseason

On October 23, 2025, the West Coast Conference released their preseason poll. Portland was picked to finish fourth in the conference.^[8]

Preseason rankings

WCC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Oregon State	119 (9)
2	Gonzaga	111 (3)
3	Washington State	94
4	Portland	91
5	Santa Clara	84
6	San Francisco	70
7	Saint Mary's	55
8	Pacific	52
9	Loyola Marymount	38
10	Pepperdine	36
11	San Diego	31
12	Seattle	11
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[8]

Preseason All-WCC Team

Preseason All-WCC Team
Player	Year	Position
Dyani Ananiev	Sophomore	Guard

Source:^[8]

Roster

2025–26 Portland Pilots women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Goundo Diakite Bayo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	IES Carles Vallbona	Barcelona, Spain
G	2	Dyani Ananiev	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Wyndham College	St. Andrews, Australia
G	3	Florence Dallow	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Epsom Girls' Grammar School	Auckland, New Zealand
G	5	Aubrey Herrin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Kamiakin HS	Kennewick, WA
G	7	Tiffany Barbosa	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	RIG Lulea	Stockholm, Sweden
C	9	Jada Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Siena College	Melbourne, Australia
G	10	Natalie Fraley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Kelso HS Utah State	Kelso, WA
G	12	Brynn Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Willamette HS	Eugene, OR
G	14	Caitlin Monahan	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Fr	Mercer Island HS	Mercer Island, WA
G	17	Nicole Anderson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Rosary Academy LMU	Eastvale, CA
F	20	Lainey Spear	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Beaverton HS	Portland, OR
G	22	Rhyan Mogel	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Clackamas HS	Happy Valley, OR
G	35	Camille Dake	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Rancho Buena Vista HS	Vista, CA
F/C	42	Ella Zimmerman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Redondo Union HS	Redondo Beach, CA
F/C	44	Julia Dalan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	W. F. West HS	Centralia, WA

Head coach

Michael Meek (Eastern Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Batsell (Pacific)
Sharon Rissmiller (Portland)
Jerod Gibson (Portland State)
Kianna Hamilton (Portland)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Willamette	W 95–43	1–0	12 – Smith	6 – Spear	4 – Fraley	Chiles Center (617) Portland, OR
November 7, 2025* 6:00 pm, KUNP/ESPN+		Montana State	L 72–86	1–1	17 – Mogel	6 – Herrin	4 – Mogel	Chiles Center (851) Portland, OR
November 11, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Warner Pacific	W 107–26	2–1	14 – Dallow	7 – Kennedy	5 – Smith	Chiles Center (576) Portland, OR
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at No. 11 USC	L 51–78	2–2	11 – Spear	8 – Dallow	3 – Tied	Galen Center (2,947) Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2025* 3:30 pm		vs. Idaho State Bank of Hawai'i Classic	L 57–58	2–3	16 – Ananiev	9 – Spear	4 – Kennedy	Stan Sheriff Center (2,784) Honolulu, HI
November 23, 2025* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Hawai'i Bank of Hawai'i Classic	L 61−66	2−4	16 – Mogel	8 – Dalan	5 – Ananiev	Stan Sheriff Center (1,957) Honolulu, HI
November 29, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Nevada Portland Invitational	W 65−52	3−4	13 – Ananiev	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Chiles Center (547) Portland, OR
November 30, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington Portland Invitational	W 73–58	4–4	11 – Dallow	12 – Dalan	8 – Mogel	Chiles Center (421) Portland, OR
December 6, 2025* 5:00 pm, KUNP/ESPN+		BYU	L 53–87	4–5	13 – Dalan	4 – Tied	5 – Mogel	Chiles Center (1,403) Portland, OR
December 11, 2025* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Long Beach State	W 94–58	5–5	14 – Tied	12 – Dalan	6 – Mogel	LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid (620) Long Beach, CA
December 18, 2025* 11:00 am, B1G+		at Oregon	L 59–85	5–6	15 – Spear	5 – Tied	8 – Mogel	Matthew Knight Arena (6,279) Eugene, OR
December 21, 2025* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 98–53	6–6	17 – Ananiev	8 – Anderson	5 – Tied	Viking Pavilion (651) Portland, OR
WCC regular season
December 28, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	W 63−59	7−6 (1–0)	11 – Tied	7 – Dallow	7 – Mogel	University Credit Union Pavilion (408) Moraga, CA
December 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Francisco	L 64–67	7–7 (1–1)	16 – Ananiev	5 – Tied	10 – Mogel	Sobrato Center (267) San Francisco, CA
January 2, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Washington State	W 62–49	8–7 (2–1)	14 – Dalan	7 – Tied	5 – Mogel	Chiles Center (840) Portland, OR
January 4, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Pacific	W 74–53	9–7 (3–1)	17 – Ananiev	10 – Ananiev	7 – Mogel	Chiles Center (967) Portland, OR
January 10, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gonzaga	L 55-69	9-8 (3-2)	14 – Anderson	4 – Dalan	4 – Ananiev	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,713) Spokane, WA
January 15, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Santa Clara	W 73-66	10-8 (4-2)	22 – Ananiev	8 – Dalan	5 – Mogel	Leavey Center (346) Santa Clara, CA
January 17, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Seattle	W 83-57	11-8 (5-2)	17 – Spear	6 – Ananiev	6 – Ananiev	Chiles Center (790) Portland, OR
January 22, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at LMU	L 68-77	11-9 (5-3)	13 – Dallow	9 – Kennedy	7 – Mogel	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	L 68-86	11-10 (5-4)	18 – Zimmerman	5 – Zimmerman	4 – Smith	Firestone Fieldhouse (388) Malibu, CA
January 29, 2026 6:00 pm, KUNP/ESPN+		Saint Mary's	W 68-42	12-10 (6-4)	18 – Anderson	9 – Kennedy	6 – Tied	Chiles Center (618) Portland, OR
January 31, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		San Diego	W 64-59	13-10 (7-4)	18 – Dallow	8 – Dallow	4 – Mogel	Chiles Center (762) Portland, OR
February 7, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Oregon State	W 53-50	14-10 (8-4)	18 – Dallow	8 – Dallow	4 – Mogel	Chiles Center (2,002) Portland, OR
February 12, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Washington State	W 68-61	15-10 (9-4)	20 – Mogel	9 – Kennedy	5 – Spear	Beasley Coliseum (905) Pullman, WA
February 14, 2026 5:00 pm, KUNP/ESPN+		Santa Clara	L 66-77	15-11 (9-5)	20 – Spear	9 – Dallow	5 – Anderson	Chiles Center (881) Portland, OR
February 19, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oregon State	L 54-64	15-12 (9-6)	19 – Spear	10 – Dallow	4 – Mogel	Gill Coliseum (3,629) Corvallis, OR
February 21, 2026 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Seattle	W 65-61	16-12 (10-6)	15 – Spear	9 – Barbosa	4 – Tied	Redhawk Center (428) Seattle, WA
February 26, 2026 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Pepperdine	L 63-70	16-13 (10-7)	15 – Dallow	15 – Dallow	5 – Tied	Chiles Center (608) Portland, OR
February 28, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Gonzaga	W 92-91 ^OT	17-13 (11-7)	20 – Anderson	7 – Dallow	6 – Mogel	Chiles Center (1,436) Portland, OR
WCC tournament
March 7, 2026 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (9) Washington State Third Round	W 72-62	18-13	19 – Mogel	5 – Barbosa	5 – Mogel	Orleans Arena (1,289) Paradise, NV
March 8, 2026 11:30 am, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (4) Oregon State Quarterfinal	L 50-60	18-14	14 – Ananiev	8 – Spear	3 – Tied	Orleans Arena (1,553) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[9]^[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

References

^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "Portland runs away with 72-57 win over Washington State women in WCC Tournament semifinals". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "Oregon State women's basketball wins WCC championship to secure spot in NCAA Tournament". Statesman Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "Stanford WBB Eliminated by Portland in WBIT First Round Upset". Stanford Cardinal On SI. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "Women's basketball heartbroken in second round of WBIT as their season ends with 61-55 loss to Portland". The Setonian. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "Villanova Defeats Portland in WBIT Quarterfinals". The Villanovan. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Portland Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
^ "Portland Pilots 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[1] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Standings". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[2] "Portland runs away with 72-57 win over Washington State women in WCC Tournament semifinals". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[3] "Oregon State women's basketball wins WCC championship to secure spot in NCAA Tournament". Statesman Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[4] "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[5] "Stanford WBB Eliminated by Portland in WBIT First Round Upset". Stanford Cardinal On SI. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[6] "Women's basketball heartbroken in second round of WBIT as their season ends with 61-55 loss to Portland". The Setonian. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[7] "Villanova Defeats Portland in WBIT Quarterfinals". The Villanovan. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[poll-8] "Oregon State Picked to Win 2025-26 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Championship". West Coast Conference. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[9] "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Portland Athletics. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

[10] "Portland Pilots 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2026.

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Portland Pilots women's basketball
Venues	Howard Hall (1977–1984) Chiles Center (1984–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

Previous season

Preseason

Preseason rankings

Preseason All-WCC Team

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

Rankings

References