PORTLAND, Ore. --- The 2017-18 women's basketball season is officially here as the Portland Pilots opened the campaign with their first practices of the year at the Chiles Center. Head coach Cheryl Sorenson enters her fourth year at the helm of the Pilots, who take on a new look this season with seven newcomers.
Headlining Portland's seven returners are a trio of veteran posts, in seniors Ashley Gray and Sara Zaragoza and junior Julie Spencer. Spencer is coming off a breakout year for the Pilots as she averaged career bests of 9.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per contest.