2001 Portland Fire season

The 2001 WNBA season was the 2nd season for the Portland Fire. The Fire failed to qualify for the WNBA Playoffs for the second consecutive year.

Transactions

WNBA draft

Transactions

Roster

Schedule

Regular season

|- | 1 | May 31 | Minnesota | L 65–82 | Jackie Stiles (17) | Kristin Folkl (10) | Tully Bevilaqua (4) | Rose Garden | 0–1

|- | 2 | June 2 | @ Utah | W 76–71 | Sophia Witherspoon (23) | Sylvia Crawley (15) | Tully Bevilaqua (6) | Delta Center | 1–1 |- | 3 | June 4 | Phoenix | W 71–69 (OT) | Sophia Witherspoon (22) | Sylvia Crawley (13) | Tully Bevilaqua (4) | Rose Garden | 2–1 |- | 4 | June 12 | Cleveland | W 67–62 | Sophia Witherspoon (20) | Sylvia Crawley (6) | Tully Bevilaqua (6) | Rose Garden | 3–1 |- | 5 | June 16 | @ Sacramento | W 81–74 (OT) | Jackie Stiles (21) | Kristin Folkl (13) | Sophia Witherspoon (4) | ARCO Arena | 4–1 |- | 6 | June 17 | @ Los Angeles | L 75–90 | Sophia Witherspoon (19) | Stacey Thomas (5) | Bevilaqua <br> Jackson (5) | Staples Center | 4–2 |- | 7 | June 19 | Seattle | W 58–43 | Tully Bevilaqua (12) | Kristin Folkl (12) | Crawley <br> Folkl (3) | Rose Garden | 5–2 |- | 8 | June 22 | Charlotte | W 66–62 | Jackie Stiles (24) | Crawley <br> Folkl (6) | Tully Bevilaqua (5) | Rose Garden | 6–2 |- | 9 | June 24 | @ Houston | L 57–67 | Jackie Stiles (17) | Sylvia Crawley (8) | Tully Bevilaqua (2) | Compaq Center | 6–3 |- | 10 | June 26 | @ Cleveland | L 57–61 | Jackie Stiles (22) | Kristin Folkl (11) | Sophia Witherspoon (5) | Gund Arena | 6–4 |- | 11 | June 27 | @ Indiana | W 68–65 | Jackie Stiles (26) | Crawley <br> Folkl (6) | Bevilaqua <br> Stiles (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse | 7–4 |- | 12 | June 29 | @ Miami | W 74–72 | Sophia Witherspoon (26) | Kristin Folkl (13) | Stacey Thomas (3) | American Airlines Arena | 8–4

|- | 13 | July 2 | @ Houston | L 67–74 | Jackie Stiles (20) | Crawley <br> Folkl (4) | Folkl <br> Stiles <br> Witherspoon (2) | Compaq Center | 8–5 |- | 14 | July 4 | Seattle | L 56–61 | Jackie Stiles (18) | Kristin Folkl (9) | Kristin Folkl (4) | Rose Garden | 8–6 |- | 15 | July 6 | Washington | W 69–58 | Jackie Stiles (21) | Sylvia Crawley (7) | Tully Bevilaqua (6) | Rose Garden | 9–6 |- | 16 | July 8 | Utah | L 63–65 | Jackie Stiles (18) | Sylvia Crawley (10) | Tamicha Jackson (5) | Rose Garden | 9–7 |- | 17 | July 10 | @ Minnesota | L 52–73 | Sylvia Crawley (15) | Sylvia Crawley (9) | Bevilaqua <br> Burras <br> Stiles <br> Witherspoon (7) | Target Center | 9–8 |- | 18 | July 12 | Houston | L 57–71 | Jackie Stiles (19) | Sylvia Crawley (11) | Tully Bevilaqua (6) | Rose Garden | 9–9 |- | 19 | July 19 | @ Phoenix | L 58–60 | Kristin Folkl (12) | Kristin Folkl (10) | Bevilaqua <br> Stiles (3) | America West Arena | 9–10 |- | 20 | July 20 | @ Seattle | W 56–49 | Sophia Witherspoon (21) | Kristin Folkl (11) | Tully Bevilaqua (4) | KeyArena | 10–10 |- | 21 | July 22 | Detroit | L 77–80 (OT) | Jackie Stiles (21) | Kristin Folkl (12) | Tully Bevilaqua (4) | Rose Garden | 10–11 |- | 22 | July 24 | New York | W 86–68 | Sophia Witherspoon (15) | Kristin Folkl (7) | Bevilaqua <br> Crawley (4) | Rose Garden | 11–11 |- | 23 | July 27 | @ Sacramento | L 62–85 | Tamicha Jackson (12) | Burras <br> Crawley (4) | Sophia Witherspoon (3) | ARCO Arena | 11–12 |- | 24 | July 28 | Los Angeles | L 83–88 | Jackie Stiles (32) | Kristin Folkl (13) | Crawley <br> Folkl <br> Stiles (4) | Rose Garden | 11–13 |- | 25 | July 30 | Utah | L 73–79 | Jackie Stiles (16) | Kristin Folkl (9) | Folkl <br> Jackson <br> Stiles (3) | Rose Garden | 11–14

|- | 26 | August 1 | @ Orlando | L 63–65 | Jackie Stiles (13) | Kristin Folkl (6) | Sylvia Crawley (5) | TD Waterhouse Centre | 11–15 |- | 27 | August 3 | @ Washington | L 50–64 | Carolyn Young (13) | Sylvia Crawley (11) | Stacey Thomas (3) | MCI Center | 11–16 |- | 28 | August 4 | @ Detroit | L 65–70 | Jackie Stiles (16) | Kristin Folkl (6) | Carolyn Young (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 11–17 |- | 29 | August 8 | Minnesota | L 58–70 | Jackie Stiles (14) | Kristin Folkl (7) | Tamicha Jackson (4) | Rose Garden | 11–18 |- | 30 | August 11 | @ Phoenix | L 62–73 | Jackie Stiles (18) | DeMya Walker (6) | Tully Bevilaqua (4) | America West Arena | 11–19 |- | 31 | August 12 | Sacramento | L 58–64 | Alisa Burras (18) | Kristin Folkl (6) | Tully Bevilaqua (5) | Rose Garden | 11–20 |- | 32 | August 14 | Los Angeles | L 58–67 | Sophia Witherspoon (15) | Kristin Folkl (7) | Bevilaqua <br> Crawley (5) | Rose Garden | 11–21

Season standings

Statistics

Regular season

<br />^‡Waived/Released during the season <br />^â€ÂTraded during the season <br />^â‰ÂAcquired during the season

References