PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Portland Pilots women's basketball program is adding three recruits as Jayce Gorzeman (Las Cruces, N.M./Mayfield HS), Josie Matz (Tacoma, Wash./Wilson HS), and Lauren Walker (Santa Rosa, Calif./Cardinal Newman HS) have each signed a National Letter of Intent, announced head coach Cheryl Sorenson. The trio will join the Pilots as freshmen in the fall.
 
Jayce Gorzeman is 6-0 wing entering her senior season at Mayfield High School, where she's led the Trojans in scoring the past three years. She's a two-time selection to the All-District 3-6A First Team, and she landed on USA Today's All-USA New Mexico Second Team in 2014-15. As a junior last year, she averaged 16.2 points per game, while also leading the team in rebounds (6.6 rpg) and assists (2.8 apg). She's scored a career-best 26 points twice, she's claimed eight double-doubles and she once scored 16 straight points to help her team win the Joe Armijo Tournament. A team captain, Gorzeman was voted team MVP twice, was selected the Joe Armijo Tournament MVP and was chosen to the Holiday Hoopla All-Tournament Team. She was also named the Student-Athlete of Week by the La Cruces Bulletin in December of 2016.
 
Gorzeman has helped lead the Trojans to three district titles, and Mayfield finished second in the state in 2014. They reached the state's elite eight in 2016 and made the final four in 2015. A national honor society member, she's received several academic awards and recognition, and her club team, the New Mexico Heat Elite, is ranked in the Top Five adidas teams.
 
"Jayce is a high energy player that seems to be everywhere on the court at all times," Sorenson said. "She is a great communicator and her smile is infectious. She's a versatile player that will enable us to use her in a variety of ways."
 
Josie Matz is a 5-10 guard and a four-year letterwinner for the Wilson High School Rams. Matz is already a three-time selection to the All-Narrows League First Team, she earned all-state honors in 2014 and she was named the 2016 Pierce County Athlete of the Year. As a junior, she averaged 20.4 points, 7.4 assists, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 steals per contest, and she was the fastest player to reach 1,000 career points in school history. Matz has collected six double-double's during her career, has one triple-double to her credit and has single-game career highs of 35 points and 17 assists.
 
Matz has helped lead her team to a pair of league titles and three state tourney appearances, where the Rams finished fifth in 2014. Wilson also won a district title in 2015. She has earned multiple academic accolades, and she landed the 50+ Lady Ram Ace Award, which is given to the most productive player on the court per minute of play.
 
"Josie is a player that loves the process it takes to become a great player," noted Sorenson. "Her ability to play on and off the ball will allow us to use her in a variety of different ways. She is a confident player who makes everyone around her better."
 
Lauren Walker is a 6-5 post who's already earned three letters at Cardinal Newman High School. As a junior last season, she was named to the Cal Hi Sports Second Team All-State CIF North Coast Section, while also landing on the NCS All-Metro Team. The Cardinals, who have won the North Bay League all three years, claimed the 2016 Division 4 California State Championship, with Walker averaging 8.7 rebounds per game. A North Bay League Second Team selection as a sophomore, she landed on the all-league first team during her junior campaign, and she record the game-clinching block in that 2016 state title game. A four-time NCS Scholar Athlete, Walker was named the YSN365.com Player of the Game in 2016.
 
"Lauren's height will add an interior paint presence both offensively and defensively," said Sorenson. "Though standing 6-5, she is incredibly agile both laterally and vertically. Somewhat unassuming on the floor, when she is fired up a fierce competitor emerges. She will be fun to coach and watch her grow and mature."