2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	9
Site	Orleans Arena; Paradise, NV
Finals site	Orleans Arena; Paradise, NV
Champions	BYU (1st title)
Winning coach	Jeff Judkins (1st WCC title)
MVP	Haley Steed (BYU)
Television	ESPNU/BYUtv
	West Coast Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2011 2013 →

2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Gonzaga	14	–	2	.875	28	–	6	.824
BYU†	12	–	4	.750	26	–	7	.788
San Diego	12	–	4	.750	26	–	10	.722
Saint Mary's	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Pepperdine	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Santa Clara	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
Portland	4	–	12	.250	12	–	20	.375
San Francisco	3	–	13	.188	5	–	25	.167
Loyola Marymount	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267

† 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament winner As of March 28, 2012/ FINAL 2011–12 STANDINGS Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas area community of Paradise, Nevada.

Format

With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format will be introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament will now start on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 game has been added. The winner of the 8/9 game will play the 5 seed on Day 2 of the Tournament (Thursday) as well as the 6 vs. 7 match. BYUtv Sports will broadcast all the games from the second round through the semifinals.^[1] Day 3, or the Quarterfinals (Friday), will feature the winner of the 5/8/9 game playing the 4 seed and the winner of the 6/7 game playing the 3 seed. The semifinals (Saturday) will feature the appearance of the top 2 seeds. All teams will be off on Sunday, and the championship game will be played Monday afternoon on ESPNU.

Seeds

Seed	School	Conference Record	Overall Record (End of Regular season)	Tiebreaker
2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
1.	#22 Gonzaga	14–2	25–4
2.	BYU	12–4	24–6	BYU swept USD 2–0 during regular season
3.	San Diego	12–4	21–7
4.	Saint Mary's	11–5	19–9
5.	Pepperdine	8–8	13–14
6.	Santa Clara	5–11	12–17
7.	Portland	4–12	11–19
8.	San Francisco	3–13	5–24	USF swept LMU 2–0 during regular season
9.	Loyola Marymount	3–13	7–21

Schedule

All games on TV were streamed live online on ESPN3 and on Facebook.com. ESPN Full Court broadcast all the BYUtv games except for the first semi-final. All BYUtv games were also streamed online at www.byutvsports.com/gameday.

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#
First round – Wednesday, February 29
1	1	3:00 PM	#8 San Francisco vs #9 Loyola Marymount
Second round – Thursday, March 1
2	2	12:00 PM	#5 Pepperdine vs #9 Loyola Marymount
2	3	2:30 PM	#6 Santa Clara vs #7 Portland
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
3	4	12:00 PM	#4 Saint Mary's vs. #5 Pepperdine
3	5	2:30 PM	#3 San Diego vs. #7 Portland
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
4	6	12:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga vs. #4 Saint Mary's
4	7	2:30 PM	#2 BYU vs. #3 San Diego
Championship Game – Monday, March 5
5	8	12:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and scores

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First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com			Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv			Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 BYUtv			Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 BYUtv			Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPNU

			1	#22 Gonzaga

				(bye)



						1	#22 Gonzaga

							(bye)









									1	#22 Gonzaga	83

									4	Saint Mary's	78



			4	Saint Mary's

				(bye)



						4	Saint Mary's	67

						5	Pepperdine	63



			5	Pepperdine	56

			9	Loyola Marymount	45
8	San Francisco	60

9	Loyola Marymount	66
												1	#22 Gonzaga	66

												2	BYU	78



			2	BYU

				(bye)



						2	BYU

							(bye)









									2	BYU	64

									3	San Diego	46



			3	San Diego

				(bye)



						3	San Diego	70

						7	Portland	60



			6	Santa Clara	76

			7	Portland	90

* Denotes Overtime Game

Game summaries

wccsports.com

Feb 29
3:00 pm

Recap

Loyola Marymount Lions 66, San Francisco Dons 60
Scoring by half: 38-28, 28-32
Pts: Alex Cowling 24 Rebs: Taylor Andersen 9 Asts: Hazel Ramirez 5		Pts: Alicia Scafidi 12 Rebs: Rheina Ale 8 Asts: 2 tied with 3

Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Michelle Russi, Karen Lasuik ^[3]

BYUtv

Mar 1
12:00 pm

Recap

Pepperdine Waves 56, Loyola Marymount Lions 45
Scoring by half: 27-25, 20-29
Pts: Jazmine Jackson 20 Rebs: Jazmine Jackson 9 Asts: Lauren Bell 2		Pts: Alex Cowling 13 Rebs: Alex Cowling 6 Asts: Dani LeNior 2

Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik, Karen Lasuik ^[4]

BYUtv

Mar 1
2:30 pm

Recap

Portland Pilots 90, Santa Clara Broncos 76
Scoring by half: 44-31, 46-45
Pts: Cassandra Brown 32 Rebs: Natalie Day 12 Asts: Alexis Byrd 6		Pts: Meagan Fulps 25 Rebs: Lindsay Leo 13 Asts: Meagan Fulps 4

Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Cheryl Fores ^[5]

BYUtv

Mar 2
12:00 pm

Recap

Saint Mary's Gaels 67, Pepperdine Waves 63
Scoring by half: 32-33, 35-30
Pts: Danielle Mauldin 17 Rebs: 2 tied with 9 Asts: Jasmine Smith 5		Pts: Lauren Bell 30 Rebs: Skye Barnett 9 Asts: Jazmine Jackson 5

Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Kyle Bacon ^[6]

BYUtv

Mar 2
2:45 pm

Recap

San Diego Toreros 70, Portland Pilots 60
Scoring by half: 36-30, 34-30
Pts: Dominique Conners 25 Rebs: Amy Kame 7 Asts: Morgan Woodrow 6		Pts: Natalie Day 17 Rebs: Natalie Day 8 Asts: ReZine Teclemariam 2

Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Wanda Szermeta, James Morrell ^[7]

BYUtv

Mar 3
12:00 pm

Recap

#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs 83, Saint Mary's Gaels 78
Scoring by half: 47-49, 36-29
Pts: Kayla Standish 31 Rebs: Kayla Standish 9 Asts: Taelor Karr 7		Pts: Jackie Nared 26 Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 12 Asts: Jackie Nared 4

Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Darren Krzesnik, Wanda Szermeta ^[8]

BYUtv

Mar 3
2:30 pm

Recap

BYU Cougars 64, San Diego Toreros 46
Scoring by half: 29-21, 35-25
Pts: Lexi Eaton 26 Rebs: Kristen Riley 10 Asts: Haley Steed 8		Pts: Dominique Conners 20 Rebs: Amy Kame 9 Asts: Dominique Conners 2

Orleans Arena
Attendance: 2,341
Referees: Anita Ortega, Brenda Pantoja, Kyle Bacon ^[9]

ESPNU

Mar 5
12:00 pm

Recap

#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs 66, BYU Cougars 78
Scoring by half: 35-36, 31-42
Pts: Haiden Palmer 28 Rebs: Haiden Palmer 5 Asts: Taelor Karr 5		Pts: Dani Peterson 18 Rebs: Dani Peterson 12 Asts: Kim Parker 10

Orleans Arena
Attendance: 2,941
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik ^[10]

All tournament conference team

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Name	School	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Hometown
Jennifer Hamson	BYU	C	Sophomore	6' 7"	Lindon, Utah
Haiden Palmer	Gonzaga	G	Sophomore	5' 8"	Moreno Valley, California
Dani Peterson	BYU	F	Senior	6' 1"	Salt Lake City, Utah
Kayla Standish	Gonzaga	F	Senior	6' 2"	Ellensburg, Washington
Haley Steed	BYU	G	Senior	5' 4"	Syracuse, Utah

References

^ "Coach Cleve joins the BYUtv Sports Team". byutv.org. BYUtv. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "West Coast Conference Announces 2012 Zappos.com Tournament Bracket" (PDF). wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. March 6, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2011.
^ "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. San Francisco Dons Box Score (February 29, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 29, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves Box Score (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "San Diego Toreros vs. Portland Pilots Box Score (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels Box Score (March 3, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
^ "BYU Cougars vs. San Diego Toreros Box Score (March 3, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 3, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. BYU Cougars Box Score (March 5, 2012)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.
^ "BYU crowned WCC women's basketball champions: No. 2 Cougars defeated no. 1 Gonzaga 78-66 in WCC championship game". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.

External links

2012 ZAPPOS.COM WEST COAST CONFERENCE BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

[1] "Coach Cleve joins the BYUtv Sports Team". byutv.org. BYUtv. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[2] "West Coast Conference Announces 2012 Zappos.com Tournament Bracket" (PDF). wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. March 6, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2011.

[3] "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. San Francisco Dons Box Score (February 29, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 29, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[5] "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves Box Score (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "San Diego Toreros vs. Portland Pilots Box Score (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels Box Score (March 3, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.

[9] "BYU Cougars vs. San Diego Toreros Box Score (March 3, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 3, 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[10] "#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. BYU Cougars Box Score (March 5, 2012)". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012.

[11] "BYU crowned WCC women's basketball champions: No. 2 Cougars defeated no. 1 Gonzaga 78-66 in WCC championship game". wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012.

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v t e 2012 NCAA Division I Women's basketball tournaments
Conference	ACC America East Atlantic 10 Atlantic Sun Big 12 Big East Big Sky Big South Big Ten Big West CAA Conference USA Great West Horizon MAAC MEAC Mid-American Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pac-12 Patriot SEC Southern Southland SWAC Sun Belt The Summit League WAC West Coast
National	NCAA WNIT WBI

Format

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket and scores

Game summaries

All tournament conference team

See also

References

External links