2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	10
Finals site	Orleans Arena; Paradise, Nevada
Champions	San Francisco (4th title)
Winning coach	Jennifer Azzi (1st title)
MVP	Taylor Proctor (San Francisco)
Attendance	32,209
Television	ESPNU/BYUtv
	West Coast Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2015 2017 →

2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Saint Mary's	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
San Diego	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Santa Clara	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Gonzaga	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
San Francisco †	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Loyola Marymount	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Pepperdine	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226
Portland	1	–	17	.056	3	–	27	.100

† Tournament winner As of March 22, 2016 Rankings from AP poll

The 2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 3–8, 2016, at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. Seeds will be determined solely on conference record. San Francisco won the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

Seeds

WCC tiebreaker procedures went as follows:

Head-to-head
Better record against a higher seed
Higher RPI

Seed	School	Conference	Overall*	Tiebreaker
1	BYU	16–2	24–4
2	Saint Mary's	14–4	23–6
3	San Diego	13–5	23–6	1–1 vs. SCU, 1–1 vs. BYU
4	Santa Clara	13–5	22–7	1–1 vs. USD, 0–2 vs. BYU
5	Gonzaga	10–8	18–12
6	San Francisco	9–9	18–11
7	Loyola Marymount	6–12	10–19	2–0 vs. Pacific
8	Pacific	6–12	13–16	0–2 vs. LMU
9	Pepperdine	2–16	6–23
10	Portland	1–17	5–26

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First round – Thursday March 3, 2016
1	1	12:00 PM	#8 Pacific vs. #9 Pepperdine	BYUtv	6,071
1	2	2:00 PM	#7 Loyola Marymount vs. #10 Portland	BYUtv	6,071
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 & Friday March 4, 2016
2	3	6:00 PM	#3 San Diego vs. #6 San Francisco	BYUtv	6,071
2	4	8:00 PM	#4 Santa Clara vs. #5 Gonzaga		6,071
3	5	12:00 PM	#1 BYU vs. #9 Pepperdine		6,261
3	6	2:00 PM	#2 Saint Mary's vs. #7 Loyola Marymount		6,261
Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2016
4	7	12:00 PM	#4 Santa Clara vs #1 BYU	BYUtv	6,990
4	8	2:00 PM	#6 San Francisco vs #2 Saint Mary's	BYUtv	6,990
Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2016
5	9	1:00 PM	#1 BYU vs. #6 San Francisco	ESPNU	6,816
*Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and scores

All BYUtv games were simulcast online and streamed at TheW.tv.

First round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Championship

			1	BYU	72

			9	Pepperdine	59
8	Pacific	72

9	Pepperdine	81
						1	BYU	87

						4	Santa Clara	67



			4	Santa Clara	59

			5	Gonzaga	58



									1	BYU	68

									6	San Francisco	70



			2	Saint Mary's	85

			7	Loyola Marymount	71
7	Loyola Marymount	85

10	Portland	72
						2	Saint Mary's	65

						6	San Francisco	67



			3	San Diego	80

			6	San Francisco	84^OT

Game summaries

Pacific vs. Pepperdine

Series History: Pacific leads series 6–3
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 3
12:00 pm PST

Recap

Pepperdine Waves 81, Pacific Tigers 72
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 20–11, 12–20, 23–18
Pts: Paige Fecske 21 Rebs: Paige Fecske 8 Asts: Paige Fecske 6		Pts: Hailie Eackles 18 Rebs: Najah Queenland 9 Asts: GeAnna Luaulu-Summers 8

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,071^[1]
Referees: Shelly Russi, Tiffany Bird, Benny Luna

Loyola Marymount vs. Portland

Series History: Portland leads series 31–29
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 3
2:00 pm PST

Recap

Portland Pilots 72, Loyola Marymount Lions 85
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 20–24, 18–14, 15–20
Pts: Darian Slaga, Corissa Turley 18 Rebs: Corissa Turley 11 Asts: Darian Slaga 3		Pts: Andee Velasco 23 Rebs: Sophie Taylor 9 Asts: Andee Velasco 8

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,071^[2]
Referees: Bart Baldwin, Cheryl Flores, Ken Nash

San Diego vs. San Francisco

Series History: San Diego leads series 38–27
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 3
6:00 pm PST

Recap

San Francisco Dons 84, San Diego Toreros 80 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 9–16, 20–21, 25–16, Overtime: 11–7
Pts: Rachel Howard 26 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 7 Asts: Rachel Howard, Taylor Proctor 4		Pts: Malina Hood 33 Rebs: Maya Hood 11 Asts: Cori Woodward 5

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,071^[3]
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, In'Fini Robinson, Ify Seales

Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 34–28
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 3
8:00 pm PST

Recap

Gonzaga Bulldogs 58, Santa Clara Broncos 59
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 14–11, 15–22, 14–13
Pts: Shelby Cheslek 14 Rebs: Shelby Cheslek 10 Asts: Laura Stockton 4		Pts: Marie Bertholdt 20 Rebs: Marie Bertholdt 8 Asts: Marie Bertholdt, Savanna Hanson 3

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,071^[4]
Referees: Karen Lasuik, Brian Woods, Paul Patterson

BYU vs. Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads series 12–2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 4
12:00 pm PST

Pepperdine Waves 59, BYU Cougars 72
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 6–16, 15–25, 24–17
Pts: Kelsey Brockway 12 Rebs: Allie Green, Kelsey Brockway 8 Asts: Allie Green 4		Pts: Lexi Rydalch 28 Rebs: Lexi Rydalch 12 Asts: Kalani Purcell 8

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,261^[5]
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, In'Fini Robinson, Cheryl Flores

Saint Mary's vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 45–16
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 4
2:00 pm PST

Loyola Marymount Lions 71, Saint Mary's Gaels 85
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 12–10, 17–31, 22–21
Pts: Leslie Lopez-Wood 18 Rebs: Cheyanne Wallace 8 Asts: Andee Velasco 6		Pts: Lauren Nicholson 24 Rebs: Stella Beck 9 Asts: Lauren Nicholson 4

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,261^[6]
Referees: Karen Lasuik, Brian Woods, Richard Waters

BYU vs. Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads series 12–1
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 7
12:00 p.m. PDT

Santa Clara Broncos 67, BYU Cougars 87
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 15–16, 20–21, 20–34
Pts: Lori Parkinson 24 Rebs: Marie Bertholdt 10 Asts: Savanna Hanson 3		Pts: Lexi Rydalch 25 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 17 Asts: Kylie Maeda 5

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,990^[7]
Referees: Shelley Russi, Karen Lasuik, Brian Woods

Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 39–24
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 7
2:30 p.m. PDT

San Francisco Dons 67, Saint Mary's Gaels 65
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 10-10, 12–19, 30–24
Pts: Taylor Proctor 19 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 12 Asts: Taylor Proctor 5		Pts: Lauren Nicholson 22 Rebs: Carly Turner 10 Asts: Carly Turner 3

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,990^[8]
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Bart Baldwin, In'Fini Robinson

WCC Championship: BYU vs. San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 15–2
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Chiney Ogwumike (ESPNU)
Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio)

ESPNU
BYU Radio

Mar 8
1:00 p.m. PDT

San Francisco Dons 70, BYU Cougars 68
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 23–16, 17–16, 16–10
Pts: Taylor Proctor 27 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 10 Asts: Anna Seilund 3		Pts: Lexi Rydalch 23 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 16 Asts: Kylie Maeda 7

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 6,816^[9]
Referees: Anita Ortega, Michol Murray, Cathi Cornell

All-Tournament team

References

^ "Pepperdine vs. Pacific (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "Portland vs. Loyola Marymount (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "San Francisco vs. San Diego (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "Pepperdine vs. BYU (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
^ "Loyola Marymount vs. Saint Mary's (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "BYU vs. Santa Clara (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ "Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
^ "San Francisco vs. BYU (March 8, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

External links

[1] "Pepperdine vs. Pacific (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[2] "Portland vs. Loyola Marymount (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[3] "San Francisco vs. San Diego (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[4] "Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[5] "Pepperdine vs. BYU (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 4, 2016.

[6] "Loyola Marymount vs. Saint Mary's (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 3, 2016.

[7] "BYU vs. Santa Clara (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[8] "Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

[9] "San Francisco vs. BYU (March 8, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

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v t e 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournaments
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National	NCAA WNIT WBI

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket and scores

Game summaries

Pacific vs. Pepperdine

Loyola Marymount vs. Portland

San Diego vs. San Francisco

Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga

BYU vs. Pepperdine

Saint Mary's vs. Loyola Marymount

BYU vs. Santa Clara

Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco

WCC Championship: BYU vs. San Francisco

All-Tournament team

See also

References

External links