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2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

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2012–13 West Coast Conference Women's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)(national) ESPNU, BYUtv, SWX
Regular season
Season championsGonzaga
  Runners-upSan Diego
Season MVPTaelor Karr, Gonzaga
Tournament
ChampionsGonzaga
  Runners-upSan Diego
Finals MVPHaiden Palmer, Gonzaga
Basketball seasons
2012–13 West Coast Conference Women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 15 1   .938 27 6   .818
San Diego 12 4   .750 22 10   .688
Saint Mary's 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
BYU 11 5   .688 23 11   .676
Loyola Marymount 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Santa Clara 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Portland 5 11   .313 11 20   .355
San Francisco 4 12   .250 12 19   .387
Pepperdine 2 14   .125 5 23   .179
2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.

This season was the 28th for WCC women's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It was also the 23rd season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference.[1] Pacific will come from the Big West.

Pre-season

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  • Pre-season media day took place at the same time the men's media day did. However the women's media day was toned down quite a bit. No interviews or TV announcements took place. Instead they only announced the pre-season picks and pre-season teams.

2012–13 West Coast Women's Basketball Media Poll

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Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. BYU (5), 61
2. Gonzaga (4), 60
3. Saint Mary's, 48
4. San Diego, 36
5. Pepperdine, 33
6. Santa Clara, 27
7. Loyola Marymount, 25
8. Portland, 24
9. San Francisco, 10

2012–13 West Coast Women's Preseason All-West Conference Team

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Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount, RS-Sr., G/F
Lexi Eaton, BYU, So., G
Megan Fulps, Santa Clara, Sr., G
Jennifer Hamson, BYU, Jr., C
Amy Kame, San Diego, Jr., G
Taelor Karr, Gonzaga, Sr., G
Danielle Mauldin, Saint Mary's, Jr., F
Jackie Nared, Saint Mary's, Jr., G
Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga, Jr., G
Haley Steed, BYU, Sr., G

Rankings

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RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
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Final
BYU AP
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Loyola Marymount AP
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Pepperdine AP
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Portland AP
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Saint Mary's AP
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San Diego AP
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San Francisco AP
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Santa Clara AP
C

Non-Conference games

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Conference games

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Composite Matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  BYU Gonzaga LMU Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara
vs. Brigham Young 2-0 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. Gonzaga 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1
vs. Pepperdine 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0
vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1
vs. Saint Mary's 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2
vs. San Diego 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. San Francisco 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0
vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 12–0 0–2
Total 11–5 15–1 6–10 2–14 5–11 11–5 12–4 4–12 6–10

Conference tournament

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Head coaches

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Jeff Judkins, BYU
Kelly Graves, Gonzaga
Charity Elliott, Loyola Marymount
Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine
Jim Sollars, Portland
Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's
Cindy Fisher, San Diego
Jennifer Azzi, San Francisco
Jennifer Mountain, Santa Clara

Post season

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Seed Bracket School First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four Championship
1 Spokane Regional Gonzaga #5 Iowa State
Mar. 23, Spokane
L, 60–72
1 Bid W-L (%): TOTAL: 0–1 .000 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 – 0–0 –
School First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Saint Mary's Seattle
Mar. 21, Moraga
W, 68–51
Northern Colorado
Mar. 24, Greeley
W, 68–58
BYU
Mar. 27, Provo
W, 59–55
Utah
Mar. 31, Moraga
L, 55–58
BYU Idaho State
Mar. 20, Provo
W, 69–54
San Diego State
Mar. 23, Provo
W, 69–58
Saint Mary's
Mar. 27, Provo
L, 55–59
San Diego Hawaii
Mar. 21, San Diego
W, 61–49
Utah
Mar. 25, Salt Lake City
L, 50–61
3 Bids
W-L (%)
TOTAL: 6–3 .667
3–0 1.000 2–1 .667 1–1 .500 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 –

No WCC teams participated in the 2013 WBI.

Highlights and notes

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Awards and honors

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Scholar-Athlete of the Year

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WCC Player-of-the-Week

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  • Nov. 12 – Danielle Mauldin, F, St. Mary's
  • Nov. 26 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
  • Dec. 10 – Haley Steed, G, BYU
  • Dec. 24 – Kari Luttinen, G, Portland
  • Jan. 7 – Taelor Karr, G, Gonzaga
  • Jan. 21 – Haiden Palmer, G, Gonzaga
  • Feb. 4 – Haiden Palmer, G, Gonzaga
  • Feb. 18 – Mary Hood, F, San Diego
  • Mar. 4 -
  • Nov. 19 – Hazel Ramirez, G, Loyola Marymount
  • Dec. 3 – Amy Kame, G, San Diego
  • Dec. 17 – Kari Luttinen, G, Portland
  • Dec. 31 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 14 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 28 – Klara Wischer, F, San Diego
  • Feb. 11 – Annika Holopainen, F, Portland
  • Feb. 25 – Jennifer Hamson, F, BYU

College Sports Madness West Coast Player of the Week

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  • Nov. 12 – Keani Albanez, G, Gonzaga
  • Nov. 26 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
  • Dec. 10 – Haley Steed, G, BYU (Also ESPNW Player of the week)
  • Dec. 24 – Haley Steed, G, BYU
  • Jan. 7 – Shannon Mauldin, F, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 21 – Haiden Palmer, G, Gonzaga
  • Feb. 4 – Haley Steed, G, BYU
  • Feb. 18 – Maya Hood, F, San Diego
  • Mar. 4 -
  • Nov. 19 – Alex Cowling, G/F, Loyola Marymount
  • Dec. 3 – Amy Kame, G, San Diego
  • Dec. 17 – Kari Luttinen, G, Portland
  • Dec. 31 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 14 – Lindsay Leo, F, Santa Clara
  • Jan. 28 – Klara Wischer, F, San Diego
  • Feb. 11 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
  • Feb. 25 – Katelyn McDaniel, F, San Diego

Player-of-the-Month

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  • November – Amy Kame, G, San Diego
  • December – Mel Khlok, G, San Francisco
  • January – Taelor Karr, G, Gonzaga
  • February –

All-Americans

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All West Coast Conference teams

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Voting was by conference coaches:

  • Player of The Year:
  • Newcomer of The Year:
  • Defensive Player of The Year:
  • Coach of The Year:

All conference

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Name School Pos. Year

Honorable mention

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Name School

All-Freshman

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Name School Position

All-Academic

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Player, School Year GPA Major
Kim Parker Beeston, BYU Junior 3.75 Health Education
Sophia Ederaine, San Diego Sophomore 3.7 Biology
Meagan Fulps, Santa Clara Sophomore 3.62 Communication
Sunny Greinacher, Gonzaga Sophomore 3.33 Psychology
Jennifer Hamson, BYU Junior 3.62 Exercise Science
Amy Kame, San Diego Junior 3.40 Communication Studies
Kari Luttinen, Portland Sophomore 3.51 Business
Kelsey Patrick, Pepperdine Senior 3.82 Advertising
Alicia Scafidi, San Francisco Sophomore 3.60 Exercise Sport Science
Ruta Zurauskyte, Santa Clara RS-Junior 3.54 Finance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pacific set to move to WCC in 2013-14". Rivals.Yahoo.com. Retrieved March 28, 2012.