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2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

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2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
Finals siteOrleans Arena
Paradise, Nevada
ChampionsSan Francisco (4th title)
Winning coachJennifer Azzi (1st title)
MVPTaylor Proctor (San Francisco)
Attendance32,209
TelevisionESPNU/BYUtv
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2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
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

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WCC tiebreaker procedures went as follows:

  1. Head-to-head
  2. Better record against a higher seed
  3. 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

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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
2 2:00 PM #7 Loyola Marymount vs. #10 Portland
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 & Friday March 4, 2016
2 3 6:00 PM #3 San Diego vs. #6 San Francisco
BYUtv
6,071
4 8:00 PM #4 Santa Clara vs. #5 Gonzaga
3 5 12:00 PM #1 BYU vs. #9 Pepperdine
6,261
6 2:00 PM #2 Saint Mary's vs. #7 Loyola Marymount
Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2016
4 7 12:00 PM #4 Santa Clara vs #1 BYU
BYUtv
6,990
8 2:00 PM #6 San Francisco vs #2 Saint Mary's
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

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  • 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 84OT

Game summaries

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Pacific vs. Pepperdine

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

BYUtv
Mar 3
12:00 pm PST
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

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

BYUtv
Mar 3
2:00 pm PST
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

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

BYUtv
Mar 3
6:00 pm PST
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

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

BYUtv
Mar 3
8:00 pm PST
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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See also

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References

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  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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