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2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Teams9
SiteOrleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Finals siteOrleans Arena
Paradise, NV
ChampionsBYU (1st title)
Winning coachJeff Judkins (1st WCC title)
MVPHaley Steed (BYU)
TelevisionESPNU/BYUtv
← 2011
2013 →
2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
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

2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed School Conference Record Overall Record
(End of Regular Season)
Tiebreaker
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
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
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
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

[2]

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
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
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
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
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
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
#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
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
#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

[11]

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Coach Cleve joins the BYUtv Sports Team". byutv.org. BYUtv. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  2. ^ "West Coast Conference Announces 2012 Zappos.com Tournament Bracket" (PDF). wccsports.com. West Coast Conference. 6 March 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. ^ "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. San Francisco Dons Box Score (February 29, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-02-29.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-03-01.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-03-01.[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves Box Score (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-03-02.[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "San Diego Toreros vs. Portland Pilots Box Score (March 2, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-03-02.[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 2012-03-03.
  9. ^ "BYU Cougars vs. San Diego Toreros Box Score (March 3, 2012)". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-03-03.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. BYU Cougars Box Score (March 5, 2012)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2012-03-05.
  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.