2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

The 2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2011 and ended with the 2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament from February 29- March 5, 2012 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The regular season began on the weekend of November 11, with the conference schedule starting on December 29.

2011–12 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)ESPNU, BYUtv, SWX, CBSSN
Regular Season
Season championsGonzaga
Runners-upBYU
Season MVPKristen Riley, BYU
Tournament
ChampionsBYU
  Runners-upGonzaga
Finals MVPHaley Steed, BYU
2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga142 .875  286  .824
BYU124 .750  267  .788
San Diego124 .750  2610  .722
Saint Mary's115 .688  2211  .667
Pepperdine88 .500  1415  .483
Santa Clara511 .313  1218  .400
Portland412 .250  1220  .375
San Francisco313 .188  525  .167
Loyola Marymount313 .188  822  .267
2012 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012/ FINAL 201112 STANDINGS; Rankings from AP Poll

This was the 27th season 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 22nd 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). In July 2011, a new faith based, private school joined the conference. BYU came from the Mountain West, marking the WCC's first change in membership since 1980.

Pre-season

  • Pre-season media day was held on October 27, 2011 at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California.
  • 2011–12 West Coast Women's Basketball Media Poll:
Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. Gonzaga University (8), 64
2. Brigham Young University (1), 52
3. Pepperdine University, 50
4. Loyola Marymount University, 36
5. Saint Mary's College, 34
6. University of Portland, 32
7. University of San Diego, 26
8. Santa Clara University, 22
9. University of San Francisco, 8
  • 2011–12 West Coast Women's Preseason All-West Conference Team:
Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Dominique Conners, USD, Sr., G
Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount, RS-Jr., G/F
Natalie Day, Portland, Sr.., G/F
Jazmine Jackson, Pepperdine, Sr., G
Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga, Sr., G/F
Kristen Riley, Brigham Young University, Sr., F
Alyssa Shoji, Santa Clara, Sr., G
Jasmine Smith, Saint Mary's, RS-Sr., G
Kayla Standish, Gonzaga, Sr., F
ReZina TecleMariam , Portland, Sr., G

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Non-Conference games

  • BYU would lose to #8 Duke 61-55 on November 11, 2011.

Conference games

  • 2 Conference Games would be shown nationally on CBS Sports Network- Portland at San Diego on January 19, 2012 and Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga on January 26, 2012.
  • BYUtv would show all home BYU games except for the Saint Mary's game on February 4, 2012.
  • SWX Right Now would show all Gonzaga home games except for the game shown nationally on CBS Sports Network.
  • In Week 11 the WCC had two teams rank in the Top 25 for the first time in the conference's history with BYU and Gonzaga both claiming Top 25 spots.

Composite Matrix

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 1–10–21–10–21–10–21–10–2
vs. Gonzaga 1–10–20–20–21–10–20–20–2
vs. Loyola Marymount 2–02–02–01–12–02–01–11–1
vs. Pepperdine 1–12–00–21–12–02–00–20–2
vs. Portland 2–02–01–11–12–02–00–22–0
vs. Saint Mary's 1–11–10–20–20–22–01–10–2
vs. San Diego 2–02–00–20–20–20–20–20–2
vs. San Francisco 1–12–01–12–02–01–12–02–0
vs. Santa Clara 2–02–01–12–00–22–02–00–2
Total 12–414–23–138–84–1211–512–43–135–11

Conference tournament

Head coaches

Jeff Judkins, BYU
Kelly Graves, Gonzaga
Julie Wilhoit, 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

NCAA Tournament

  • Gonzaga was an 11-seed. They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after winning the 1st and 2nd Round games on their home court.
  • BYU was a 10-seed. They lost in the first round against DePaul on the DePaul men's team home court.

WNIT

  • San Diego was granted the WCC's automatic bid to the WNIT after Gonzaga was taken as an at large team. They played into the semifinals on the WNIT before they were finally defeated at Oklahoma State. USD won 2 road games to make the semifinals of the WNIT- at Texas Tech in the regional semi's and then at Washington in the regional final.
  • Saint Mary's was taken as an at-large selection. They defeated UNLV in the first round before losing at Oregon State. Oregon State would lose in the next round to Washington who was eliminated by fellow WCC school San Diego in the quarterfinals.

WBI

  • No WCC school qualified for the WBI.

Highlights and notes

    Awards and honors

    Primetime Performers Honor Roll by Collegesports360.com

    • Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga, Week of Dec 19-25
    • Alex Carbonel, Saint Mary's, Week of Jan 9-15
    • Taelor Karr, Gonzaga, Week of Jan 23-29
    • Jennifer Hamson, BYU, Week of Feb 6-12

    Player-of-the-Week

    Player-of-the-Month

    • November – Natalie Day, Portland
    • December – Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount
    • January – Kristen Riley, BYU
    • February – Kristen Riley, BYU

    All West Coast Conference teams

    Voting was by conference coaches:

    • Player of The Year: Kristen Riley, BYU
    • Co-Newcomer of The Year: Lexi Eaton, BYU
    • Co-Newcomer of the Year: Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga
    • Defensive Player of The Year: Jazmine Jackson, Pepperdine
    • Coach of The Year: Cindy Fisher, San Diego

    All-Conference team

    Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
    Dominique Conners San Diego G Senior 5' 8" Oceanside, California
    Alex Cowling Loyola Marymount G/F RS Junior 5' 11" Benicia, California
    Natalie Day Portland F/G Senior 6' 0" Germantown, Maryland
    Jazmine Jackson Pepperdine G Senior 5' 9" Oakland, California
    Katelan Redmon Gonzaga G/F Senior 6' 1" Spokane, Washington
    Kristen Riley BYU F Senior 6' 3" San Clemente, California
    Jasmine Smith Saint Mary's G Senior 5' 8" Pinole, California
    Kayla Standish Gonzaga F Senior 6' 2" Ellensburg, Washington
    Haley Steed BYU G Senior 5' 4" Syracuse, Utah
    Morgan Woodrow San Diego F Senior 6' 0" Fremont, California

    Honorable mention

    Name School
    Rheina Ale San Francisco
    Lauren Bell Pepperdine
    Alex Carbonel Saint Mary's
    Amy Kame San Diego
    Lindsay Leo Santa Clara
    Jackie Nared Saint Mary's
    Haiden Palmer Gonzaga
    Alyssa Shoji Santa Clara

    All-Freshman team

    Name School Pos. Ht. Hometown
    Lexi Eaton BYU G 5' 10" Mapleton, Utah
    Carli Rosenthal Saint Mary's F 6' 3" Coeur dʼAlene, Idaho
    Kari Luttinen Portland G 5' 10" Seattle, Washington
    Sunny Greinacher Gonzaga F 6' 4" Essen, Germany
    Taj Winston San Francisco G 5' 10" Long Beach, California

    All Academic team

    Player, School Year GPA Major
    Ashley Armstrong, Santa Clara Junior 3.86 Anthropology
    Courtney Collishaw, Loyola Marymount Senior 3.26 Sociology
    Meagan Fulps, Santa Clara Junior 3.63 Communication
    Jennifer Hamson, BYU Sophomore 3.70 Exercise Science
    Kim Parker, BYU Sophomore 3.78 School Health
    Kelsey Patrick, Pepperdine Junior 3.80 Advertising
    Amy Pupa, Portland Sophomore 3.49 Business
    Ricki Radanovich, Santa Clara Sophomore 3.34 Accounting
    Shannon Reader, Gonzaga Senior 3.26 Public Relations
    Vania Singleterry, San Francisco Senior 3.57 Exercise Sport Science

    See also

    References

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