2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2012–13 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's seventh season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season at 23–11, 11–5 in conference play, and clinched the #3 seed in the WCC Tourney. After losing in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament, Saint Mary's was invited to participate in the 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinal round before being eliminated.

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2012–13 record23–11 (11–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Clark
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Tracy Sanders
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2012–13 West Coast Conference Women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga†15–1 .938  27–6  .818
San Diego12–4 .750  22–10  .688
Saint Mary's11–5 .688  23–10  .697
BYU11–5 .688  23–11  .676
Loyola Marymount6–10 .375  13–18  .419
Santa Clara6–10 .375  14–16  .467
Portland5–11 .313  11–20  .355
San Francisco4–12 .250  12–19  .387
Pepperdine2–14 .125  5–23  .179
† 2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

The Gaels were picked to finish third in the WCC behind BYU and Gonzaga. While the Gaels finished tied for third with BYU, the Treros were a sneaky bunch and claimed the #2 seed in the WCC.[1]

Roster
2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWoolooware Sydney, Australia
G 3 Jackie Nared 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrWestview
Wisconsin		 Portland, OR
G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSt. Paul's Anglican Leongatha, Australia
G 10 Kate Gaze 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS JrAustralia Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrModesto Christian Merced, CA
F 12 Hayley Hendricksen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLewis and Clark Spokane, WA
G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSaint Mary's San Pablo, CA
G 21 Mia Greco 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrPetaluma
Santa Rosa		 Petaluma, CA
G 23 Andrea Bailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrDalles Wahtonka The Dalles, OR
G 24 Morgan Hatten 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrClovis West Hanford, CA
F 25 Carli Rosenthal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoCoeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, ID
F 30 Amanda Arter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBrea Olinda Brea, CA
G 32 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrRiver Ridge Lacey, WA
F 33 Ashlee Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrSkyview Vancouver, WA
F 54 Danielle Mauldin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrSaint Mary's Hercules, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm		 at Washington L 68–70  0–1
 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,567)
Seattle, WA
11/11/2012*
2:00 pm, Oregon on Pac-12 Digital		 at Oregon W 78–69  1–1
 Matthew Knight Arena (1,237)
Eugene, OR
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm, Cal on Pac-12 Digital		 at No. 12 Cal L 41–89  1–2
 Haas Pavilion (917)
Berkeley, CA
11/23/2012*
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Butler
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic		 W 85–74  2–2
 McKeon Pavilion (379 [2])
Moraga, CA
11/24/2012*
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Chattanooga
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic		 W 70–67  3–2
 McKeon Pavilion (257 [3])
Moraga, CA
11/29/2012*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV		 at Cal Poly W 70–67  4–2
 Mott Gym (367)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm, BigWest.TV		 at UC Santa Barbara W 49–39  5–2
 UC Santa Barbara Events Center (862)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/06/2012*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV		 at UC Davis W 75–56  6–2
 The Pavilion (387)
Davis, CA
12/15/2012*
11:30 am, ESPN3		 vs. No. 14 UCLA
St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic		 L 62–76  6–3
 Carnesecca Arena (630)
Queens, NY
12/16/2012*
9:00 am, ESPN3		 vs. Tennessee Tech
St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic Consolation Game		 W 73–58  7–3
 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Pacific L 72–75  7–4
 McKeon Pavilion (440 [4])
Moraga, CA
12/30/2012*
12:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 George Washington W 79–49  8–4
 McKeon Pavilion (460)
Moraga, CA
01/03/2013
7:00 pm, USF on Stretch		 at San Francisco L 48–68  9–4
(1–0)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (405 [5])
San Francisco, CA
01/05/2013
2:00 pm, LMU All Access		 at Loyola Marymount W 84–77 OT 10–4
(2–0)		 Gersten Pavilion (472 [6])
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Gonzaga W 54–51  11–4
(3–0)		 McKeon Pavilion (604 [7])
Moraga, CA
01/17/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 San Diego L 70–73  11–5
(3–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (509 [8])
Moraga, CA
01/19/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Pepperdine W 72–61  12–5
(4–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (688 [9])
Moraga, CA
01/24/2013
7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		 at Santa Clara W 56–50  13–5
(5–1)		 Leavey Center (421 [10])
Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 San Francisco W 68–63  14–5
(6–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (390 [11])
Moraga, CA
01/31/2013
6:00 pm, BYUtv		 at BYU L 58–66  14–6
(6–2)		 Marriott Center (682 [12])
Provo, UT
02/07/2013
6:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Portland W 58–53  15–6
(7–2)		 McKeon Pavilion (412 [13])
Moraga, CA
02/09/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 BYU W 64–52  16–6
(8–2)		 McKeon Pavilion (562 [14])
Moraga, CA
02/14/2013
6:00 pm, SWX		 at Gonzaga L 54–69  16–7
(8–3)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [15])
Spokane, WA
02/16/2013
7:00 pm, Portland on Stretch		 at Portland W 49–43  17–7
(9–3)		 Chiles Center (633 [16])
Portland, OR
02/21/2013
7:00 pm, USD on Stretch		 at San Diego L 50–67  17–8
(9–4)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (363 [17])
San Diego, CA
02/23/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Loyola Marymount W 70–57  18–8
(10–4)		 McKeon Pavilion (N/A [18])
Moraga, CA
02/28/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Santa Clara W 65–56  19–8
(11–4)		 McKeon Pavilion (498 [19])
Moraga, CA
03/02/2013
2:00 pm, TV-32		 at Pepperdine L 67–80  19–9
(11–5)		 Firestone Fieldhouse (276 [20])
Malibu, CA
2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2013
2:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital		 vs. Portland
WCC Tournament Quarterfinals		 W 54–51  20–9
 Orleans Arena (7,896 [21])
Las Vegas, NV
03/09/2013
2:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital		 vs. San Diego
WCC Tournament Semifinals		 L 53–74  20–10
 Orleans Arena (7,896 [22])
Las Vegas, NV
2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/21/2013*
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		 Seattle
WNIT Tournament 1st Round		 W 68–51  21–10
 McKeon Pavilion (187)
Moraga, CA
03/24/2013*
12:00 pm, Big Sky TV		 at Northern Colorado
WNIT Tournament 2nd Round		 W 68–58  22–10
 Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (837)
Greeley, CO
03/27/2013
2:00 pm, BYUtv		 at BYU
WNIT Tournament 3rd Round		 W 59–55  23–10
 Marriott Center (449 [23])
Provo, UT
03/31/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Live		 Utah
WNIT Tournament Quarterfinal		 L 55–58  23–11
 McKeon Pavilion (381 [24])
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
1		Week
2		Week
3		Week
4		Week
5		Week
6		Week
7		Week
8		Week
9		Week
10		Week
11		Week
12		Week
13		Week
14		Week
15		Week
16		Week
17		Week
18		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References
  1. "WCC Women's Basketball 2012 Picks". Gozags.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. "Butler Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 23, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. "Chattanooga Mocs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 24, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  4. "Pacific Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 20, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  5. "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons (January 3, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  6. "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 5, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  7. "Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 10, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  8. "San Diego Toreros vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 17, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  9. "Pepperdine Waves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 19, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  10. "Santa Clara Broncos vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 24, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  11. "San Francisco Dons vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 28, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  12. "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (January 31, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  13. "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (February 7, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  14. "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (February 9, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  15. "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (February 14, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  16. "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (February 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  17. "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Diego Toreros (February 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  18. "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (February 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  19. "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Santa Clara Broncos (February 28, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  20. "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves (March 2, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  21. "Portland Pilots vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (March 8, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
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  23. "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (March 27, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
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