2015 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2015 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held March 5–10, 2015 at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. Seeds were determined based on a schools conference record, not the overall record. The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2015 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.
| 2015 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Finals site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | BYU (2nd title) |
| Winning coach | Jeff Judkins (2nd WCC title) |
| MVP | Lexi Eaton (BYU) |
| Television | ESPNU/BYUtv |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Tournament winner As of March 29, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
WCC tiebreaker procedures went as follows:
- Head-to-head
- Better record against a higher seed
- Higher RPI
| 2015 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular Season) |
Tiebreaker | ||
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| 1. | Gonzaga | 16–2 | 23–6 | |||
| 2. | San Diego | 14–4 | 23–5 | |||
| 3. | Pacific | 13–5 | 21–8 | 2–0 vs. SMC | ||
| 4. | Saint Mary's | 13–5 | 20–9 | 0–2 vs. Pacific | ||
| 5. | BYU | 12–6 | 20–9 | |||
| 6. | San Francisco | 8–10 | 17–12 | |||
| 7. | Santa Clara | 5–13 | 10–17 | |||
| 8. | Loyola Marymount | 4–14 | 6–23 | |||
| 9. | Pepperdine | 3–15 | 8–21 | |||
| 10. | Portland | 2–16 | 4–25 | |||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | ||
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| First Round – Thursday, March 5 | |||||
| 12:00 PM | |||||
| 2:00 PM | |||||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5 & Friday, March 6 | |||||
| 6:00 PM | |||||
| 8:00 PM | |||||
| 12:00 PM | |||||
| 2:00 PM | |||||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 9 | |||||
| 12:00 PM | |||||
| 2:30 PM | |||||
| Championship Game – Tuesday, March 10 | |||||
| 1:00 PM | |||||
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket and Scores
- All BYUtv games were simulcast online and streamed at TheW.tv.
| First Round Thursday, March 5 BYUtv |
Quarterfinals Thurs & Fri, Mar 5-6 BYUtv |
Semifinals Monday, March 9 BYUtv |
Championship Game Tuesday, March 10 ESPNU |
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| 1 | Gonzaga | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pepperdine | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 55 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BYU | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BYU | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | BYU | 76 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 51 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 66 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Portland | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pacific | 64 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 74 | ||||||||||||||||
Game Summaries
Loyola Marymount vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Loyola Marymount leads 52-20
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 5 12:00 pm PST |
| Pepperdine Waves 67, Loyola Marymount Lions 68 | ||
| Scoring by half: 30-34, 37-34 | ||
| Pts: Keitra Wallace 22 Rebs: Ea Shoushtari 14 Asts: Ea Shoushtari 7 |
Pts: Sophie Taylor 22 Rebs: Emily Ben-Jumbo, Sophie Taylor, & Bree Alford 8 Asts: Leslie Lopez-Wood 5 | |
Santa Clara vs. Portland
Series History: Santa Clara leads 37-30
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 5 2:00 pm PST |
| Portland Pilots 58, Santa Clara Broncos 66 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23-35, 35-31 | ||
| Pts: Cassandra Brown 19 Rebs: Cassandra Brown & Cassandra Thompson 6 Asts: Jasmine Wooton 5 |
Pts: Nici Gilday 14 Rebs: Morgan McGwire 7 Asts: Nici Gilday & Raquel Avila 5 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,110[3] Referees: Wanda Szeremeta, In'Fini Robinson, Gordon Torigoe |
Pacific vs. San Francisco
Series History: San Francisco leads 16-15
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 5 6:00 pm PST |
| San Francisco Dons 74, Pacific Tigers 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 43-37, 31-27 | ||
| Pts: Taj Winson 20 Rebs: Taj Winson 7 Asts: Paige Spietz 3 |
Pts: Hailie Eackles 17 Rebs: Kendall Kenyon 8 Asts: Maddison Parrish 4 | |
Saint Mary's vs. BYU
Series History: Saint Mary's leads 5-4
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 5 8:00 pm PST |
| BYU Cougars 65, Saint Mary's Gaels 64 | ||
| Scoring by half: 28-30, 37-34 | ||
| Pts: Lexi Eaton 30 Rebs: Morgan Bailey 9 Asts: Kylie Maeda & Lexi Eaton 2 |
Pts: Lauren Nicholson 23 Rebs: Carli Rosenthal 12 Asts: Lauren Nicholson & Shannon Mauldin 1 | |
Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: Gonzaga leads 33-27
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 6 12:00 pm PST |
| Loyola Marymount Lions 50, Gonzaga Bulldogs 70 | ||
| Scoring by half: 23-28, 27-42 | ||
| Pts: Sophie Taylor 16 Rebs: Bree Alford 10 Asts: Bree Alford, Makenzie Cast & Alyson Lock 2 |
Pts: Shelby Cheslek & Sunny Greinacher 14 Rebs: Sunny Greinacher 14 Asts: Sunny Greinacher 6 | |
San Diego vs. Santa Clara
Series History: San Diego leads 35-32
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 6 2:00 pm PST |
| Santa Clara Broncos 42, San Diego Toreros 51 | ||
| Scoring by half: 19-28, 23-23 | ||
| Pts: Nici Gilday 22 Rebs: Taylor Berry & Nici Gilday 6 Asts: Raquel Avila 4 |
Pts: Katelyn McDaniel 16 Rebs: Sophia Ederaine & Maya Hood 10 Asts: Katherine Hamilton 5 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,110[7] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Brian Woods, In'Fini Robinson |
BYU vs. Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads 11-6
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 9 12:00 p.m. PDT |
| BYU Cougars 61, Gonzaga Bulldogs 55 | ||
| Scoring by half: 22-32, 39-23 | ||
| Pts: Makenzi Morrison 18 Rebs: Morgan Bailey 9 Asts: Kylie Maeda 6 |
Pts: Sunny Greinacher 15 Rebs: Sunny Greinacher 12 Asts: Georgia Stirton 6 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,110[8] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Brian Woods, In'Fini Robinson |
San Diego vs. San Francisco
Series History: San Diego leads 38-25
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 9 2:30 p.m. PDT |
| San Francisco Dons 65, San Diego Toreros 57 | ||
| Scoring by half: 29-42, 36-15 | ||
| Pts: Taj Winston 18 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 10 Asts: Taylor Proctor 4 |
Pts: Katelyn McDaniel 11 Rebs: Sophia Ederaine 12 Asts: Sophi Ederaine 4 | |
WCC Championship: San Francisco vs. BYU
Series History: BYU leads series 12-2
Broadcasters: Beth Mowins & Katie Smith (ESPNU)
Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler; Spencer Linton & Ben Bagley–Halftime (BYU Radio)
Mar 10 1:00 p.m. PDT |
| San Francisco Dons 65, BYU Cougars 76 | ||
| Scoring by half: 27-39, 38-37 | ||
| Pts: Taj Winston 24 Rebs: Taj Winston & Paige Spietz 10 Asts: Zhane Dikes & Taylor Proctor 3 |
Pts: Lexi Eaton 22 Rebs: Morgan Bailey 8 Asts: Kylie Maeda 5 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 8,000[10] Referees: Robert Scofield, Anita Ortega, Michol Murray |
All-Tournament Team
- Player, School, Yr., Pos.
- Lexi Eaton, BYU, Jr., G (Most Outstanding Player)
- Morgan Bailey, BYU, RS Sr., F
- Makenzi Morrison, BYU, RS So., G
- Taj Winston, San Francisco, Sr., G
- Sunny Greinacher, Gonzaga, Sr., F
See also
References
- "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2014–15". ESPN. Retrieved 29 Mar 2015.
- "Pepperdine vs. Loyola Marymount (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- "Portland vs. Santa Clara (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- "San Francisco vs. Pacific (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- "BYU vs. Saint Mary's (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- "Loyola Maymount vs. Gonzaga (March 6, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- "Santa Clara vs. San Diego (March 6, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
- "BYU vs. Gonzaga (March 9, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- "San Francisco vs. San Diego (March 9, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- "San Francisco vs. BYU (March 10, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
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