2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by eleventh year head coach Paul Thomas, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC Women's Tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.

2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2016–17 record2013 (135 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tracy Sanders
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga144 .778  267  .788
BYU135 .722  2012  .625
Saint Mary's135 .722  2013  .606
San Francisco117 .611  1813  .581
Loyola Marymount99 .500  1416  .467
Santa Clara99 .500  1416  .467
San Diego711 .389  1416  .467
Pacific513 .278  1021  .323
Pepperdine513 .278  723  .233
Portland414 .222  624  .200
2017 WCC Tournament winner
As of March 18, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Jasmine Forcadilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrSt. Joseph's Catholic Terrigal, Australia
G 4 Devyn Galland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrLewis & Clark
Oregon
Spokane, WA
F 5 Jordan Hobson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSalesian Richmond, CA
G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrAustralian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
G 11 Morgan Malloy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) FrJustin-Siena Napa, CA
F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoSt. Ignatius San Bruno, CA
F 13 Tyra Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrPunhou Honolulu, HI
G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrSaint Mary's San Pablo, CA
G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoCarondelet Concord, CA
G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand
F 22 Devon Brookshire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrBishop Montgomery
Northwestern
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
G 23 Alia McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SrCanyon Canyon Country, CA
G 24 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SrRiver Ridge Lacey, WA
F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSt. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia
F 30 Joy Akaegbu-Cleveland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrGonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
C 33 Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSt. Thomas Aquinas
TCU
Olathe, KS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
5:30 pm, TheW.tv
California L 67–74  0–1
McKeon Pavilion (1,248)
Moraga, CA
11/13/2016*
1:00 pm
at Washington State L 69–85  0–2
Beasley Coliseum (439)
Pullman, WA
11/15/2016*
9:00 am
at Northeastern W 77–53  1–2
Cabot Center (1,250)
Boston, MA
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm, ACC Extra
at Boston College W 62–54  2–2
Conte Forum (559)
Chestnut Hill, MA
11/25/2016*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Boise State
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic
L 78–83  2–3
McKeon Pavilion (271)
Moraga, CA
11/26/2016*
2:00 pm, TheW.tv
Utah
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic
L 62–63  2–4
McKeon Pavilion (271)
Moraga, CA
12/01/2016*
5:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 79–71  3–4
Mott Athletic Center (385)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/03/2016*
4:30 pm, MW Net
at San Jose State W 85–64  4–4
Event Center Arena (653)
San Jose, CA
12/11/2016*
2:00 pm
at UC Davis L 66–68  4–5
The Pavilion (883)
Davis, CA
12/16/2016*
6:30 pm, TheW.tv
Northern Colorado W 75–65  5–5
McKeon Pavilion (285)
Moraga, CA
12/19/2016*
6:30 pm, CHN
Cal State Northridge L 61–73  5–6
McKeon Pavilion (142)
Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
12/29/2016
6:30 pm
Loyola Marymount W 74–59  6–6
(1–0)
McKeon Pavilion (484)
Moraga, CA
12/31/2016
1:30 pm
at San Diego L 71–73  6–7
(1–1)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (431)
San Diego, CA
01/05/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 65–70  6–8
(1–2)
Marriott Center (390)
Provo, UT
01/07/2017
1:00 pm
San Francisco W 75–72  7–8
(2–2)
McKeon Pavilion (224)
Moraga, CA
01/12/2017
6:30 pm
Portland W 92–76  8–8
(3–2)
McKeon Pavilion (214)
Moraga, CA
01/14/2017
1:00 pm
Gonzaga L 75–79  8–9
(3–3)
McKeon Pavilion (341)
Moraga, CA
01/16/2017
7:00 pm
at Pacific W 63–54  9–9
(4–3)
Alex G. Spanos Center (398)
Stockton, CA
01/21/2017
1:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 81–60  10–9
(5–3)
Firestone Fieldhouse (267)
Malibu, CA
01/26/2017
7:00 pm
at San Francisco W 64–62  11–9
(6–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium (246)
San Francisco, CA
01/28/2017
1:00 pm
Santa Clara W 55–53  12–9
(7–3)
McKeon Pavilion (239)
Moraga, CA
02/02/2017
6:30 pm
Pacific W 82–74  13–9
(8–3)
McKeon Pavilion (184)
Moraga, CA
02/04/2017
1:00 pm
San Diego W 77–65  14–9
(9–3)
McKeon Pavilion (214)
Moraga, CA
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
at Portland W 75–65  15–9
(10–3)
Chiles Center (294)
Portland, OR
02/11/2017
2:00 pm
at Gonzaga L 58–59  15–10
(10–4)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
02/16/2017
12:00 pm
at Loyola Marymount L 57–72  15–11
(10–5)
Gersten Pavilion (1,835)
Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2017
1:00 pm
BYU W 64–58  16–11
(11–5)
McKeon Pavilion (342)
Moraga, CA
02/23/2017
6:30 pm
Pepperdine W 84–57  17–11
(12–5)
McKeon Pavilion (312)
Moraga, CA
02/25/2017
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 73–58  18–11
(13–5)
Leavey Center (400)
Santa Clara, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2017
6:00 pm, BYUtv
(3) vs. (6) Santa Clara
Quarterfinals
W 60–57  19–11
Orleans Arena (7,089)
Paradise, NV
03/06/2017
2:00 pm, BYUtv
(3) vs. (2) BYU
Semifinals
W 59–49  20–11
Orleans Arena (7,148)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2017
1:00 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (1) Gonzaga
Championship Game
L 75–86  20–12
Orleans Arena (6,773)
Paradise, NV
Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/16/2017*
6:00 pm
at Colorado State
First Round
L 68–80 OT 20–13
Moby Arena (1,281)
Fort Collins, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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