2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
The 2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–8, 2016 at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. Seeds will be determined solely on conference record. San Francisco won the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.
| 2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2015–16 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Finals site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | San Francisco (4th title) |
| Winning coach | Jennifer Azzi (1st title) |
| MVP | Taylor Proctor (San Francisco) |
| Attendance | 32,209 |
| Television | ESPNU/BYUtv |
| 2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco † | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Tournament winner As of March 22, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
WCC tiebreaker procedures went as follows:
- Head-to-head
- Better record against a higher seed
- Higher RPI
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BYU | 16–2 | 24–4 | |
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 14–4 | 23–6 | |
| 3 | San Diego | 13–5 | 23–6 | 1–1 vs. SCU, 1–1 vs. BYU |
| 4 | Santa Clara | 13–5 | 22–7 | 1–1 vs. USD, 0–2 vs. BYU |
| 5 | Gonzaga | 10–8 | 18–12 | |
| 6 | San Francisco | 9–9 | 18–11 | |
| 7 | Loyola Marymount | 6–12 | 10–19 | 2–0 vs. Pacific |
| 8 | Pacific | 6–12 | 13–16 | 0–2 vs. LMU |
| 9 | Pepperdine | 2–16 | 6–23 | |
| 10 | Portland | 1–17 | 5–26 | |
* Overall record at end of regular season.
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday March 3, 2016 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Pacific vs. #9 Pepperdine | ||
| 2 | 2:00 PM | #7 Loyola Marymount vs. #10 Portland | |||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 & Friday March 4, 2016 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #3 San Diego vs. #6 San Francisco | ||
| 4 | 8:00 PM | #4 Santa Clara vs. #5 Gonzaga | |||
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 BYU vs. #9 Pepperdine | ||
| 6 | 2:00 PM | #2 Saint Mary's vs. #7 Loyola Marymount | |||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2016 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 PM | #4 Santa Clara vs #1 BYU | ||
| 8 | 2:00 PM | #6 San Francisco vs #2 Saint Mary's | |||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2016 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | #1 BYU vs. #6 San Francisco | ||
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket and Scores
- All BYUtv games were simulcast online and streamed at TheW.tv.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pepperdine | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pacific | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Pepperdine | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Clara | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Santa Clara | 59 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Gonzaga | 58 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 70 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Loyola Marymount | 71 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Loyola Marymount | 85 | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Portland | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Saint Mary's | 65 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 67 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Diego | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Francisco | 84OT | ||||||||||||||||
Game Summaries
Pacific vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Pacific leads series 6–3
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 3 12:00 pm PST |
| Pepperdine Waves 81, Pacific Tigers 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 20–11, 12–20, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: Paige Fecske 21 Rebs: Paige Fecske 8 Asts: Paige Fecske 6 |
Pts: Hailie Eackles 18 Rebs: Najah Queenland 9 Asts: GeAnna Luaulu-Summers 8 | |
Loyola Marymount vs. Portland
Series History: Portland leads series 31–29
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 3 2:00 pm PST |
| Portland Pilots 72, Loyola Marymount Lions 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 20–24, 18–14, 15–20 | ||
| Pts: Darian Slaga, Corissa Turley 18 Rebs: Corissa Turley 11 Asts: Darian Slaga 3 |
Pts: Andee Velasco 23 Rebs: Sophie Taylor 9 Asts: Andee Velasco 8 | |
San Diego vs. San Francisco
Series History: San Diego leads series 38–27
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 3 6:00 pm PST |
| San Francisco Dons 84, San Diego Toreros 80 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 9–16, 20–21, 25–16, Overtime: 11–7 | ||
| Pts: Rachel Howard 26 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 7 Asts: Rachel Howard, Taylor Proctor 4 |
Pts: Malina Hood 33 Rebs: Maya Hood 11 Asts: Cori Woodward 5 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,071[3] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, In'Fini Robinson, Ify Seales |
Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 34–28
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 3 8:00 pm PST |
| Gonzaga Bulldogs 58, Santa Clara Broncos 59 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 14–11, 15–22, 14–13 | ||
| Pts: Shelby Cheslek 14 Rebs: Shelby Cheslek 10 Asts: Laura Stockton 4 |
Pts: Marie Bertholdt 20 Rebs: Marie Bertholdt 8 Asts: Marie Bertholdt, Savanna Hanson 3 | |
BYU vs. Pepperdine
Series History: BYU leads series 12–2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 4 12:00 pm PST |
| Pepperdine Waves 59, BYU Cougars 72 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 6–16, 15–25, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Kelsey Brockway 12 Rebs: Allie Green, Kelsey Brockway 8 Asts: Allie Green 4 |
Pts: Lexi Rydalch 28 Rebs: Lexi Rydalch 12 Asts: Kalani Purcell 8 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,261[5] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, In'Fini Robinson, Cheryl Flores |
Saint Mary's vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 45–16
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
BYUtv |
Mar 4 2:00 pm PST |
| Loyola Marymount Lions 71, Saint Mary's Gaels 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 12–10, 17–31, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Leslie Lopez-Wood 18 Rebs: Cheyanne Wallace 8 Asts: Andee Velasco 6 |
Pts: Lauren Nicholson 24 Rebs: Stella Beck 9 Asts: Lauren Nicholson 4 | |
BYU vs. Santa Clara
Series History: BYU leads series 12–1
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 7 12:00 p.m. PDT |
| Santa Clara Broncos 67, BYU Cougars 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 15–16, 20–21, 20–34 | ||
| Pts: Lori Parkinson 24 Rebs: Marie Bertholdt 10 Asts: Savanna Hanson 3 |
Pts: Lexi Rydalch 25 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 17 Asts: Kylie Maeda 5 | |
Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 39–24
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
BYUtv |
Mar 7 2:30 p.m. PDT |
| San Francisco Dons 67, Saint Mary's Gaels 65 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 10-10, 12–19, 30–24 | ||
| Pts: Taylor Proctor 19 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 12 Asts: Taylor Proctor 5 |
Pts: Lauren Nicholson 22 Rebs: Carly Turner 10 Asts: Carly Turner 3 | |
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,990[8] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Bart Baldwin, In'Fini Robinson |
WCC Championship: BYU vs. San Francisco
Series History: BYU leads series 15–2
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Chiney Ogwumike (ESPNU)
Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio)
Mar 8 1:00 p.m. PDT |
| San Francisco Dons 70, BYU Cougars 68 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 23–16, 17–16, 16–10 | ||
| Pts: Taylor Proctor 27 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 10 Asts: Anna Seilund 3 |
Pts: Lexi Rydalch 23 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 16 Asts: Kylie Maeda 7 | |
See also
References
- "Pepperdine vs. Pacific (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- "Portland vs. Loyola Marymount (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- "San Francisco vs. San Diego (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- "Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- "Pepperdine vs. BYU (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
- "Loyola Marymount vs. Saint Mary's (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
- "BYU vs. Santa Clara (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- "Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
- "San Francisco vs. BYU (March 8, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
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