2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

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2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification Division I
Teams9
Site Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Finals siteOrleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Champions BYU (1st title)
Winning coach Jeff Judkins (1st WCC title)
MVP Haley Steed (BYU)
Television ESPNU/BYUtv
  2011
2013  
2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Gonzaga 142 .875286  .824
BYU124 .750267  .788
San Diego 124 .7502610  .722
Saint Mary's 115 .6882211  .667
Pepperdine 88 .5001415  .483
Santa Clara 511 .3131218  .400
Portland 412 .2501220  .375
San Francisco 313 .188525  .167
Loyola Marymount 313 .188822  .267
2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012/ FINAL 201112 STANDINGS
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held February 29 though March 5 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas area community of Paradise, Nevada.

Contents

Format

With the addition of BYU to the conference, a new format will be introduced for the 2012 tournament. The tournament will now start on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 game has been added. The winner of the 8/9 game will play the 5 seed on Day 2 of the Tournament (Thursday) as well as the 6 vs. 7 match. BYUtv Sports will broadcast all the games from the second round through the semifinals. [1] Day 3, or the Quarterfinals (Friday), will feature the winner of the 5/8/9 game playing the 4 seed and the winner of the 6/7 game playing the 3 seed. The semifinals (Saturday) will feature the appearance of the top 2 seeds. All teams will be off on Sunday, and the championship game will be played Monday afternoon on ESPNU.

Seeds

2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record
(End of Regular season)
Tiebreaker
1.#22 Gonzaga 14–225–4
2. BYU 12–424–6BYU swept USD 2–0 during regular season
3. San Diego 12–421–7
4. Saint Mary's 11–519–9
5. Pepperdine 8–813–14
6. Santa Clara 5–1112–17
7. Portland 4–1211–19
8. San Francisco 3–135–24USF swept LMU 2–0 during regular season
9. Loyola Marymount 3–137–21

Schedule

All games on TV were streamed live online on ESPN3 and on Facebook.com. ESPN Full Court broadcast all the BYUtv games except for the first semi-final. All BYUtv games were also streamed online at www.byutvsports.com/gameday.

SessionGameTime*Matchup#
First round – Wednesday, February 29
113:00 PM#8 San Francisco vs #9 Loyola Marymount
Second round – Thursday, March 1
2212:00 PM#5 Pepperdine vs #9 Loyola Marymount
32:30 PM#6 Santa Clara vs #7 Portland
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
3412:00 PM#4 Saint Mary's vs. #5 Pepperdine
52:30 PM#3 San Diego vs. #7 Portland
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
4612:00 PM#1 Gonzaga vs. #4 Saint Mary's
72:30 PM#2 BYU vs. #3 San Diego
Championship Game – Monday, March 5
5812:00 PM#1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and scores

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First round
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
wccsports.com
Second round
Thursday, March 1, 2012
BYUtv
Quarterfinals
Friday, March 2, 2012
BYUtv
Semifinals
Saturday, March 3, 2012
BYUtv
Championship
Monday, March 5, 2012
ESPNU
               
1 #22 Gonzaga  
 (bye)  
1 #22 Gonzaga 
 (bye)  
 
 
1 #22 Gonzaga83
4 Saint Mary's 78
4 Saint Mary's  
 (bye)  
4 Saint Mary's67
5 Pepperdine 63
5 Pepperdine 56
9 Loyola Marymount 45
8 San Francisco 60
9 Loyola Marymount 66
1 #22 Gonzaga 66
2 BYU78
2 BYU  
 (bye)  
2 BYU 
 (bye)  
 
 
2 BYU64
3 San Diego 46
3 San Diego  
 (bye)  
3 San Diego70
7 Portland 60
6 Santa Clara 76
7 Portland 90

* Denotes Overtime Game

Game summaries

wccsports.com
Feb 29
3:00 pm
Loyola Marymount Lions66, San Francisco Dons 60
Scoring by half: 38-28, 28-32
Pts: Alex Cowling 24
Rebs: Taylor Andersen 9
Asts: Hazel Ramirez 5
Pts: Alicia Scafidi 12
Rebs: Rheina Ale 8
Asts: 2 tied with 3
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Michelle Russi, Karen Lasuik [3]
BYUtv
Mar 1
12:00 pm
Pepperdine Waves56, Loyola Marymount Lions 45
Scoring by half: 27-25, 20-29
Pts: Jazmine Jackson 20
Rebs: Jazmine Jackson 9
Asts: Lauren Bell 2
Pts: Alex Cowling 13
Rebs: Alex Cowling 6
Asts: Dani LeNior 2
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik, Karen Lasuik [4]
BYUtv
Mar 1
2:30 pm
Portland Pilots90, Santa Clara Broncos 76
Scoring by half: 44-31, 46-45
Pts: Cassandra Brown 32
Rebs: Natalie Day 12
Asts: Alexis Byrd 6
Pts: Meagan Fulps 25
Rebs: Lindsay Leo 13
Asts: Meagan Fulps 4
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Cheryl Fores [5]
BYUtv
Mar 2
12:00 pm
Saint Mary's Gaels67, Pepperdine Waves 63
Scoring by half: 32-33, 35-30
Pts: Danielle Mauldin 17
Rebs: 2 tied with 9
Asts: Jasmine Smith 5
Pts: Lauren Bell 30
Rebs: Skye Barnett 9
Asts: Jazmine Jackson 5
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Kyle Bacon [6]
BYUtv
Mar 2
2:45 pm
San Diego Toreros70, Portland Pilots 60
Scoring by half: 36-30, 34-30
Pts: Dominique Conners 25
Rebs: Amy Kame 7
Asts: Morgan Woodrow 6
Pts: Natalie Day 17
Rebs: Natalie Day 8
Asts: ReZine Teclemariam 2
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Wanda Szermeta, James Morrell [7]
BYUtv
Mar 3
12:00 pm
#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs83, Saint Mary's Gaels 78
Scoring by half: 47-49, 36-29
Pts: Kayla Standish 31
Rebs: Kayla Standish 9
Asts: Taelor Karr 7
Pts: Jackie Nared 26
Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 12
Asts: Jackie Nared 4
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Darren Krzesnik, Wanda Szermeta [8]
BYUtv
Mar 3
2:30 pm
BYU Cougars64, San Diego Toreros 46
Scoring by half: 29-21, 35-25
Pts: Lexi Eaton 26
Rebs: Kristen Riley 10
Asts: Haley Steed 8
Pts: Dominique Conners 20
Rebs: Amy Kame 9
Asts: Dominique Conners 2
Orleans Arena
Attendance: 2,341
Referees: Anita Ortega, Brenda Pantoja, Kyle Bacon [9]
ESPNU
Mar 5
12:00 pm
#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs 66, BYU Cougars78
Scoring by half: 35-36, 31-42
Pts: Haiden Palmer 28
Rebs: Haiden Palmer 5
Asts: Taelor Karr 5
Pts: Dani Peterson 18
Rebs: Dani Peterson 12
Asts: Kim Parker 10
Orleans Arena
Attendance: 2,941
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik [10]

All tournament conference team

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NameSchoolPos.YearHt.Hometown
Jennifer HamsonBYUCSophomore6' 7"Lindon, Utah
Haiden PalmerGonzagaGSophomore5' 8"Moreno Valley, California
Dani PetersonBYUFSenior6' 1"Salt Lake City, Utah
Kayla StandishGonzagaFSenior6' 2"Ellensburg, Washington
Haley SteedBYUGSenior5' 4"Syracuse, Utah

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