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 | |
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WNIT, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 23–11 (11–5 WCC) |
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Home arena | McKeon Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 2 | – | 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
editThe 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
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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[dead link] |
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
editPoll | Pre- 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 |
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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 |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
No Change | ||
(RV) | Received Votes | |
(NR) | Not Ranked |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "WCC Women's Basketball 2012 Picks". Gozags.com. Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- ^ "Butler Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 23, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
- ^ "Chattanooga Mocs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 24, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
- ^ "Pacific Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 20, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons (January 3, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 5, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
- ^ "Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 10, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 10, 2013.
- ^ "San Diego Toreros vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 17, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 19, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
- ^ "Santa Clara Broncos vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 24, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "San Francisco Dons vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 28, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (January 31, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (February 7, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (February 9, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (February 14, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 14, 2013.
- ^ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (February 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Diego Toreros (February 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (February 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Santa Clara Broncos (February 28, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves (March 2, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Portland Pilots vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (March 8, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Diego Toreros (March 9, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (March 27, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
- ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (March 31, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 31, 2013.