2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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
	West Coast Conference women's basketball tournaments ← 2014 2016 →

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.

2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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

Seed	School	Conference Record	Overall Record (End of Regular season)	Tiebreaker
2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
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^#
First round – Thursday, March 5
1	1	12:00 PM	#8 Loyola Marymount vs. #9 Pepperdine
1	2	2:00 PM	#7 Santa Clara vs. #10 Portland
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 5 & Friday, March 6
2	3	6:00 PM	#3 Pacific vs. #6 San Francisco
2	4	8:00 PM	#4 Saint Mary's vs. #5 BYU
3	5	12:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga vs. #8 Loyola Marymount
3	6	2:00 PM	#2 San Diego vs. #7 Santa Clara
Semifinals – Monday, March 9
4	7	12:00 PM	#5 BYU vs. #1 Gonzaga
4	8	2:30 PM	#6 San Francisco vs. #2 San Diego
Championship Game – Tuesday, March 10
5	9	1:00 PM	#5 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 Thursday, March 5 BYUtv			Quarterfinals Thurs & Fri, Mar 5-6 BYUtv			Semifinals Monday, March 9 BYUtv			Championship game Tuesday, March 10 ESPNU

			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

Recap

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

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,110^[2]
Referees: Darren B., Teresa Turner, Ify Seales

Santa Clara vs. Portland

Series History: Santa Clara leads 37-30
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 5
2:00 pm PST

Recap

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

Recap

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

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,110^[4]
Referees: Bart Baldwin, Brian Woods, Tiffany Bird

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

Recap

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

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,110^[5]
Referees: Rich Waters, Benny Luna, Karen Lasuik

Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: Gonzaga leads 33-27
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 6
12:00 pm PST

Recap

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

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,110^[6]
Referees: Karen Lasuik, Bart Baldwin, Wanda Szeremeta

San Diego vs. Santa Clara

Series History: San Diego leads 35-32
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 6
2:00 pm PST

Recap

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

Recap

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

Recap

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

Orleans Arena
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 7,110^[9]
Referees: Shelley Rusi, Karen Lasuik, Bart Baldwin

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)

ESPNU
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

References

^ "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2014–15". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
^ "Pepperdine vs. Loyola Marymount (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "Portland vs. Santa Clara (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "San Francisco vs. Pacific (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "BYU vs. Saint Mary's (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
^ "Loyola Maymount vs. Gonzaga (March 6, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "Santa Clara vs. San Diego (March 6, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ "BYU vs. Gonzaga (March 9, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ "San Francisco vs. San Diego (March 9, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
^ "San Francisco vs. BYU (March 10, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

External links

[Standings-1] "NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Standings - 2014–15". ESPN. Retrieved March 29, 2015.

[2] "Pepperdine vs. Loyola Marymount (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[3] "Portland vs. Santa Clara (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[4] "San Francisco vs. Pacific (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[5] "BYU vs. Saint Mary's (March 5, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 5, 2015.

[6] "Loyola Maymount vs. Gonzaga (March 6, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[7] "Santa Clara vs. San Diego (March 6, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[8] "BYU vs. Gonzaga (March 9, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[9] "San Francisco vs. San Diego (March 9, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 9, 2015.

[10] "San Francisco vs. BYU (March 10, 2015)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

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2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

Contents

Seeds

Schedule

Bracket and scores

Game summaries

Loyola Marymount vs. Pepperdine

Santa Clara vs. Portland

Pacific vs. San Francisco

Saint Mary's vs. BYU

Gonzaga vs. Loyola Marymount

San Diego vs. Santa Clara

BYU vs. Gonzaga

San Diego vs. San Francisco

WCC Championship: San Francisco vs. BYU

All-Tournament team

See also

References

External links