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
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	20–13 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Thomas (11th season)
Assistant coaches	Tracy Sanders Allyson Fasnacht Lisa O'Meara
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion

2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga†	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
BYU	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	13		.606
San Francisco	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Loyola Marymount	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Santa Clara	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
San Diego	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Pacific	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Portland	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Jasmine Forcadilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Joseph's Catholic Terrigal, Australia G 4 Devyn Galland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Lewis & Clark Oregon Spokane, WA F 5 Jordan Hobson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Salesian Richmond, CA G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia G 11 Morgan Malloy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Fr Justin-Siena Napa, CA F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So St. Ignatius San Bruno, CA F 13 Tyra Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Punhou Honolulu, HI G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Carondelet Concord, CA G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand F 22 Devon Brookshire 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Bishop Montgomery Northwestern Rancho Palos Verdes, CA G 23 Alia McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr Canyon Santa Clarita, CA G 24 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr River Ridge Lacey, WA F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia F 30 Joy Akaegbu-Cleveland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA C 33 Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So St. Thomas Aquinas TCU Olathe, KS	Head coach Paul Thomas (Wayne State College) Assistant coach(es) Tracy Sanders (St. Mary's) Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty) Lisa O'Meara (St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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.

See also

• 2016–17 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team