2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
College basketball tournament
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 .
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] ESPNU .
Seeds
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.
Session
Game
Time*
Matchup#
First round – Wednesday, February 29
1
1
3:00 PM
#8 San Francisco vs #9 Loyola Marymount
Second round – Thursday, March 1
2
2
12:00 PM
#5 Pepperdine vs #9 Loyola Marymount
3
2:30 PM
#6 Santa Clara vs #7 Portland
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 2
3
4
12:00 PM
#4 Saint Mary's vs. #5 Pepperdine
5
2:30 PM
#3 San Diego vs. #7 Portland
Semifinals – Saturday, March 3
4
6
12:00 PM
#1 Gonzaga vs. #4 Saint Mary's
7
2:30 PM
#2 BYU vs. #3 San Diego
Championship Game – Monday, March 5
5
8
12:00 PM
#1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU
*Game Times in PT . #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.
Bracket and scores
[ 2]
First round Second round BYUtv
Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship ESPNU
1
#22 Gonzaga
(bye)
1
#22 Gonzaga
(bye)
1
#22 Gonzaga
83
4
Saint Mary's
78
4
Saint Mary's
(bye)
4
Saint Mary's
67
5
Pepperdine
63
5
Pepperdine 56
9
Loyola Marymount
45
8
San Francisco
60
9
Loyola Marymount 66
1
#22 Gonzaga
66
2
BYU
78
2
BYU
(bye)
2
BYU
(bye)
2
BYU
64
3
San Diego
46
3
San Diego
(bye)
3
San Diego
70
7
Portland
60
6
Santa Clara
76
7
Portland 90
* Denotes Overtime Game
Game summaries
Loyola Marymount Lions 66 , San Francisco Dons 60
Scoring by half: 38-28, 28-32
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Alicia Scafidi 12Rebs: Rheina Ale 8Asts: 2 tied with 3
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Michelle Russi, Karen Lasuik
[ 3]
Pepperdine Waves 56 , Loyola Marymount Lions 45
Scoring by half: 27-25, 20-29
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Alex Cowling 13Rebs: Alex Cowling 6Asts: Dani LeNior 2
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik, Karen Lasuik
[ 4]
Portland Pilots 90 , Santa Clara Broncos 76
Scoring by half: 44-31, 46-45
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Meagan Fulps 25Rebs: Lindsay Leo 13Asts: Meagan Fulps 4
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Cheryl Fores
[ 5]
Saint Mary's Gaels 67 , Pepperdine Waves 63
Scoring by half: 32-33, 35-30
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Lauren Bell 30Rebs: Skye Barnett 9Asts: Jazmine Jackson 5
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Kyle Bacon
[ 6]
San Diego Toreros 70 , Portland Pilots 60
Scoring by half: 36-30, 34-30
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Natalie Day 17Rebs: Natalie Day 8Asts: ReZine Teclemariam 2
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Wanda Szermeta, James Morrell
[ 7]
#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs 83 , Saint Mary's Gaels 78
Scoring by half: 47-49, 36-29
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Jackie Nared 26Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 12Asts: Jackie Nared 4
Orleans Arena
Attendance: N/A
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Darren Krzesnik, Wanda Szermeta
[ 8]
BYU Cougars 64 , San Diego Toreros 46
Scoring by half: 29-21, 35-25
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Dominique Conners 20Rebs: Amy Kame 9Asts: Dominique Conners 2
Orleans Arena
Attendance: 2,341
Referees: Anita Ortega, Brenda Pantoja, Kyle Bacon
[ 9]
#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs 66, BYU Cougars 78
Scoring by half: 35-36, 31-42
Pts :Rebs :Asts :Pts: Dani Peterson 18Rebs: Dani Peterson 12Asts: Kim Parker 10
Orleans Arena
Attendance: 2,941
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik
[ 10]
All tournament conference team
[ 11]
Name
School
Pos.
Year
Ht.
Hometown
Jennifer Hamson
BYU
C
Sophomore
6' 7"
Lindon, Utah
Haiden Palmer
Gonzaga
G
Sophomore
5' 8"
Moreno Valley, California
Dani Peterson
BYU
F
Senior
6' 1"
Salt Lake City, Utah
Kayla Standish
Gonzaga
F
Senior
6' 2"
Ellensburg, Washington
Haley Steed
BYU
G
Senior
5' 4"
Syracuse, Utah
See also
References
^ "Coach Cleve joins the BYUtv Sports Team" . byutv.org . BYUtv. December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011 .^ "West Coast Conference Announces 2012 Zappos.com Tournament Bracket" (PDF) . wccsports.com . West Coast Conference. March 6, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2011 .^ "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. San Francisco Dons Box Score (February 29, 2012)" . CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 29, 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)" . CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Loyola Marymount Lions Box Score (March 1, 2012)" . CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 1, 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves Box Score (March 2, 2012)" . CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "San Diego Toreros vs. Portland Pilots Box Score (March 2, 2012)" . CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 2, 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels Box Score (March 3, 2012)" . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 9, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012 .^ "BYU Cougars vs. San Diego Toreros Box Score (March 3, 2012)" . CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 3, 2012 .[permanent dead link ] ^ "#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. BYU Cougars Box Score (March 5, 2012)" . ESPN.com. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2012 .^ "BYU crowned WCC women's basketball champions: No. 2 Cougars defeated no. 1 Gonzaga 78-66 in WCC championship game" . wccsports.com . West Coast Conference. March 5, 2012. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved March 5, 2012 .
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