# 2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

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.

## Before the season

The 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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 | 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) Moraga, CA |
| 11/24/2012* 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider | Chattanooga Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic | W 70–67 | 3–2 | McKeon Pavilion (257) 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) 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) 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) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/10/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider | Gonzaga | W 54–51 | 11–4 (3–0) | McKeon Pavilion (604) Moraga, CA |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider | San Diego | L 70–73 | 11–5 (3–1) | McKeon Pavilion (509) Moraga, CA |
| 01/19/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider | Pepperdine | W 72–61 | 12–5 (4–1) | McKeon Pavilion (688) 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) Santa Clara, CA |
| 01/28/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider | San Francisco | W 68–63 | 14–5 (6–1) | McKeon Pavilion (390) Moraga, CA |
| 01/31/2013 6:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 58–66 | 14–6 (6–2) | Marriott Center (682) Provo, UT |
| 02/07/2013 6:00 pm, Gaels Insider | Portland | W 58–53 | 15–6 (7–2) | McKeon Pavilion (412) Moraga, CA |
| 02/09/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider | BYU | W 64–52 | 16–6 (8–2) | McKeon Pavilion (562) Moraga, CA |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm, SWX | at Gonzaga | L 54–69 | 16–7 (8–3) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm, Portland on Stretch | at Portland | W 49–43 | 17–7 (9–3) | Chiles Center (633) 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) San Diego, CA |
| 02/23/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider | Loyola Marymount | W 70–57 | 18–8 (10–4) | McKeon Pavilion (N/A) Moraga, CA |
| 02/28/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider | Santa Clara | W 65–56 | 19–8 (11–4) | McKeon Pavilion (498) Moraga, CA |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm, TV-32 | at Pepperdine | L 67–80 | 19–9 (11–5) | Firestone Fieldhouse (276) 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) 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) 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) Provo, UT |
| 03/31/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Live | Utah WNIT Tournament Quarterfinal | L 55–58 | 23–11 | McKeon Pavilion (381) Moraga, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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| (NR) | Not Ranked |