# 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 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.

## Format

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. Day 3, or the Quarterfinals (Friday), will feature the winner of the 5/8/9 game playing the 4 seed and the winner of the 6/7 game playing the 3 seed. The semifinals (Saturday) will feature the appearance of the top 2 seeds. All teams will be off on Sunday, and the championship game will be played Monday afternoon on ESPNU.

## Seeds

2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular season) | Tiebreaker |
| 1. | #22 Gonzaga | 14–2 | 25–4 | |
| 2. | BYU | 12–4 | 24–6 | BYU swept USD 2–0 during regular season |
| 3. | San Diego | 12–4 | 21–7 | |
| 4. | Saint Mary's | 11–5 | 19–9 | |
| 5. | Pepperdine | 8–8 | 13–14 | |
| 6. | Santa Clara | 5–11 | 12–17 | |
| 7. | Portland | 4–12 | 11–19 | |
| 8. | San Francisco | 3–13 | 5–24 | USF swept LMU 2–0 during regular season |
| 9. | Loyola Marymount | 3–13 | 7–21 | |

## 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 |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | 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

| First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com | First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com | First round Wednesday, February 29, 2012 wccsports.com | Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv | Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv | Second round Thursday, March 1, 2012 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 BYUtv | Quarterfinals Friday, March 2, 2012 BYUtv | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 BYUtv | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 BYUtv | Semifinals Saturday, March 3, 2012 BYUtv | Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPNU | Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 ESPNU | Championship Monday, March 5, 2012 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 | 45 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Loyola Marymount | 66 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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

* wccsports.com
* Feb 29 3:00 pm
* Recap
Loyola Marymount Lions 66, San Francisco Dons 60 :
| Scoring by half: 38-28, 28-32 |||
| Pts: Alex Cowling 24 Rebs: Taylor Andersen 9 Asts: Hazel Ramirez 5 | Pts: Alicia Scafidi 12 Rebs: Rheina Ale 8 Asts: 2 tied with 3 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Michelle Russi, Karen Lasuik
* BYUtv
* Mar 1 12:00 pm
* Recap
Pepperdine Waves 56, Loyola Marymount Lions 45 :
| Scoring by half: 27-25, 20-29 |||
| Pts: Jazmine Jackson 20 Rebs: Jazmine Jackson 9 Asts: Lauren Bell 2 | Pts: Alex Cowling 13 Rebs: Alex Cowling 6 Asts: Dani LeNior 2 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik, Karen Lasuik
* BYUtv
* Mar 1 2:30 pm
* Recap
Portland Pilots 90, Santa Clara Broncos 76 :
| Scoring by half: 44-31, 46-45 |||
| Pts: Cassandra Brown 32 Rebs: Natalie Day 12 Asts: Alexis Byrd 6 | Pts: Meagan Fulps 25 Rebs: Lindsay Leo 13 Asts: Meagan Fulps 4 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Cheryl Fores
* BYUtv
* Mar 2 12:00 pm
* Recap
Saint Mary's Gaels 67, Pepperdine Waves 63 :
| Scoring by half: 32-33, 35-30 |||
| Pts: Danielle Mauldin 17 Rebs: 2 tied with 9 Asts: Jasmine Smith 5 | Pts: Lauren Bell 30 Rebs: Skye Barnett 9 Asts: Jazmine Jackson 5 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Anita Ortega, Penny Davis, Kyle Bacon
* BYUtv
* Mar 2 2:45 pm
* Recap
San Diego Toreros 70, Portland Pilots 60 :
| Scoring by half: 36-30, 34-30 |||
| Pts: Dominique Conners 25 Rebs: Amy Kame 7 Asts: Morgan Woodrow 6 | Pts: Natalie Day 17 Rebs: Natalie Day 8 Asts: ReZine Teclemariam 2 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Melissa Barlow, Wanda Szermeta, James Morrell
* BYUtv
* Mar 3 12:00 pm
* Recap
#22 Gonzaga Bulldogs 83, Saint Mary's Gaels 78 :
| Scoring by half: 47-49, 36-29 |||
| Pts: Kayla Standish 31 Rebs: Kayla Standish 9 Asts: Taelor Karr 7 | Pts: Jackie Nared 26 Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 12 Asts: Jackie Nared 4 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: N/A Referees: Melissa Barlow, Darren Krzesnik, Wanda Szermeta
* BYUtv
* Mar 3 2:30 pm
* Recap
BYU Cougars 64, San Diego Toreros 46 :
| Scoring by half: 29-21, 35-25 |||
| Pts: Lexi Eaton 26 Rebs: Kristen Riley 10 Asts: Haley Steed 8 | Pts: Dominique Conners 20 Rebs: Amy Kame 9 Asts: Dominique Conners 2 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: 2,341 Referees: Anita Ortega, Brenda Pantoja, Kyle Bacon
* ESPNU
* Mar 5 12:00 pm
* Recap
#23 Gonzaga Bulldogs 66, BYU Cougars 78 :
| Scoring by half: 35-36, 31-42 |||
| Pts: Haiden Palmer 28 Rebs: Haiden Palmer 5 Asts: Taelor Karr 5 | Pts: Dani Peterson 18 Rebs: Dani Peterson 12 Asts: Kim Parker 10 |
* Orleans Arena Attendance: 2,941 Referees: Melissa Barlow, Brenda Pantoja, Darren Krzesnik

## All tournament conference team

| 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 |