# 2017 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

The 2017 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 2–7, 2017, at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. Seeds were determined solely on conference record. Regular-season champion Gonzaga added the tournament crown to its résumé, earning the conference's automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament.

## Seeds

WCC tiebreaker procedures went as follows:
* Head-to-head
* Record against the top-seeded team(s) not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as needed
* Higher RPI
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Tiebreaker |
| 1 | Gonzaga | 14–4 | 23–6 | |
| 2 | BYU | 13–5 | 19–10 | 1–1 vs. Gonzaga |
| 3 | Saint Mary's | 13–5 | 18–11 | 0–2 vs. Gonzaga |
| 4 | San Francisco | 11–7 | 17–12 | |
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 9–9 | 14–15 | 1–1 vs. Saint Mary's |
| 6 | Santa Clara | 9–9 | 14–15 | 0–2 vs. Saint Mary's |
| 7 | San Diego | 7–11 | 13–15 | |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 5–13 | 7–22 | 2–0 vs. San Diego |
| 9 | Pacific | 5–13 | 9–20 | 0–2 vs. San Diego |
| 10 | Portland | 4–14 | 6–23 | |
* Overall record at end of regular season.

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ | Television | Attendance |
| First round – Thursday March 2, 2017 ||||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Pepperdine 55 vs. #9 Pacific 73 | BYUtv | 7,089 |
| 1 | 2 | 2:00 PM | #7 San Diego 74 vs. #10 Portland 47 | BYUtv | 7,089 |
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 2 & Friday March 3, 2017 ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00 PM | #3 Saint Mary's 60 vs. #6 Santa Clara 57 | BYUtv | 7,089 |
| 2 | 4 | 8:00 PM | #4 San Francisco 80 vs. #5 Loyola Marymount 67 | BYUtv | 7,089 |
| 3 | 5 | 12:00 PM | #1 Gonzaga 91 vs. #9 Pacific 59 | BYUtv | 7,209 |
| 3 | 6 | 2:00 PM | #2 BYU 75 vs. #7 San Diego 66 (OT) | BYUtv | 7,209 |
| Semifinals – Monday, March 6, 2017 ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 PM | #1 Gonzaga 77 vs #4 San Francisco 46 | BYUtv | 7,148 |
| 4 | 8 | 2:00 PM | #2 BYU 49 vs #3 Saint Mary's 59 | BYUtv | 7,148 |
| Championship – Tuesday, March 7, 2017 ||||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | #1 Gonzaga 86 vs. #3 Saint Mary's 75 | ESPNU | 6,773 |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||||

## Bracket and Scores

* All BYUtv games were simulcast online and streamed at TheW.tv.
| First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Championship | Championship | Championship |
| | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 91 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Pacific | 59 | | | | | | |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 55 | 8 | Pacific | 59 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pacific | 73 | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Pacific | 73 | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 77 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | San Francisco | 46 | | | |
| | | | 4 | San Francisco | 80 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Loyola Marymount | 67 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gonzaga | 86 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 75 |
| | | | 2 | BYU | 75$^{OT}$ | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | San Diego | 66 | | | | | | |
| 7 | San Diego | 74 | 7 | San Diego | 66 | | | | | | |
| 10 | Portland | 47 | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Portland | 47 | | | | 2 | BYU | 49 | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 59 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Saint Mary's | 60 | | | | | | |
| | | | 6 | Santa Clara | 57 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### First round
#### #8 Pacific vs. #9 Pepperdine

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: Pacific leads series 7–3
* BYUtv
* Mar 2 12:00 PM PST
#9 Pepperdine Waves 55, #8 Pacific Tigers 73 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 15–20, 15–13, 10–25 |||
| Pts: Yasmine Robinson-Bacote 18 Rebs: Yasmine Robinson-Bacote 13 Asts: 3 with 3 | Pts: Chelsea Lidy 16 Rebs: 3 with 7 Asts: GeAnna Luaulu-Summers 9 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,089 Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Cheryl Flores, Paul Patterson

#### #7 San Diego vs. #10 Portland

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: Series –
* BYUtv
* Mar 2 2:15 PM PST
#7 San Diego Toreros 74, #10 Portland Pilots 47 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–8, 15–10, 24–15, 21–14 |||
| Pts: A. Ward-El 15 Rebs: C. Buhr 8 Asts: C. Woodward 4 | Pts: K. Van Loo 16 Rebs: J. Spencer 6 Asts: K. Van Loo 3 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,089 Referees: Richard Waters, Karen Lasuik, Kenneth Nash

### Quarterfinals
#### #3 St. Mary's vs. #6 Santa Clara

Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler
Series History: Series –
* BYUtv
* Mar 2 6:00 PM PST
#3 Saint Mary's Gaels 60, #6 Santa Clara Broncos 57 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–13, 11–19, 22–12, 15–13 |||
| Pts: S. Raggio 19 Rebs: S. Raggio 9 Asts: M. McKay 4 | Pts: E. Wolph 16 Rebs: M. McGwire 7 Asts: 2 with 3 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,089

#### #4 San Francisco vs. #5 Loyola Marymount

Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: Series –
* BYUtv
* Mar 2 8:15 PM PST
#4 San Francisco Dons 80, #5 Loyola Marymount Lions 67 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 21–16, 13–18, 26–15 |||
| Pts: A. Seilund, K. Simon 19 Rebs: M. Rakova 11 Asts: K. Simon 5 M. Rakova: Double-Double with 16 pts and 11 rebs | Pts: C. Wallace 19 Rebs: J. Johnson 12 Asts: 3 with 3 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,089

#### #1 Gonzaga vs. #9 Pacific

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: Series –
* BYUtv
* Mar 3 12:00 PM
#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 91, #9 Pacific Tigers 59 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 22–17, 26–6, 28–23 |||
| Pts: J. Barta 22 Rebs: K. Kudron 11 Asts: L. Stockton 5 | Pts: G. Luaulu-Summers 18 Rebs: J. Grant 9 Asts: 2 with 3 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,209

#### #2 BYU vs. #7 San Diego

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: Series –
* BYUtv
* Mar 3 2:15 PM PST
#2 BYU Cougars 75, #7 San Diego Toreros 66 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 7–21, 18–15, 20–12, 14–11, Overtime: 16–7 |||
| Pts: C. Broadhead 22 Rebs: K. Purcell 16 Asts: K. Nielson 4 | Pts: A. El-Ward 18 Rebs: C. Burr 14 Asts: 2 with 2 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,209 Referees: Cheryl Flores, Brian Woods, Benny Luna

### Semifinals
#### #1 Gonzaga vs. #4 San Francisco

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
Series History: Series –
* BYUtv
* Mar 6 12:00 PM PST
#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs 77, #4 San Francisco Dons 46 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–4, 25–13, 21–15, 9–14 |||
| Pts: Kiara Kudron 15 Rebs: Kiara Kudron 7 Asts: Laura Stockton 6 | Pts: Rachel Howard 20 Rebs: 4 with 5 Asts: Rahcel Howard 5 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,148 Referees: Cathi Cornell, Darren Krzesnik, Brian Woods

#### #2 BYU vs. #3 Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Series History: Series –
* BYUtv
* Mar 6 2:00 PM PST
#2 BYU Cougars 49, #3 Saint Mary's Gaels 59 :
| Scoring by quarter: 9–14, 18–6, 12–21, 10–18 |||
| Pts: Mackenzie Pulsipher 16 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 9 Asts: 3 with 3 | Pts: Shannon Mauldin 13 Rebs: Megan McKay 14 Asts: 2 with 4 Team Rebounds 50–25 over BYU |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,148 Referees: Penny Davis, Karen Lasuik, Bart Baldwin

### WCC Championship
#### #1 Gonzaga vs. #3 Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Paul Sunderland & Mike Thibault Series History: Series –
* ESPNU
* Mar 7 1:00 PM PST
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV