# 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

The 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 6–11, 2013 in Las Vegas. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December.
This season was the 28th for WCC women's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It was also the 23rd season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). After having no changes from 1980 until 2011, the conference will have its second change in three years in 2013. Original conference founder, and a fellow faith-based, private school Pacific will rejoin the conference. Pacific will come from the Big West.

## Pre-season

* Pre-season media day took place at the same time the men's media day did. However the women's media day was toned down quite a bit. No interviews or TV announcements took place. Instead they only announced the pre-season picks and pre-season teams.

### 2012–13 West Coast Women's Basketball Media Poll

    Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
    1. BYU (5), 61
    2. Gonzaga (4), 60
    3. Saint Mary's, 48
    4. San Diego, 36
    5. Pepperdine, 33
    6. Santa Clara, 27
    7. Loyola Marymount, 25
    8. Portland, 24
    9. San Francisco, 10

### 2012–13 West Coast Women's Preseason All-West Conference Team

    Player, School, Yr., Pos.
    Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount, RS-Sr., G/F
    Lexi Eaton, BYU, So., G
    Megan Fulps, Santa Clara, Sr., G
    Jennifer Hamson, BYU, Jr., C
    Amy Kame, San Diego, Jr., G
    Taelor Karr, Gonzaga, Sr., G
    Danielle Mauldin, Saint Mary's, Jr., F
    Jackie Nared, Saint Mary's, Jr., G
    Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga, Jr., G
    Haley Steed, BYU, Sr., G

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Improvement in ranking |
| | Drop in ranking |
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll |
| | | Pre/ Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 17 |
| BYU | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| BYU | C | RV | RV | | | | | | | | |
| Gonzaga | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | RV | | | RV |
| Gonzaga | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
| Loyola Marymount | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loyola Marymount | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pepperdine | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Portland | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Saint Mary's | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Diego | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Francisco | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| San Francisco | C | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | AP | | | | | | | | | | |
| Santa Clara | C | | | | | | | | | | |

## Conference games
### Composite Matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.
| | BYU | Gonzaga | LMU | Pepperdine | Portland | Saint Mary's | San Diego | San Francisco | Santa Clara |
| vs. Brigham Young | – | 2-0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| vs. Gonzaga | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. Loyola Marymount | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 |
| vs. Pepperdine | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 |
| vs. Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| vs. Saint Mary's | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. San Diego | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| vs. San Francisco | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 |
| vs. Santa Clara | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 12–0 | 0–2 | – |
| Total | 11–5 | 15–1 | 6–10 | 2–14 | 5–11 | 11–5 | 12–4 | 4–12 | 6–10 |

## Conference tournament

* March 6–11, 2013– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV.

## Head coaches

    Jeff Judkins, BYU
    Kelly Graves, Gonzaga
    Charity Elliott, Loyola Marymount
    Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine
    Jim Sollars, Portland
    Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's
    Cindy Fisher, San Diego
    Jennifer Azzi, San Francisco
    Jennifer Mountain, Santa Clara

## Post season
### NCAA tournament

* Main article: 2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
| Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Sweet 16 | Elite 8 | Final Four | Championship |
| 1 | Spokane Regional | Gonzaga | #5 Iowa State Mar. 23, Spokane L, 60–72 | | | | | |
| 1 Bid | W-L (%): | TOTAL: 0–1 .000 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – | 0–0 – |

### WNIT

* Main article: 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
| School | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
| Saint Mary's | Seattle Mar. 21, Moraga W, 68–51 | Northern Colorado Mar. 24, Greeley W, 68–58 | BYU Mar. 27, Provo W, 59–55 | Utah Mar. 31, Moraga L, 55–58 | | |
| BYU | Idaho State Mar. 20, Provo W, 69–54 | San Diego State Mar. 23, Provo W, 69–58 | Saint Mary's Mar. 27, Provo L, 55–59 | | | |
| San Diego | Hawaii Mar. 21, San Diego W, 61–49 | Utah Mar. 25, Salt Lake City L, 50–61 | | | | |
| 3 Bids W-L (%) TOTAL: 6–3 .667 | 3–0 1.000 | 2–1 .667 | 1–1 .500 | 0–1 .000 | 0–0 – | 0–0 – |

### WBI

* Main article: 2013 Women's Basketball Invitational
No WCC teams participated in the 2013 WBI.

## Awards and honors
### Scholar-Athlete of the Year
### WCC Player-of-the-Week

* Nov. 12 – Danielle Mauldin, F, St. Mary's
* Nov. 26 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
* Dec. 10 – Haley Steed, G, BYU
* Dec. 24 – Kari Luttinen, G, Portland
* Jan. 7 – Taelor Karr, G, Gonzaga
* Jan. 21 – Haiden Palmer, G, Gonzaga
* Feb. 4 – Haiden Palmer, G, Gonzaga
* Feb. 18 – Mary Hood, F, San Diego
* Mar. 4 -
* Nov. 19 – Hazel Ramirez, G, Loyola Marymount
* Dec. 3 – Amy Kame, G, San Diego
* Dec. 17 – Kari Luttinen, G, Portland
* Dec. 31 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
* Jan. 14 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
* Jan. 28 – Klara Wischer, F, San Diego
* Feb. 11 – Annika Holopainen, F, Portland
* Feb. 25 – Jennifer Hamson, F, BYU

### College Sports Madness West Coast Player of the Week

* Nov. 12 – Keani Albanez, G, Gonzaga
* Nov. 26 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
* Dec. 10 – Haley Steed, G, BYU (Also ESPNW Player of the week)
* Dec. 24 – Haley Steed, G, BYU
* Jan. 7 – Shannon Mauldin, F, Saint Mary's
* Jan. 21 – Haiden Palmer, G, Gonzaga
* Feb. 4 – Haley Steed, G, BYU
* Feb. 18 – Maya Hood, F, San Diego
* Mar. 4 -
* Nov. 19 – Alex Cowling, G/F, Loyola Marymount
* Dec. 3 – Amy Kame, G, San Diego
* Dec. 17 – Kari Luttinen, G, Portland
* Dec. 31 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
* Jan. 14 – Lindsay Leo, F, Santa Clara
* Jan. 28 – Klara Wischer, F, San Diego
* Feb. 11 – Jackie Nared, G, Saint Mary's
* Feb. 25 – Katelyn McDaniel, F, San Diego

### Player-of-the-Month

* November – Amy Kame, G, San Diego
* December – Mel Khlok, G, San Francisco
* January – Taelor Karr, G, Gonzaga
* February –

### All West Coast Conference teams

Voting was by conference coaches:
* Player of The Year:
* Newcomer of The Year:
* Defensive Player of The Year:
* Coach of The Year:

### All conference

| Name | School | Pos. | Year |

### Honorable mention

| Name | School |

### All-Freshman

| Name | School | Position |

### All-Academic

| Player, School | Year | GPA | Major |
| Kim Parker Beeston, BYU | Junior | 3.75 | Health Education |
| Sophia Ederaine, San Diego | Sophomore | 3.7 | Biology |
| Meagan Fulps, Santa Clara | Sophomore | 3.62 | Communication |
| Sunny Greinacher, Gonzaga | Sophomore | 3.33 | Psychology |
| Jennifer Hamson, BYU | Junior | 3.62 | Exercise Science |
| Amy Kame, San Diego | Junior | 3.40 | Communication Studies |
| Kari Luttinen, Portland | Sophomore | 3.51 | Business |
| Kelsey Patrick, Pepperdine | Senior | 3.82 | Advertising |
| Alicia Scafidi, San Francisco | Sophomore | 3.60 | Exercise Sport Science |
| Ruta Zurauskyte, Santa Clara | RS-Junior | 3.54 | Finance |