# 2015 WAC women's basketball tournament

The 2015 WAC women's basketball tournament was held on March 11–14, 2015, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada. This was the fourth consecutive year the WAC Tournament took place in Vegas.

## Format

Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2015 women's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they were ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they could not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited.
Since Idaho left the WAC at the start of the year, 7 teams competed in the 2015 tournament in a traditional single-elimination style tournament. 1 had a bye in the first round 8, 2 played 7, 3 played 6, and 4 played 5 on Wednesday, March 11. The winners met in the semifinals on Friday, March 13. The championship was held on Saturday, March 14.

## Seeds

2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds :
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular season) | Tiebreaker |
| 1. | New Mexico State | 13–1 | 20–7 | |
| 2. | Cal State Bakersfield | 11–3 | 22–7 | |
| 3. | UT Pan American | 9–5 | 17–13 | |
| 4. | Grand Canyon | 7–7 | 13–14 | Since Grand Canyon can't qualify for the WAC Tourney, teams 5–8 will be seeded 4–7. |
| 5. | Seattle U | 6–8 | 9–20 | |
| 6. | Utah Valley | 5–9 | 11–18 | |
| 7. | UMKC | 4–10 | 6–23 | |
| 8. | Chicago State | 1–13 | 4–24 | |

## Schedule

| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup$^#$ |
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 ||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 PM | #4 Seattle vs. #5 Utah Valley |
| 1 | 2 | 4:30 PM | #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 Chicago State |
| 2 | 3 | 7:00 PM | #3 UT Pan American vs. #6 UMKC |
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 ||||
| 3 | 4 | 12:00 PM | #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 Seattle |
| 3 | 5 | 2:30 PM | #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #3 UT Pan American |
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 14 ||||
| 4 | 6 | 1:00 PM | #1 New Mexico State vs. #3 UT Pan American |
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. ||||

## Bracket

| Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 | Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Semifinals Friday, March 13 | Championship Saturday, March 14 | Championship Saturday, March 14 | Championship Saturday, March 14 |
| | | | 1 | New Mexico State | 79 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Seattle U | 75$^{OT}$ | | | |
| 4 | Seattle U | 64 | 4 | Seattle U | 75$^{OT}$ | | | |
| 5 | Utah Valley | 62 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Utah Valley | 62 | | | | 1 | New Mexico State | 70 |
| | | | | | | 3 | UT Pan American | 52 |
| 2 | Cal State Bakersfield | 77 | | | | | | | 3 | UT Pan American | 52 |
| 7 | Chicago State | 53 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Chicago State | 53 | 2 | Cal State Bakersfield | 70 | | | |
| | | | 3 | UT Pan American | 76 | | | |
| 3 | UT Pan American | 61 | 3 | UT Pan American | 76 | | | |
| 6 | UMKC | 50 | | | | | | |

## Game summaries
### Seattle U vs. Utah Valley

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
* WAC Digital
* Mar 11 2 p.m. PDT
Utah Valley Wolverines 62, Seattle U Redhawks 64 :
| Scoring by half: 27–24, 35–40 |||
| Pts: Rhai Spooner-Knight 14 Rebs: Sam Loogins 11 Asts: Georgia Agnew 6 | Pts: Taelor Ross 22 Rebs: Taelor Ross 14 Asts: Jazmine Johnson 6 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 657 Referees: Lisa Jones, Jack Jones, Brenda Pantoja

### Cal State Bakersfield vs. Chicago State

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
* WAC Digital
* Mar 11 4:30 p.m. PDT
Chicago State Cougars 53, Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 77 :
| Scoring by half: 23–40, 30–37 |||
| Pts: Paris Williams 21 Rebs: Layne Murphy 10 Asts: Sarah Amalou 3 | Pts: Tyonna Outland 17 Rebs: Batabe Zempare 10 Asts: Tyonna Outland 6 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 657 Referees: Penny Davis, Carla Fujimoto, Peter Contreras

### UT Pan American vs. UMKC

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
* WAC Digital
* Mar 11 8 p.m. PDT
UMKC Kangaroos 50, UT Pan American Broncs 61 :
| Scoring by half: 27–26, 23–35 |||
| Pts: Calli White 12 Rebs: Kiana Law 8 Asts: Sierra Bone 3 | Pts: Shawnte' Goff & Brittany Bush 17 Rebs: Brittany Bush 7 Asts: T'Ondria Nolen 4 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 657 Referees: Melissa Barlow, Kent Johnson, Julie Krommenhoek

### New Mexico State vs. Seattle U

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
* WAC Digital
* Mar 13 12 p.m. PDT
Seattle Redhawks 75, New Mexico State Aggies 79 (OT) :
| Scoring by half: 35–30, 32–37 Overtime: 8–12 |||
| Pts: Crystal Allen & Taelor Ross 21 Rebs: Taelor Ross 17 Asts: Kaylee Best 6 | Pts: Sasha Weber 22 Rebs: Brianna Freeman 16 Asts: Shanice Davis 5 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: Referees: Julie Krommenhoek, Kent Johnson, Peter Contreras

### Cal State Bakersfield vs. UT Pan American

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
* WAC Digital
* Mar 13 2:30 p.m. PDT
UT Pan American Broncs 76, Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 70 :
| Scoring by half: 43–41, 33–29 |||
| Pts: Shawnte' Goff 14 Rebs: Shawnte' Goff 11 Asts: Rickell Preston 6 | Pts: Tyonna Outland 24 Rebs: Tyonna Outland 12 Asts: Tyonna Outland 5 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Jack Jones, Ify Seales

### Championship: New Mexico State vs. UT Pan American

Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Katie Smith
* ESPNU
* Mar 14 1 p.m. PDT
UT Pan American Broncs 52, New Mexico State Aggies 70 :
| Scoring by half: 27–25, 46–24 |||
| Pts: Cha'zaye Wright 15 Rebs: Bush; Wright 8 Asts: Preston; Wright 2 | Pts: Sasha Weber 20 Rebs: Freeman; Mack 9 Asts: Moriah Mack 4 |
* Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 888 Referees: Melissa Barlow; Lisa Jones; Julie Krommenhoek

## Awards and honors

Source:
Tournament MVP: Brianna Freeman – New Mexico State
All-Tournament teams:
   * Brianna Freeman – New Mexico State
   * Shawnte' Goff – Texas–Pan American
   * Tyonna Outland – CSU–Bakersfield
   * Taelor Ross – Seattle
   * Sasha Weber – New Mexico State