2017 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

2017 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2016–17
Teams	10
Finals site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	Gonzaga (7th title)
Winning coach	Lisa Fortier (1st title)
MVP	Jill Barta (Gonzaga)
Attendance	35,308
Television	ESPNU/BYUtv
West Coast Conference women's basketball tournaments

2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga†	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
BYU	13	–	5		.722			20	–	12		.625
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	13		.606
San Francisco	11	–	7		.611			18	–	13		.581
Loyola Marymount	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
Santa Clara	9	–	9		.500			14	–	16		.467
San Diego	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Pacific	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			7	–	23		.233
Portland	4	–	14		.222			6	–	24		.200
† 2017 WCC tournament winner As of March 18, 2017 Rankings from AP poll

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:

1. Head-to-head
2. Record against the top-seeded team(s) not involved in the tie, going down through the seedings as needed
3. 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
	2	2:00 PM	#7 San Diego 74 vs. #10 Portland 47
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
	4	8:00 PM	#4 San Francisco 80 vs. #5 Loyola Marymount 67
3	5	12:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga 91 vs. #9 Pacific 59		7,209
	6	2:00 PM	#2 BYU 75 vs. #7 San Diego 66 (OT)
Semifinals – Monday, March 6, 2017
4	7	12:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga 77 vs #4 San Francisco 46	BYUtv	7,148
	8	2:00 PM	#2 BYU 49 vs #3 Saint Mary's 59
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					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship
						1	Gonzaga	91
						8	Pacific	59
	8	Pepperdine	55
	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	75OT
						7	San Diego	66
	7	San Diego	74
	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

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#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

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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

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#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

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#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

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#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

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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

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#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

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WCC Championship

#1 Gonzaga vs. #3 Saint Mary's

Broadcasters: Paul Sunderland & Mike Thibault
Series History: Series –

ESPNU

Mar 7 1:00 PM PST

#1 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. #3 Saint Mary's Gaels

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV

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See also

• 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
• West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2017 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
• West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament