2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2012–13 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's seventh season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season at 23–11, 11–5 in conference play, and clinched the #3 seed in the WCC Tourney. After losing in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament, Saint Mary's was invited to participate in the 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinal round before being eliminated.

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference	West Coast Conference
2012–13 record	23–11 (11–5 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Thomas (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Jesse Clark Allyson Fasnacht Tracy Sanders
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion

2012–13 West Coast Conference Women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga†	15	–	1		.938			27	–	6		.818
San Diego	12	–	4		.750			22	–	10		.688
Saint Mary's	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
BYU	11	–	5		.688			23	–	11		.676
Loyola Marymount	6	–	10		.375			13	–	18		.419
Santa Clara	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
Portland	5	–	11		.313			11	–	20		.355
San Francisco	4	–	12		.250			12	–	19		.387
Pepperdine	2	–	14		.125			5	–	23		.179
† 2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament winner As of March 27, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

The Gaels were picked to finish third in the WCC behind BYU and Gonzaga. While the Gaels finished tied for third with BYU, the Treros were a sneaky bunch and claimed the #2 seed in the WCC.[1]

Roster

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Woolooware Sydney, Australia G 3 Jackie Nared 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Westview Wisconsin Portland, OR G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Paul's Anglican Leongatha, Australia G 10 Kate Gaze 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Australia Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Modesto Christian Merced, CA F 12 Hayley Hendricksen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lewis and Clark Spokane, WA G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA G 21 Mia Greco 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Petaluma Santa Rosa Petaluma, CA G 23 Andrea Bailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Dalles Wahtonka The Dalles, OR G 24 Morgan Hatten 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Clovis West Hanford, CA F 25 Carli Rosenthal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, ID F 30 Amanda Arter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Brea Olinda Brea, CA G 32 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr River Ridge Lacey, WA F 33 Ashlee Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Skyview Vancouver, WA F 54 Danielle Mauldin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Saint Mary's Hercules, CA	Head coach Paul Thomas (Wayne State College) Assistant coach(es) Jesse Clark (Pacific Union College) Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty) Tracy Sanders (St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012* 7:00 pm		at Washington	L 68–70	0–1	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,567) Seattle, WA
11/11/2012* 2:00 pm, Oregon on Pac-12 Digital		at Oregon	W 78–69	1–1	Matthew Knight Arena (1,237) Eugene, OR
11/15/2012* 7:00 pm, Cal on Pac-12 Digital		at No. 12 Cal	L 41–89	1–2	Haas Pavilion (917) Berkeley, CA
11/23/2012* 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Butler Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 85–74	2–2	McKeon Pavilion (379 [2]) Moraga, CA
11/24/2012* 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Chattanooga Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 70–67	3–2	McKeon Pavilion (257 [3]) Moraga, CA
11/29/2012* 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV		at Cal Poly	W 70–67	4–2	Mott Gym (367) San Luis Obispo, CA
12/01/2012* 2:00 pm, BigWest.TV		at UC Santa Barbara	W 49–39	5–2	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (862) Santa Barbara, CA
12/06/2012* 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV		at UC Davis	W 75–56	6–2	The Pavilion (387) Davis, CA
12/15/2012* 11:30 am, ESPN3		vs. No. 14 UCLA St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic	L 62–76	6–3	Carnesecca Arena (630) Queens, NY
12/16/2012* 9:00 am, ESPN3		vs. Tennessee Tech St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic Consolation Game	W 73–58	7–3	Carnesecca Arena (N/A) Queens, NY
12/20/2012* 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Pacific	L 72–75	7–4	McKeon Pavilion (440 [4]) Moraga, CA
12/30/2012* 12:00 pm, Gaels Insider		George Washington	W 79–49	8–4	McKeon Pavilion (460) Moraga, CA
01/03/2013 7:00 pm, USF on Stretch		at San Francisco	L 48–68	9–4 (1–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (405 [5]) San Francisco, CA
01/05/2013 2:00 pm, LMU All Access		at Loyola Marymount	W 84–77 ^OT	10–4 (2–0)	Gersten Pavilion (472 [6]) Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Gonzaga	W 54–51	11–4 (3–0)	McKeon Pavilion (604 [7]) Moraga, CA
01/17/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		San Diego	L 70–73	11–5 (3–1)	McKeon Pavilion (509 [8]) Moraga, CA
01/19/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Pepperdine	W 72–61	12–5 (4–1)	McKeon Pavilion (688 [9]) Moraga, CA
01/24/2013 7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch		at Santa Clara	W 56–50	13–5 (5–1)	Leavey Center (421 [10]) Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		San Francisco	W 68–63	14–5 (6–1)	McKeon Pavilion (390 [11]) Moraga, CA
01/31/2013 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 58–66	14–6 (6–2)	Marriott Center (682 [12]) Provo, UT
02/07/2013 6:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Portland	W 58–53	15–6 (7–2)	McKeon Pavilion (412 [13]) Moraga, CA
02/09/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		BYU	W 64–52	16–6 (8–2)	McKeon Pavilion (562 [14]) Moraga, CA
02/14/2013 6:00 pm, SWX		at Gonzaga	L 54–69	16–7 (8–3)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [15]) Spokane, WA
02/16/2013 7:00 pm, Portland on Stretch		at Portland	W 49–43	17–7 (9–3)	Chiles Center (633 [16]) Portland, OR
02/21/2013 7:00 pm, USD on Stretch		at San Diego	L 50–67	17–8 (9–4)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (363 [17]) San Diego, CA
02/23/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Loyola Marymount	W 70–57	18–8 (10–4)	McKeon Pavilion (N/A [18]) Moraga, CA
02/28/2013 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Santa Clara	W 65–56	19–8 (11–4)	McKeon Pavilion (498 [19]) Moraga, CA
03/02/2013 2:00 pm, TV-32		at Pepperdine	L 67–80	19–9 (11–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (276 [20]) Malibu, CA
2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2013 2:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital		vs. Portland WCC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 54–51	20–9	Orleans Arena (7,896 [21]) Las Vegas, NV
03/09/2013 2:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital		vs. San Diego WCC Tournament Semifinals	L 53–74	20–10	Orleans Arena (7,896 [22]) Las Vegas, NV
2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/21/2013* 7:00 pm, Gaels Insider		Seattle WNIT Tournament 1st Round	W 68–51	21–10	McKeon Pavilion (187) Moraga, CA
03/24/2013* 12:00 pm, Big Sky TV		at Northern Colorado WNIT Tournament 2nd Round	W 68–58	22–10	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (837) Greeley, CO
03/27/2013 2:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU WNIT Tournament 3rd Round	W 59–55	23–10	Marriott Center (449 [23]) Provo, UT
03/31/2013 2:00 pm, Gaels Live		Utah WNIT Tournament Quarterfinal	L 55–58	23–11	McKeon Pavilion (381 [24]) Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

See also

• Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball

References

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