2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

The 2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament was held from March 3–8, 2016 at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. Seeds will be determined solely on conference record. San Francisco won the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament.

2016 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2015–16
Teams	10
Finals site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	San Francisco (4th title)
Winning coach	Jennifer Azzi (1st title)
MVP	Taylor Proctor (San Francisco)
Attendance	32,209
Television	ESPNU/BYUtv
West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournaments

2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
BYU	16	–	2		.889			26	–	7		.788
Saint Mary's	14	–	4		.778			24	–	8		.750
San Diego	13	–	5		.722			24	–	8		.750
Santa Clara	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
Gonzaga	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
San Francisco †	9	–	9		.500			21	–	12		.636
Pacific	6	–	12		.333			13	–	17		.433
Loyola Marymount	6	–	12		.333			11	–	20		.355
Pepperdine	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
Portland	1	–	17		.056			3	–	27		.100
† Tournament winner As of March 22, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

Seeds

WCC tiebreaker procedures went as follows:

1. Head-to-head
2. Better record against a higher seed
3. Higher RPI

Seed	School	Conference	Overall*	Tiebreaker
1	BYU	16–2	24–4
2	Saint Mary's	14–4	23–6
3	San Diego	13–5	23–6	1–1 vs. SCU, 1–1 vs. BYU
4	Santa Clara	13–5	22–7	1–1 vs. USD, 0–2 vs. BYU
5	Gonzaga	10–8	18–12
6	San Francisco	9–9	18–11
7	Loyola Marymount	6–12	10–19	2–0 vs. Pacific
8	Pacific	6–12	13–16	0–2 vs. LMU
9	Pepperdine	2–16	6–23
10	Portland	1–17	5–26

* Overall record at end of regular season.

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#	Television	Attendance
First round – Thursday March 3, 2016
1	1	12:00 PM	#8 Pacific vs. #9 Pepperdine	BYUtv	6,071
	2	2:00 PM	#7 Loyola Marymount vs. #10 Portland
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 3 & Friday March 4, 2016
2	3	6:00 PM	#3 San Diego vs. #6 San Francisco	BYUtv	6,071
	4	8:00 PM	#4 Santa Clara vs. #5 Gonzaga
3	5	12:00 PM	#1 BYU vs. #9 Pepperdine		6,261
	6	2:00 PM	#2 Saint Mary's vs. #7 Loyola Marymount
Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2016
4	7	12:00 PM	#4 Santa Clara vs #1 BYU	BYUtv	6,990
	8	2:00 PM	#6 San Francisco vs #2 Saint Mary's
Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2016
5	9	1:00 PM	#1 BYU vs. #6 San Francisco	ESPNU	6,816
*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	BYU	72
						9	Pepperdine	59
	8	Pacific	72
	9	Pepperdine	81
											1	BYU	87
										4	Santa Clara	67
						4	Santa Clara	59
						5	Gonzaga	58
																1	BYU	68
																6	San Francisco	70
						2	Saint Mary's	85
						7	Loyola Marymount	71
	7	Loyola Marymount	85
	10	Portland	72
											2	Saint Mary's	65
										6	San Francisco	67
						3	San Diego	80
						6	San Francisco	84^OT

Game Summaries

Pacific vs. Pepperdine

Series History: Pacific leads series 6–3
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 3 12:00 pm PST

Recap

Pepperdine Waves 81, Pacific Tigers 72
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 20–11, 12–20, 23–18
Pts: Paige Fecske 21 Rebs: Paige Fecske 8 Asts: Paige Fecske 6		Pts: Hailie Eackles 18 Rebs: Najah Queenland 9 Asts: GeAnna Luaulu-Summers 8

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,071[1] Referees: Shelly Russi, Tiffany Bird, Benny Luna

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Loyola Marymount vs. Portland

Series History: Portland leads series 31–29
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 3 2:00 pm PST

Recap

Portland Pilots 72, Loyola Marymount Lions 85
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 20–24, 18–14, 15–20
Pts: Darian Slaga, Corissa Turley 18 Rebs: Corissa Turley 11 Asts: Darian Slaga 3		Pts: Andee Velasco 23 Rebs: Sophie Taylor 9 Asts: Andee Velasco 8

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,071[2] Referees: Bart Baldwin, Cheryl Flores, Ken Nash

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San Diego vs. San Francisco

Series History: San Diego leads series 38–27
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 3 6:00 pm PST

Recap

San Francisco Dons 84, San Diego Toreros 80 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 9–16, 20–21, 25–16, Overtime: 11–7
Pts: Rachel Howard 26 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 7 Asts: Rachel Howard, Taylor Proctor 4		Pts: Malina Hood 33 Rebs: Maya Hood 11 Asts: Cori Woodward 5

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,071[3] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, In'Fini Robinson, Ify Seales

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Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 34–28
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 3 8:00 pm PST

Recap

Gonzaga Bulldogs 58, Santa Clara Broncos 59
Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 14–11, 15–22, 14–13
Pts: Shelby Cheslek 14 Rebs: Shelby Cheslek 10 Asts: Laura Stockton 4		Pts: Marie Bertholdt 20 Rebs: Marie Bertholdt 8 Asts: Marie Bertholdt, Savanna Hanson 3

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,071[4] Referees: Karen Lasuik, Brian Woods, Paul Patterson

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BYU vs. Pepperdine

Series History: BYU leads series 12–2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 4 12:00 pm PST

Pepperdine Waves 59, BYU Cougars 72
Scoring by quarter: 14–14, 6–16, 15–25, 24–17
Pts: Kelsey Brockway 12 Rebs: Allie Green, Kelsey Brockway 8 Asts: Allie Green 4		Pts: Lexi Rydalch 28 Rebs: Lexi Rydalch 12 Asts: Kalani Purcell 8

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,261[5] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, In'Fini Robinson, Cheryl Flores

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Saint Mary's vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 45–16
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 4 2:00 pm PST

Loyola Marymount Lions 71, Saint Mary's Gaels 85
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 12–10, 17–31, 22–21
Pts: Leslie Lopez-Wood 18 Rebs: Cheyanne Wallace 8 Asts: Andee Velasco 6		Pts: Lauren Nicholson 24 Rebs: Stella Beck 9 Asts: Lauren Nicholson 4

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,261[6] Referees: Karen Lasuik, Brian Woods, Richard Waters

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BYU vs. Santa Clara

Series History: BYU leads series 12–1
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 7 12:00 p.m. PDT

Santa Clara Broncos 67, BYU Cougars 87
Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 15–16, 20–21, 20–34
Pts: Lori Parkinson 24 Rebs: Marie Bertholdt 10 Asts: Savanna Hanson 3		Pts: Lexi Rydalch 25 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 17 Asts: Kylie Maeda 5

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,990[7] Referees: Shelley Russi, Karen Lasuik, Brian Woods

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Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 39–24
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 7 2:30 p.m. PDT

San Francisco Dons 67, Saint Mary's Gaels 65
Scoring by quarter: 15–12, 10-10, 12–19, 30–24
Pts: Taylor Proctor 19 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 12 Asts: Taylor Proctor 5		Pts: Lauren Nicholson 22 Rebs: Carly Turner 10 Asts: Carly Turner 3

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,990[8] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Bart Baldwin, In'Fini Robinson

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WCC Championship: BYU vs. San Francisco

Series History: BYU leads series 15–2
Broadcasters: Roxy Bernstein & Chiney Ogwumike (ESPNU)
Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio)

ESPNU BYU Radio

Mar 8 1:00 p.m. PDT

San Francisco Dons 70, BYU Cougars 68
Scoring by quarter: 14–26, 23–16, 17–16, 16–10
Pts: Taylor Proctor 27 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 10 Asts: Anna Seilund 3		Pts: Lexi Rydalch 23 Rebs: Kalani Purcell 16 Asts: Kylie Maeda 7

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 6,816[9] Referees: Anita Ortega, Michol Murray, Cathi Cornell

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See also

• 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
• West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
• 2016 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
• West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

References

1. "Pepperdine vs. Pacific (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
2. "Portland vs. Loyola Marymount (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
3. "San Francisco vs. San Diego (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
4. "Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara (March 3, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
5. "Pepperdine vs. BYU (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-04.
6. "Loyola Marymount vs. Saint Mary's (March 4, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
7. "BYU vs. Santa Clara (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
8. "Saint Mary's vs. San Francisco (March 7, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-07.
9. "San Francisco vs. BYU (March 8, 2016)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2016-03-08.

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