2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
2014 WCC Women's Tournament from Las Vegas
Classification	Division I
Season	2013–14
Teams	10
Finals site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	Gonzaga (6th title)
Winning coach	Kelly Graves (6th title)
MVP	Sunny Greinacher (Gonzaga)
Television	ESPNU/BYUtv
West Coast Conference women's basketball tournaments

2013–14 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Gonzaga†	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
BYU	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
Pacific	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
Saint Mary's	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
San Diego	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Portland	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Santa Clara	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
San Francisco	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Loyola Marymount	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Pepperdine	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2014 WCC tournament winner As of March 29, 2014 Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2014, at Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas Valley community of Paradise, Nevada. This was the sixth consecutive year the WCC Tournament took place in Vegas after the WCC and the Orleans Hotel and Casino, which operates the arena, reached a 3-year extension to keep the tournament in Vegas through 2016.^[3]

Format

With the addition of the University of the Pacific, bringing the WCC to 10 members, the conference adopted a more traditional tournament format. Under the new format, the top 6 seeds receive a bye out of the first round while the 7 seed plays the 10 seed and the 8 seed plays the 9 seed. The first round begins on a Thursday. BYUtv airs all games, except for the championship, and simulcasts them on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv. The tournament championship airs on ESPNU.

The former second round is now the quarterfinal round. It takes place on Friday and has the 1 seed playing the winner of the 8/9 game and the 2 seed playing the winner of the 7/10 game. The quarterfinals also feature the 3 seed playing the 6 seed, and the 4 seed playing the 5 seed.

After two off-days, the semifinals take place on Monday with the winner of 1/8/9 playing the winner of 4/5 and the winner of 2/7/10 playing the winner of 3/6.

The championship takes place on Tuesday and features the semifinal winners. As in the recent past, the championship game continues to be broadcast on ESPNU.^[4]

Seeds

2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conference Record	Overall Record (End of Regular season)	Tiebreaker
1.	Gonzaga	16-2	26-4
2.	BYU	14-4	24-5
3.	Pacific	12-6	17-11
4.	Saint Mary's	11-7	21-8	1-1 vs. Gonzaga
5.	San Diego	11-7	22-7	0-2 vs. Gonzaga
6.	Portland	7-11	14-15
7.	Santa Clara	6-12	10-19	3-1 vs. USF & LMU
8.	San Francisco	6-12	11-18	2-2 vs. Santa Clara & LMU
9.	Loyola Marymount	6-12	9-20	1-3 vs. Santa Clara & USF
10.	Pepperdine	1-17	5-24

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#
First round – Thursday, March 6
1	1	12:00 PM	#7 Santa Clara vs. #10 Pepperdine
	2	2:00 PM	#8 San Francisco vs. #9 Loyola Marymount
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 7
2	3	12:00 PM	#3 Pacific vs. #6 Portland
	4	2:00 PM	#2 BYU vs. #10 Pepperdine
3	5	6:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga vs. #8 San Francisco
	6	8:00 PM	#4 Saint Mary's vs. #5 San Diego
Semifinals – Monday, March 10
4	7	12:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga vs. #4 Saint Mary's
	8	2:00 PM	#2 BYU vs. #3 Pacific
Championship Game – Tuesday, March 11
5	9	1:00 PM	#1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket and scores

	First round Thursday, March 6 BYUtv					Quarterfinals Friday, March 7 BYUtv					Semifinals Monday, March 10 BYUtv					Championship game Tuesday, March 11 ESPNU
						1	Gonzaga	81
						8	San Francisco	68
	8	San Francisco	63
	9	Loyola Marymount	62
											1	Gonzaga	68
											4	Saint Mary's	60
						4	Saint Mary's	60
						5	San Diego	58
																1	Gonzaga	71
																2	BYU	57
						2	BYU	77
						10	Pepperdine	51
	7	Santa Clara	74
	10	Pepperdine	80
											2	BYU	77
											3	Pacific	64
						3	Pacific	84
						6	Portland	72

Game summaries

Pepperdine vs. Santa Clara

Series History: Pepperdine leads 34-33
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 6 12:00 pm PST

Recap

Pepperdine Waves 80, Santa Clara Broncos 74
Scoring by half: 32-26, 48-48
Pts: Ea Shoushtari 30 Rebs: Amanda Lovely 9 Asts: Keitra Wallace 4		Pts: Nici Gilday 27 Rebs: Jo Paine 9 Asts: Montana Walters 4

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[5] Referees: Michelle Russi, Bart Baldwin, Brian Woods

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Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco

Series History: Series even 33-33
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 6 2:00 pm PST

Recap

Loyola Marymount Lions 62, San Francisco Dons 63
Scoring by half: 34-27, 28-36
Pts: Deanna Johnson 16 Rebs: Mackenzie Keirns 15 Asts: Hazel Ramirez 7		Pts: Taj Winston 16 Rebs: Taj Winston 9 Asts: Taj Winston 5

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,688[6] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Wanda Szeremeta, Ken Nash

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Pacific vs. Portland

Series History: Portland leads 7-3
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
This game would become the final game for Portland coach Jim Sollars, who would retire after 28 seasons.^[7] During his post-game press conference, Sollars would thank his wife for all the hardships he put her through. His exact words, "Before I go I have to say one thing… I always forget the most important person in this whole thing. My wife has been through approximately 40 years of weekends with 13 beautiful women and all the complaining that I bring home. And I cannot thank her enough."^[8]

BYUtv

Mar 7 12:00 pm PST

Recap

Portland Pilots 72, Pacific Tigers 84
Scoring by half: 33-44, 39-40
Pts: Kari Luttinen 22 Rebs: Amy Pupa 11 Asts: Hannah Mattson, Jasmine Wooton, & Amy Pupa 3		Pts: Kiki Moore 28 Rebs: Kendall Kenyon 9 Asts: Madison Parrish & Kiki Moore 4

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[9] Referees: Bart Baldwin, Kenneth Nash, Tiffany Bird

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Pepperdine vs. BYU

Series History: BYU leads 7-2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski

BYUtv

Mar 7 2:00 pm PST

Recap

Pepperdine Waves 51, BYU Cougars 77
Scoring by half: 22-42, 29-35
Pts: Keitra Wallace 14 Rebs: Grace Leah Baughn & Allie Green 7 Asts: Ea Shoushtari 4		Pts: Lexi Eaton & Morgan Bailey 17 Rebs: Ashley Garfield 13 Asts: Kim Beeston 7

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[10] Referees: Wanda Szeremeta, Benny Luna, Gordon Torigoe

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Gonzaga vs. San Francisco

Series History: Gonzaga leads 33-24
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 7 6:00 pm PST

Recap

San Francisco Dons 68, Gonzaga Bulldogs 81
Scoring by half: 27-38, 41-43
Pts: Taylor Proctor 28 Rebs: Taylor Proctor 8 Asts: Zhane Dikes 4		Pts: Sunny Greinacher 22 Rebs: Shelby Cheslek 10 Asts: Haiden Palmer & Jazmine Redmon 4

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[11] Referees: Darren Krzesnik, Brian Woods, Bethany Graves

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San Diego vs. Saint Mary's

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 38-27
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 7 8:00 pm PST

Recap

San Diego Toreros 58, Saint Mary's Gaels 61
Scoring by half: 33-23, 25-37
Pts: Amy Kame 12 Rebs: Amy Kame 9 Asts: Amy Kame 3		Pts: Jackie Nared 20 Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 11 Asts: Kate Gaze 5

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[12] Referees: Michelle Russi, Richard Waters, Ify Seales

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Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's

Series History: Gonzaga leads 34-25
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 10 12:00 pm PST

Saint Mary's Gaels 60, Gonzaga Bulldogs 68
Scoring by half: 26-37, 34-31
Pts: Jackie Nared 29 Rebs: Jackie Nared & Danielle Mauldin 11 Asts: Kate Gaze 2		Pts: Haiden Palmer 16 Rebs: Shelby Cheslek 14 Asts: Jazmine Redmon 3

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[13] Referees: Karen Lasuik, Bart Baldwin, Cheryl Flores

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BYU vs. Pacific

Series History: BYU leads 6-2
Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler

BYUtv

Mar 10 2:00 pm PST

Pacific Tigers 64, BYU Cougars 77
Scoring by half: 24-35, 40-42
Pts: Kiki Moore 26 Rebs: Sam Pettinger 9 Asts: Madison Parrish 4		Pts: Stephanie Rovetti 15 Rebs: Jennifer Hamson 8 Asts: Kim Beeston and Lexi Eaton 3

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: N/A[14] Referees: Michelle Russi, Darren Kresnik, Brian Woods

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WCC Championship: BYU vs. Gonzaga

Series History: Gonzaga leads 8-6
Broadcasters: Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham (ESPNU)
Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio)

ESPNU BYU Radio

Mar 11 1:00 pm PST

BYU Cougars 57, Gonzaga Bulldogs 71
Scoring by half: 14-30, 43-41
Pts: Jennifer Hamson 24 Rebs: Jennifer Hamson & Lexi Eaton 7 Asts: Kim Beeston 5		Pts: Keani Albanez 20 Rebs: Sunny Greinacher 7 Asts: Jazmine Redmon 5

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 7,898[15] Referees: Bob Scofield, Cathi Cornell, Michol Murray

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All tournament team

Tournament MVP in bold.^[16]

Name	School	Pos.	Year	Ht.	Hometown
Sunny Greinacher	Gonzaga	F[17]	Junior	6-4	Essen, Germany
Jennifer Hamson	BYU	C[18]	Senior	6-7	Lindon, Utah
KiKi Moore	Pacific	G[19]	Senior	5-8	San Francisco, California
Jazmine Redmon	Gonzaga	G[17]	Senior	5-9	Spokane, Washington
Lindsay Sherbert	Gonzaga	G[17]	Junior	6-0	Temecula, California

See also

• 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
• West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2014 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
• 2013–14 West Coast Conference women's basketball season
• West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

References

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