Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball

Saint Mary's Gaels
2023–24 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
University	Saint Mary's College of California
Head coach	Jeff Cammon[1] (1st season)
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Moraga, California
Arena	University Credit Union Pavilion (capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Gaels
Colors	Navy, red, and silver[2]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament round of 32
2001
NCAA tournament appearances
1999, 2001
Conference tournament champions
1999, 2001
Conference regular season champions
1989, 1990, 2001

The Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, competing in the West Coast Conference of the NCAA. The team plays home games in the McKeon Pavilion. They compete in the West Coast Conference.^[3]

History

Saint Mary's began play in 1978. They moved to Division I play in 1987. They have won the WCC Tournament twice (1999, 2001) and the regular season title thrice (1989, 1990, 2001). They made it to the Second Round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament after beating Texas 68–64. They lost to Tennessee 92–75 in the ensuing Second Round. They made the WNIT in 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. As of the end of the 2021–22 season, the Gaels have an all-time record of 755–537.^[4][5] In 2022, the Gaels won the Women's Basketball Invitational tournament.^[6]

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1999	#12	First Round	#5 Notre Dame	L 57−61
2001	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Texas #1 Tennessee	W 68−64 L 75−92

NAIA Division I

The Gaels made one appearance in the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	NR	First Round	#4 Wayland Baptist	L, 58–68

References

1. "WBB | Saint Mary's Announces Jeff Cammon as Head Women's Basketball Coach". 29 March 2023.
2. "Gaels Color Guide". Saint Mary’s College of California Style Guide (PDF). January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
3. "Women's Basketball - News - Saint Mary Gaels". Smcgaels.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
4. "Team Records" (PDF). Admin.xosn.com. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
5. Saint Mary's Women's Basketball Record Book (PDF)
6. Gaels Win Women's Basketball Invitational Title

External links

• Official website