2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

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2011–12 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)ESPNU, BYUtv, SWX, CBSSN
Regular Season
Season championsGonzaga
  Runners-upBYU
Season MVPKristen Riley, BYU
Tournament
ChampionsBYU
  Runners-upGonzaga
Finals MVPHaley Steed, BYU
Basketball seasons
← 10–11
2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 14 – 2   .875 28 – 6   .824
BYU† 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
San Diego 12 – 4   .750 26 – 10   .722
Saint Mary's 11 – 5   .688 22 – 11   .667
Pepperdine 8 – 8   .500 14 – 15   .483
Santa Clara 5 – 11   .313 12 – 18   .400
Portland 4 – 12   .250 12 – 20   .375
San Francisco 3 – 13   .188 5 – 25   .167
Loyola Marymount 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
† 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament winner
As of March 28, 2012/ FINAL 2011–12 STANDINGS
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2011 and ended with the 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament from February 29- March 5, 2012 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The regular season began on the weekend of November 11, with the conference schedule starting on December 29.

This was the 27th season for WCC women's basketball, which began in the 1985–86 season when the league was known as the West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC). It was also the 22nd season under the West Coast Conference name (the conference began as the California Basketball Association in 1952, became the WCAC in 1956, and dropped the word "Athletic" in 1989). In July 2011, a new faith based, private school joined the conference. BYU came from the Mountain West, marking the WCC's first change in membership since 1980.[1][2]

Pre-season[edit]

  • Pre-season media day was held on October 27, 2011, at YouTube's headquarters in San Bruno, California.
  • 2011–12 West Coast Women's Basketball Media Poll:
Rank, School (first-place votes), Points
1. Gonzaga University (8), 64
2. Brigham Young University (1), 52
3. Pepperdine University, 50
4. Loyola Marymount University, 36
5. Saint Mary's College, 34
6. University of Portland, 32
7. University of San Diego, 26
8. Santa Clara University, 22
9. University of San Francisco, 8
  • 2011–12 West Coast Women's Preseason All-West Conference Team:
Player, School, Yr., Pos.
Dominique Conners, USD, Sr., G
Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount, RS-Jr., G/F
Natalie Day, Portland, Sr.., G/F
Jazmine Jackson, Pepperdine, Sr., G
Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga, Sr., G/F
Kristen Riley, Brigham Young University, Sr., F
Alyssa Shoji, Santa Clara, Sr., G
Jasmine Smith, Saint Mary's, RS-Sr., G
Kayla Standish, Gonzaga, Sr., F
ReZina TecleMariam , Portland, Sr., G

Rankings[edit]

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
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Non-Conference games[edit]

  • BYU would lose to #8 Duke 61–55 on November 11, 2011.

Conference games[edit]

  • 2 Conference Games would be shown nationally on CBS Sports Network- Portland at San Diego on January 19, 2012, and Loyola Marymount at Gonzaga on January 26, 2012.
  • BYUtv would show all home BYU games except for the Saint Mary's game on February 4, 2012.
  • SWX Right Now would show all Gonzaga home games except for the game shown nationally on CBS Sports Network.
  • In Week 11 the WCC had two teams rank in the Top 25 for the first time in the conference's history with BYU and Gonzaga both claiming Top 25 spots.

Composite Matrix[edit]

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.

  BYU Gonzaga LMU Pepperdine Portland Saint Mary's San Diego San Francisco Santa Clara
vs. Brigham Young – 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2
vs. Gonzaga 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1
vs. Pepperdine 1–1 2–0 0–2 – 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2
vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0
vs. Saint Mary's 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 2–0 1–1 0–2
vs. San Diego 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 0–2
vs. San Francisco 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 – 2–0
vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 –
Total 12–4 14–2 3–13 8–8 4–12 11–5 12–4 3–13 5–11

Conference tournament[edit]

Main article: 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

Head coaches[edit]

Jeff Judkins, BYU
Kelly Graves, Gonzaga
Julie Wilhoit, Loyola Marymount
Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine
Jim Sollars, Portland
Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's
Cindy Fisher, San Diego
Jennifer Azzi, San Francisco
Jennifer Mountain, Santa Clara

Post-season[edit]

NCAA tournament[edit]

  • Gonzaga was an 11-seed. They advanced to the Sweet Sixteen after winning the 1st and 2nd Round games on their home court.
  • BYU was a 10-seed. They lost in the first round against DePaul on the DePaul men's team home court.

WNIT[edit]

  • San Diego was granted the WCC's automatic bid to the WNIT after Gonzaga was taken as an at large team. They played into the semifinals on the WNIT before they were finally defeated at Oklahoma State. USD won 2 road games to make the semifinals of the WNIT- at Texas Tech in the regional semi's and then at Washington in the regional final.
  • Saint Mary's was taken as an at-large selection. They defeated UNLV in the first round before losing at Oregon State. Oregon State would lose in the next round to Washington who was eliminated by fellow WCC school San Diego in the quarterfinals.

WBI[edit]

  • No WCC school qualified for the WBI.

Highlights and notes[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Primetime Performers Honor Roll by Collegesports360.com[edit]

  • Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga, Week of Dec 19-25
  • Alex Carbonel, Saint Mary's, Week of Jan 9-15
  • Taelor Karr, Gonzaga, Week of Jan 23-29
  • Jennifer Hamson, BYU, Week of Feb 6-12

Scholar-Athlete of the Year[edit]

Player-of-the-Week[edit]

  • Nov. 14 – Natalie Day, Portland
  • Nov. 28 – Natalie Day, Portland
  • Dec. 12 – Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount
  • Dec. 26 – Jasmine Smith, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 9 – Dominique Conners, San Diego
  • Jan. 23 – Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga
  • Feb. 6 – Lauren Bell, Pepperdine
  • Feb. 20 – Kelly Bowen, Gonzaga
  • Nov. 21 – Natalie Day, Portland
  • Dec. 5 – Kim Parker, BYU
  • Dec. 19 – Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga
  • Jan. 2 – Morgan Woodrow, San Diego
  • Jan. 16 – Alex Carbonel, Saint Mary's
  • Jan. 30 – Kristen Riley, BYU
  • Feb. 13 – Kim Parker, BYU
  • Feb. 27 – Katelan Redmon, Gonzaga

Player-of-the-Month[edit]

  • November – Natalie Day, Portland
  • December – Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount
  • January – Kristen Riley, BYU
  • February – Kristen Riley, BYU

All-Americans[edit]

All West Coast Conference teams[edit]

Voting was by conference coaches:

  • Player of The Year: Kristen Riley, BYU
  • Co-Newcomer of The Year: Lexi Eaton, BYU
  • Co-Newcomer of the Year: Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga
  • Defensive Player of The Year: Jazmine Jackson, Pepperdine
  • Coach of The Year: Cindy Fisher, San Diego

All-Conference team[edit]

Name School Pos. Year Ht. Hometown
Dominique Conners San Diego G Senior 5' 8" Oceanside, California
Alex Cowling Loyola Marymount G/F RS Junior 5' 11" Benicia, California
Natalie Day Portland F/G Senior 6' 0" Germantown, Maryland
Jazmine Jackson Pepperdine G Senior 5' 9" Oakland, California
Katelan Redmon Gonzaga G/F Senior 6' 1" Spokane, Washington
Kristen Riley BYU F Senior 6' 3" San Clemente, California
Jasmine Smith Saint Mary's G Senior 5' 8" Pinole, California
Kayla Standish Gonzaga F Senior 6' 2" Ellensburg, Washington
Haley Steed BYU G Senior 5' 4" Syracuse, Utah
Morgan Woodrow San Diego F Senior 6' 0" Fremont, California

Honorable mention[edit]

Name School
Rheina Ale San Francisco
Lauren Bell Pepperdine
Alex Carbonel Saint Mary's
Amy Kame San Diego
Lindsay Leo Santa Clara
Jackie Nared Saint Mary's
Haiden Palmer Gonzaga
Alyssa Shoji Santa Clara

All-Freshman team[edit]

Name School Pos. Ht. Hometown
Lexi Eaton BYU G 5' 10" Mapleton, Utah
Carli Rosenthal Saint Mary's F 6' 3" Coeur dʼAlene, Idaho
Kari Luttinen Portland G 5' 10" Seattle, Washington
Sunny Greinacher Gonzaga F 6' 4" Essen, Germany
Taj Winston San Francisco G 5' 10" Long Beach, California

All Academic team[edit]

Player, School Year GPA Major
Ashley Armstrong, Santa Clara Junior 3.86 Anthropology
Courtney Collishaw, Loyola Marymount Senior 3.26 Sociology
Meagan Fulps, Santa Clara Junior 3.63 Communication
Jennifer Hamson, BYU Sophomore 3.70 Exercise Science
Kim Parker, BYU Sophomore 3.78 School Health
Kelsey Patrick, Pepperdine Junior 3.80 Advertising
Amy Pupa, Portland Sophomore 3.49 Business
Ricki Radanovich, Santa Clara Sophomore 3.34 Accounting
Shannon Reader, Gonzaga Senior 3.26 Public Relations
Vania Singleterry, San Francisco Senior 3.57 Exercise Sport Science

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "West Coast Conference Information". BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "BYU Becomes Ninth Member of West Coast Conference". wccsports.com. July 1, 2011. Retrieved December 24, 2023.
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