2011–12 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

December 2023 Excessive information August 2023 2011–12 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Season #9B1743 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Basketball 120px 9 ESPNU, BYUtv, SWX, CBSSN Regular Season Gonzaga BYU Kristen Riley, BYU West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament BYU Gonzaga Haley Steed, BYU Most Valuable Player Basketball 2010–11 West Coast Conference women's basketball season 10–11 2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season 12–13 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.West Coast Conference Information https://byucougars.com/west-coast-conference-information-2 2023-12-24 BYU Athletics - Official Athletics Website - BYU Cougars en-US2011-07-01 BYU Becomes Ninth Member of West Coast Conference https://wccsports.com/news/2011/7/1/BYU_Becomes_Ninth_Member_of_West_Coast_Conference 2023-12-24 wccsports.com en Pre-season 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 2011–12 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking   Drop in ranking RV Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll   Pre/Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalBYU AP RV RV RV RV 23 22 RV 23 RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV Gonzaga AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV 22 20 19 RV 25 22 23 23 RV C RV RV 24 RV 25 24 24 24 22 25 20 19 18 23 21 20 24 24 24 Loyola Marymount AP C Pepperdine AP C Portland AP C Saint Mary's AP RV RV C San Diego AP C San Francisco AP C Santa Clara AP C Non-Conference games BYU would lose to #8 Duke 61–55 on November 11, 2011. Conference games 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 This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   BYUGonzagaLMUPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Claravs. 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 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament February 29- March 5, 2012 – West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, NV. Head coaches 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 NCAA tournament 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 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 No WCC school qualified for the WBI. Highlights and notes Awards and honors Primetime Performers Honor Roll by Collegesports360.com 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 Player-of-the-Week 35em 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 November – Natalie Day, Portland December – Alex Cowling, Loyola Marymount January – Kristen Riley, BYU February – Kristen Riley, BYU All-Americans All West Coast Conference teams 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 NameSchool 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 NameSchool 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 NameSchool 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 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 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2011–12 West Coast Conference men's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2012 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament References