2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament

August 2023 2014 West Coast Conference I Women's 2014WCCBBall.PNG 200px 2014 WCC Women's Tournament from Las Vegas 10 Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada Gonzaga 6th Kelly Graves 6th Sunny Greinacher Gonzaga ESPNU/BYUtv 2013 2015 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.West Coast Conference, Orleans Arena Announce Three-Year Extension: West Coast Conference Basketball Championships to remain at Orleans Arena through 2016 http://www.wccsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaa.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140304210120/http://www.wccsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/031113aaa.html dead March 4, 2014 wccsports.com West Coast Conference March 11, 2013 March 11, 2013 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.West Coast Conference Unveils 2014 Tournament Bracket http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/basketballtournamentbracket14.pdf wccsports.com West Coast Conference June 15, 2012 June 15, 2012 June 22, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120622130127/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/genrel/auto_pdf/2011-12/misc_non_event/basketballtournamentbracket14.pdf dead Seeds 2014 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament seedsSeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record (End of Regular season)Tiebreaker 1.Gonzaga 16-2 26-42.BYU 14-4 24-53. Pacific 12-6 17-114. 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 14-157. Santa Clara 6-12 10-19 3-1 vs. USF & LMU8. San Francisco 6-12 11-18 2-2 vs. Santa Clara & LMU9. Loyola Marymount 6-12 9-201-3 vs. Santa Clara & USF10.Pepperdine 1-17 5-24 Schedule SessionGameTime*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 roundThursday, March 6BYUtv QuarterfinalsFriday, March 7BYUtv SemifinalsMonday, March 10BYUtv Championship gameTuesday, March 11ESPNU 8 San Francisco 63 9 Loyola Marymount 62 7 Santa Clara 74 10 Pepperdine 80 1 Gonzaga 81 8 San Francisco 68 4 Saint Mary's 60 5 San Diego 58 2 BYU 77 10 Pepperdine 51 3 Pacific 84 6 Portland 72 1 Gonzaga 68 4 Saint Mary's 60 2 BYU 77 3 Pacific 64 1 Gonzaga 71 2 BYU 57 Game summaries Pepperdine vs. Santa Clara Series History: Pepperdine leads 34-33 Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski #ffdead Mar 6 12:00 pm PST Recap Pepperdine Waves 80 Santa Clara Broncos 74 32-26 48-48 Ea Shoushtari 30 Amanda Lovely 9 Keitra Wallace 4 Nici Gilday 27 Jo Paine 9 Montana Walters 4 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV N/Ahttp://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51370 Pepperdine vs. Santa Clara (March 6, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-06 Michelle Russi, Bart Baldwin, Brian Woods BYUtv Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco Series History: Series even 33-33 Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski #e3e3e3 Mar 6 2:00 pm PST Recap Loyola Marymount Lions 62 San Francisco Dons 63 34-27 28-36 Deanna Johnson 16 Mackenzie Keirns 15 Hazel Ramirez 7 Taj Winston 16 Taj Winston 9 Taj Winston 5 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV 7,688http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51371 Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco (March 6, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-06 Darren Krzesnik, Wanda Szeremeta, Ken Nash BYUtv 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.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2014-01-13/jim-sollars-portland-head-coach-28-years-retire-end-season Jim Sollars, Portland head coach of 28 years, to retire at end of season NCAA.com 2014-01-13 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."http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/blogs/jason-franchuk/byu/byu-wcc-tourney-notes-eaton-s-return-a-very-good/article_ee93f13e-a66c-11e3-9f83-0019bb2963f4.html BYU-WCC Tourney notes: Eaton's return a very good sign for Cougars Provo Daily Herald 2014-03-07 #ffdead Mar 7 12:00 pm PST Recap Portland Pilots 72 Pacific Tigers 84 33-44 39-40 Kari Luttinen 22 Amy Pupa 11 Hannah Mattson, Jasmine Wooton, & Amy Pupa 3 Kiki Moore 28 Kendall Kenyon 9 Madison Parrish & Kiki Moore 4 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV N/Ahttp://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51372 Portland vs. Pacific (March 7, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-07 Bart Baldwin, Kenneth Nash, Tiffany Bird BYUtv Pepperdine vs. BYU Series History: BYU leads 7-2 Broadcasters: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski #e3e3e3 Mar 7 2:00 pm PST Recap Pepperdine Waves 51 BYU Cougars 77 22-42 29-35 Keitra Wallace 14 Grace Leah Baughn & Allie Green 7 Ea Shoushtari 4 Lexi Eaton & Morgan Bailey 17 Ashley Garfield 13 Kim Beeston 7 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV N/Ahttp://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51373 Pepperdine vs. BYU (March 7, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-07 Wanda Szeremeta, Benny Luna, Gordon Torigoe BYUtv Gonzaga vs. San Francisco Series History: Gonzaga leads 33-24 Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler #ffdead Mar 7 6:00 pm PST Recap San Francisco Dons 68 Gonzaga Bulldogs 81 27-38 41-43 Taylor Proctor 28 Taylor Proctor 8 Zhane Dikes 4 Sunny Greinacher 22 Shelby Cheslek 10 Haiden Palmer & Jazmine Redmon 4 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV N/Ahttp://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51374 San Francisco vs. Gonzaga (March 7, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-07 Darren Krzesnik, Brian Woods, Bethany Graves BYUtv San Diego vs. Saint Mary's Series History: Saint Mary's leads 38-27 Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler #e3e3e3 Mar 7 8:00 pm PST Recap San Diego Toreros 58 Saint Mary's Gaels 61 33-23 25-37 Amy Kame 12 Amy Kame 9 Amy Kame 3 Jackie Nared 20 Danielle Mauldin 11 Kate Gaze 5 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV N/Ahttp://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51375 San Diego vs. Saint Mary's (March 7, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-07 Michelle Russi, Richard Waters, Ify Seales BYUtv Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's Series History: Gonzaga leads 34-25 Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler #ffdead Mar 10 12:00 pm PST Saint Mary's Gaels 60 Gonzaga Bulldogs 68 26-37 34-31 Jackie Nared 29 Jackie Nared & Danielle Mauldin 11 Kate Gaze 2 Haiden Palmer 16 Shelby Cheslek 14 Jazmine Redmon 3 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV N/Ahttp://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51376 Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary's (March 10, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-10 Karen Lasuik, Bart Baldwin, Cheryl Flores BYUtv BYU vs. Pacific Series History: BYU leads 6-2 Broadcasters: Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler #e3e3e3 Mar 10 2:00 pm PST Pacific Tigers 64 BYU Cougars 77 24-35 40-42 Kiki Moore 26 Sam Pettinger 9 Madison Parrish 4 Stephanie Rovetti 15 Jennifer Hamson 8 Kim Beeston and Lexi Eaton 3 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV N/Ahttp://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51377 BYU vs. Pacific (March 10, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-10 Michelle Russi, Darren Kresnik, Brian Woods BYUtv WCC Championship: BYU vs. Gonzaga Series History: Gonzaga leads 8-6 Broadcasters: Dave Flemming & Sean Farnham (ESPNU) Dave McCann & Blaine Fowler (BYU Radio) #ffdead Mar 11 1:00 pm PST BYU Cougars 57 Gonzaga Bulldogs 71 14-30 43-41 Jennifer Hamson 24 Jennifer Hamson & Lexi Eaton 7 Kim Beeston 5 Keani Albanez 20 Sunny Greinacher 7 Jazmine Redmon 5 Orleans ArenaParadise, NV 7,898http://stats.statbroadcast.com/statmonitr/?id=51378 Gonzaga vs. BYU (March 11, 2014) Stat Broadcast 2014-03-11 Bob Scofield, Cathi Cornell, Michol Murray ESPNUBYU Radio All tournament team Tournament MVP in bold.http://www.spokesman.com/zags/blogs/sportslink/2014/mar/11/zags-roll-another-wcc-title/ Zags roll to another WCC title Jim Meehan The Spokesman-Review Spokane, WA March 11, 2014 March 14, 2014 NameSchool Pos. Year Ht. Hometown Sunny Greinacher 1 Gonzaga Fhttp://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&SPID=90847&SPSID=627538&KEY= 2013–14 Women's Basketball Roster Gonzaga University Athletics March 14, 2014 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131109160530/http://www.gozags.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=26400&SPID=90847&SPSID=627538&KEY= November 9, 2013 3 Junior 76 6-4 Essen, Germany Jennifer Hamson BYU Chttp://byucougars.com/roster/w-basketball 2013–14 Women's Basketball Roster BYU Athletics March 14, 2014 4 Senior 79 6-7 Lindon, Utah KiKi Moore 1 Pacific Ghttp://www.pacifictigers.com/sports/w-baskbl/2013-14/roster 2013–14 Pacific Women's Basketball Roster Pacific Athletics March 14, 2014 4 Senior 68 5-8 San Francisco, California Jazmine Redmon 1 Gonzaga G 4 Senior 69 5-9 Spokane, Washington Lindsay Sherbert 1 Gonzaga G 3 Junior 72 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 External links Tournament West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Category:West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in the Las Vegas Valley Category:College basketball tournaments in Nevada Category:Women's sports in Las Vegas Category:College sports tournaments in Nevada