2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

August 2023 2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball season #9B1743 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Women's basketball 120px 10 National: ESPNU, BYUtv, TheW.tv Regional: SWX, TV-32 Malibu Regular season Gonzaga San Diego Morgan Bailey, BYU Lexi Eaton, BYU Tournament 2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament BYU San Francisco Lexi Eaton, BYU West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament#List of finals Basketball 2013–14 West Coast Conference women's basketball season 13–14 2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball season 15–16 The 2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2014 and ended with the 2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 5–10, 2015 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December. This was the 30th 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 26th 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). Pre-season Pre-season media day took place in October at the Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes Studios. Video interviews were hosted on the WCC's streaming video outlet, TheW.tv, beginning at 11:30 AM PDT. Jeff Lampe of WCC Live interviewed each coach and got a preview of their respective season. The regional television schedule announcement, the Pre-season Conference team, and the pre-season coaches rankings were some of the additional events that took place. 2014–15 West Coast Women's Basketball Media Poll Rank, School (first-place votes), Points 1. Gonzaga (7), 78 2. BYU (2), 71 3. San Diego (1), 65 4. Pacific, 60 5. Saint Mary's, 48 6. San Francisco, 37 7. Portland, 32 8. Loyola Marymount, 27 9. Pepperdine, 17 10. Santa Clara, 15 2014–15 West Coast Women's Preseason All-West Conference Team Player, School, Yr., Pos. Morgan Bailey, BYU, Sr., F Zhane Dikes, San Francisco, Jr., G Lexi Eaton, BYU, Jr., G Nici Gilday, Santa Clara, Sr., G Sunny Greinacher, Gonzaga, Sr., F Malina Hood, San Diego, Jr., F Deanna Johnson, Loyola Marymount, Jr., G Kendall Kenyon, Pacific, Sr., F Taylor Proctor, San Francisco, Jr., F Jasmine Wooton, Portland, Sr., G Rankings The AP Poll does not do a post-season rankings. As a result, their last rankings are Week 19. The Coaches Poll does a post-season poll and the end of the NCAA Tournament. 2014–15 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 PostBYU AP RV C RV RV Gonzaga AP RV 24 RV RV C RV RV RV Loyola Marymount AP C Pacific AP C Pepperdine AP C Portland AP C Saint Mary's AP C San Diego AP C San Francisco AP C Santa Clara AP C Non-Conference games Gonzaga defeated #22 Dayton 75—65. Saint Mary's won the 2014 Hilton Concord Classic. Santa Clara won the 2014 Air Force Classic. Loyola Marymount won the 2014 DoubleTree LA Thanksgiving Classic. Conference games Composite Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games remaining this season.   BYUGonzagaLMUPacificPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Claravs. Brigham Young - 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Gonzaga 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 vs. Pacific 1–1 1–1 0–2 - 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 vs. Pepperdine 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 - 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 - 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 vs. Saint Mary's 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 - 0–2 1–1 0–2 vs. San Diego 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 - 0–2 0–2 vs. San Francisco 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 - 1–1 vs. Santa Clara 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 - Total 12–6 16–2 4–14 13–5 3–15 2–16 13–5 14–4 8–10 5-13 Conference tournament 2015 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament March 5–10, 2015– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada. First roundThursday, March 5BYUtv QuarterfinalsThurs & Fri, Mar 5-6BYUtv SemifinalsMonday, March 9BYUtv Championship GameTuesday, March 10ESPNU 8 Loyola Marymount 68 9 Pepperdine 67 7 Santa Clara 66 10 Portland 58 1 Gonzaga 70 8 Loyola Marymount 50 4 Saint Mary's 64 5 BYU 65 2 San Diego 51 7 Santa Clara 42 3 Pacific 64 6 San Francisco 74 1 Gonzaga 55 5 BYU 61 2 San Diego 57 6 San Francisco 65 5 BYU 76 6 San Francisco 65 Head coaches The 2014-15 season saw a lot of new faces to the WCC. Three of the conference members had new head coaches. Kelly Graves left the Zags to become the new head coach at Oregon,Kelly Graves hired as Oregon coach https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10749223/kelly-graves-hired-new-coach-oregon-ducks ESPN ESPN April 3, 2014 April 8, 2014 Jim Sollars retired,Jim Sollars, Portland head coach of 28 years, to retire at end of season https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-women/article/2014-01-13/jim-sollars-portland-head-coach-28-years-retire-end-season NCAA NCAAN January 13, 2014 January 13, 2014 and Jennifer Mountain did not have her contract renewed.Jennifer Mountain let go https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/10585451/santa-clara-lets-coach-jennifer-mountain-go-six-seasons ESPN ESPN March 10, 2014 March 10, 2014 As a result Gonzaga, Portland, and Santa Clara all introduced new coaches into the fold. Jeff Judkins, BYU Lisa Mispley Fortier, Gonzaga Charity Elliott, Loyola Marymount Lynne Roberts, Pacific Ryan Weisenberg, Pepperdine Cheryl Sorensen, Portland Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's Cindy Fisher, San Diego Jennifer Azzi, San Francisco JR Payne, Santa Clara Postseason NCAA tournament 2015 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four Championship 11 Spokane Regional Gonzaga #6 George Washington Mar. 20, Corvallis W, 82–69 #3 Oregon State Mar. 22, Corvallis W, 76–64 #2 Tennessee Mar. 28, Spokane L, 69–73 (OT) 14 Albany Regional BYU #3 Louisville Mar. 21, Tampa L, 53–862 BidsW-L (%):TOTAL: 2–2 2 21–1 1 11–0 1 00–1 0 10–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0 WNIT 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament School First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Saint Mary'sHawaii Mar. 20, Moraga W, 92–88 (OT)Fresno State Mar. 23, Moraga W, 83–64Sacramento State Mar. 26, Sacramento W, 77–69UCLA Mar. 29, Los Angeles L, 66–82 San DiegoLong Beach State Mar. 19, San Diego W, 63–56UCLA Mar. 22, San Diego L, 58–63 PacificSacramento State Mar. 19, Stockton L, 79–87 San FranciscoFresno State Mar. 19, Fresno L, 73–794 BidsW-L (%)TOTAL: 4–4 4 42–2 2 21–1 1 11–0 1 00–1 0 10–0 0 00–0 0 0 WBI 2015 Women's Basketball Invitational No WCC teams participated in the 2015 WBI. Awards and honors WCC Player-of-the-Week The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday once the season begins. 35em Nov. 17- Maya Hood, G, San Diego Dec. 1- Lauren Nicholson, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 15- Morgan Bailey, F, BYU Dec. 30- Kendall Kenyon, F, Pacific Jan. 12- Kendall Kenyon, F, Pacific Jan. 26- Elle Tinkle, G, Gonzaga Feb. 9- Lexi Eaton, G, BYU Feb. 23- Leslie Lopez-Wood, G, Loyola Marymount Nov. 24- Sophia Ederaine, F, San Diego Dec. 8- Nici Gilday, G, Santa Clara Dec. 22- Taylor Proctor, F, San Francisco Jan. 5- Lauren Nicholson, G, Saint Mary's Jan. 19- Sophia Ederaine, F, San Diego Feb. 2- Morgan Bailey, F, BYU Feb. 16- Shannon Mauldin, G, Saint Mary's Mar. 2- Taylor Proctor, F, San Francisco College Madness West Coast Player of the Week College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards will be given every Sunday once the season begins. 35em Nov. 16- Lindsay Sherbert, G, Gonzaga Nov. 30- Lauren Nicholson, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 14- Morgan Bailey, F, BYU Dec. 28- Kendall Kenyon, F, Pacific Jan. 11- Elle Tinkle, G, Gonzaga Jan. 25- Taylor Proctor, F, San Francisco Feb. 8- Lexi Eaton, G, BYU Feb. 22-Sophia Ederaine, F, San Diego Nov. 23- Madison Parrish, G, Pacific Dec. 7- Lexi Eaton, G, BYU Dec. 21- Taylor Proctor, F, San Francisco Jan. 4- Morgan Bailey, F, BYU Jan. 18- Cassandra Brown, F, Portland Feb. 1- Malina Hood, F, San Diego Feb. 15- Nici Gilday, G, Santa Clara Mar. 1- Taylor Proctor, F, San Francisco http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/weekly-awards Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-11-10 All West Coast Conference teams Voting was by conference coaches: Player of The Year: Morgan Bailey, BYU Newcomer of The Year: Stella Beck, Saint Mary's Defensive Player of The Year: Sophia Ederaine, San Diego Coach of The Year: Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga; Lynne Roberts, Pacific, & Paul Thomas, Saint Mary's College Sports Madness Selections Player of the Year: Sophia Ederaine, San Diego Newcomer of the Year: Stella Beck, Saint Mary's Coach of the Year: Lynne Roberts, Pacific All-Conference First team NameSchool Pos. Year Morgan Bailey BYU F Senior Lexi Eaton BYU G Junior Sophia Ederaine San Diego C Senior Nici Gilday Santa Clara G Senior Sunny Greinacher Gonzaga F Senior Malina Hood San Diego G Junior Kendall Kenyon Pacific F Senior Lauren Nicholson Saint Mary's G Junior Taylor Proctor San Francisco F Junior Elle Tinkle Gonzaga F Junior College Sports Madness Selections NameSchool Pos. Year Morgan Bailey BYU F Senior Lexi Eaton BYU G Junior Sophia Ederaine San Diego C Senior Nici Gilday Santa Clara G Senior Kendall Kenyon Pacific F Senior All-Conference Second team NameSchool Pos. Year Keani Albanez Gonzaga F Senior Cassandra Brown Portland F Senior Hailie Eackles Pacific G Junior Shannon Mauldin Saint Mary's G Junior Bria Richardson San Diego G Senior College Sports Madness Selections NameSchool Pos. Year Keani Albanez Gonzaga F Senior Sunny Greinacher Gonzaga F Senior Malina Hood San Diego G Junior Lauren Nicholson Saint Mary's G Junior Taylor Proctor San Francisco F Junior Honorable mention NameSchool Emily Ben-Jumbo Loyola Marymount Zhane Dikes San Francisco Leslie Lopez-Wood Pacific Madison Parrish Pacific Carli Rosenthal Saint Mary's All-Freshman team NameSchool Pos. Stella Beck Saint Mary's G Makenzie Cast Loyola Marymount G GeAnna Luaulu-Summers Pacific G Olivia Ogwumike Pepperdine F Emma Wolfram Gonzaga C All Academic team Player, School Year GPA Major Emily Ben-Jumbo, Loyola Marymount Senior 3.33 Communications Lexi Eaton, BYU Junior 3.32 Psychology Sophia Ederaine, San Diego Senior 3.69 Psychology Ashley Garfield, BYU Senior 3.98 School Health Sunny Greinacher, Gonzaga Graduate 3.52 Master's in Counseling Hayley Hendrickson, Saint Mary's Senior 3.58 Biopshychology Kari Luttinen, Portland Senior 3.39 Finance Bria Richardson, Pepperdine Senior 3.31 Liberal Arts Paige Spietz, San Francisco Senior 3.41 Environmental Science Elle Tinkle, Gonzaga Junior 3.44 Nursing See also 2014-15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2014–15 West Coast Conference men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2015 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament References