2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball season

August 2023 2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball season #9B1743 #FFFFFF NCAA Division I Women's basketball 120px 10 National: ESPNU, BYUtv, TheW.tv Regional: SWX, CSNNW Regular season BYU Lexi Rydalch, BYU West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament#List of finals Basketball 2014–15 West Coast Conference women's basketball season 14–15 2016–17 West Coast Conference women's basketball season 16–17 The 2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball season began with practices in October 2015 and ended with the 2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament at the Orleans Arena March 3–8, 2016 in Paradise, Nevada. The regular season started in November, with the conference schedule starting at the end of December. This was the 31st 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 27th 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 will be 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. 2015–16 West Coast Women's Basketball Media Poll Rank, School (first-place votes), Points 1. Gonzaga (6), 78 2. BYU (4), 76 3. Saint Mary's, 61 4. San Diego, 58 5. San Francisco, 51 6. Pacific, 40 7. Santa Clara, 30 8. Loyola Marymount, 25 9. Pepperdine, 20 10. Portland, 11 2015–16 West Coast Women's Preseason All-West Conference Team Player, School, Yr., Pos. Kylie Maeda, BYU, Sr., G Lexi Eaton Rydalch, BYU, Sr., F Shelby Cheslek, Gonzaga, Sr., C Ellie Tinkle, Gonzaga, Sr., G Sophie Taylor, Loyola Marymount, Sr., F Hailie Eackles, Pacific, Sr., G Shannon Mauldin, Saint Mary's, Sr., G Lauren Nicholson, Saint Mary's, Sr., G Malina Hood, San Diego, Sr., F Taylor Proctor, San Francisco, Sr., F College Sports Madness Preseason All-West Conference Team http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12049 Women's Basketball 2015-16 Preseason All Conference Teams College Sports Madness 2015-10-06 Coach of the Year- Lisa Fortier, Gonzaga Player of the Year- Lexi Rydalch, BYU Freshman of the Year- Andee Velsaco, Loyola Marymount First Team Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Lauren Nicholson, G, Saint Mary's Malina Hood, G, San Diego Elle Tinkle, G/F, Gonzaga Taylor Proctor, F/C, San Francisco Second Team Hailie Eackles, G, Pacific Shannon Mauldin, G, Saint Mary's Zhane Dikes, G, San Francisco Leslie Lopez-Wood, G/F, Loyola Marymount Shelby Cheslek, F/C, Gonzaga 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. 2015–16 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 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 RV Gonzaga AP 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 RV RV RV C RV RV RV San Francisco AP C Santa Clara AP C Non-Conference games BYU defeated #12/11 Texas A&M 72–64 to win the Tom Weston Invitational. Conference games Composite Matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   BYUGonzagaLMUPacificPepperdinePortlandSaint Mary'sSan DiegoSan FranciscoSanta Claravs. Brigham Young - 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 vs. Gonzaga 1–1 – 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 vs. Loyola Marymount 2–0 2–0 – 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 vs. Pacific 2–0 1–1 2–0 - 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 vs. Pepperdine 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 - 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 vs. Portland 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 - 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 vs. Saint Mary's 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 - 0–2 0–2 1–1 vs. San Diego 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 - 1–1 1–1 vs. San Francisco 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 - 2–0 vs. Santa Clara 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 - Total 16–2 10–8 6–12 6–12 2–16 1–17 14–4 13–5 9–9 13–5 Conference tournament 2016 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament March 3–8, 2016– West Coast Conference Basketball Tournament, Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada. First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship 8 Pacific 72 9 Pepperdine 81 7 Loyola Marymount 85 10 Portland 72 1 BYU 72 9 Pepperdine 59 4 Santa Clara 59 5 Gonzaga 58 2 Saint Mary's 85 7 Loyola Marymount 71 3 San Diego 80 6 San Francisco 84OT 1 BYU 87 4 Santa Clara 67 2 Saint Mary's 65 6 San Francisco 67 1 BYU 6 San Francisco Head coaches The 2015–16 season sees one new face in the WCC. Lynne Roberts left Pacific to become the new head coach at Utah.http://www.recordnet.com/article/20150423/NEWS/150429819/-1/WAP07?template=wapart New Pacific coach has a familiar face Recordnet.com 2015-04-23 Jeff Judkins, BYU Lisa Mispley Fortier, Gonzaga Charity Elliott, Loyola Marymount Bradley Davis, 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 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Bracket School First round Second round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four Championship # BidsW-L (%):TOTAL: 0–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0 WNIT 2016 Women's National Invitation Tournament School First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship # BidsW-L (%)TOTAL: 0–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 00–0 0 0 WBI 2016 Women's Basketball Invitational Awards and honors WCC Player-of-the-Week The WCC player of the week awards are given each Monday. 35em Nov. 16- Sydney Raggio, F, Saint Mary's Nov. 30- GeAnna Luaulu-Summers, G, Pacific & Morgan McGwire, F, Santa Clara Dec. 14- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Dec. 28- Maya Hood, F, San Diego Jan. 11- Kalani Purcell, F, BYU Jan. 25- Kalani Purcell, F, BYU Feb. 8- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Feb. 22- Marie Bertholdt, F, Santa Clara Nov. 23- Malina Hood, G, San Diego Dec. 7- Lauren Nicholson, G, Saint Mary's Dec. 21- Ameela Li, G, Pacific Jan. 4- Georgia Stirton, Gonzaga Jan. 18- Kalani Purcell, F, BYU Feb. 1- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Feb. 15- Taylor Proctor, F, San Francisco Feb. 29- Lauren Nicholson, G, Saint Mary's College Madness West Coast Player of the Week http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/womens-basketball/weekly-awards Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2013-11-10 College Madness WCC player of the Week Awards are given every Sunday. 35em Nov. 15http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12176 11/15 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2015-11-15- Maya Hood, F, San Diego Nov. 29http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12247 11/29 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2015-11-29- Morgan McGwire, F, Santa Clara (also High Major Player of the Week) Dec. 13http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12355 12/13 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2015-12-13- Malina Hood, F, San Diego (also High Major Player of the Week) Dec. 27http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12368 12/27 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2015-12-27- Lori Parkinson, F, Santa Clara Jan. 10http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12406 1/10 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-01-10- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Jan. 24http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12481 1/24 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-01-24- Malina Hood, G, San Diego Feb. 7http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12562 2/7 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-02-07- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Feb. 21http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12594 2/21 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-02-21- Marie Bertholdt, F, Santa Clara Nov. 22http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12226 11/22 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2015-11-22- Malina Hood, F, San Diego Dec. 6http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12341 12/6 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2015-12-06- Taylor Proctor, F, San Francisco Dec. 20http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12364 12/20 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2015-12-20- Lauren Nicholson, G, Saint Mary's Jan. 3http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12383 1/3 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-01-03- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Jan. 17http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12427 1/17 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-01-17- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU Jan. 31http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12536 1/31 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-01-31- Lexi Rydalch, G, BYU (also High Major Player of the Week) Feb. 14http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12579 2/14 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-02-14- Erica Ogwumike, G, Pepperdine Feb. 28http://www.collegesportsmadness.com/article/12604 2/28 Women's Basketball Players of the Week College Sports Madness 2016-02-28- Maya Hood, F, San Diego All West Coast Conference teams Voting was by conference coaches: Player of The Year: Lexi Rydalch, BYU Newcomer of The Year: Kalani Purcell, BYU Defensive Player of The Year: Maya Hood, San Diego Coach of The Year: Jeff Judkins, BYU College Sports Madness Selections To be posted after the WCC Tournament. All-Conference First team NameSchool Pos. Year Jill Barta Gonzaga F R-Freshman Marie Bertholdt Santa Clara F Junior Hailie Eackles Pacific G Senior Malina Hood San Diego G Senior Lauren Nicholson Saint Mary's G Senior Erica Ogwumike Pepperdine G Freshman Lori Parkinson Santa Clara F Junior Taylor Proctor San Francisco F Senior Kalani Purcell BYU F Junior Lexi Rydalch BYU G Senior College Sports Madness Selections To be posted after the WCC Tournament. NameSchool Pos. Year All-Conference Second team NameSchool Pos. Year Stella Beck Saint Mary's G Sophomore Zhane Dikes San Francisco G Senior Maya Hood San Diego F Junior Makenzi Pulsipher BYU G Junior Sophie Taylor Loyola Marymount F Senior College Sports Madness Selections To be posted after the WCC Tournament. NameSchool Pos. Year Honorable mention NameSchool Devon Brookshire Saint Mary's Shelby Cheslek Gonzaga Desire Finnie Pacific Rachel Howard San Francisco Devin Hudson Santa Clara Kylie Maeda BYU Kaylie Van Loo Portland All-Freshman team NameSchool Pos. Jill Barta Gonzaga F Savanna Hanson Santa Clara G Erica Ogwumike Pepperdine G Sydney Raggio Saint Mary's F Cheyanne Wallace Loyola Marymount F All-Academic team Player, School Year GPA MajorStella Beck, Saint Mary'sSophomore3.72PsychologyMarie Bertholdt, Santa ClaraJunior3.26BusinessDevon Brookshire, Saint Mary'sJunior3.70Psychology & BusinessShelby Cheslek, GonzagaR-Senior3.62Masters of Business AdministrationRachel Howard, San FranciscoJunior3.75KinesiologyMakenzi Pulsipher, BYUJunior3.42Recreation ManagementLexi Rydalch, BYUSenior3.25PsychologySophie Taylor, Loyola MarymountSenior3.20PhysicsKaylie Van Loo, PortlandJunior3.70MarketingSydney Williams, San DiegoSophomore3.45Behavioral Neuroscience All-Academic Honorable Mention PlayerSchool Shelbi Aimonetti Loyola Marymount Erin Butler Pacific Brooke Gallaway Santa Clara Kiara Kudron Gonzaga Lisa Janko Saint Mary's Kyle Maeda BYU Hannah Mattson Portland Samira McDonald Saint Mary's Kristine Nielsen BYU Shaniqua Nilles Gonzaga Olivia Ogwumike Pepperdine Lori Parkinson Santa Clara Krista Pettepier Pepperdine Michaela Rakova San Francisco Anna Seilund San Francisco Kalyn Simon San Francisco Devin Stanback Pepperdine Georgia Stirton Gonzaga Emma Stach Gonzaga Elle Tinkle Gonzaga Carly Turner Saint Mary's See also 2015-16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament 2015–16 West Coast Conference men's basketball season West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament 2016 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament References