2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament explained

Year:2013
Conference:West Coast Conference
Division:I
Gender:Women's
Teams:9
Arena:Orleans Arena
City:Paradise, NV
Finalarena:Orleans Arena
Finalcity:Paradise, NV
Champions:Gonzaga
Titlecount:5th
Coach:Kelly Graves
Coachcount:5th
Mvp:Haiden Palmer
Mvpteam:Gonzaga
Television:ESPNU/BYUtv Sports
Different Previous:2012
Different Next:2014

The 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2013, at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas area community of Paradise, Nevada.

Format

For the second consecutive year the tournament featured a 9-team single elimination format. The 1 and 2 seeds received a bye to the semifinals while the 3 and 4 seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals. The tournament began on Wednesday, 6 March with an 8/9 game. The second round took place on Thursday, 7 March. The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 8 March. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 9 March. The first 4 rounds were broadcast on BYUtv Sports and shown online through the conferences web provider- Campus Insiders at WCC Digital. The championship game was played on Monday, 11 March 2013 and broadcast on television by ESPNU.

Seeds

2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament seeds
SeedSchoolConference RecordOverall Record
(End of Regular season)
Tiebreaker
1.Gonzaga15-125-5
2.San Diego12-420-8
3.Saint Mary's11-520-91-1 vs. #1 seed Gonzaga
4.BYU11-520-90-2 vs. #1 seed Gonzaga
5.Loyola Marymount6-1012-171-1 vs. #4 seed BYU
6.Santa Clara6-1014-150-2 vs. #4 seed BYU
7.Portland5-1110-19
8.San Francisco4-1211-18
9.Pepperdine2-145-22

Schedule

SessionGameTime*Matchup#
First round – Wednesday, March 6- BYUtv
113:00 PM
  1. 8 San Francisco vs. #9 Pepperdine
Second round – Thursday, March 7- BYUtv
2212:00 PM
  1. 5 Loyola Marymount vs. #8 San Francisco
32:30 PM
  1. 6 Santa Clara vs. #7 Portland
Quarterfinals – Friday, March 8- BYUtv
3412:00 PM
  1. 4 BYU vs. #5 Loyola Marymount
52:30 PM
  1. 3 Saint Mary's vs. #7 Portland
Semifinals – Saturday, March 9- BYUtv
4612:00 PM
  1. 1 Gonzaga vs. #4 BYU
72:30 PM
  1. 2 San Diego vs. #3 Saint Mary's
Championship Game – Monday, March 11- ESPNU
581:00 PM
  1. 1 Gonzaga vs. #2 San Diego
  • Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Game summaries

1st Round: San Francisco vs. Pepperdine

Series History: Pepperdine leads series 34-32
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan----

2nd Round: Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco

Series History: Series even 31-31
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland (Play-by-play); Blaine Fowler and Jarom Jordan (Halftime and Bridge Show)----

2nd Round: Santa Clara vs. Portland

Series History: Santa Clara leads series 34-28
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Steve Cleveland (Play-by-play); Blaine Fowler and Jarom Jordan (Halftime)----

Quarterfinals: BYU vs. Loyola Marymount

Series History: BYU leads series 5-1
Broadcasters: Dave McCann and Blaine Fowler (Play-by-play); Steve Cleveland and Jarom Jordan (Halftime); Blaine Fowler, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan (Bridge Show)----

Quarterfinals: Saint Mary's vs. Portland

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 35-20
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan----

Semifinal: Gonzaga vs. BYU

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 6-5
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan----

Semifinal: San Diego vs. Saint Mary's

Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 37-25
Broadcasters: Dave McCann, Steve Cleveland, and Jarom Jordan----

Championship: Gonzaga vs. San Diego

Series History: Gonzaga leads series 44-20
Broadcasters: Rich Cellini and Rosalyn Gold-Onwude----

See also