West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament

West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
Conference Basketball Championship
Sport College basketball
Conference West Coast Conference
Number of teams 8 (9 in 2012)
Format Single-elimination tournament
Current stadium Orleans Arena
Current location Paradise, Nevada
Played 1992-present
Last contest 2011
Current champion Gonzaga
Most championships Gonzaga (4)
TV partner(s) BYUtv, ESPNU
Official website WCCSports.com Women's Basketball

The West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the West Coast Conference. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. The championship is broadcast nationally on ESPNU.

Games were at campus sites from 1992-1994, then were played at the same location as the men's tournament, beginning in 1995.

Beginning in 2012, the WCC will adapt a new format to incorporate a ninth team. The tournament will now start on Wednesday instead of Friday, and a first round 8 vs. 9 game has been added. The winner of the 8/9 game will play the 5 seed on Day 2 of the Tournament (Thursday). The 6 vs. 7 match will take place that same day. Day 3, or the Quarterfinals (Friday) will show the winner of the 5/8/9 game against the 4 seed and the winner of the 6/7 game will play the 3 seed. The semifinals (Saturday) will feature the appearance of the top 2 seeds. All teams will be off on Sunday, and the championship game will be played Monday on ESPNU. It is believed that BYUtv Sports will show all games on the women's side except for the championship.

Contents

Past WCC Women's Basketball Tournament results

Year Champion Runner-Up Site MVP[1]
1992 Santa Clara San Francisco SCU Campus Melissa King, Santa Clara
1993 San Diego Santa Clara SCU Campus Jill Shaver, San Diego
1994 Portland Gonzaga Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, California Amy Claboe, Portland
1995 San Francisco Portland Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, California Valerie Gillon, San Francisco
1996 San Francisco Portland Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, California Valerie Gillon, San Francisco
1997 San Francisco Portland Gersten Pavilion, Los Angeles, California Brittany Lindhe, San Francisco
1998 Santa Clara St. Mary's Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, California Lisa Sacco, Santa Clara
1999 Saint Mary's Pepperdine Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, California Tracy Morris, Saint Mary's
2000 San Diego Pepperdine Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, California Jessica Gray, San Diego
2001 Saint Mary's Loyola Marymount Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California Jermisha Dosty, Saint Mary's
2002 Pepperdine Santa Clara Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California Damaris Hinojosa, Pepperdine
2003 Pepperdine Santa Clara Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California Kendra Rhea, Santa Clara
2004 Loyola Marymount Gonzaga Leavey Center, Santa Clara, California Adrianne Slaughter, Loyola Marymount
2005 Santa Clara Gonzaga Leavey Center, Santa Clara, California Michelle Cozad, Santa Clara
2006 Pepperdine Santa Clara McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington Daphanie Kennedy, Pepperdine
2007 Gonzaga Loyola Marymount Chiles Center, Portland, Oregon Heather Bowman, Gonzaga
2008 San Diego Gonzaga Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California Amanda Rego, San Diego
2009 Gonzaga San Diego Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga
2010 Gonzaga Pepperdine Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga
2011 Gonzaga Saint Mary's Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga[2]
2012 Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada

Performance By School

Member Winners Winning Years
Gonzaga
4
 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007
San Diego
3
 2008, 2000, 1993
Pepperdine
3
 2006, 2003, 2002
Santa Clara
3
 2005, 1998, 1992
San Francisco
3
 1997, 1996, 1995
Saint Mary's
2
 2001, 1999
Loyola Marymount
1
 2004
Portland
1
 1994

References

  1. ^ "WCC Tournament Recaps" (PDF). 2010–11 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide. West Coast Conference. pp. 71–73. http://www.wccsports.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/west/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010-11wbbmediaguide. Retrieved April 10, 2011. 
  2. ^ "2011 WCC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team Announced" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 7, 2011. http://www.wccsports.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/030911aaa.html. Retrieved April 10, 2011. 

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