2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
2012-13 WCC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament 12-Seed, 1st Round
Conference West Coast Conference
2012–13 record 27–6 (15–1 WCC)
Head coach Kelly Graves (13th year)
Assistant coach Jodie Kaczor Berry
Assistant coach Lisa Mispley Fortier
Assistant coach Julie Shaw
Home arena McCarthey Athletic Center
2012–13 West Coast Conference Women's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Gonzaga† 15 – 1   .938     27 – 6   .818
San Diego 12 – 4   .750     22 – 10   .688
Saint Mary's 11 – 5   .688     23 – 10   .697
BYU 11 – 5   .688     23 – 11   .676
Loyola Marymount 6 – 10   .375     13 – 18   .419
Santa Clara 6 – 10   .375     14 – 16   .467
Portland 5 – 11   .313     11 – 20   .355
San Francisco 4 – 12   .250     12 – 19   .387
Pepperdine 2 – 14   .125     5 – 23   .179
† 2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team is representing Gonzaga University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference, are led by head coach Kelly Graves, in his 13th season at the school. The Zags are playing most of their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

Before the Season

The Zags were picked to finish second in the WCC Pre-Season poll behind BYU.

Roster

2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G/F 1 Waters, ChelseaChelsea Waters style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Lewiston Lewiston, ID
G 3 Palmer, HaidenHaiden Palmer style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Oregon State
Vista Del Largo		 Moreno Valley, CA
G 5 Viela, MaikiMaiki Viela style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lahainaluna Lahaina, HI
G 10 Walter, DanielleDanielle Walter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Pasco Pasco, WA
G 12 Karr, TaelorTaelor Karr style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Kansas State
Paola		 Paola, KS
G 13 O'Rourke, MichaelaMichaela O'Rourke style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Eastside Catholic Bellevue, WA
F 14 Greinacher, SunnySunny Greinacher style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Grashof Gymnasium Essen, Germany
G 20 Winters, MeghanMeghan Winters style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Regis Englewood, CO
F 22 Nilles, ShaniquaShaniqua Nilles style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr West Valley Spokane, WA
F 23 Kudron, KiaraKiara Kudron style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Huron New Boston, MI
G 24 Albanez, KeaniKeani Albanez style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Buena Santa Barbara, CA
C 30 Golden, StephanieStephanie Golden style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Miramonte Clayton, CA
G 31 Tinkle, ElleElle Tinkle style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Big Sky Missoula, MT
G 33 Sherbert, LindsayLindsay Sherbert style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Great Oak
Cal		 Temecula, CA
G 34 Redmon, JazmineJazmine Redmon style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Mead Spokane, WA
C 44 Cheslek, ShelbyShelby Cheslek style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Fr Pullman Pullman, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/2012* Eastern Oregon W 90–48  – McCarthey Athletic Center (5,396 [1])
Regular Season
11/09/2012* at UC Riverside W 60–53  1–0 SRC Arena (503)
11/11/2012* at USC W 62–52  2–0 Galen Center (832)
11/16/2012* Wisconsin W 62–53  3–0 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,758 [2])
11/18/2012* Monmouth W 77–51  4–0 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,561 [3])
11/20/2012* vs. Missouri State
(Hardwood Tournament of Hope)		 W 88–60  5–0 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (152)
11/21/2012* vs. #6 Louisville
(Hardwood Tournament of Hope Semi-finals)		 L 42–55  5–1 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (167)
11/22/2012* vs. Winthrop
(Hardwood Tournament of Hope 3rd Place Game)		 W 80–66  6–1 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (N/A)
12/02/2012* #1 Stanford L 41–69  6–2 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [4])
12/04/2012* Eastern Washington W 65–50  7–2 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,271 [5])
12/07/2012* at Portland State W 54–40  8–2 Stott Center (813)
12/09/2012* Cal State Fullerton W 83–44  9–2 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,445 [6])
12/17/2012* #19 Ohio State L 60–65  9–3 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,424 [7])
12/20/2012* Idaho W 97–62  10–3 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,370 [8])
12/29/2012* Washington State L 51–57  10–4 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,370 [9])
01/03/2013 San Diego W 77–57  11–4 (1–0) McCarthey Athletic Center (5,220 [10])
01/05/2013 Santa Clara W 79–50  12–4 (2–0) McCarthey Athletic Center (5,690 [11])
01/10/2013 at Saint Mary's L 51–54  12–5 (2–1) McKeon Pavilion (604 [12])
01/14/2013 at Portland W 82–51  13–5 (3–1) Chiles Center (469 [13])
01/17/2013 BYU W 74–59  14–5 (4–1) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [14])
01/19/2013 at San Diego W 62–50  15–5 (5–1) Jenny Craig Pavilion (528 [15])
01/24/2013 at Pepperdine W 80–46  16–5 (6–1) Firestone Fieldhouse (277 [16])
01/31/2013 Loyola Marymount W 79–57  17–5 (7–1) McCarthey Athletic Center (5,223 [17])
02/02/2013 Pepperdine W 81–52  18–5 (8–1) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [18])
02/07/2013 at San Francisco W 84–46  19–5 (9–1) War Memorial Gymnasium (308 [19])
02/09/2013 at Loyola Marymount W 70–56  20–5 (10–1) Gersten Pavilion (351 [20])
02/14/2013 Saint Mary's W 69–54  21–5 (11–1) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [21])
02/16/2013 San Francisco W 101–65  22–5 (12–1) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [22])
02/21/2013 at Santa Clara W 70–55  23–5 (13–1) Leavey Center (550 [23])
02/23/2013 at BYU W 66–55  24–5 (14–1) Marriott Center (1,430 [24])
02/28/2013 Portland W 59–56  25–5 (15–1) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [25])
2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2013 #1-seed vs. #4-seed BYU
(WCC Tournament Semifinals)		 W 62–43  26–5 Orleans Arena (7,896 [26])
03/11/2013 #1-seed vs. #2-seed San Diego
(WCC Tournament Championship)		 W 62–50  27–5 Orleans Arena (7,896 [27])
2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/23/2013* #12-seed #23/ 5-seed Iowa State
(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)		 L 60–72  27–6 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

 Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season 		Week
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3 		Week
4 		Week
5 		Week
6 		Week
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10 		Week
11 		Week
12 		Week
13 		Week
14 		Week
15 		Week
16 		Week
17 		Week
18 		Final
AP RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

References

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