2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
Conference West Coast Conference
2012–13 record 23–11 (11–5 WCC)
Head coach Paul Thomas (7th year)
Assistant coach Jesse Clark
Assistant coach Allyson Fasnacht
Assistant coach Tracy Sanders
Home arena McKeon Pavilion
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 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2012–13 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's seventh season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season at 23–11, 11–5 in conference play, and clinched the #3 seed in the WCC Tourney. After losing in the semifinals of the WCC Tournament, Saint Mary's was invited to participate in the 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinal round before being eliminated.

Before the season

The Gaels were picked to finish third in the WCC behind BYU and Gonzaga. While the Gaels finished tied for third with BYU, the Treros were a sneaky bunch and claimed the #2 seed in the WCC.[1]

Roster

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year High School/Junior College Home town
G 1 Nicholson, LaurenLauren Nicholson style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Woolooware Sydney, Australia
G 3 Nared, JackieJackie Nared style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Westview
Wisconsin		 Portland, OR
G 5 Kaser, HannahHannah Kaser style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Paul's Anglican Leongatha, Australia
G 10 Gaze, KateKate Gaze style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Australia Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
F 11 Moore, ValerieValerie Moore style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Modesto Christian Merced, CA
F 12 Hendricksen, HayleyHayley Hendricksen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lewis and Clark Spokane, WA
G 14 Mauldin, ShannonShannon Mauldin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA
G 21 Greco, MiaMia Greco style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Petaluma
Santa Rosa		 Petaluma, CA
G 23 Bailey, AndreaAndrea Bailey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Dalles Wahtonka The Dalles, OR
G 24 Hatten, MorganMorgan Hatten style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Clovis West Hanford, CA
F 25 Rosenthal, CarliCarli Rosenthal style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, ID
F 30 Arter, AmandaAmanda Arter style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Brea Olinda Brea, CA
G 32 McDonald, SamiraSamira McDonald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr River Ridge Lacey, WA
F 33 Smith, AshleeAshlee Smith style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Skyview Vancouver, WA
F 54 Mauldin, DanielleDanielle Mauldin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Saint Mary's Hercules, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
11/09/2012* at Washington L 68–70  0–1 Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,567)
11/11/2012* at Oregon W 78–69  1–1 Matthew Knight Arena (1,237)
11/15/2012* at #12 Cal L 41–89  1–2 Haas Pavilion (917)
11/23/2012* Butler
(Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic)		 W 85–74  2–2 McKeon Pavilion (379 [2])
11/24/2012* Chattanooga
(Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic)		 W 70–67  3–2 McKeon Pavilion (257 [3])
11/29/2012* at Cal Poly W 70–67  4–2 Mott Gym (367)
12/01/2012* at UC Santa Barbara W 49–39  5–2 UC Santa Barbara Events Center (862)
12/06/2012* at UC Davis W 75–56  6–2 The Pavilion (387)
12/15/2012* vs. #14 UCLA
(St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic)		 L 62–76  6–3 Carnesecca Arena (630)
12/16/2012* vs. Tennessee Tech
(St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic Consolation Game)		 W 73–58  7–3 Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
12/20/2012* Pacific L 72–75  7–4 McKeon Pavilion (440 [4])
12/30/2012* George Washington W 79–49  8–4 McKeon Pavilion (460)
01/03/2013 at San Francisco W 48–68  9–4 (1–0) War Memorial Gymnasium (405 [5])
01/05/2013 at Loyola Marymount W 84–77 OT 10–4 (2–0) Gersten Pavilion (472 [6])
01/10/2013 Gonzaga W 54–51  11–4 (3–0) McKeon Pavilion (604 [7])
01/17/2013 San Diego L 70–73  11–5 (3–1) McKeon Pavilion (509 [8])
01/19/2013 Pepperdine W 72–61  12–5 (4–1) McKeon Pavilion (688 [9])
01/24/2013 at Santa Clara W 56–50  13–5 (5–1) Leavey Center (421 [10])
01/28/2013 San Francisco W 68–63  14–5 (6–1) McKeon Pavilion (390 [11])
01/31/2013 at BYU L 58–66  14–6 (6–2) Marriott Center (682 [12])
02/07/2013 Portland W 58–53  15–6 (7–2) McKeon Pavilion (412 [13])
02/09/2013 BYU W 64–52  16–6 (8–2) McKeon Pavilion (562 [14])
02/14/2013 at Gonzaga L 54–69  16–7 (8–3) McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [15])
02/16/2013 at Portland W 49–43  17–7 (9–3) Chiles Center (633 [16])
02/21/2013 at San Diego L 50–67  17–8 (9–4) Jenny Craig Pavilion (363 [17])
02/23/2013 Loyola Marymount W 70–57  18–8 (10–4) McKeon Pavilion (N/A [18])
02/28/2013 Santa Clara W 65–56  19–8 (11–4) McKeon Pavilion (498 [19])
03/02/2013 at Pepperdine L 67–80  19–9 (11–5) Firestone Fieldhouse (276 [20])
2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2013 vs. Portland
(WCC Tournament Quarterfinals)		 W 54–51  20–9 Orleans Arena (7,896 [21])
03/09/2013 vs. San Diego
(WCC Tournament Semifinals)		 L 53–74  20–10 Orleans Arena (7,896 [22])
2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/21/2013* Seattle
(WNIT Tournament 1st Round)		 W 68–51  21–10 McKeon Pavilion (187)
03/24/2013* at Northern Colorado
(WNIT Tournament 2nd Round)		 W 68–58  22–10 Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (837)
03/27/2013 at BYU
(WNIT Tournament 3rd Round)		 W 59–55  23–10 Marriott Center (449 [23])
03/31/2013 Utah
(WNIT Tournament Quarterfinal)		 L 55–58  23–11 McKeon Pavilion (381 [24])
*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
1 		Week
2 		Week
3 		Week
4 		Week
5 		Week
6 		Week
7 		Week
8 		Week
9 		Week
10 		Week
11 		Week
12 		Week
13 		Week
14 		Week
15 		Week
16 		Week
17 		Week
18 		Final
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

See also

References

  1. ↑ "WCC Women's Basketball 2012 Picks". Gozags.com. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  2. ↑ "Butler Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 23, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
  3. ↑ "Chattanooga Mocs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (November 24, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  4. ↑ "Pacific Tigers vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (December 20, 2012)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2012-12-20.
  5. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Francisco Dons (January 3, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  6. ↑ "Loyola Marymount Lions vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 5, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  7. ↑ "Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 10, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
  8. ↑ "San Diego Toreros vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 17, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
  9. ↑ "Pepperdine Waves vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 19, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
  10. ↑ "Santa Clara Broncos vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 24, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-24.
  11. ↑ "San Francisco Dons vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (January 28, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-28.
  12. ↑ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (January 31, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-01-31.
  13. ↑ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (February 7, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
  14. ↑ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (February 9, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  15. ↑ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Gonzaga Bulldogs (February 14, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-14.
  16. ↑ "St. Mary's Gaels vs. Portland Pilots (February 16, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-16.
  17. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Diego Toreros (February 21, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-21.
  18. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Loyola Marymount Lions (February 23, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-23.
  19. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Santa Clara Broncos (February 28, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
  20. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. Pepperdine Waves (March 2, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  21. ↑ "Portland Pilots vs. Saint Mary's Gaels (March 8, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-08.
  22. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. San Diego Toreros (March 9, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  23. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (March 27, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-27.
  24. ↑ "Saint Mary's Gaels vs. BYU Cougars (March 31, 2013)". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2013-03-31.