The 2019 University Credit Union West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was a postseason women's basketball tournament held for the West Coast Conference for the 2018–19 season. All tournament games were played at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas area community of Paradise, Nevada from March 7–12, 2019. BYU won the championship game over Gonzaga.[1] Paisley Johnson was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[2]
| 2019 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2018–19 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Finals site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | BYU (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jeff Judkins (3rd title) |
| MVP | Paisley Johnson (BYU) |
| Attendance | 27,213 |
| Television | ESPNU/BYUtv |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Gonzaga | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 WCC tournament winner As of March 23, 2019 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds
editAll 10 WCC schools will participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by conference record, with the following tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records:
- Head-to-head record.
- Record against the top team in the conference not involved in the tie, going down through the standings as necessary to break the tie. Should more than one team be tied for a position in the standings, collective records against all teams involved in that tie are considered.
- RPI at the end of the conference season.
The tournament will return to a format similar to that used from 2003 to 2011, with slight changes to the terminology used for the rounds prior to the semifinals. The 7 through 10 seeds will play in what is now called the "opening round", the 5 and 6 seeds will start play in the "second round", and the 3 and 4 seeds will start in the "third round". The top two seeds will receive byes into the semifinals.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Tiebreaker |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gonzaga | 16–2 | 27–3 | |
| 2 | BYU | 15–3 | 23–6 | |
| 3 | Pepperdine | 12–6 | 19–10 | 1–1 vs SMC, 0–2 vs GU, 1–1 vs BYU, 2–0 vs LMU |
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 12–6 | 19–10 | 1–1 vs Pep, 0–2 vs GU, 1–1 vs BYU, 1–1 vs LMU |
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 10–8 | 17–13 | 1–1 vs. UOP, 1–1 vs. BYU |
| 6 | Pacific | 10–8 | 17–11 | 1–1 vs. LMU, 0–2 vs. BYU |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 6–12 | 13–16 | |
| 8 | Portland | 5–13 | 13–16 | |
| 9 | San Francisco | 2–16 | 6–23 | 1–1 vs. San Diego & Santa Clara, Higher RPI (239) |
| 10 | San Diego | 2–16 | 9–20 | 1–1 vs. San Francisco & Santa Clara, Lower RPI (266) |
* Overall record at end of regular season.
Schedule
edit| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday March 7, 2019 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | #8 Portland vs. #9 San Francisco | BYUtv | 5,234 |
| 2 | 2:00 PM | #7 Santa Clara vs. #10 San Diego | |||
| Second round – Friday March 8, 2019 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | #5 Loyola Marymount vs. #9 San Francisco | BYUtv | 5,237 |
| 4 | 2:00 PM | #6 Pacific vs. #7 Santa Clara | |||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 9, 2018 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:00 PM | #4 Saint Mary's vs #5 Loyola Marymount | BYUtv | 5,339 |
| 6 | 3:00 PM | #3 Pepperdine vs #6 Pacific | |||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 11, 2018 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 PM | #1 Gonzaga vs #4 Saint Mary's | BYUtv | 5,511 |
| 8 | 2:00 PM | #2 BYU vs #3 Pepperdine | |||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 12, 2019 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | #1 Gonzaga vs. #2 BYU | ESPNU | 5,892 |
| *Game times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket and scores
edit- All games except the championship will air on BYUtv games and be simulcast on TheW.tv. The championship will air on ESPNU.
| Opening round Thursday, March 7 | Second round Friday, March 8 | Third round Saturday, March 9 | Semifinals Monday, March 11 | Championship Tuesday, March 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gonzaga | 78 2OT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 77 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Saint Mary's | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Loyola Marymount | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Portland | 69 | 9 | San Francisco | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | San Francisco | 76 | 1 | Gonzaga | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | 82 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | BYU | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pepperdine | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Pepperdine | 87 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pacific | 84 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Pacific | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 63 | 7 | Santa Clara | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | San Diego | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Marshall, John (March 12, 2019). "BYU knocks off No. 12 Gonzaga 82-68 in WCC title game". SFGate. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "BYU women rout No. 12 Gonzaga in WCC championship game, punch ticket to NCAA Tournament". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
- ^ "West Coast Conference Official Athletic Site". wccsports.com.