The 2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held between March 3 and 8 at Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. Gonzaga won the tournament and with it the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament.[2]
| 2022 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2021–22 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Finals site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | Gonzaga (10th title) |
| Winning coach | Lisa Fortier (4th title) |
| MVP | Melody Kempton (Gonzaga) |
| Television | ESPNU/BYUtv |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 BYU | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga † | 15 | – | 2 | .882 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 3 | – | 14 | .176 | 6 | – | 23 | .207 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All conference members qualified for the tournament. Teams were seeded based on the Ken Pomeroy Adjusted Conference Winning Percentage.
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall* | Pomeroy AWP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[3] | BYU | 15–1 | 25–2 | .921% |
| 2 | Gonzaga | 15–2 | 24–6 | .870% |
| 3 | San Francisco | 10–8 | 16–14 | .555% |
| 4 | Portland | 8–7 | 18–9 | .530% |
| 5 | Saint Mary's | 9–9 | 15–14 | .501% |
| 6 | San Diego | 8–9 | 16–13 | .493% |
| 7 | Santa Clara | 8–10 | 14–14 | .448% |
| 8 | Pepperdine | 4–11 | 8–16 | .257% |
| 9 | Loyola Marymount | 4–13 | 9–18 | .241% |
| 10 | Pacific | 3–14 | 6–22 | .184% |
* Overall record at end of regular season.
Venue edit
For the fourteenth consecutive year, the 2022 WCC Tournament was held in the Orleans Arena. When Orleans Arena is set up for basketball games, the seating capacity is 7,471.[4] The Orleans Arena is located at the 1,886-room Orleans Hotel and Casino, about 1 mile west of the Las Vegas Strip.[5] The tickets for the WCC Tournament typically sell out quickly.[6]
Schedule edit
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Television | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Thursday March 3, 2022 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 12:00 PM | No. 8 Pepperdine 54 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 64 | BYUtv | |
| 2 | 2:00 PM | No. 7 Santa Clara 93 vs. No. 10 Pacific 69 | |||
| Second round – Friday March 4, 2022 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 12:00 PM | No. 5 Saint Mary's 64 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 71 | BYUtv | |
| 4 | 2:00 PM | No. 6 San Diego 79 vs. No. 7 Santa Clara 86 | |||
| Quarterfinals – Saturday, March 5, 2022 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 1:30 PM | No. 4 Portland 69 vs. No. 9 Loyola Marymount 44 | BYUtv | |
| 6 | 3:30 PM | No. 3 San Francisco 72 vs. No. 7 Santa Clara 63 | |||
| Semifinals – Monday, March 7, 2022 | |||||
| 4 | 7 | 12:00 PM | No. 1 BYU 59 vs. No. 4 Portland 52 | BYUtv | |
| 8 | 2:00 PM | No. 2 Gonzaga 69 vs. No. 3 San Francisco 55 | |||
| Championship – Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | |||||
| 5 | 9 | 1:00 PM | No. 1 BYU 59 vs. No. 2 Gonzaga 71 | ESPNU | |
| Game times in PT. Rankings denote tournament seeding. *denotes overtime game | |||||
Bracket edit
- All games except the championship aired on BYUtv and were simulcast on WCC Network and multiple RSN's: NBC Sports Bay Area, Bally Sports West or Los Angeles, Bally Sports San Diego, and Root Sports. Additional RSN's across the country also aired select games. The championship aired on ESPNU.
| Opening round Thursday, March 3 | Second round Friday, March 4 | Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 | Semifinals Monday, March 7 | Championship Tuesday, March 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | BYU | 59 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Portland | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Portland | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Loyola Marymount | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Saint Mary's | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Pepperdine | 54 | 9 | Loyola Marymount | 71 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Loyola Marymount | 64 | 1 | BYU | 59 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gonzaga | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Francisco | 55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | San Francisco | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | San Diego | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Santa Clara | 93 | 7 | Santa Clara | 86 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Pacific | 69 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
* denotes overtime game
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "WCC Standings - 2021-22". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
- ^ "Gonzaga Wins 2022 WCC Women's Basketball Championship" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "No. 19 BYU women beat Santa Clara, clinch share of WCC title". AP. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ "Location Spotlight: Orleans Arena | Nevada Film Office". nevadafilm.com. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ Hawks, John; Higgins, Tom (February 3, 2009). The Complete Idiot's Guide to Las Vegas: The Savvy Vacationer's Guide to All Things Las Vegas. Penguin. ISBN 978-1-4406-8515-6.
- ^ "UCU WCC Basketball Tournament Sold Out". wccsports.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.