2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College of California in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Gales, led by twelfth year head coach Paul Thomas, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC women's tournament to Pacific. They received an automatic bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	20–11 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Thomas (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Tracy Sanders Allyson Fasnacht Lisa O'Meara
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion

2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Gonzaga †	17	–	1		.944			27	–	6		.818
Saint Mary's	13	–	5		.722			20	–	11		.645
Loyola Marymount	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
BYU	11	–	7		.611			16	–	14		.533
San Francisco	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
San Diego	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Pacific	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Pepperdine	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Santa Clara	5	–	13		.278			9	–	21		.300
Portland	3	–	15		.167			7	–	23		.233
† 2018 WCC tournament winner As of 17 March 2018 Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

They finished the season 20–13, 13–5 in WCC play to finish in a tie for second place. They advanced to the championship game of the WCC women's tournament where they lost to Gonzaga. They received an at-large bid to the WNIT where they lost to Colorado State in the first round.

Roster

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Milly Yates 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr SCECGS Redlands Sydney, Australia G 3 Jasmine Forcadilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So St. Joseph's Catholic Terrigal, Australia F 5 Madeline Holland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Archbishop Mitty Burlingame, CA G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Australian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia G 11 Morgan Malloy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS So Justin-Siena Napa, CA F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Ignatius San Bruno, CA F 13 Tyra Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Punhou Honolulu, HI G 14 Jordyn Boesel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Okanogan Okanogan, WA G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Carondelet Concord, CA G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Hutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand G 23 Emily Codding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA G 24 Brianna Simonich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Carondelet Danville, CA F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia F 30 Joy Akaegbu-Cleveland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Gonzaga Prep Spokane, WA C 33 Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS So St. Thomas Aquinas TCU Olathe, KS	Head coach Paul Thomas (Wayne State College) Assistant coach(es) Tracy Sanders (St. Mary's) Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty) Lisa O'Meara (St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 5:00 pm		at No. 20 California	L 80–87	0–1	Haas Pavilion (2,768) Berkeley, CA
11/12/2017* 1:00 pm		Washington State	W 81–75	1–1	McKeon Pavilion (307) Moraga, CA
11/19/2017* 1:00 pm, CHN		Cal Poly	W 82–64	2–1	McKeon Pavilion (356) Moraga, CA
11/24/2017* 2:00 pm		UC Santa Barbara Hilton Concord Classic	W 89–59	3–1	McKeon Pavilion (388) Moraga, CA
11/25/2017* 2:00 pm		Indiana Hilton Concord Classic	W 88–82	4–1	McKeon Pavilion (312) Moraga, CA
11/30/2017* 6:00 pm		at Boise State	W 74–72	5–1	Taco Bell Arena (476) Boise, ID
12/02/2017* 1:30 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 63–74	5–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (1,086) Salt Lake City, UT
12/09/2017* 1:00 pm		UC Davis	L 50–74	5–3	McKeon Pavilion (341) Moraga, CA
12/17/2017* 11:30 am		vs. UT Martin Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational	W 69–58	6–3	Mackey Arena (6,193) West Lafayette, IN
12/18/2017* 1:00 pm		vs. Eastern Washington Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational	W 76–56	7–3	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
12/19/2017* 10:30 am		at Purdue Basketball Travelers Inc. Invitational	L 60–70	7–4	Mackey Arena (6,510) West Lafayette, IN
WCC regular season
12/28/2017 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 57–69	7–5 (0–1)	Gersten Pavilion (324) Los Angeles, CA
12/30/2017 2:00 pm		BYU	W 57–49	8–5 (1–1)	McKeon Pavilion (317) Moraga, CA
01/04/2018 7:00 pm		at Pacific	W 70–69	9–5 (2–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center (290) Stockton, CA
01/06/2018 2:00 pm		at San Diego	W 75–53	10–5 (3–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (346) San Diego, CA
01/11/2018 6:30 pm		Santa Clara	W 59–46	11–5 (4–1)	McKeon Pavilion (321) Moraga, CA
01/13/2018 2:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 75–62	12–5 (5–1)	McKeon Pavilion (294) Moraga, CA
01/18/2018 6:30 pm		Gonzaga	L 65–73	12–6 (5–2)	McKeon Pavilion (476) Moraga, CA
01/20/2018 2:00 pm		Pacific	W 96–88	13–6 (6–2)	McKeon Pavilion (428) Moraga, CA
01/25/2018 6:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 54–63	13–7 (6–3)	Marriott Center (913) Provo, UT
01/27/2018 2:00 pm		at Portland	L 65–68	13–8 (6–4)	Chiles Center (348) Portland, OR
02/01/2018 7:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 73–59	14–8 (7–4)	War Memorial Gymnasium (473) San Francisco, CA
02/03/2018 2:00 pm		San Diego	W 66–57	15–8 (8–4)	McKeon Pavilion (234) Moraga, CA
02/08/2018 6:30 pm		Loyola Marymount	L 65–75	15–9 (8–5)	McKeon Pavilion (225) Moraga, CA
02/10/2018 2:00 pm		at Gonzaga	W 72–56	16–9 (9–5)	McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA
02/15/2018 6:30 pm		San Francisco	W 72–64	17–9 (10–5)	McKeon Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA
02/17/2018 2:00 pm		Portland	W 77–49	18–9 (11–5)	McKeon Pavilion (421) Moraga, CA
02/22/2018 7:00 pm		at Pepperdine	W 82–75	19–9 (12–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse (219) Malibu, CA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 72–51	20–9 (13–5)	Leavey Center (527) Santa Clara, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/02/2018 2:00 pm, BYUtv	(2)	vs. (7) Pacific Quarterfinals	L 73–77	20–10	Orleans Arena (6,813) Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018* 6:00 pm		at New Mexico First Round	L 80–82	20–11	Johnson Gymnasium (1,428) Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team