West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament | |
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Conference basketball championship | |
Sport | BYUtv, ESPNU |
Official website | WCCSports.com Women's Basketball |
Sponsors | |
University Credit Union (2019) |
The West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA
Games were at campus sites from 1992 to 1994, then were played at the same location as the men's tournament, beginning in 1995.
Beginning in 2012, the WCC adopted a new format to incorporate
The format changed to a traditional 10-team tournament with the addition of Pacific for the 2013–14 season.
At the end of each tournament, an all-tournament team is named, with one individual selected as Most Valuable Player. Four players have earned MVP honors more than once—Valerie Gillom of San Francisco, Jill Barta of Gonzaga, and Alex Fowler of Portland twice each; and Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot three times.
Past WCC women's basketball tournament results
Year | Champion | Runner-Up | Site | MVP[1] |
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1992 | Santa Clara | San Francisco | Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara , California
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Melissa King, Santa Clara |
1993 | San Diego | Santa Clara | Jill Shaver, San Diego | |
1994 | Portland | Gonzaga | Amy Claboe, Portland | |
1995 | San Francisco | Portland | Valerie Gillon, San Francisco | |
1996 | San Francisco | Portland | Valerie Gillon, San Francisco | |
1997 | San Francisco | Portland | Gersten Pavilion, Los Angeles, California | Brittany Lindhe, San Francisco |
1998 | Santa Clara | Saint Mary's | Toso Pavilion, Santa Clara, California | Lisa Sacco, Santa Clara |
1999 | Saint Mary's | Pepperdine | Tracy Morris, Saint Mary's | |
2000 | San Diego | Pepperdine | Jessica Gray, San Diego | |
2001 | Saint Mary's | Loyola Marymount | Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California | Jermisha Dosty, Saint Mary's |
2002 | Pepperdine | Santa Clara | Damaris Hinojosa, Pepperdine | |
2003 | Pepperdine | Santa Clara | Kendra Rhea, Santa Clara | |
2004 | Loyola Marymount | Gonzaga | Leavey Center, Santa Clara, California | Adrianne Slaughter, Loyola Marymount |
2005 | Santa Clara | Gonzaga | Michelle Cozad, Santa Clara | |
2006 | Pepperdine | Santa Clara | McCarthey Athletic Center, Spokane, Washington | Daphanie Kennedy, Pepperdine |
2007 | Gonzaga | Loyola Marymount | Chiles Center, Portland, Oregon | Heather Bowman, Gonzaga |
2008 | San Diego | Gonzaga | Jenny Craig Pavilion, San Diego, California | Amanda Rego, San Diego |
2009 | Gonzaga | San Diego | Orleans Arena, Paradise, Nevada | Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga |
2010 | Gonzaga | Pepperdine | Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga | |
2011 | Gonzaga | Saint Mary's | Courtney Vandersloot, Gonzaga[2] | |
2012 | BYU | Gonzaga | Haley Steed, BYU[3] | |
2013 | Gonzaga | San Diego | Haiden Palmer, Gonzaga[4] | |
2014 | Gonzaga | BYU | Sunny Greinacher, Gonzaga[5] | |
2015 | BYU | San Francisco | Lexi Eaton, BYU[6] | |
2016 | San Francisco | BYU | Taylor Proctor, San Francisco | |
2017 | Gonzaga | Saint Mary's | Jill Barta, Gonzaga[7] | |
2018 | Gonzaga | San Diego | Jill Barta, Gonzaga[8] | |
2019 | BYU | Gonzaga | Paisley Johnson, BYU[9] | |
2020 | Portland | San Diego | Alex Fowler, Portland[10] | |
2021 | Gonzaga | BYU | Jill Townsend, Gonzaga[11] | |
2022 | Gonzaga | BYU | Melody Kempton, Gonzaga[12] | |
2023 | Portland | Gonzaga | Alex Fowler, Portland[13] | |
2024 | Portland | Gonzaga | Kennedy Dickie, Portland[14] |
Performance by school
Former WCC members highlighted in pink.
Member | Winners | Winning Years |
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Gonzaga | 10
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2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
Portland | 4
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1994, 2020, 2023, 2024 |
San Francisco | 4
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1995, 1996, 1997, 2016 |
BYU | 3
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2012, 2015, 2019 |
San Diego | 3
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1993, 2000, 2008 |
Pepperdine | 3
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2002, 2003, 2006 |
Santa Clara | 3
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1992, 1998, 2005 |
Saint Mary's | 2
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1999, 2001 |
Loyola Marymount | 1
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2004 |
Pacific | 0
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References
- ^ "WCC Tournament Recaps" (PDF). 2010–11 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Media Guide. West Coast Conference. pp. 71–73. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "2011 WCC Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team Announced" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 7, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- Salt Lake Tribune. March 7, 2012. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
- ^ Associated Press (March 11, 2013). "Gonzaga Heads to Post Season Defeating San Diego". West Coast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2013.
- ^ "BYU women fall in scoring hole, lose to Gonzaga in WCC Championship". The Daily Universe. March 11, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- Salt Lake Tribune. March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
- ^ Crumpacker, John (March 7, 2017). "Crumpacker - Jill Barta Leads Gonzaga To #WCChoops Title". West Coast Conference. Retrieved March 8, 2017.
- ^ Crumpacker, John (March 6, 2018). "Crumpacker - Zags Dance Again After Dispatching Toreros". West Coast Conference. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ^ Gurney, Brandon (March 12, 2019). "Cougars Surpass Expectations, beat Gonzaga 82-68 for Conference Championship". Deseret News. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
- ^ Faraudo, Jeff (March 10, 2020). "Faraudo: Portland Completes Title Run". West Coast Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- ^ "2021 UCU West Coast Conference Women's All-Tournament Team" (PDF) (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Gonzaga Wins 2022 WCC Women's Basketball Championship" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 8, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
- ^ "Portland Wins 2023 UCU WCC Basketball Tournament" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 7, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Portland Knock Off Favored Gonzaga For The WCC Title" (Press release). West Coast Conference. March 12, 2024.