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

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.

2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record23–11 (11–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Clark
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Tracy Sanders
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
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

Before the season

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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

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2012–13 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Woolooware Sydney, Australia
G 3 Jackie Nared 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Westview
Wisconsin
Portland, OR
G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr St. Paul's Anglican Leongatha, Australia
G 10 Kate Gaze 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Australia Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Modesto Christian Merced, CA
F 12 Hayley Hendricksen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Lewis and Clark Spokane, WA
G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA
G 21 Mia Greco 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Petaluma
Santa Rosa
Petaluma, CA
G 23 Andrea Bailey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Dalles Wahtonka The Dalles, OR
G 24 Morgan Hatten 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Clovis West Hanford, CA
F 25 Carli Rosenthal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, ID
F 30 Amanda Arter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Brea Olinda Brea, CA
G 32 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr River Ridge Lacey, WA
F 33 Ashlee Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Skyview Vancouver, WA
F 54 Danielle Mauldin 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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm
at Washington L 68–70  0–1
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (1,567)
Seattle, WA
11/11/2012*
2:00 pm, Oregon on Pac-12 Digital[dead link]
at Oregon W 78–69  1–1
Matthew Knight Arena (1,237)
Eugene, OR
11/15/2012*
7:00 pm, Cal on Pac-12 Digital
at No. 12 Cal L 41–89  1–2
Haas Pavilion (917)
Berkeley, CA
11/23/2012*
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Butler
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic
W 85–74  2–2
McKeon Pavilion (379 [2])
Moraga, CA
11/24/2012*
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Chattanooga
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic
W 70–67  3–2
McKeon Pavilion (257 [3])
Moraga, CA
11/29/2012*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at Cal Poly W 70–67  4–2
Mott Gym (367)
San Luis Obispo, CA
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at UC Santa Barbara W 49–39  5–2
UC Santa Barbara Events Center (862)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/06/2012*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at UC Davis W 75–56  6–2
The Pavilion (387)
Davis, CA
12/15/2012*
11:30 am, ESPN3
vs. No. 14 UCLA
St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic
L 62–76  6–3
Carnesecca Arena (630)
Queens, NY
12/16/2012*
9:00 am, ESPN3
vs. Tennessee Tech
St. John's Chartwells Holiday Classic Consolation Game
W 73–58  7–3
Carnesecca Arena (N/A)
Queens, NY
12/20/2012*
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Pacific L 72–75  7–4
McKeon Pavilion (440 [4])
Moraga, CA
12/30/2012*
12:00 pm, Gaels Insider
George Washington W 79–49  8–4
McKeon Pavilion (460)
Moraga, CA
01/03/2013
7:00 pm, USF on Stretch
at San Francisco L 48–68  9–4
(1–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (405 [5])
San Francisco, CA
01/05/2013
2:00 pm, LMU All Access
at Loyola Marymount W 84–77 OT 10–4
(2–0)
Gersten Pavilion (472 [6])
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Gonzaga W 54–51  11–4
(3–0)
McKeon Pavilion (604 [7])
Moraga, CA
01/17/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider
San Diego L 70–73  11–5
(3–1)
McKeon Pavilion (509 [8])
Moraga, CA
01/19/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Pepperdine W 72–61  12–5
(4–1)
McKeon Pavilion (688 [9])
Moraga, CA
01/24/2013
7:00 pm, Santa Clara on Stretch
at Santa Clara W 56–50  13–5
(5–1)
Leavey Center (421 [10])
Santa Clara, CA
01/28/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider
San Francisco W 68–63  14–5
(6–1)
McKeon Pavilion (390 [11])
Moraga, CA
01/31/2013
6:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU L 58–66  14–6
(6–2)
Marriott Center (682 [12])
Provo, UT
02/07/2013
6:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Portland W 58–53  15–6
(7–2)
McKeon Pavilion (412 [13])
Moraga, CA
02/09/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider
BYU W 64–52  16–6
(8–2)
McKeon Pavilion (562 [14])
Moraga, CA
02/14/2013
6:00 pm, SWX
at Gonzaga L 54–69  16–7
(8–3)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [15])
Spokane, WA
02/16/2013
7:00 pm, Portland on Stretch
at Portland W 49–43  17–7
(9–3)
Chiles Center (633 [16])
Portland, OR
02/21/2013
7:00 pm, USD on Stretch
at San Diego L 50–67  17–8
(9–4)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (363 [17])
San Diego, CA
02/23/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Loyola Marymount W 70–57  18–8
(10–4)
McKeon Pavilion (N/A [18])
Moraga, CA
02/28/2013
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Santa Clara W 65–56  19–8
(11–4)
McKeon Pavilion (498 [19])
Moraga, CA
03/02/2013
2:00 pm, TV-32
at Pepperdine L 67–80  19–9
(11–5)
Firestone Fieldhouse (276 [20])
Malibu, CA
2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
03/08/2013
2:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital
vs. Portland
WCC Tournament Quarterfinals
W 54–51  20–9
Orleans Arena (7,896 [21])
Las Vegas, NV
03/09/2013
2:30 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital
vs. San Diego
WCC Tournament Semifinals
L 53–74  20–10
Orleans Arena (7,896 [22])
Las Vegas, NV
2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/21/2013*
7:00 pm, Gaels Insider
Seattle
WNIT Tournament 1st Round
W 68–51  21–10
McKeon Pavilion (187)
Moraga, CA
03/24/2013*
12:00 pm, Big Sky TV
at Northern Colorado
WNIT Tournament 2nd Round
W 68–58  22–10
Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (837)
Greeley, CO
03/27/2013
2:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
WNIT Tournament 3rd Round
W 59–55  23–10
Marriott Center (449 [23])
Provo, UT
03/31/2013
2:00 pm, Gaels Live
Utah
WNIT Tournament Quarterfinal
L 55–58  23–11
McKeon Pavilion (381 [24])
Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

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Regular Season Polls
Poll Pre-
Season
Week
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Week
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10
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14
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16
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17
Week
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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

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References

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