2015 WAC women's basketball tournament
| 2015 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2014–15 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Site | Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada |
| Champions | New Mexico State |
| MVP | Brianna Freeman (New Mexico State) |
| Attendance | 2,624 |
| Television | ESPNU WAC Digital |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Bakersfield | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas-Pan American | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Canyon* | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle U | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UMKC | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 4 | – | 25 | .138 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2015 WAC tournament winner As of 21 March 2015 (UTC) * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2015 WAC women's basketball tournament was held on March 11–14, 2015, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.[1] This was the fourth consecutive year the WAC Tournament took place in Vegas.
Format
[edit ]Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2015 women's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they were ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they could not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited.[2]
Since Idaho left the WAC at the start of the year, 7 teams competed in the 2015 tournament in a traditional single-elimination style tournament. 1 had a bye in the first round 8, 2 played 7, 3 played 6, and 4 played 5 on Wednesday, March 11. The winners met in the semifinals on Friday, March 13. The championship was held on Saturday, March 14.
Seeds
[edit ]| 2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
| Seed | School | Conference Record | Overall Record (End of Regular season) |
Tiebreaker | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | New Mexico State | 13–1 | 20–7 | |||
| 2. | Cal State Bakersfield | 11–3 | 22–7 | |||
| 3. | UT Pan American | 9–5 | 17–13 | |||
| 4. | Grand Canyon | 7–7 | 13–14 | Since Grand Canyon can't qualify for the WAC Tourney, teams 5–8 will be seeded 4–7. | ||
| 5. | Seattle U | 6–8 | 9–20 | |||
| 6. | Utah Valley | 5–9 | 11–18 | |||
| 7. | UMKC | 4–10 | 6–23 | |||
| 8. | Chicago State | 1–13 | 4–24 | |||
Schedule
[edit ]| Session | Game | Time* | Matchup# | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 2:00 PM | #4 Seattle vs. #5 Utah Valley | ||
| 2 | 4:30 PM | #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 Chicago State | |||
| 2 | 3 | 7:00 PM | #3 UT Pan American vs. #6 UMKC | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 13 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 12:00 PM | #1 New Mexico State vs. #4 Seattle | ||
| 5 | 2:30 PM | #2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #3 UT Pan American | |||
| Championship Game – Saturday, March 14 | |||||
| 4 | 6 | 1:00 PM | #1 New Mexico State vs. #3 UT Pan American | ||
| *Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding. | |||||
Bracket
[edit ]Wednesday, March 11 Semifinals
Friday, March 13 Championship
Saturday, March 14
Game summaries
[edit ]Seattle U vs. Utah Valley
[edit ]Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
2 p.m. PDT
Rebs: Sam Loogins 11
Asts: Georgia Agnew 6 Pts: Taelor Ross 22
Rebs: Taelor Ross 14
Asts: Jazmine Johnson 6
Cal State Bakersfield vs. Chicago State
[edit ]Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
4:30 p.m. PDT
Rebs: Layne Murphy 10
Asts: Sarah Amalou 3 Pts: Tyonna Outland 17
Rebs: Batabe Zempare 10
Asts: Tyonna Outland 6
UT Pan American vs. UMKC
[edit ]Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
8 p.m. PDT
Rebs: Kiana Law 8
Asts: Sierra Bone 3 Pts: Shawnte' Goff & Brittany Bush 17
Rebs: Brittany Bush 7
Asts: T'Ondria Nolen 4
Paradise, NV
Attendance: 657[5]
Referees: Melissa Barlow, Kent Johnson, Julie Krommenhoek
New Mexico State vs. Seattle U
[edit ]Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
12 p.m. PDT
Rebs: Taelor Ross 17
Asts: Kaylee Best 6 Pts: Sasha Weber 22
Rebs: Brianna Freeman 16
Asts: Shanice Davis 5
Cal State Bakersfield vs. UT Pan American
[edit ]Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray
2:30 p.m. PDT
Rebs: Shawnte' Goff 11
Asts: Rickell Preston 6 Pts: Tyonna Outland 24
Rebs: Tyonna Outland 12
Asts: Tyonna Outland 5
Championship: New Mexico State vs. UT Pan American
[edit ]Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Katie Smith
1 p.m. PDT
Rebs: Bush; Wright 8
Asts: Preston; Wright 2 Pts: Sasha Weber 20
Rebs: Freeman; Mack 9
Asts: Moriah Mack 4
Awards and honors
[edit ]Source: [9]
Tournament MVP: Brianna Freeman – New Mexico State
All-Tournament teams:
- Brianna Freeman – New Mexico State
- Shawnte' Goff – Texas–Pan American
- Tyonna Outland – CSU–Bakersfield
- Taelor Ross – Seattle
- Sasha Weber – New Mexico State
References
[edit ]- ^ "WAC basketball tournaments will be held in Las Vegas". The Monitor. Retrieved 2013年06月17日.
- ^ "Grand Canyon joins Western Athletic Conference". AZCentral Sports. Retrieved 2012年11月27日.
- ^ "Seattle U vs. Utah Valley". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015年03月11日.
- ^ "Cal State Bakersfield vs. Chicago State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015年03月11日.
- ^ "UT Pan American vs. UMKC". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015年03月11日.
- ^ "Seattle U vs. New Mexico State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015年03月13日.
- ^ "UT Pan American vs. Cal State Bakersfield". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015年03月13日.
- ^ "Box Score (Final): 2014–15 WAC Women's Basketball – Texas-Pan American vs New Mexico State". Western Athletic Conference. March 14, 2015. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015年03月31日.
- ^ "2015 WAC Men's and women's basketball tournament". Western Athletic Conference. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2015.