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

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2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record20–11 (13–5 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tracy Sanders
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
Seasons
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

The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference.[1][2][3] 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.

Previous season

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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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 13, 2018

Schedule and results

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "Saint Mary's Gaels Women's Basketball - Gaels News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  3. ^ Saint Mary's Gaels. "Saint Mary's Gaels on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.