The 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2013, at the
Orleans Arena
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in the
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community of
Paradise
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,
Nevada
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Format
For the second consecutive year the tournament featured a 9-team single elimination format. The 1 and 2 seeds received a bye to the semifinals while the 3 and 4 seeds received a bye to the quarterfinals. The tournament began on Wednesday, 6 March with an 8/9 game. The second round took place on Thursday, 7 March. The tournament quarterfinals were held on Friday, 8 March. The conference semifinals were held on Saturday, 9 March. The first 4 rounds were broadcast on
BYUtv Sports and shown online through the conferences web provider- Campus Insiders a
WCC Digital The championship game was played on Monday, 11 March 2013 and broadcast on television by
ESPNU
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.
Seeds
Schedule
Bracket and scores
Game summaries
1st Round: San Francisco vs. Pepperdine
Series History: Pepperdine leads series 34-32
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann,
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
, and Jarom Jordan
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2nd Round: Loyola Marymount vs. San Francisco
Series History: Series even 31-31
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann and
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
''(Play-by-play)'';
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the Independent BYU Cougars football team and men's basket ...
and Jarom Jordan ''(Halftime and Bridge Show)''
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2nd Round: Santa Clara vs. Portland
Series History: Santa Clara leads series 34-28
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann and
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
''(Play-by-play)'';
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the Independent BYU Cougars football team and men's basket ...
and Jarom Jordan ''(Halftime)''
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Quarterfinals: BYU vs. Loyola Marymount
Series History: BYU leads series 5-1
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann and
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the Independent BYU Cougars football team and men's basket ...
''(Play-by-play)'';
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
and Jarom Jordan ''(Halftime)'';
Blaine Fowler
Blaine Fowler is a college football and men's college basketball sports analyst in the Mountain West Conference for NBC Sports Network basketball broadcasts. He also provides analysis for the Independent BYU Cougars football team and men's basket ...
,
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
, and Jarom Jordan ''(Bridge Show)''
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Quarterfinals: Saint Mary's vs. Portland
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 35-20
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann,
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
, and Jarom Jordan
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Semifinal: Gonzaga vs. BYU
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 6-5
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann,
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
, and Jarom Jordan
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Semifinal: San Diego vs. Saint Mary's
Series History: Saint Mary's leads series 37-25
Broadcasters:
Dave McCann,
Steve Cleveland
Steven Cornell Cleveland (born February 4, 1952) is a former American college basketball coach. He had been men's head basketball head coach at Fresno City College, BYU, and Fresno State.
Early life and education
Cleveland was born in Los Ange ...
, and Jarom Jordan
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Championship: Gonzaga vs. San Diego
Series History: Gonzaga leads series 44-20
Broadcasters:
Rich Cellini
Richard Cellini is a play-by-play announcer and a professor at the University of San Francisco. He began broadcasting in 1998 and has covered a wide range of sports including football, baseball, basketball, softball and water polo.
Biography
A se ...
and
Rosalyn Gold-Onwude
Rosalyn Fatima Gold-Onwude (; born April 28, 1987) is an American-Nigerian sports broadcaster. A native of New York City, Gold-Onwude played college basketball at Stanford and played on the Nigeria national team.
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All tournament conference team
See also
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2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season
The 2012–13 NCAA Division I women's basketball season began in November and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, April 7–9.
Season headlines
*October 30 – The AP preseason All-American team was named. Three players received all 40 pos ...
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West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
The West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the West Coast Conference (WCC). The winner of the tournament each year is guaranteed a place in the NCAA Division I men's ...
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2012–13 West Coast Conference men's basketball season
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2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament
The 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2013 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada. Gonzaga, which entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in both major polls, ...
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2012–13 West Coast Conference women's basketball season
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West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
The West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament is the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the West Coast Conference. The winner receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Women's Basketball Championship. The ch ...
References
External links
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Tournament
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# One or more competitions held at a single venue and concentr ...
West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
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West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament
Basketball competitions in the Las Vegas Valley
College basketball tournaments in Nevada
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