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2020-21 WEST COAST CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL #WCCHOOPS WEEK TWO | 12.2.20 @WCChoops | #WCChoops Contact: Ryan McCrary | @RyMac_26 WCCsports.com Asst. Commissioner Communications | [email protected] WCC BY THE NUMBERS 21 13 137 / 4.7 20th Program-best winning streak NCAA Tournaments for Blocked shots for BYU’s Sara Season for BYU Head for Gonzaga in 2019-20 #WCChoops since 2012 Hamson - most in Division I Coach Jeff Judkins 2020-21 #WCCHOOPS SEASON STANDINGS WCC OVERALL W L Pct. GB Home Away W L Pct. Home Away Neut. Strk. Brigham Young --/RV 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 1 1 .500 0-0 0-0 1-1 L1 Gonzaga 18/20 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 1 1 .500 0-0 0-0 1-1 W1 Portland 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 1 1 .500 0-0 0-1 1-0 L1 LMU 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 San Francisco 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0 1 .000 0-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Saint Mary’s 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0 3 .000 0-0 0-1 0-2 L3 Pacific 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Pepperdine 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- San Diego 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- Santa Clara 0 0 .000 -- 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 0-0 -- WCC BASKETBALL QUICK HITS 2020-21 WCC WEEK TWO SCHEDULE H Gonzaga enters week two of 2020-21 ranked No. 18 in the AP THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 Poll and No. 20 in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches polls. Last year, UC Irvine at LMU WCC Network 7:00 p.m. the Zags rose to a program and WCC-best No. 10 (2/25/20) regu- lar season ranking. BYU entered the campaign in the “Receiving SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 Votes” category in the coaches poll. LMU at Grand Canyon 12:00 p.m. San Diego State at San Diego WCC Network 2:00 p.m. H Gonzaga enters the year owning the eighth longest active Division I home winning streak at 18 games. Baylor leads the SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6 way with 55 straight victories. The Bulldog men’s team owns the #18 Gonzaga at South Dakota St. 12:00 p.m. nation’s longest active streak at 39. Seattle U at Portland WCC Network 2:00 p.m. H Two WCC teams appear in Charlie Creme’s 2021 ESPN Week Two Bracketology report: Gonzaga (No. 6 Region 4) & BYU (No. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 10 Region 3) BYU at Utah State The MW 5:00 p.m. H Five WCC teams rated in the top-150 in the final 2019-20 RPI TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8 ratings: Gonzaga (No. 12), BYU (No. 94), Portland (No. 103), San San Diego at CSU Fullerton TBA Diego (No. 111) & Pacific (No. 134). **NOTE - Women’s basketball CSU Bakersfield at Pepperdine WCC Network 4:00 p.m. will shift to NET rankings for the 2020-21 campaign. #18 Gonzaga at Wyoming The MW 5:30 p.m. H Five WCC student-athletes were named to 2020-21 preseason watch lists for major national awards ALL TIMES PACIFIC (PT) | **All dates/times subject to change H Sara Hamson, BYU: Lisa Leslie H Alex Fowler, Portland: Becky Hammon H Valerie Higgins, Pacific: Becky Hammon UCU WCC PLAYER/FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK H Brooklyn McDavid, Pacific: Katrina McClain BYU sophomore guard Shaylee Gonzales and Saint H Jill Townsend, Gonzaga: Naismith PoY, Ann Meyers & Mary’s freshman Finau Tonga captured debut Universi- Becky Hammon ty Credit Union WCC Player and Freshman of the Week H Gonzaga is one of seven institutions nationally featuring top-25 honors. Freshman of the Week is a new award making men’s and women’s basketball programs. The No. 21/20 women its debut for the 2020-21 campaign. and No. 1/2 men join Baylor, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio State, Oregon and UCLA. H The University Credit Union WCC Women’s Basketball Tourna- ment returns to the Orleans Arena March 4-9, 2021. FOLLOW THE WEST COAST CONFERENCE 2020-21 West Coast Conference Basketball 1 2020-21 #WCCHOOPS INFORMATION WCC vs. the Conferences WCC Teams in Weekly 2020-21 Polls AP Poll / USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll (Through 12/2/20) BYU GON Preseason --/RV 21/20 American Athletic Conference.........0-0 12/1 --/RV 18/20 America East.......................................... 0-0 Atlantic Coast......................................... 0-0 Atlantic 10 .............................................. 0-1 WCC Teams in FINAL 2020 Ratings (4/1/20) A weekly eye on hoops metrics... Atlantic Sun.........................................0-0 BYU GON POR USD UOP Big East .................................................. 0-0 RPI 94 12 103 111 134 WCC In The Postseason Big Sky ............................................. 0-0 Big South ............................................ 0-0 MULTIPLE POST-SEASON PARTICIPANTS Big Ten ................................................... 0-0 #WCChoops Among Top Coaches In Big 12 ..................................................... 0-0 NCAA Big West ............................................... 0-1 NCAA Win Percentage 2020 Gonzaga*, Portland (Projected) Colonial ................................................. 0-0 Two of the WCC’s head coaches crack the Top 2019 BYU, Gonzaga* Conference USA .................................... 0-0 12 for career winning percentage amongst all 2016 BYU*, San Francisco Horizon ..................................................0-0 active coaches currently in the D1 ranks. Michael 2015 BYU, Gonzaga* 2014 BYU*, Gonzaga of Portland is fifth with a career winning Independent ........................................ 0-0 Meek 2012 BYU, Gonzaga* Ivy ......................................................... 0-0 percentage of .845 (251-46) in 10 seasons of 2002 Santa Clara, Pepperdine* Metro Atlantic Athletic........................... 0-0 coaching between George Fox and Portland. 2000 San Diego, Pepperdine* Mid-American ........................................ 0-0 Lisa Fortier of Gonzaga 12th amongst active 1999 Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara* Mid-Eastern Athletic........................... 0-0 coaches with a career winning percentage of 1997 San Francisco, Portland* Missouri Valley ....................................... 0-0 .783 (155-43), all in six years at Gonzaga. 1996 San Francisco, Portland* Mountain West ....................................... 0-0 1995 San Francisco, Portland* Non-Division I ......................................0-0 1994 Portland, Santa Clara* Topping the list are Trevor Woodruff at .894 * Indicates at-large selection Northeast .............................................. 0-0 (Scranton, Bucknell), Geno Auriemma at .885 Ohio Valley ............................................. 0-0 (UConn), Kim Mulkey at .858 (Baylor), Amaka WNIT Pac-12................................................ 0-4 Agugua-Hamilton at .857 (Missouri State) and 2019 LMU, Pacific, Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s Patriot .................................................... 0-0 2017 BYU, Saint Mary’s Meek at .844. Southeastern ......................................... 1-1 2016 Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, Santa Clara Southern ............................................... 0-0 2015 Pacific, Saint Mary’s, San Diego, San Francisco Southland .............................................. 0-1 Fortier - Naismith Coach of the Year 2014 Pacific, Saint Mary’s, San Diego 2013 BYU, (Pacific), Saint Mary’s, San Diego Southwestern Athletic........................... 0-0 Semifinalist 2012 Saint Mary’s, San Diego Summit ............................................... 1-0 Lisa Fortier was among 10 semifinalists for the 2011 Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s Sun Belt ................................................. 0-0 Werner Ladder Naismith National Coach of the 2010 Pepperdine, Saint Mary’s Western Athletic .....................................1-0 Year awards, giving Gonzaga the elite distinction 2004 Gonzaga, Pepperdine TOTAL ...................................3-8 (.000) of being among just two schools with contenders 2002 Saint Mary’s, San Francisco 2001 Loyola Marymount, Pepperdine, Santa Clara for both men’s (Mark Few) and women’s honors. 2000 Saint Mary’s, Santa Clara Fortier has guided the 12th-ranked Gonzaga 1999 Pepperdine, Portland women to their best start in program history at 28-2—the 18th 20-win season in program history. WCC Tournament Champions The Zags went 17-1 in WCC play, capturing their fourth straight regular-season conference Year Champion Runner-Up Site crown. They also have a bye into the semifinal 2020 Portland Gonzaga Las Vegas round of the WCC tournament. 2019YU B Gonzaga Las Vegas 2018 Gonzaga San Diego Las Vegas 2017 Gonzaga Saint Mary’s Las Vegas 2016 San Francisco BYU Las Vegas 2015YU B San Francisco Las Vegas 2014 Gonzaga BYU Las Vegas 2013 Gonzaga San Diego Las Vegas WCC Solid in Non-Conference 2012YU B Gonzaga Las Vegas The WCC continues a league trend of suc- 2011 Gonzaga Saint Mary’s Las Vegas cess during out of conference contests. 2010 Gonzaga Pepperdine Las Vegas 2009 Gonzaga San Diego Las Vegas 2020-21: 0-0 (00.0) 2008 San Diego Gonzaga USD 2007 Gonzaga LMU POR 81-57 (58.7) 2019-20: 2006 Pepperdine Santa Clara GON 2018-19: 90-53 (62.9) 2005 Santa Clara Gonzaga SCU 2017-18: 57-54 (51.4) 2004 LMU Gonzaga SCU 2016-17: 50-62 (44.6) 2003 Pepperdine Santa Clara USD 2015-16: 73-47 (60.8) 2002 Pepperdine Santa Clara USD 2014-15: 67-51 (56.8) 2001 Saint Mary’s LMU USD 2013-14: 74-46 (61.7) 2000 San Diego Pepperdine SCU (As of 11/23/20) 1999 Saint Mary’s Pepperdine SCU 1998 Santa Clara Saint Mary’s SCU 2020 WCC All-Tournament Team 1997 San Francisco Portland LMU Haylee Andrews, So., G - Portland 1996 San Francisco Portland SCU *Alex Fowler, Fr., F – Portland - MOP 1995 San Francisco Portland SCU Hannah Friend, Sr., G – Pepperdine 1994 Portland Gonzaga SCU Myah Pace, Sr., F - San Diego 1993 San Diego Santa Clara SCU Leticia Soares, Sr., G - San Diego 1992 Santa Clara San Francisco SCU 2 WCCsports.com | @WCChoops | #WCChoops 2020-21 #WCCHOOPS NOTES // RUSSELL RULE 2019-20 #WCCHOOPS SEASON IN REVIEW - STATS #WCChoops enjoyed a remarkable season in 2019-20 with two teams projected as locks for the 2020 NCAA Tournament. • Gonzaga – finished the 2019-20 campaign ranked No.