For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, February 21, 2017 Contact \\ Natalia Ciccone ([email protected]); Kasey Carlson ([email protected]) 2016-17 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N STREAK LAST 10 TOP 10 TOP 25 Oregon State 16 2 .889 8-1 8-1 27 3 .900 14-2 8-1 5-0 W5 9-1 3-0 4-2 Washington 15 3 .833 8-1 7-2 27 4 .871 16-1 13-3 0-0 W3 8-2 1-3 4-4 Stanford 15 3 .833 7-2 8-1 25 5 .833 12-3 10-2 3-0 W1 8-2 2-1 2-2 UCLA 13 5 .722 9-0 4-5 22 7 .759 14-0 6-7 2-0 W4 7-3 4-3 6-3 Arizona State 9 9 .500 5-4 4-5 18 11 .621 11-4 6-6 1-1 L1 4-6 0-4 3-8 Oregon 8 10 .444 4-5 4-5 18 12 .600 10-5 6-6 2-1 L3 4-6 0-3 3-6 California 6 12 .333 3-6 3-6 18 12 .600 10-6 5-6 3-0 L1 3-7 1-3 1-6 Washington State 6 12 .333 4-3 2-9 11 18 .379 8-7 2-9 1-2 W1 3-7 1-4 1-8 Utah 5 13 .278 2-7 3-6 16 13 .552 9-7 6-6 1-0 L1 3-7 0-3 1-8 Colorado 5 13 .278 4-5 1-8 15 14 .517 11-6 4-8 0-0 L2 4-6 0-3 2-10 USC 5 13 .278 4-5 1-8 14 15 .483 8-6 4-9 2-0 L3 4-6 1-4 3-8 Arizona 5 13 .278 3-6 2-7 14 15 .483 9-7 5-8 0-0 W1 3-7 0-3 1-9 TEAMS COMPETE FOR PAC-12 2017 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT TOURNAMENT CROWN IN SEATTLE Thursday, March 2 • In what has been one of the most competitive seasons in Pac-12 women’s #8 California vs. #9 USC ............................... P12N ................ 11:30 a.m. PT basketball history, the teams have reached the pinnacle as all 12 teams get set #5 Arizona State vs. #12 Utah ....................... P12N ....................... 2 p.m. PT for the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament at KeyArena in Seattle.The #7 Washington State vs. #10 Colorado ........... P12N ....................... 6 p.m. PT winner of the tournament secures the Conference’s automatic bid. #6 Oregon vs. #11 Arizona ............................ P12N .................. 8:30 p.m. PT • OREGON STATE claimed its third-consecutive Pac-12 regular-season title Friday, March 3 and third-straight No. 1 seed, posting a 16-2 league record. The Beavers are #1 Oregon State vs. #8/9 Winner ................... P12N ................ 11:30 a.m. PT the six-ranked team in the country leading four ranked teams, all in the top #4 UCLA vs. #5/12 Winner ............................ P12N ............................ 2 p.m. 15. STANFORD, UCLA and WASHINGTON all secured frst-round byes in the #2 Stanford vs. #7/10 Winner ........................ P12N ....................... 6 p.m. PT Pac-12 Tournament. #3 Washington vs. #6/11 Winner ................... P12N .................. 8:30 p.m. PT • WASHINGTON’s Kelsey Plum capped her Senior Day with one of the most Saturday, March 4 historic performances in NCAA history. She netted a Pac-12 and school record Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner ................ P12N ....................... 6 p.m. PT 57 points to claim the NCAA scoring title. She also tied the Conference record Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner ................ P12N .................. 8:30 p.m. PT for feld goals made and also took down the league’s single-season scoring record. She was voted Pac-12 Player of the Week and also earned her third Sunday, March 5 ESPNW National Player of the Week honor. Championship game ..................................... ESPN2 ..................... 6 p.m. PT • Plum was also voted the Pac-12 Player of the Year in a vote of the Confer- RECENT RESULTS ence’s coaches. She is the frst Husky since 2003 to earn the honor. OREGON’s Sabrina Ionescu was voted the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year becoming the frst Thursday, February 23 Duck to claim the award since 1999. OSU’s Gabriella Hanson was voted the Colorado at #11/12 Washington ..................... P12N ..................WASH, 79-46 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, keeping the award in Corvallis for the third- Utah at Washington State .............................. P12N ....................WSU, 74-57 straight year. And for the second time in three year’s the Beavs’ Scott Rueck is the John R. Wooden Pac-12 Coach of the Year. Friday, February 24 #15/15 UCLA at Arizona ................................ P12N .................. UCLA, 79-56 • The Conference offce announced the All-Pac-12, All-Freshman and All-De- USC at #RV/23 Arizona State ......................... P12N .................... ASU, 69-62 fensive teams on Tuesday. Among the 15 players voted to the all-conference California at Oregon ....................................... Live Stream ............CAL, 55-49 team by the league’s head coaches, Plum and OSU’s Sydney Wiese earned a #8/6 Stanford at #10/8 Oregon State ............. P12N .................... OSU, 50-47 spot on the all-Conference team for the fourth-consecutive year, while ARIZO- NA STATE’s Sophie Brunner earns her third all-Conference nod. CALIFORNIA’s Saturday, February 25 Kristine Anigwe, STANFORD’s Erica McCall and UCLA’s Jordin Canada make Utah at #11/12 Washington ........................... Live Stream .........WASH, 84-77 their second appearances on the All-Pac-12 team. UO’s Ionescu and team- Colorado at Washington State ........................ Live Stream ...........WSU, 67-56 mate Ruthy Hebard are the only freshmen on the 15-player team. Sunday, February 26 • The Pac-12 is the only conference in the country to have four teams in the #15/15 UCLA at #RV/23 Arizona State ........... P12N .................. UCLA, 55-52 RPI’s top 10 and 10 of the 12 teams have a RPI in the top 100. #8/6 Stanford at Oregon ................................ P12N ...................STAN, 65-59 California at #10/8 Oregon State .................... P12N .................... OSU, 71-56 • All 11 games of the Pac-12 Tournament will be nationally televised again. The USC at Arizona .............................................. P12N .................... USC, 67-62 frst round through semifnal round, March 2-4, will be broadcast on Pac-12 Network. The championship game will be televised on ESPN2. PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MEDIA INFORMATION COURTSIDE PHONE Pac-12 Media Relations Offce and Press Row Phone - 206-428-6326 CREDENTIAL PICKUP Credential pickup will be available for pickup at KeyArena (305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA 98109) Wednesday, March 1 through Sunday, March 5, according to the following schedule: Wednesday, March 1 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. Thursday, March 2 10 a.m. - Halftime of Game #4 (approximately 9:30 p.m.) Friday, March 3 10 a.m. - Halftime of Game #8 (approximately 9:30 p.m.) Saturday, March 4 4 p.m. - Halftime of Semifnal Game #2 (approximately 9:30 p.m.) Sunday, March 5 3 p.m. - Halftime of Championship game (approximately 7 p.m.) The media entrance is located off Thomas Street between 1st Avenue N and 2nd Avenue N adjacent to the loading dock entrance. PARKING: Media parking is available on a limited basis across the street from the KeyArena loading dock entrance on Thomas Street. Please indicate if you will need parking when applying for credentials. Parking passes will be distributed on-site when you pick up your credential. We ask that you park frst, pick up your credential, then return to your car with the parking pass. You may access the parking lot from Thomas Street or Warren Street. TRANSPORTATION: KeyArena is easily accessible via public transportation and is highly encouraged. The Seattle Center Monorail can whisk you to the arena from downtown in 2 min- utes (www.seattlemonorail.com) and 15 Metro bus routes serve the Center from around the city (www.metro.kingcounty.gov). Taxi cab company phone numbers will be posted in the media work room as a courtesy but is at your expense. IN-GAME LIVE STATS: There are a limited number of stat monitors available and priority will be given to television and radio broadcasting the game. A link to real-time updates via the Stat Broadcast System will be provided on-site. The link is for media-use only and should not be shared with the general public. However, you are welcome to share the link with media who are unable to attend the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament. Team and individual player game stats, as well as a live play- by-play, will be updated as play is happening. TEAM, TOURNAMENT AND POSTGAME STATISTICS: Halftime and fnal box scores will be distributed for each game. Printed copies of the full fnal book (fnal box score and play-by-play) will not be distributed. A complete play-by-play wil be available via the Stat Broacast system (link will be provided on-site). Once statistics are verifed, box scores and play-by-plays will also be posted on the Conference’s offcial website at http://pac-12. com/content/womens-basketball-statistics (click on 20016-17, then the box score link of the game desired) or at http://pac-12.com/2014-pac-12-womens- basketball-tournament/statistics. PDFs of the full book will also be emailed to the media. Team, Conference stat rankings and box scores from throughout the season are available at the following link: http://pac-12.com/content/womens-basketball- statistics (click on 20016-17).