2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
2013–14 record	23–10 (11–7 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Thomas (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Tracy Sanders Allyson Fasnacht Lisa O'Meara
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 18 Gonzaga†	16	–	2		.889			29	–	5		.853
BYU	14	–	4		.778			28	–	7		.800
Pacific	12	–	6		.667			18	–	13		.581
Saint Mary's	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
San Diego	11	–	7		.611			24	–	9		.727
Portland	7	–	11		.389			14	–	16		.467
Santa Clara	6	–	12		.333			10	–	20		.333
San Francisco	6	–	12		.333			12	–	19		.387
Loyola Marymount	6	–	12		.333			9	–	21		.300
Pepperdine	1	–	17		.056			6	–	25		.194
† 2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament winner As of March 29, 2014; Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

The 2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represented Saint Mary's College of California in the 2013–14 college basketball season. It was head coach Paul Thomas's eighth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They would finish the season 23–10, tying for fourth in the conference and making the WNIT.

Before the season[]

A few coaching changes took place for the Gaels. Associate Head Coach Jesse Clark departed Saint Mary's to join San Diego State.^[3] To fill the vacancy, Tracy Sanders was moved from Assistant Coach to Associated Head Coach.^[4] To fill her vacancy, Lisa O'Meara was hired as a new assistant coach, moving up from being the Director of Basketball Operations at Saint Mary's.^[5]

Roster[]

2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Lauren Nicholson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Woolooware Sydney, Australia G 3 Jackie Nared 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Westview Wisconsin Portland, OR G 5 Hannah Kaser 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St. Paul's Anglican Leongatha, Australia G 10 Kate Gaze 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Sr Australia Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia F 11 Valerie Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Modesto Christian Merced, CA F 12 Hayley Hendricksen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Lewis and Clark Spokane, WA G 14 Shannon Mauldin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Saint Mary's San Pablo, CA G 23 Alia McCoy 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Canyon Santa Clarita, CA G 24 Samira McDonald 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr River Ridge Lacey, WA F 25 Carli Rosenthal 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Coeur d'Alene Coeur d'Alene, ID F 30 Amanda Arter 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Brea Olinda Brea, CA C 33 Sabrina Engelstad 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Heritage Brentwood, CA F 54 Danielle Mauldin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Saint Mary's Hercules, CA G Devyn Galland 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lewis and Clark Oregon Spokane, WA	Head coach Paul Thomas (Wayne State College) Assistant coach(es) Tracy Sanders (St. Mary's) Allyson Fasnacht (Liberty) Lisa O'Meara (St. Mary's) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results[]

Source:^[6]

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/08/2013* 6:00 pm		Washington	W 91–81	1–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
11/10/2013* 2:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at	W 72–54	2–0	Stott Center  Portland, OR
11/16/2013* 2:00 pm		at Butler	L 86–90 OT	3–0	Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
11/21/2013* 7:00 pm			W 89–79	4–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
11/23/2013* 2:00 pm			W 77–69	5–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
11/29/2013* 2:00 pm		Alabama Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 86–76	6–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
11/30/2013* 2:00 pm		Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 81–57	7–0	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
12/05/2013* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky		at	L 92–94	7–1	Colberg Court  Sacramento, CA
12/15/2013* 2:00 pm			W 88–71	8–1	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
12/19/2013* 6:00 pm, P12 Digital		at USC	W 71–55	9–1	Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
12/21/2013* 4:00 pm, BigWest.TV		at Cal State Northridge	W 72–60	10–1	Matadome  Northridge, CA
12/28/2013 1:00 pm		Gonzaga	W 79–78 OT	11–1 (1–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
12/30/2013 6:00 pm		Portland	W 80–65	12–1 (2–0)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
01/02/2014 6:00 pm		at San Diego	L 70–80	12–2 (2–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
01/04/2014 1:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 67–69 OT	12–3 (2–2)	Marriott Center  Provo, UT
01/09/2014 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	W 80–70	13–3 (3–2)	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, CA
01/11/2014 2:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 86–67	14–3 (4–2)	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, CA
01/16/2014 6:00 pm		Pepperdine	W 71–48	15–3 (5–2)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
01/18/2014 1:00 pm		Loyola Marymount	W 78–74	16–3 (6–2)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
01/25/2014 4:30 pm, TheW.tv		at Pacific	L 80–91	16–4 (6–3)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
01/30/2014 6:00 pm, TheW.tv		BYU	W 75–70	17–4 (7–3)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/01/2014 1:00 pm		San Diego	W 71–68	18–4 (8–3)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/08/2014 1:00 pm, TheW.tv		Pacific	L 71–88	18–5 (8–4)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/13/2014 7:00 pm		at Loyola Marymount	L 74–76	18–6 (8–5)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
02/15/2014 2:00 pm, TV-32		at Pepperdine	W 74–61	19–6 (9–5)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, CA
02/20/2014 6:00 pm		San Francisco	W 83–64	20–6 (10–5)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/22/2014 1:00 pm		Santa Clara	L 83–89	20–7 (10–6)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
02/27/2014 6:00 pm, SWX		at Gonzaga	L 65–75	20–8 (10–7)	McCarthey Athletic Center  Spokane, WA
03/01/2014 1:00 pm		at Portland	W 76–72	21–8 (11–7)	Chiles Center  Portland, OR
2014 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/07/2014 8:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. San Diego	W 60–58	22–8	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV
03/07/2014 12:00 pm, BYUtv		vs. No. 19 Gonzaga	L 60–68	22–9	Orleans Arena  Las Vegas, NV
2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament
03/21/2014 6:00 pm		Cal State Bakersfield 1st Round	W 75–68	23–9	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, CA
03/24/2014 6:00 pm		at UTEP 2nd Round	L 64–76	23–10	Don Haskins Center  El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game Summaries[]

Washington[]

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Portland State[]

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Butler[]

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UC Santa Barbara[]

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Cal Poly[]

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Alabama[]

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Toledo[]

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Sacramento State[]

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UC Davis[]

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USC[]

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Cal State Northridge[]

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Gonzaga[]

Series History: Gonzaga leads 33-24

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Portland[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 36-20

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San Diego[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 37-26

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BYU[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 3-2
Broadcasters: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, and Andy Boyce

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Santa Clara[]

Series History: Santa Clara leads 33-31

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San Francisco[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 34-23

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Pepperdine[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 31-29

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Loyola Marymount[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 39-16

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Pacific[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 13-6
Broadcasters: Don Gubbins and Alex Sanchez

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BYU[]

Series History: Series even 3-3
Broadcasters: George Devine and Mary Hile-Nepfel

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San Diego[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 37-27

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Pacific[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 13-7
Broadcasters: George Devine and Mary Hile-Nepfel

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Loyola Marymount[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 40-16

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Pepperdine[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 32-29
Broadcaster: Josh Perigo

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San Francisco[]

Series History: Saint Mary's leads 35-23

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Santa Clara[]

Series History: Santa Clara leads 33-32

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Gonzaga[]

Series History: Gonzaga leads 33-25
Broadcasters: Greg Heister and Stephanie Hawk Freeman

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Rankings[]

Regular Season Polls

Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP			RV											RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

Legend

		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes

See also[]

• Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
• 2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball team

References[]