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

The 2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents 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, play 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.

2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2017–18 record20–11 (13–5 WCC)
Head coachPaul Thomas (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Tracy Sanders
  • Allyson Fasnacht
  • Lisa O'Meara
Home arenaMcKeon Pavilion
2017–18 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga †17–1 .944  27–6  .818
Saint Mary's13–5 .722  20–11  .645
Loyola Marymount11–7 .611  19–11  .633
BYU11–7 .611  16–14  .533
San Francisco10–8 .556  16–15  .516
San Diego8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Pacific7–11 .389  15–17  .469
Pepperdine5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Santa Clara5–13 .278  9–21  .300
Portland3–15 .167  7–23  .233
† 2018 WCC Tournament winner
As of 17 March 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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
2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Milly Yates 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrSCECGS Redlands Sydney, Australia
G 3 Jasmine Forcadilla 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoSt. Joseph's Catholic Terrigal, Australia
F 5 Madeline Holland 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrArchbishop Mitty Burlingame, CA
G 10 Carly Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrAustralian Institute of Sport Sydney, Australia
G 11 Morgan Malloy 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) RS SoJustin-Siena Napa, CA
F 12 Sydney Raggio 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrSt. Ignatius San Bruno, CA
F 13 Tyra Moe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPunhou Honolulu, HI
G 14 Jordyn Boesel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrOkanogan Okanogan, WA
G 20 Katie Rathbun 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrCarondelet Concord, CA
G 21 Stella Beck 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHutt Valley Lower Hutt, New Zealand
G 23 Emily Codding 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrSanta Rosa Santa Rosa, CA
G 24 Brianna Simonich 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCarondelet Danville, CA
F 25 Megan McKay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSt. Mary's Anglican Katanning, Australia
F 30 Joy Akaegbu-Cleveland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoGonzaga Prep Spokane, WA
C 33 Claire Ferguson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS SoSt. 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

[4]

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.
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See also

References
  1. "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  2. "Saint Mary's Gaels Women's Basketball - Gaels News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More". ESPN. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  3. Saint Mary's Gaels. "Saint Mary's Gaels on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. "Saint Mary's College Official Athletic Site :: Women's Basketball". SMCGaels.com. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
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