2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball

Cal Classic Champions
WNIT, First Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
2015–16 record	24–8 (14–4 WCC)
Head coach	Paul Thomas (10th year)
Assistant coach	Tracy Sanders
Assistant coach	Allyson Fasnacht
Assistant coach	Lisa O'Meara
Home arena	McKeon Pavilion

2015–16 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
BYU	16	–	2	.889	26	–	7	.788
Saint Mary's	14	–	4	.778	24	–	8	.750
San Diego	13	–	5	.722	24	–	8	.750
Santa Clara	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Gonzaga	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
San Francisco †	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
Pacific	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Loyola Marymount	6	–	12	.333	11	–	20	.355
Pepperdine	2	–	16	.111	7	–	24	.226
Portland	1	–	17	.056	3	–	27	.100

† Tournament winner As of March 22, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team will represent Saint Mary's College of California in the 2015–16 college basketball season. It will be head coach Paul Thomas's tenth season at Saint Mary's. The Gaels, members of the West Coast Conference, play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion. They finished the season 24–8, 14–4 in WCC play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the WCC Women's Basketball Tournament where they lost to San Francisco. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Eastern Michigan in the first round.

Roster

2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Nicholson, LaurenLauren Nicholson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	4.0 !Sr	Woolooware	Sydney, Australia
1.5 !G	4	Galland, DevynDevyn Galland	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Lewis & Clark Oregon	Spokane, WA
1.5 !G	5	Kaser, HannahHannah Kaser	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	4.0 !Sr	Australian Institute of Sport	Eltham, Australia
1.5 !G	10	Turner, CarlyCarly Turner	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.0 !So	Australian Institute of Sport	Sydney, Australia
3.5 !F	11	Moore, ValerieValerie Moore	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Modesto Christian	Merced, CA
3.5 !F	12	Raggio, SydneySydney Raggio	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. Ignatius	San Bruno, CA
3.5 !F	13	Janko, LisaLisa Janko	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	Rhein MB II	Essen, Germany
1.5 !G	14	Mauldin, ShannonShannon Mauldin	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	4.0 !Sr	Saint Mary's	San Pablo, CA
1.5 !G	20	Rathbun, KatieKatie Rathbun	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Carondelet	Concord, CA
1.5 !G	21	Beck, StellaStella Beck	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Hutt Valley	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
3.5 !F	22	Brookshire, DevonDevon Brookshire	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	Bishop Montgomery Northwestern	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
1.5 !G	23	McCoy, AliaAlia McCoy	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	2.5 !RS So	Canyon	Canyon Country, CA
1.5 !G	24	McDonald, SamiraSamira McDonald	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	River Ridge	Lacey, WA
3.5 !F	25	McKay, MeganMegan McKay	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.0 !Fr	St. Mary's Anglican	Katanning, Australia

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

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 2:00 PM	at Cal State Northridge	W 93–59	1–0	Matadome (348) Northridge, CA
11/15/2015* 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	San Jose State	W 91–81	2–0	McKeon Pavilion (379) Moraga, CA
11/20/2015* 6:00 PM, MW Net	at Wyoming	W 70–64	3–0	Arena-Auditorium (2,423) Laramie, WY
11/22/2015* 5:00 PM	at Northern Colorado	W 65–52	4–0	Bank of Colorado Arena (521) Greeley, CO
11/27/2015* 2:00 PM, TheW.tv	Fresno State Saint Mary's Classic	W 83–81 ^OT	5–0	McKeon Pavilion (477) Moraga, CA
11/28/2015* 2:00 PM, TheW.tv	Missouri Saint Mary's Classic	L 78–95	5–1	McKeon Pavilion (485) Moraga, CA
12/03/2015* 6:30 PM, TheW.tv	UC Davis	L 71–78 ^OT	5–2	McKeon Pavilion (221) Moraga, CA
12/05/2015* 4:00 PM	at No. 18 California Cal Classic semifinals	W 64–63	6–2	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
12/06/2015* 3:00 PM	vs. Villanova Cal Classic championship	W 67–60	7–2	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
12/12/2015* 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	Washington State	W 75–71	8–2	McKeon Pavilion (257) Moraga, CA
12/17/2015* 6:30 PM, TheW.tv	Cal Poly	W 87–83 ^OT	9–2	McKeon Pavilion (209) Moraga, CA
WCC regular season
12/21/2015 7:00 PM, TheW.tv	at San Francisco	W 78–68	10–2 (1–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (438) San Francisco, CA
12/23/2015 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	Santa Clara	L 67–73	10–3 (1–1)	McKeon Pavilion (470) Moraga, CA
12/31/2015 12:00 PM, BYUtv	at BYU	L 59–65	10–4 (1–2)	Marriott Center (1,209) Provo, UT
01/02/2016 2:00 PM, TheW.tv	at San Diego	W 73–68	11–4 (2–2)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (302) San Diego, CA
01/07/2016 6:30 PM, TheW.tv	Loyola Marymount	W 72–57	12–4 (3–2)	McKeon Pavilion (619) Moraga, CA
01/09/2016 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	Pepperdine	W 88–72	13–4 (4–2)	McKeon Pavilion (404) Moraga, CA
01/16/2016 3:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Pacific	W 82–73	14–4 (5–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,205) Stockton, CA
01/21/2016 6:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Gonzaga	W 69–68	15–4 (6–2)	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,593) Spokane, WA
01/23/2016 1:00 PM, CSNNW	at Portland	W 78–51	16–4 (7–2)	Chiles Center (361) Portland, OR
01/30/2016 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	Pacific	W 83–75	17–4 (8–2)	McKeon Pavilion (509) Moraga, CA
02/04/2016 6:30 PM, TheW.tv	San Diego	W 68–60	18–4 (9–2)	McKeon Pavilion (330) Moraga, CA
02/06/2016 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	BYU	L 44–65	18–5 (9–3)	McKeon Pavilion (359) Moraga, CA
02/11/2016 7:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Pepperdine	L 58–62	18–6 (9–4)	Firestone Fieldhouse (195) Malibu, CA
02/13/2016 2:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Loyola Marymount	W 91–81	19–6 (10–4)	Gersten Pavilion (441) Los Angeles, CA
02/18/2016 6:30 PM, TheW.tv	Gonzaga	W 66–47	20–6 (11–4)	McKeon Pavilion (405) Moraga, CA
02/20/2016 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	Portland	W 95–53	21–6 (12–4)	McKeon Pavilion (419) Moraga, CA
02/25/2016 6:00 PM, TheW.tv	at Santa Clara	W 78–70	22–6 (13–4)	Leavey Center (500) Santa Clara, CA
02/27/2016 1:00 PM, TheW.tv	San Francisco	W 72–59	23–6 (14–4)	McKeon Pavilion (471) Moraga, CA
WCC Women's Tournament
03/04/2016 2:00 PM, BYUtv	vs. Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 85–71	24–6	Orleans Arena (6,261) Paradise, NV
03/07/2016 2:00 PM, BYUtv	vs. San Francisco Semifinals	L 65–67	24–7	Orleans Arena (6,990) Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/17/2016* 7:00 PM, TheW.tv	Eastern Michigan First Round	L 73–74	24–8	McKeon Pavilion (250) Moraga, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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
Coaches

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

References

↑ http://www.smcgaels.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=21400&SPID=12537&SPSID=101622

Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball

Venues	McKeon Pavilion (1978–present)

Culture & lore	History

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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2015–16 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References