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

2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
2013–14 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball
Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic Champions
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	West Coast Conference
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 e	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 WCC 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	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 Portland State	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	UC Santa Barbara	W 89–79	4–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
11/23/2013* 2:00 pm	Cal Poly	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	Toledo Hilton Concord Thanksgiving Classic	W 81–57	7–0	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA
12/05/2013* 7:00 pm, Watch Big Sky	at Sacramento State	L 92–94	7–1	Colberg Court Sacramento, CA
12/15/2013* 2:00 pm	UC Davis	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

Nov 8
6:00 pm PST

Washington Huskies 81, Saint Mary's Gaels 91
Scoring by half: 47-38, 34-53
Pts: Kelsey Plum & Davis 23 Rebs: Katie Collier & Williams 6 Asts: Mercedes Wetmore 6		Pts: Jackie Nared 37 Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 17 Asts: Kate Gaze 10

Saint Mary's Gaels 72, Portland State Vikings 54
Scoring by half: 41-21, 31-33
Pts: Jackie Nared 18 Rebs: Danielle Mauldin & Hayley Hendricksen 6 Asts: Jackie Nared 6		Pts: Kate Lanz 21 Rebs: Kate Lanz 8 Asts: Emily Easom 5

Saint Mary's Gaels 90, Butler Bulldogs 86 (OT)
Scoring by half: 35-36, 41-40 Overtime: 14-10
Pts: Danielle Mauldin & Lauren Nicholson 23 Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 9 Asts: Jackie Nared 4		Pts: Taylor Schippers 18 Rebs: Haley Howard, Daress McClung & Lexus Murry 5 Asts: Taylor Schippers & Lexus Murry 4

UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 79, Saint Mary's Gaels 89
Scoring by half: 39-45, 40-44
Pts: Melissa Zorning 19 Rebs: Destini Mason 7 Asts: Melissa Zorning 9		Pts: Lauren Nicholson 26 Rebs: Danielle Mauldin 14 Asts: Kate Gaze & Danielle Mauldin 4

Before the season

Roster

Schedule and results

Game summaries

Washington

Portland State

Butler

UC Santa Barbara

Cal Poly

Alabama

Toledo

Sacramento State

UC Davis

USC

Cal State Northridge

Gonzaga

Portland

San Diego

BYU

Santa Clara

San Francisco

Pepperdine

Loyola Marymount

Pacific

BYU

San Diego

Pacific

Loyola Marymount

Pepperdine

San Francisco

Santa Clara

Gonzaga

Rankings

See also

References