Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball

Saint Mary's Gaels
Saint Mary's Gaels
	2018–19 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team
University	Saint Mary's College of California
Head coach	Paul Thomas
Conference	West Coast Conference
Location	Moraga, California
Arena	McKeon Pavilion ; (Capacity: 3,500)
Nickname	Gaels
Colors	Navy, Red, and Silver[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2001
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	1999, 2001
Conference Tournament Champions
	1999, 2001
Conference Regular Season Champions
	1989, 1990, 2001

The Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team represents Saint Mary's College in Moraga, California, competing in the West Coast Conference of the NCAA. The team plays home games in the McKeon Pavilion. They compete in the West Coast Conference.[2]

History

Saint Mary's began play in 1978. They moved to Division I play in 1987. They have won the WCC Tournament twice (1999, 2001) and the regular season title thrice (1989, 1990, 2001). They made it to the Second Round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament after beating Texas 68-64. They lost to Tennessee 92-75 in the ensuing Second Round. They made the WNIT in 2000, 2002, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. As of the end of the 2015-16 season, the Gaels have an all-time record of 657-448.[3][4]

NCAA Tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1999	#12	First Round	#5 Notre Dame	L 57−61
2001	#9	First Round Second Round	#8 Texas #1 Tennessee	W 68−64 L 75−92

References

Gaels Color Guide (PDF). Saint Mary’s College of California Style Guide. January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
"Women's Basketball - News - Saint Mary Gaels". Smcgaels.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
"Team Records" (PDF). Admin.xosn.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.

External links

Official website

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[1] Gaels Color Guide (PDF). Saint Mary’s College of California Style Guide. January 10, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

[2] "Women's Basketball - News - Saint Mary Gaels". Smcgaels.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.

[3] "Team Records" (PDF). Admin.xosn.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.

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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20

West Coast Conference women's basketball
Teams	BYU Cougars Gonzaga Bulldogs Loyola Marymount Lions Pacific Tigers Pepperdine Waves Portland Pilots Saint Mary's Gaels San Diego Toreros San Francisco Dons Santa Clara Broncos
Championships & awards	WCC Women's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20