2019-20 #WCCHOOPS RECAP
 
SAN BRUNO, Calif. -- The West Coast Conference announced its 2020-21 women's basketball conference schedule Tuesday in advance of another compelling year. The race for the WCC regular season crown will stretch over a 10-week span, featuring 18 conference games. WCC play is slated to begin on Monday, December 28, 2020 and will conclude on Saturday, February 27.

Five WCC teams concluded the 2019-20 season in the top-150 ranking in the final NCAA RPI Report, headlined by defending regular season champion Gonzaga (No. 12). BYU (No. 94), Portland (103), San Diego (111) and Pacific (134). The Bulldogs wrapped up the 2020-21 season ranked No. 13 in both the AP and USA Today/WBCA polls.
 
Prior to the cancellation of the 2020 NCAA Tournament, the WCC was poised to send two teams to March Madness for the second consecutive year and the fifth time since 2014. No. 13/13 Gonzaga (28-3, 17-1 WCC) won the regular season title once again while upstart Portland (21-11, 11-7) – picked to finish last in the 2019-20 preseason poll – secured the WCC Tournament title after a magical run in what would have been the first NCAA trip for the Pilots since 1997.
 
While the Pacific Northwest figures prominently in the 2020-21 WCC race, perennial power BYU (18-11, 13-5), Pacific (17-14, 9-9) and 2020 WCC Tournament runner-up San Diego (20-11, 13-5) look poised to contend once again.
 
About West Coast Conference Basketball – 2019-20
#WCChoops enjoyed a remarkable season in 2019-20 with two teams projected as locks for the 2020 NCAA Tournament.
 
CONSIDER…

• Gonzaga – finished the 2019-20 campaign ranked No. 13 in both the AP and the USA Today/WBCA Coaches polls and rose to 11/10 in (2/24-25) – both setting program records
• Portland captured its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1997 by winning the 2020 UCU WCC Tournament
• For the second straight season and fifth time since 2014, the WCC was poised to send multiple teams to the NCAA Tournament – WCC Tournament Champion Portland (AQ) and No. 13/13 Gonzaga who was projected as a potential national seed
• Five WCC programs finished the season in the top-150 of the final RPI rankings
• Five WCC programs were in contention for postseason play
• The WCC posted an 81-57 (.587) slate against non-conference foes
• WCC ranked sixth among Division I conferences in 3-point field goal (32.55) accuracy
• The following WCC programs ranked in the top-10 among NCAA Division I leaders (FINAL)
  • Blocked Shots / per game – BYU (3rd/195); (3rd/6.7)
  • Fewest Turnovers / per game – Pepperdine (6th/347); (5th/11.2)
  • Field Goal Percentage Defense – BYU (2nd/32.2)
  • Scoring Defense – Gonzaga (3rd/51.9)
  • Steals / per game – San Diego (8th/347); (8th/11.2)
  • 3-Pointers / per game – Saint Mary’s (8th/287); (8th/9.3)
  • 3-Point Percentage Defense – Gonzaga (2nd/39.5)
• BYU’s Sara Hamson, the 2020 WCC Defensive Player of the Year, led the nation in blocked shots and blocks per game (137/4.72)
• Portland’s Alex Fowler, the 2020 WCC Newcomer of the Year, ranked fourth among Division I field goal leaders with 242 and was 21st in total points (577)
• Pacific’s Valerie Higgins ranked sixth in Division I steals leaders (3.54)

 
The West Coast Conference plans to celebrate its 13th year in Las Vegas when the 2021 West Coast Conference Basketball Tournaments return to the Orleans Arena from March 4-9.

Fans can expect an announcement regarding the full slate of WCC broadcasts in the coming weeks. The complete 2020-21 West Coast Conference women's basketball composite schedule is listed below, but is subject to change.
 
 
2020-21 WCC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
**SUBJECT TO CHANGE**  |  TIMES TBD
MONDAY, DECEMBER 28
BYU vs. San Francisco
San Diego vs. Santa Clara
LMU vs. Gonzaga
Pepperdine vs. Portland

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 30
BYU vs. Santa Clara
San Diego vs. San Francisco
LMU vs. Portland
Pepperdine vs. Gonzaga
Saint Mary’s vs. Pacific
 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2
Gonzaga vs. Saint Mary’s
Portland vs. Pacific
San Francisco vs. Pepperdine
Santa Clara vs. LMU
 
MONDAY, JANUARY 4
San Diego vs. BYU
Gonzaga vs. Pacific
Portland vs. Saint Mary’s
San Francisco vs. LMU
Santa Clara vs. Pepperdine
 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 7
LMU vs. BYU
Pepperdine vs. San Diego
Pacific vs. San Francisco
Saint Mary’s vs. Santa Clara
 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 9
Gonzaga vs. Portland
LMU vs. San Diego
Pepperdine vs. BYU
Pacific vs. Santa Clara
Saint Mary’s vs. San Francisco
 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14
BYU vs. Saint Mary’s
San Diego vs. Pacific
San Francisco vs. Portland
Santa Clara vs. Gonzaga
 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16
BYU vs. Pacific
San Diego vs. Saint Mary’s
LMU vs. Pepperdine
San Francisco vs. Gonzaga
Santa Clara vs. Portland
 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21
Gonzaga vs. San Diego
Portland vs. BYU
Pacific vs. LMU
Saint Mary’s vs. Pepperdine
 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23
Gonzaga vs. BYU
Portland vs. San Diego
Pacific vs. Pepperdine
Saint Mary’s vs. LMU
Santa Clara vs. San Francisco
 
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28
LMU vs. San Francisco
Pepperdine vs. Santa Clara
Pacific vs. Gonzaga
Saint Mary’s vs. Portland
 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 30
BYU vs. San Diego
LMU vs. Santa Clara
Pepperdine vs. San Francisco
Pacific vs. Portland
Saint Mary’s vs. Gonzaga
 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4
BYU vs. Pepperdine
San Diego vs. LMU
San Francisco vs. Saint Mary’s
Santa Clara vs. Pacific
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6
BYU vs. LMU
San Diego vs. Pepperdine

Portland vs. Gonzaga
San Francisco vs. Pacific
Santa Clara vs. Saint Mary’s
 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11
Gonzaga vs. San Francisco
Portland vs. Santa Clara
Pacific vs. BYU
Saint Mary’s vs. San Diego
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13
Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara
Portland vs. San Francisco
Pepperdine vs. LMU
Pacific vs. San Diego
Saint Mary’s vs. BYU
 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18
BYU vs. Gonzaga
San Diego vs. Portland
LMU vs. Saint Mary’s
Pepperdine vs. Pacific
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20
BYU vs. Portland
San Diego vs. Gonzaga
LMU vs. Pacific
Pepperdine vs. Saint Mary’s
San Francisco vs. Santa Clara
 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Gonzaga vs. Pepperdine
Portland vs. LMU
San Francisco vs. San Diego
Santa Clara vs. BYU
 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Gonzaga vs. LMU
Portland vs. Pepperdine
Pacific vs. Saint Mary’s
San Francisco vs. BYU
Santa Clara vs. San Diego