2015 WAC women's basketball tournament

The 2015 WAC women's basketball tournament was held on March 11–14, 2015, at the Orleans Arena in Paradise, Nevada.^[1] This was the fourth consecutive year the WAC Tournament took place in Vegas.

2015 Western Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	2014–15
Teams	7
Site	Orleans Arena Paradise, Nevada
Champions	New Mexico State
MVP	Brianna Freeman (New Mexico State)
Attendance	2,624
Television	ESPNU WAC Digital
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2014–15 WAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State	13	–	1		.929			22	–	8		.733
Cal State Bakersfield	11	–	3		.786			23	–	9		.719
Texas-Pan American	9	–	5		.643			19	–	15		.559
Grand Canyon*	7	–	7		.500			13	–	14		.481
Seattle U	6	–	8		.429			10	–	21		.323
Utah Valley	5	–	9		.357			11	–	19		.367
UMKC	4	–	10		.286			6	–	24		.200
Chicago State	1	–	13		.071			4	–	25		.138
† 2015 WAC tournament winner As of 21 March 2015 (UTC) * Grand Canyon ineligible for WAC Basketball Tournament as part of reclassification from Division II Rankings from AP poll

Format

Grand Canyon did not compete in the 2015 women's basketball tournament. As a D2 to D1 transitioning school, they were ineligible to compete in the NCAA tournament until the 2018 season, so they could not win the conference tournament since the winner received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. However Grand Canyon was eligible to win the regular season title and is eligible to compete in the WNIT or WBI should they be invited.^[2]
Since Idaho left the WAC at the start of the year, 7 teams competed in the 2015 tournament in a traditional single-elimination style tournament. 1 had a bye in the first round 8, 2 played 7, 3 played 6, and 4 played 5 on Wednesday, March 11. The winners met in the semifinals on Friday, March 13. The championship was held on Saturday, March 14.

Seeds

2014 WAC Women's Basketball Tournament seeds
Seed	School	Conference Record	Overall Record (End of Regular season)	Tiebreaker
1.	New Mexico State	13–1	20–7
2.	Cal State Bakersfield	11–3	22–7
3.	UT Pan American	9–5	17–13
4.	Grand Canyon	7–7	13–14	Since Grand Canyon can't qualify for the WAC Tourney, teams 5–8 will be seeded 4–7.
5.	Seattle U	6–8	9–20
6.	Utah Valley	5–9	11–18
7.	UMKC	4–10	6–23
8.	Chicago State	1–13	4–24

Schedule

Session	Game	Time*	Matchup^#
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, March 11
1	1	2:00 PM	#4 Seattle vs. #5 Utah Valley
	2	4:30 PM	#2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #7 Chicago State
2	3	7:00 PM	#3 UT Pan American vs. #6 UMKC
	Semifinals – Friday, March 13
3	4	12:00 PM	#1 New Mexico State vs. #4 Seattle
	5	2:30 PM	#2 Cal State Bakersfield vs. #3 UT Pan American
Championship Game – Saturday, March 14
4	6	1:00 PM	#1 New Mexico State vs. #3 UT Pan American
*Game Times in PT. #-Rankings denote tournament seeding.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 11					Semifinals Friday, March 13					Championship Saturday, March 14
						1	New Mexico State	79
						4	Seattle U	75^OT
	4	Seattle U	64
	5	Utah Valley	62
											1	New Mexico State	70
											3	UT Pan American	52
	2	Cal State Bakersfield	77
	7	Chicago State	53
						2	Cal State Bakersfield	70
						3	UT Pan American	76
	3	UT Pan American	61
	6	UMKC	50

Game summaries

Seattle U vs. Utah Valley

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray

WAC Digital

Mar 11 2 p.m. PDT

Utah Valley Wolverines 62, Seattle U Redhawks 64
Scoring by half: 27–24, 35–40
Pts: Rhai Spooner-Knight 14 Rebs: Sam Loogins 11 Asts: Georgia Agnew 6		Pts: Taelor Ross 22 Rebs: Taelor Ross 14 Asts: Jazmine Johnson 6

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 657^[3] Referees: Lisa Jones, Jack Jones, Brenda Pantoja

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Cal State Bakersfield vs. Chicago State

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray

WAC Digital

Mar 11 4:30 p.m. PDT

Chicago State Cougars 53, Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 77
Scoring by half: 23–40, 30–37
Pts: Paris Williams 21 Rebs: Layne Murphy 10 Asts: Sarah Amalou 3		Pts: Tyonna Outland 17 Rebs: Batabe Zempare 10 Asts: Tyonna Outland 6

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 657^[4] Referees: Penny Davis, Carla Fujimoto, Peter Contreras

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UT Pan American vs. UMKC

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray

WAC Digital

Mar 11 8 p.m. PDT

UMKC Kangaroos 50, UT Pan American Broncs 61
Scoring by half: 27–26, 23–35
Pts: Calli White 12 Rebs: Kiana Law 8 Asts: Sierra Bone 3		Pts: Shawnte' Goff & Brittany Bush 17 Rebs: Brittany Bush 7 Asts: T'Ondria Nolen 4

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 657^[5] Referees: Melissa Barlow, Kent Johnson, Julie Krommenhoek

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New Mexico State vs. Seattle U

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray

WAC Digital

Mar 13 12 p.m. PDT

Seattle Redhawks 75, New Mexico State Aggies 79 (OT)
Scoring by half: 35–30, 32–37 Overtime: 8–12
Pts: Crystal Allen & Taelor Ross 21 Rebs: Taelor Ross 17 Asts: Kaylee Best 6		Pts: Sasha Weber 22 Rebs: Brianna Freeman 16 Asts: Shanice Davis 5

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: ^[6] Referees: Julie Krommenhoek, Kent Johnson, Peter Contreras

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Cal State Bakersfield vs. UT Pan American

Broadcasters: Mychal Clanton, Steven Hunter, & Evyn Murray

WAC Digital

Mar 13 2:30 p.m. PDT

UT Pan American Broncs 76, Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners 70
Scoring by half: 43–41, 33–29
Pts: Shawnte' Goff 14 Rebs: Shawnte' Goff 11 Asts: Rickell Preston 6		Pts: Tyonna Outland 24 Rebs: Tyonna Outland 12 Asts: Tyonna Outland 5

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: ^[7] Referees: Brenda Pantoja, Jack Jones, Ify Seales

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Championship: New Mexico State vs. UT Pan American

Broadcasters: Steve Quis & Katie Smith

ESPNU

Mar 14 1 p.m. PDT

UT Pan American Broncs 52, New Mexico State Aggies 70
Scoring by half: 27–25, 46–24
Pts: Cha'zaye Wright 15 Rebs: Bush; Wright 8 Asts: Preston; Wright 2		Pts: Sasha Weber 20 Rebs: Freeman; Mack 9 Asts: Moriah Mack 4

Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Attendance: 888^[8] Referees: Melissa Barlow; Lisa Jones; Julie Krommenhoek

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Awards and honors

Source: ^[9]
Tournament MVP: Brianna Freeman – New Mexico State

All-Tournament teams:

• Brianna Freeman – New Mexico State
• Shawnte' Goff – Texas–Pan American
• Tyonna Outland – CSU–Bakersfield
• Taelor Ross – Seattle
• Sasha Weber – New Mexico State

References

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4. "Cal State Bakersfield vs. Chicago State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
5. "UT Pan American vs. UMKC". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
6. "Seattle U vs. New Mexico State". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved 2015-03-13.
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