2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team is representing Gonzaga University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), members of the West Coast Conference, are led by head coach Kelly Graves, in his 13th season at the school. The Zags are playing most of their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
2012-13 WCC Regular Season & Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament 12-Seed, 1st Round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2012–13 record27–6 (15–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2012–13 West Coast Conference Women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Gonzaga†15–1 .938  27–6  .818
San Diego12–4 .750  22–10  .688
Saint Mary's11–5 .688  23–10  .697
BYU11–5 .688  23–11  .676
Loyola Marymount6–10 .375  13–18  .419
Santa Clara6–10 .375  14–16  .467
Portland5–11 .313  11–20  .355
San Francisco4–12 .250  12–19  .387
Pepperdine2–14 .125  5–23  .179
† 2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

Before the Season

The Zags were picked to finish second in the WCC Pre-Season poll behind BYU.

Roster
2012–13 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 1 Chelsea Waters 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrLewiston Lewiston, ID
G 3 Haiden Palmer 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrOregon State
Vista Del Largo		 Moreno Valley, CA
G 5 Maiki Viela 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoLahainaluna Lahaina, HI
G 10 Danielle Walter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoPasco Pasco, WA
G 12 Taelor Karr 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrKansas State
Paola		 Paola, KS
G 13 Michaela O'Rourke 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrEastside Catholic Bellevue, WA
F 14 Sunny Greinacher 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoGrashof Gymnasium Essen, Germany
G 20 Meghan Winters 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrRegis Englewood, CO
F 22 Shaniqua Nilles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS FrWest Valley Spokane, WA
F 23 Kiara Kudron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrHuron New Boston, MI
G 24 Keani Albanez 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoBuena Santa Barbara, CA
C 30 Stephanie Golden 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrMiramonte Clayton, CA
G 31 Elle Tinkle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrBig Sky Missoula, MT
G 33 Lindsay Sherbert 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrGreat Oak
Cal		 Temecula, CA
G 34 Jazmine Redmon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMead Spokane, WA
C 44 Shelby Cheslek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS FrPullman Pullman, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2012*
2:00 pm, Zags Sports Channel		 Eastern Oregon W 90–48  –
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,396 [1])
Spokane, WA
Regular Season
11/09/2012*
7:00 pm		 at UC Riverside W 60–53  1–0
 SRC Arena (503)
Riverside, CA
11/11/2012*
2:00 pm, USC on Pac-12 Digital		 at USC W 62–52  2–0
 Galen Center (832)
Los Angeles, CA
11/16/2012*
6:00 pm, SWX		 Wisconsin W 62–53  3–0
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,758 [2])
Spokane, WA
11/18/2012*
6:00 pm, Zags Sports Channel		 Monmouth W 77–51  4–0
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,561 [3])
Spokane, WA
11/20/2012*
4:30 pm		 vs. Missouri State
Hardwood Tournament of Hope		 W 88–60  5–0
 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (152)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/21/2012*
6:30 pm		 vs. No. 6 Louisville
Hardwood Tournament of Hope Semi-finals		 L 42–55  5–1
 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (167)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
11/22/2012*
4:00 pm		 vs. Winthrop
Hardwood Tournament of Hope 3rd Place Game		 W 80–66  6–1
 Puerto Vallarta International Convention Center (N/A)
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
12/02/2012*
2:00 pm, SWX		 No. 1 Stanford L 41–69  6–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [4])
Spokane, WA
12/04/2012*
6:00 pm, SWX		 Eastern Washington W 65–50  7–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,271 [5])
Spokane, WA
12/07/2012*
7:30 pm		 at Portland State W 54–40  8–2
 Stott Center (813)
Portland, OR
12/09/2012*
2:00 pm, Zags Sports Channel		 Cal State Fullerton W 83–44  9–2
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,445 [6])
Spokane, WA
12/17/2012*
6:00 pm, SWX		 No. 19 Ohio State L 60–65  9–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,424 [7])
Spokane, WA
12/20/2012*
6:00 pm, Zags Sports Channel		 Idaho W 97–62  10–3
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,370 [8])
Spokane, WA
12/29/2012*
2:00 pm, SWX		 Washington State L 51–57  10–4
 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,370 [9])
Spokane, WA
01/03/2013
6:00 pm, Zags Sports Channel		 San Diego W 77–57  11–4
(1–0)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,220 [10])
Spokane, WA
01/05/2013
2:00 pm, SWX		 Santa Clara W 79–50  12–4
(2–0)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,690 [11])
Spokane, WA
01/10/2013
6:00 pm		 at Saint Mary's L 51–54  12–5
(2–1)		 McKeon Pavilion (604 [12])
Moraga, CA
01/14/2013
7:00 pm		 at Portland W 82–51  13–5
(3–1)		 Chiles Center (469 [13])
Portland, OR
01/17/2013
6:00 pm, SWX		 BYU W 74–59  14–5
(4–1)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [14])
Spokane, WA
01/19/2013
2:00 pm		 at San Diego W 62–50  15–5
(5–1)		 Jenny Craig Pavilion (528 [15])
San Diego, CA
01/24/2013
7:00 pm, TV-32		 at Pepperdine W 80–46  16–5
(6–1)		 Firestone Fieldhouse (277 [16])
Malibu, CA
01/31/2013
6:00 pm, SWX		 Loyola Marymount W 79–57  17–5
(7–1)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (5,223 [17])
Spokane, WA
02/02/2013
2:00 pm, SWX		 Pepperdine W 81–52  18–5
(8–1)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [18])
Spokane, WA
02/07/2013
7:00 pm		 at San Francisco W 84–46  19–5
(9–1)		 War Memorial Gymnasium (308 [19])
San Francisco, CA
02/09/2013
2:00 pm		 at Loyola Marymount W 70–56  20–5
(10–1)		 Gersten Pavilion (351 [20])
Los Angeles, CA
02/14/2013
6:00 pm, SWX		 Saint Mary's W 69–54  21–5
(11–1)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [21])
Spokane, WA
02/16/2013
2:00 pm, Zags Sports Channel		 San Francisco W 101–65  22–5
(12–1)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [22])
Spokane, WA
02/21/2013
6:00 pm, NBCSN		 at Santa Clara W 70–55  23–5
(13–1)		 Leavey Center (550 [23])
Santa Clara, CA
02/23/2013
1:00 pm, BYUtv		 at BYU W 66–55  24–5
(14–1)		 Marriott Center (1,430 [24])
Provo, UT
02/28/2013
6:00 pm, Zags Sports Channel		 Portland W 59–56  25–5
(15–1)		 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000 [25])
Spokane, WA
2013 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2013
12:00 pm, BYUtv/ WCC Digital		 No. 1-seed vs. No. 4-seed BYU
WCC Tournament Semifinals		 W 62–43  26–5
 Orleans Arena (7,896 [26])
Las Vegas, NV
03/11/2013
1:00 pm, ESPNU		 No. 1-seed vs. No. 2-seed San Diego
WCC Tournament Championship		 W 62–50  27–5
 Orleans Arena (7,896 [27])
Las Vegas, NV
2013 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
03/23/2013*
1:15 pm, ESPN2		 No. 12-seed No. 23/ 5-seed Iowa State
NCAA Tournament 1st Round		 L 60–72  27–6
 McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings
Regular Season Polls
PollPre-
Season		Week
1		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		Final
AP RV RV RV RV NR RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

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