For Immediate Release \\ Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Contact \\ Natalia Ciccone ([email protected]); Jocelyn Perry ([email protected]) THIS WEEK IN PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL With as many as five teams ranked for most of the season and the Pac-12 boasting the No. 1 RPI in the country (five teams in the top 17), so far, league play can be characterized by big matchups, upsets and historic moments. In the latest installment of Conference action from over the weekend, No. 11/8 OREGON STATE had a big comeback to defeat No. 12/14 STANFORD for the first time since 2001, OREGON’s Jillian Alleyne became the Pac-12’s all-time rebounding leader and WASHINGTON posted back-to-back wins over ranked opponents (both decisions coming within nine points) ... Four Pac-12 teams are ranked this week, ARIZONA STATE and OSU are ranked No. 8 and No. 11 spots in the Associated Press and USA Today/WBCA polls, with ASU leading the way for Pac-12 teams in the writers’ polling and the Beavers earning the higher rating by the coaches ... A top-25 matchup closes out the week of Conference action with No. 12/14 Stanford traveling to No. 20/25 UCLA on Sunday on the Pac-12 Networks ... UW’s Kelsey Plum was named the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week after leading the Huskies to a pair of victories over the weekend. She was also voted the Pac-12 Player of the Week, while WASHINGTON STATE’s Borislava Hristova was tabbed the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. Both will face off this weekend in the final game of the rivalry series between the teams ... Plum and Alleyne were named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Watch List. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday, January 22 Oregon at Colorado *..................................... PACMT/PACOR ....... 6 p.m. MT Arizona at #8/11 Arizona State *.................... PACAZ .................... 7 p.m. MT California at #20/25 UCLA * .......................... PAC12 ..................... 6 p.m. PT #11/8 Oregon State at Utah * ........................ PACOR/PACMT ....... 8 p.m. MT #12/14 Stanford at USC * ............................. PAC12 ..................... 8 p.m. PT Saturday, January 23 Washington State at Washington * ................. PACWA .................... 2 p.m. PT Sunday, January 24 Oregon at Utah *........................................... Live Stream ............. 2 p.m. MT #11/8 Oregon State at Colorado * .................. PAC12 .................... 3 p.m. MT California at USC ........................................... PACBA/PACLA ......... 2 p.m. PT #8/11 Arizona State at Arizona ...................... PAC12 .................... 5 p.m. MT #12/14 Stanford at #20/25 UCLA .................. PAC12 ..................... 6 p.m. PT *Denotes Pac-12 game; game times local to site; Live stream of matches is available at pac-12.com. RECENT RESULTS Friday, January 15 Colorado at #10/13 Arizona State *.............................................. ASU, 64-37 #17/23 UCLA at Washington * ..................................................WASH, 64-56 Utah at Arizona * ...................................................................... UTAH, 60-55 #11/12 Stanford at Oregon * ......................................................STAN, 64-62 California at #12/10 Oregon State * ............................................. OSU, 70-48 #25/RV USC at Washington State *..............................................WSU, 73-61 Sunday, January 17 Utah at #10/13 Arizona State *.................................................... ASU, 80-60 #17/23 UCLA at Washington State * .......................................... UCLA, 75-73 Colorado at Arizona * ..................................................................ARIZ, 63-52 #25/RV USC at Washington * ....................................................WASH, 69-60 California at Oregon * .................................................................. ORE, 69-59 #11/12 Stanford at #12/10 Oregon State *................................... OSU, 58-50 2015-16 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS Conference Overall W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N STREAK LAST 5 TOP 10 TOP 25 Arizona State 6 0 1.000 4-0 2-0 15 3 .833 8-2 6-0 1-1 W 12 5-0 2-1 4-2 Oregon State 5 1 .833 3-0 2-1 14 3 .824 8-1 4-2 2-0 W 4 4-1 0-1 1-3 Washington 5 2 .714 3-1 2-1 14 4 .778 9-2 4-1 1-1 W 3 3-2 -- 2-3 Stanford 4 2 .667 2-0 2-2 14 4 .778 7-1 4-3 3-0 L 1 3-2 0-1 2-3 UCLA 4 2 .667 3-0 0-3 12 5 .706 7-1 4-3 1-1 W 1 3-2 -- 1-2 Utah 4 2 .667 2-0 1-3 12 5 .706 9-0 2-2 0-2 L 1 2-3 -- 1-3 Washington State 3 4 .429 2-3 1-1 12 6 .667 6-3 5-3 1-0 L 1 3-2 -- 1-2 USC 2 4 .333 3-1 0-3 14 4 .778 10-1 1-3 3-0 L 2 2-3 -- 1-1 Arizona 2 4 .333 2-2 0-2 11 7 .611 8-2 2-3 1-2 W 1 2-3 -- 1-1 Oregon 1 5 .167 1-2 0-3 12 5 .706 11-2 1-3 0-0 W 1 1-4 -- 1-1 California 1 5 .167 1-1 0-4 10 7 .588 7-2 2-4 1-1 L 3 1-4 1-0 2-2 Colorado 0 6 .000 0-2 0-4 5 12 .294 5-4 0-8 0-0 L 7 0-5 -- 0-4
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With as many as five teams ranked for most of the season and the Pac-12 boasting the No. 1 RPI in the country (five teams in the top 17), so far, league play can be characterized by big matchups, upsets and historic moments. In the latest installment of Conference action from over the weekend, No. 11/8 OREGON STATE had a big comeback to defeat No. 12/14 STANFORD for the first time since 2001, OREGON’s Jillian Alleyne became the Pac-12’s all-time rebounding leader and WASHINGTON posted back-to-back wins over ranked opponents (both decisions coming within nine points) ... Four Pac-12 teams are ranked this week, ARIZONA STATE and OSU are ranked No. 8 and No. 11 spots in the Associated Press and USA Today/WBCA polls, with ASU leading the way for Pac-12 teams in the writers’ polling and the Beavers earning the higher rating by the coaches ... A top-25 matchup closes out the week of Conference action with No. 12/14 Stanford traveling to No. 20/25 UCLA on Sunday on the Pac-12 Networks ... UW’s Kelsey Plum was named the USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week after leading the Huskies to a pair of victories over the weekend. She was also voted the Pac-12 Player of the Week, while WASHINGTON STATE’s Borislava Hristova was tabbed the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week. Both will face off this weekend in the final game of the rivalry series between the teams ... Plum and Alleyne were named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Watch List.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, January 22Oregon at Colorado * ..................................... PACMT/PACOR ....... 6 p.m. MTArizona at #8/11 Arizona State * .................... PACAZ .................... 7 p.m. MTCalifornia at #20/25 UCLA * .......................... PAC12 ..................... 6 p.m. PT#11/8 Oregon State at Utah * ........................ PACOR/PACMT ....... 8 p.m. MT#12/14 Stanford at USC * ............................. PAC12 ..................... 8 p.m. PT
Saturday, January 23Washington State at Washington * ................. PACWA .................... 2 p.m. PT
Sunday, January 24Oregon at Utah * ........................................... Live Stream ............. 2 p.m. MT#11/8 Oregon State at Colorado * .................. PAC12 .................... 3 p.m. MTCalifornia at USC ........................................... PACBA/PACLA ......... 2 p.m. PT#8/11 Arizona State at Arizona ...................... PAC12 .................... 5 p.m. MT#12/14 Stanford at #20/25 UCLA .................. PAC12 ..................... 6 p.m. PT
*Denotes Pac-12 game; game times local to site; Live stream of matches is available at pac-12.com.
RECENT RESULTS
Friday, January 15Colorado at #10/13 Arizona State * .............................................. ASU, 64-37#17/23 UCLA at Washington * ..................................................WASH, 64-56Utah at Arizona * ......................................................................UTAH, 60-55#11/12 Stanford at Oregon * ......................................................STAN, 64-62California at #12/10 Oregon State * ............................................. OSU, 70-48#25/RV USC at Washington State * ..............................................WSU, 73-61
Sunday, January 17Utah at #10/13 Arizona State * .................................................... ASU, 80-60#17/23 UCLA at Washington State * .......................................... UCLA, 75-73Colorado at Arizona * ..................................................................ARIZ, 63-52#25/RV USC at Washington * ....................................................WASH, 69-60California at Oregon * .................................................................. ORE, 69-59#11/12 Stanford at #12/10 Oregon State * ................................... OSU, 58-50
2015-16 PAC-12 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS
Conference Overall W L PCT H A W L PCT H A N STREAK LAST 5 TOP 10 TOP 25 Arizona State 6 0 1.000 4-0 2-0 15 3 .833 8-2 6-0 1-1 W 12 5-0 2-1 4-2 Oregon State 5 1 .833 3-0 2-1 14 3 .824 8-1 4-2 2-0 W 4 4-1 0-1 1-3 Washington 5 2 .714 3-1 2-1 14 4 .778 9-2 4-1 1-1 W 3 3-2 -- 2-3 Stanford 4 2 .667 2-0 2-2 14 4 .778 7-1 4-3 3-0 L 1 3-2 0-1 2-3 UCLA 4 2 .667 3-0 0-3 12 5 .706 7-1 4-3 1-1 W 1 3-2 -- 1-2 Utah 4 2 .667 2-0 1-3 12 5 .706 9-0 2-2 0-2 L 1 2-3 -- 1-3 Washington State 3 4 .429 2-3 1-1 12 6 .667 6-3 5-3 1-0 L 1 3-2 -- 1-2 USC 2 4 .333 3-1 0-3 14 4 .778 10-1 1-3 3-0 L 2 2-3 -- 1-1 Arizona 2 4 .333 2-2 0-2 11 7 .611 8-2 2-3 1-2 W 1 2-3 -- 1-1 Oregon 1 5 .167 1-2 0-3 12 5 .706 11-2 1-3 0-0 W 1 1-4 -- 1-1 California 1 5 .167 1-1 0-4 10 7 .588 7-2 2-4 1-1 L 3 1-4 1-0 2-2 Colorado 0 6 .000 0-2 0-4 5 12 .294 5-4 0-8 0-0 L 7 0-5 -- 0-4
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ASSOCIATED PRESSTOP-25 (Jan. 18)
Team Record Points1. Connecticut (32) 16-0 8002. South Carolina 17-0 7663. Notre Dame 16-1 7384. Baylor 18-1 7005. Maryland 16-2 6556. Texas 16-1 6537. Ohio State 13-4 5688. ARIZONA STATE 15-3 5589. Kentucky 14-2 54810. Mississippi State 16-2 53011. OREGON STATE 14-3 49312. STANFORD 14-4 41113. Texas A&M 13-5 39914. Florida State 14-4 39715. South Florida 12-4 32616. Miami (FL) 17-2 26717. Louisville 14-5 25418. Tennessee 11-5 23519. Oklahoma 12-4 19120. UCLA 12-5 16021. Michigan State 13-4 15122. Florida 15-3 10423. Missouri 15-3 10324. DePaul 14-6 8225. West Virginia 15-4 54
Others receiving votes: Purdue 47, Northwestern 46, WASHINGTON 42, Duke 32, Syracuse 20, Green Bay 19, George Washington 11, UTEP 7, Iowa 6, Oklahoma State 5, CALIFORNIA 5, Arkansas 4, Colorado State 3, St Bonaventure 3, San Diego 3, BYU 2, Villanova
1, USC 1.
MEDIA SERVICES
COACHES TELECONFERENCES: Pac-12 head women’s basketball coaches will be available for a media teleconference to preview the Pac-12 Wom-en’s Basketball Tournament on Tuesday, March 1. Media members may call the Pac-12 office to receive the number the live teleconference. Please contact Natalia Ciccone or Jocelyn Perry for the call-in number. Audio files of the teleconference will be posted on pac-12.com by the end of the day for replay purposes.
MEDIA CENTER: Visit the Pac-12 media center at pac-12.com/media-center. Click on the sport for filtered news releases from the Conference office and pertinent links.
WEEKLY RELEASES: Pac-12 Weekly Releases will be available at the Conference’s official website at www.pac-12.com every Tuesday afternoon starting Nov. 10 and continuing through to the end of the season. Weekly releases will include the Pac-12 Player of the Week, updated conference statistics, the latest polls and conference and team notes. Up-dated stats will be available on the website following each night of competition.
MEDIA GUIDE: The 2015-16 Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Media Guide is available online only at www.pac-12.com, visit the women’s bas-ketball page and scroll down to end and click “Media Guide.” Or click on the following link: http://catalog.e-digitaleditions.com/i/586845-2015-16-womens-basketball-media-guide.PDF downloading is also available at that link.
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PAC-12 TOURNAMENT: The Pac-12 Women’s Bas-ketball Tournament will be held in Seattle at KeyAre-na, March 3-6. Online credential applications will be available beginning in early February.
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USA TODAY/WBCATOP-25 (Jan. 19)
Team Record Points1. Connecticut (32) 16-0 8002. South Carolina 17-0 7683. Notre Dame 17-1 7354. Baylor 18-1 6965. Maryland 16-2 6566. Texas 16-1 6537. Ohio State 13-4 5658. OREGON STATE 14-3 5589. Kentucky 14-2 52310. Mississippi State 17-2 51111. ARIZONA STATE 15-3 49112. Texas A&M 13-5 44013. Florida State 14-4 39714. STANFORD 14-4 37915. South Florida 12-4 34416. Miami (FL) 17-2 31817. Louisville 14-5 24618. Michigan State 13-4 18619. Oklahoma 12-4 17320. Northwestern 13-5 13621. DePaul 14-6 13022. Tennessee 11-6 12723. Florida 15-3 9824. Syracuse 14-4 8725. UCLA 12-5 72
Others receiving votes: Duke 55, Green Bay 41, Missouri 39, George Washington 27, Duquesne 23, Seton Hall 21, St John’s 15, North Carolina 14, WASHINGTON 13, Iowa 10, West Virginia 9, BYU 9, Oklahoma State 7, Villanova 7, Virginia Tech 7, Virginia 4, Princeton 4, Georgia 2, Western Kentucky 2, Florida Gulf Coast 1, Tulane 1.
After three-consecutive years drawing near-record crowds, the 15th-annual Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament remains in Seattle in partnership with Force 10 Sports Marketing, LLC, the Seattle Sports Commission and Seattle Center. The tourna-ment will be held at KeyArena from March 3-6, 2016 and will receive unprecendented national television coverage once again with each game of the tournament scheduled to be televised either on the Pac-12 Networks or ESPN.
The City of Seattle has embraced women’s basketball and women’s athletics. The WN-BA’s Seattle Storm loyal fan base has increased over the last several years. The majestic city provides convenient travel for teams and fans, with non-stop flights available from every Pac-12 city. In the three years the Pac-12 Tournament has been in the Emerald City, the four-day event has seen its biggest successes, recording three of the top four attendances in the 14-year history. The 2015 championship game was the second-most attended in the history of the event.
The Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament made its debut in 2002 and was held on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. The Conference’s premier women’s sporting event then moved to HP Pavilion at San Jose for a six-year run (2003-08). It spent four years (2008-2012) in Los Angeles, with Galen Center playing host. The final two-year run of the event saw it combined with the men’s tournament and the semifinal and championship games were played at the STAPLES Center.
The winner of the 12-team tournament receives the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship. The tournament seeding and Conference Champion are determined by the 18-game regular-season Pac-12 schedule.
THURSDAY, MARCH 6 - FIRST ROUND - PAC-12 NETWORKSGame 1: #8 Seed vs. #9 Seed, 11:30 a.m. PT
Game 2: #5 Seed vs. #12 Seed, 2 p.m. PTGame 3: #7 Seed vs. #10 Seed, 6 p.m. PT
Game 4: #6 Seed vs. #11 Seed, 8:30 p.m. PT
FRIDAY, MARCH 7 - QUARTERFINALS - PAC-12 NETWORKSGame 5: Gm 1 Winner vs. #1 Seed, 11:30 a.m. PT
Game 6: Gm 2 Winner vs. #4 Seed, 2 p.m. PTGame 7: Gm 3 Winner vs. #2 Seed, 6 p.m. PT
SUNDAY, MARCH 9 - CHAMPIONSHIP - ESPNGame 11: Championship Game, 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET
** PLEASE NOTE: Bracket may be flipped to feature key matchups in the evening sessionat the discretion of the Commissioner.
First three rounds to be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Championship game to be televised on ESPN2.All times subject to change.
PRESEASON POLLS
PAC-12 vs. OTHER CONFERENCES
America East .............................................. 2-0American Athletic ....................................... 1-2Atlantic Coast ............................................. 4-2Atlantic Sun ............................................... 0-1Atlantic 10 ................................................. 5-1Big East ..................................................... 4-0
Big Sky ...................................................... 8-0Big South ................................................... 4-0Big Ten ...................................................... 3-0Big 12 ........................................................ 5-4Big West .................................................. 19-1
Colonial Athletic ......................................... 2-0Conference USA ........................................ 3-0Horizon League .......................................... 0-0Independents ............................................. 0-0Ivy League ................................................. 2-0
Metro Atlantic Athletic ................................ 1-0Mid-American ............................................ 1-0Mid-Eastern ............................................... 4-0Missouri Valley ........................................... 1-0Mountain West ........................................... 8-2
Northeast ................................................... 0-0Ohio Valley ................................................. 1-0Patriot League ............................................ 0-0Southeastern .............................................. 2-8Southern .................................................... 1-0
Southland .................................................. 1-0Southwestern ............................................. 0-0Summit League .......................................... 2-0Sun Belt ..................................................... 0-0West Coast ............................................... 11-5Western Athletic ......................................... 9-0
Total .................................... 106-27 (.797)vs. Ranked Opponents ............... 6-10 (.375)
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PAC-12 COACHES POLL1. Oregon State (11) 1212. Stanford 1043. Arizona State (1) 102T4. California 88T4. UCLA 886. Washington 687. USC 608. Oregon 529. Colorado 3910. Washington State 3011. Utah 2312. Arizona 17
PAC-12 MEDIA POLL1. Oregon State (23) 2872. Arizona State (1) 2473. Stanford 2454. California 2055. UCLA 2036. Washington 1677. USC 1408. Oregon 1189. Colorado 8810. Washington State 7511. Utah 6112. Arizona 36
The 2015-16 Pac-12 women’s basketball regular season tips off the 197-game schedule on Friday, Nov. 13. Pac-12 teams will make over 100 appearances during the regular season, 100 of those telecasts on the Pac-12 Networks and five on the ESPN network as part of the Confer-ence’s television package. All 11 games of the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Tournament at KeyArena in Seattle will be nationally televised, with 10 appearing on the Pac-12 Networks and the championship game on ESPN on March 6.
Day ........................Date ...................... Time (PT) ........................................................... Network ...................................MatchupSunday .....................Nov. 15 ....................Kentucky at Arizona State ......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 2:30 PMSunday .....................Nov. 22 ....................South Carolina at UCLA ............................................ PAC12 ......................................... 1:00 PMMonday ....................Nov. 30 ....................San Jose State at Oregon .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMSunday .....................Dec. 6 ......................Oklahoma at Washington .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 3:30 PMTuesday ....................Dec. 8 ......................Gonzaga at Washington State .................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMSaturday ...................Dec. 12 ....................Missouri at Colorado ................................................. PAC12 ....................................... 12:30 PMSaturday ...................Dec. 12 ....................Nebraska at California ............................................... PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMWednesday ...............Dec. 16 ....................Tennessee at Stanford ............................................... ESPNU ........................................ 6:00 PMSaturday ...................Dec. 19 ....................Tennessee at Oregon State ........................................ PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMMonday ....................Dec. 21 ....................Florida State at Arizona State .................................... ESPNU ........................................ 2:00 PMMonday ....................Dec. 21 ....................UCLA at California .................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMTuesday ....................Dec. 29 ....................Washington at Washington State ............................... PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMWednesday ...............Dec. 30 ....................USC at UCLA ............................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMSaturday ...................Jan. 2 ......................Washington at Colorado ............................................ PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSaturday ...................Jan. 2 ......................Stanford at Arizona ................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 2:00 PMSaturday ...................Jan. 2 ......................Oregon at UCLA ........................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 2:00 PMSaturday ...................Jan. 2 ......................Washington State at Utah .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 4:00 PMSaturday ...................Jan. 2 ......................Oregon State at USC ................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 4:00 PMSaturday ...................Jan. 2 ......................California at Arizona State ......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMMonday ....................Jan. 4 ......................Oregon at USC .......................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMMonday ....................Jan. 4 ......................Washington at Utah .................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMMonday ....................Jan. 4 ......................Stanford at Arizona State ........................................... PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMMonday ....................Jan. 4 ......................California at Arizona .................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMMonday ....................Jan. 4 ......................Washington State at Colorado .................................... PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMMonday ....................Jan. 4 ......................Oregon State at UCLA ............................................... PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 8 ......................Oregon at Oregon State ............................................. PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 8 ......................Colorado at California ................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 8 ......................Arizona State at Washington ...................................... PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 10 ....................Colorado at Stanford ................................................. PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 10 ....................Arizona State at Washington State ............................. PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 10 ....................Oregon State at Oregon ............................................. PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 10 ....................Arizona at Washington .............................................. PAC12 ......................................... 2:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 10 ....................UCLA at USC ............................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 15 ....................Stanford at Oregon .................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 15 ....................UCLA at Washington ................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 15 ....................USC at Washington State .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 15 ....................California at Oregon State .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 17 ....................Utah at Arizona State ................................................ PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMSunday .....................Jan. 17 ....................UCLA at Washington State ........................................ PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 17 ....................Colorado at Arizona ................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 1:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 17 ....................USC at Washington ................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 2:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 17 ....................Stanford at Oregon State ........................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 22 ....................Oregon at Colorado ................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 22 ....................Arizona at Arizona State ............................................ PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 22 ....................California at UCLA .................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 22 ....................Oregon State at Utah ................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 22 ....................Stanford at USC ........................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 24 ....................Oregon State at Colorado .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 2:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 24 ....................California at USC ...................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 2:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 24 ....................Arizona State at Arizona ............................................ PAC12 ......................................... 4:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 24 ....................Washington State at Washington ............................... PAC12 ......................................... 4:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 24 ....................Stanford at UCLA ...................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 29 ....................Washington State at California ................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 29 ....................Arizona at Oregon State ............................................ PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 29 ....................USC at Utah ............................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 29 ....................Arizona State at Oregon ............................................ PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMFriday .......................Jan. 29 ....................Washington at Stanford ............................................. PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 31 ....................Arizona at Oregon ..................................................... PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 31 ....................Washington State at Stanford .................................... PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 31 ....................Washington at California............................................ PAC12 ......................................... 2:00 PMSunday .....................Jan. 31 ....................USC at Colorado ....................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMMonday ....................Feb. 1 ......................Arizona State at Oregon State .................................... ESPN2 ......................................... 8:00 PMTuesday ....................Feb. 2 ......................California at Stanford ................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMThursday ..................Feb. 4 ......................Colorado at Utah ....................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 5 ......................UCLA at Arizona State ............................................... PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 5 ......................Oregon State at Washington ...................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 5 ......................USC at Arizona ......................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 5 ......................Stanford at California ................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 5 ......................Oregon at Washington State ...................................... PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMSunday .....................Feb. 7 ......................Utah at Colorado ....................................................... PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMFriday .......................Feb. 12 ....................Arizona at Stanford ................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 7:30 PMFriday .......................Feb. 12 ....................Colorado at Oregon State .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 7:30 PMSunday .....................Feb. 14 ....................Washington at UCLA ................................................. ESPNU ...................................... 11:00 AMSunday .....................Feb. 14 ....................Arizona at California .................................................. PAC12 ....................................... 12:00 PMSunday .....................Feb. 14 ....................Colorado at Oregon ................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 4:00 PMSunday .....................Feb. 14 ....................Washington State at USC .......................................... PAC12 ......................................... 4:00 PMSunday .....................Feb. 14 ....................Arizona State at Stanford ........................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 19 ....................Washington State at Arizona State ............................. PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 19 ....................California at Utah ...................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 5:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 19 ....................UCLA at Oregon ........................................................ PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 19 ....................Stanford at Colorado ................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 7:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 19 ....................USC at Oregon State ................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMSunday .....................Feb. 21 ....................California at Colorado ................................................ PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMSunday .....................Feb. 21 ....................Washington at Arizona State ...................................... PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMSunday .....................Feb. 21 ....................Stanford at Utah ....................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 1:00 PMSunday .....................Feb. 21 ....................UCLA at Oregon State ............................................... PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 26 ....................Arizona State at USC ................................................. PAC12 ......................................... 6:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 26 ....................Oregon State at Stanford ........................................... PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMFriday .......................Feb. 26 ....................Arizona at UCLA ....................................................... PAC12 ......................................... 8:00 PMSaturday ...................Feb. 27 ....................Utah at Washington State .......................................... PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMSaturday ...................Feb. 27 ....................Colorado at Washington ............................................ PAC12 ......................................... 1:00 PMSunday .....................Feb. 28 ....................Oregon at Stanford .................................................... PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMSunday .....................Feb. 28 ....................Oregon State at California .......................................... PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMSunday .....................Feb. 28 ....................Arizona State at UCLA ............................................... PAC12 ....................................... 11:00 AMThursday ..................Mar. 3 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 1: First Round ................. P12N ........................................11:30 a.m.Thursday ..................Mar. 3 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 2: First Round ................. P12N .............................................. 2 p.m.Thursday ..................Mar. 3 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 3: First Round ................. P12N .............................................. 6 p.m.Thursday ..................Mar. 3 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 4: First Round ................. P12N ......................................... 8:30 p.m.Friday .......................Mar. 4 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 5: Quarterfinal ................. P12N ........................................11:30 a.m.Friday .......................Mar. 4 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 6: Quarterfinal ................. P12N .............................................. 2 p.m.Friday .......................Mar. 4 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 7: Quarterfinal ................. P12N .............................................. 6 p.m.Friday .......................Mar. 4 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 8: Quarterfinal ................. P12N ......................................... 8:30 p.m.Saturday ...................Mar. 5 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 9: Semifinal ..................... P12N .............................................. 6 p.m.Saturday ...................Mar. 5 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 10: Semifinal ................... P12N ......................................... 8:30 p.m.Sunday .....................Mar. 6 ......................Pac-12 Tournament Game 11: Championship Game . ESPN .............................................. 6 p.m.
PRESEASON POLLS
PRESEASON HONORS
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SAN FRANCISCO - The Pac-12 Conference office announced today the Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Play-ers of the Week for the week of Jan. 11-17. WASHINGTON’s Kelsey Plum was voted the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the first time this season, while WASHINGTON STATE’s Borislava Hristova is the Conference’s Freshman of the Week for the second time this season and first time since Nov. 23. The nation’s leading scorer averaging 27.3 ppg, junior guard Kelsey Plum (Poway, Calif.) led WASHING-TON to a weekend sweep of two ranked teams, No. 17 UCLA (64-56) and No. 25 USC (69-60). Plum averaged 27.5 points, 3.0 rebounds and 4.5 assists in the two big victories. Against the Bruins, Plum made 11-of-12 from the foul line en route to 23 points for the game, and also added five rebounds and four assists as the Dawgs earned their first win over a top-25 team of the year. Plum was a menace to the Trojan defense, scoring 21 of her 32 points in the second half helping UW overcome a 10-point halftime deficit. She added five assists in the upset, making 10-of-12 from the free throw line and going 2-for-3 from 3-point range, shooting 10-for-19 overall. By scoring 55 points on the weekend, Plum moved into to third on the UW all-time scoring list with 1,950 points, despite still being a junior, and is just six points out of the top 20 in Pac-12 history. Just 50 points away from 2,000 for her career, she is looking to become the 17th player in Conference history to reach the milestone, as well as try to become one of the fastest to reach the plateau in NCAA history having only played 85 games to date. It is Plums second-career weekly honor and the 34th all-time citation for Washington. Borislava Hristova (Varna, Bulgaria) scored 21 points in a 73-61 upset of No. 25 USC over the weekend, then added 19 points in a near-upset of No. 17 UCLA (75-73), scoring 11 points in the third quarter to bring the Cougars to within one point. She was 16-for-33 for the weekend for a 48.5 percent shooting. She was also a perfect 1.000, making all six of her free throw attempts over the two games. On pace to break WSU’s freshman record in total points, points per game, free throw percentage and field goals made, she is the sixth-highest scoring freshman in the country, averaging 17.3 points per game on the season. It is the fifth all-time freshman weekly accolade for Washington State. A player of the week has been selected every week since 1986-87, the first year the Conference spon-sored women’s sports. A freshman of the week was first selected in 2012-13. The Pac-12 Player and Fresh-man of the Week are voted on by a panel of media that regularly cover Pac-12 women’s basketball.
FRESHMEN OF THE WEEK BY SCHOOLOregon ...........................................................11Washington ....................................................11California .......................................................10Colorado ..........................................................5Stanford ...........................................................5UCLA ...............................................................5Washington State .............................................5Oregon State ....................................................4Utah ................................................................3Arizona State ....................................................1Arizona ............................................................0USC .................................................................0
SCORING43.. Kristine Anigwe, CAL vs. Sacramento St., 12/635..................... Kelsey Plum, WASH at UTAH, 1/435...... Lexi Brando, ORE vs. San Jose State, 11/3034........ Kelsey Plum, WASH vs. Texas Tech, 11/2833............................. Kelsey Plum, at WSU, 12/2933........ Talia Walton, WASH vs. Santa Clara, 11/1432........... Kelsey Plum, vs. San Diego State, 11/2332....... Kelsey Plum, WASH at Fresno State, 11/2031........................ Nirra Fields, UCLA vs. ORE, 1/230.............. Kristine Anigwe, CAL vs. CSUN, 12/3030............Kelsey Plum, WASH vs. Oklahoma, 12/630....Borislava Hristova, WSU vs. San Jose St., 11/2729..........................................Five tied, last on 12/21
REBOUNDING20....Jillian Alleyne, ORE vs. San Jose State, 11/3020.......... Chantel Osahor, WASH vs. Seattle, 11/1819........... Chantel Osahor, WASH vs. Arizona, 1/1019..............Emily Potter, UTAH vs. Creighton, 12/919........... Jillian Alleyne, ORE vs. Utah Valley, 12/518.......................Emily Potter, UTAH vs. WSU, 1/218.... Emily Potter, UTAH vs. George Mason, 11/2017........................ Jillian Alleyne, ORE at USC, 1/417.....................Emily Potter, UTAH at BYU, 12/1217.............Ruth Hamblin, OSU at Marquette, 12/316...................... Jillian Alleyne, ORE at UCLA, 1/216...... Temi Fagbenle, USC vs. Long Beach, 12/1316...................... Paige Crozon, Utah vs ASU, 1/17
PAC-12 TOP-10 PERFORMANCES
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK BY SCHOOLStanford .......................................................103UCLA .............................................................52USC ...............................................................45California .......................................................42Oregon ...........................................................42Arizona ..........................................................41Arizona State ..................................................38Oregon State ..................................................36Washington ....................................................34Washington State ...........................................15Colorado ..........................................................4Utah ................................................................4
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CONFERENCE NOTEBOOK
RECORDS WATCHSenior forward Jillian Alleyne pulled down 15 boards to become the Pac-12’s career rebounding leader on Jan. 17, 2016, surpassing the mark set by for-mer Stanford great Chiney Ogwumike. Alleyne is also ranked fourth all-time in NCAA history.
1. Jillian Alleyne, ORE (2012-pres.) 1574 2. Chiney Ogwumike, STAN (2011-14) 1567 3. Kayla Pedersen, STAN (2008-11) 1266 4. Jayne Appel, STAN (2007-10) 1263 5. Nnemkadi Ogwumike, STAN (2009-12) 1226
Alleyne’s total numbers are impressive, but her career average is as well. Having averaged at least 11.9 rpg every season, her career average of 14.5 rpg through three seasons would break the all-time record currently held by former UCLA standout Natalie Williams who maintained a 12.8 rpg in her career from 1991-94.
PAC-12 TEAMS IN THE POLLSFour Pac-12 teams are ranked this week in both the Associated Press and USA Today/WBCA Coaches polls. The Conference has a team ranked as high as No. 8 in both polls with ARIZONA STATE grabbing the spot in the AP polling and OREGON STATE earning that ranking by the coaches. Five league teams were ranked in the AP poll from the week of Nov. 30 to the week of Jan. 11, it was the longest stretch of that many Pac-12 teams ranked in league history. Prior to that, five teams had been ranked in the AP on Nov. 13, 2006 for two weeks.
QUICKLY AROUND THE LEAGUEThe Pac-12 concluded non-conference play with the top RPI in the nation. The Conference’s 79.7 winning percentage in non-conference regular-season play is the top mark since the league sponsored the sport in 1986-87 ... Now in league play, the Conference owns the top RPI in the country at .6105, ac-cording to the NCAA index. Six Pac-12 teams land in the top 20, four ranking in the top 15, the most of any conference in the country ... Of the 17 women averaging double-doubles in the nation, the Pac-12 is the only league with three players achieving the feat including Alleyne, WASHINGTON’s Chantel Osahor and UTAH’s Emily Potter ... In a battle of two top-15 teams, OREGON STATE snapped a 29-game losing streak to STANFORD on Jan. 17 in Corvallis ... WASHINGTON’s Kelsey Plum needs just 50 points to reach 2,000 for her career.
PAC-12 IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGSThe Pac-12 has four individuals ranking in the top five of national statistical categories, as of Jan. 19. WASHINGTON’s Kelsey Plum is averaging a NCAA-best 27.3 points per game. One of the most prolific scorer’s in Pac-12 history, the junior is on the verge of reaching the 2,000-point plateau for her career. OREGON STATE senior Jamie Weisner is taking advantage of her freebie opportunities, knocking down 91.2 percent of her free throw attempts, ranking fifth in the country.. OREGON senior Jillian Alleyne has recorded double-doubles in the ma-jority of the games she has played in her career. Her 14 double-doubles this season ranks second nationally. Alleyne also ranks 3rd in the country averaging 13.5 rebounds per game. UTAH senior Katie Kuklok ranks fifth in the NCAA with a 46.6 3-point shooting percentage.
ANIGWE TIES CONFERENCE RECORDCALIFORNIA’s Kristine Anigwe earned Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for the seventh time this season, tying a league record set by current junior WASH-INGTON’s Kelsey Plum. The honor was first selected during the 2012-13 season.
FRESHMEN PHENOMSWith Pac-12 coaches hauling in some of the nation’s top talents, the promise of potential are beginning to show and making an immediate impact. Two of the nation’s top-scoring freshmen are in the Pac-12. CALIFORNIA’s Kristine An-igwe, who has been named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week seven times already this season, is the second-highest scoring freshman in the country, averag-ing 21.2 ppg, and ranks 16th among all players in the NCAA. WASHINGTON STATE’s Borislava Hristova ranks 78th in the country with a 17.3 ppg average. Both players are also in the top five in the Pac-12 in scoring. Also making an impact this season is OREGON’s Maite Cazorla. Second in the Pac-12 in assists per game at 6.4 apg, she owns the highest assists average among freshmen in the country and ranks 13th among all players. No other freshman ranks in the top 25 in the category.
HOT STARTSBoth USC and OREGON got off to strong starts this season, with the Ducks starting the season at 11-0 and the Trojans posting a 12-0 mark before registering their first loss. It was the Ducks’ best start to a season since 1978-79. USC’s best start dates back to when current head coach and Hall of Famer Cythina Cooper-Dyke was a sophomore on campus in 1982-83.
COACHING MILESTONESARIZONA’s Niya Butts is the latest in the Pac-12 to reach a coaching milestone, picking up her 100th win on Jan. 17 at home against Colorado in her eighth year as a head coach. USC head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke picked up her 200th ca-reer victory on Jan. 4 against Oregon. On the same day, WASHINGTON STATE head coach June Daugherty, who has been a head coach for 27 years and has logged over 400-career wins, picked up her 100th on the WSU sidline against Colorado. She is the first coach in Conference history to win 100 games with multiple programs (Washington). Several other coaches have reached significant milestones in just this season alone. ARIZONA STATE head coach Charli Turner Thorne won her 400th on Dec. 14 against Hartford. She has been roaming the sidelines for 22 seasons, 19 of them in Tempe. Both COLORADO coach Linda Lappe and OREGON coach Kelly Graves claimed milestone victories over the Thanksgiving break. Lappe, in her sixth season at her alma mater, picked up Division I-win No. 100 on Nov. 27 in a win over Massachusetts, while Graves, who is in his second season in Eugene but has logged 19 seasons on a Division I sideline, picked up his 400th the following day on Nov. 28. With the Beavers’ victory over USC on Jan. 2, OREGON STATE head coach Scott Rueck picked up his 100th Division I win. ALL-STAR RETURNSComing off a season where five Pac-12 teams earned NCAA Tournament bids for the second-straight season, the Conference looks to be as competitive as ever thanks, in part, to the return of eight of the 15 All-Pac-12 honorees from 2014-15. Defending regular-season Pac-12 Champion OREGON STATE has the most all-Conference honorees returning, welcoming back three, including the 2014-15 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year in SR C Ruth Hamblin.
NEW FACES & FAMILIAR FACESThe 2015-16 campaign welcomes a new face. New to the Conference is Utah’s head coach Lynne Roberts. Roberts landed in Salt Lake City by way of the University of the Pacific. Last year she was named Co-West Coast Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to a 21-10 record. Roberts joins an impressive cast of coaches across the 12 schools with a collective 146 years of experience. Leading the way is Hall of Fame head coach Tara Van Derveer, who will be on the Stanford sideline for her 30th season and 37 years for her career. ARIZONA STATE’s Charlie Turner Thorne also boasts over 20 years of experience, entering her 22nd season as a head coach and 19th with the Sun Devils. WASHINGTON STATE head coach June Daugherty is logging her 27th season as a head coach, nine of which have been spent in Pullman. Just shy of 20 years of coaching is OREGON’s Kelly Graves, who has been on the sidelines for 19 seasons, including two in Eugene.
ROAD TO INDIANAPOLISTeams across the country will be focused on getting to Indianapolis this season, the site of the 2016 NCAA Women’s Final Four. To get to Indy, teams will have to go through regional site at Bridgeport, Conn., Dallas, Lexington and Sioux Falls, S.D. The first and second round of the tournament will take place on 16 campus sites with the top-16 seeds hosting.
RPI (as of Jan. 19)5. Stanford9. UCLA10. Oregon State11. Arizona State16. Washington17. USC35. Utah51. Washington State69. California80. Arizona99. Oregon149. Colorado
NATIONAL HONORSESPNW NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEKJan. 11 - Sophie Brunner, ASU
USBWA NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEKDec. 27 - Arnecia Hawkins, ASUJan. 19 - Kelsey Plum, WASH
JOHN R. WOODEN AWARDMidseasonJillian Alleyne, Sr., OREKelsey Plum, Jr., WASH
1South Point Tournament, Las Vegas, Nev. 2Cal Tournament, Berkeley, Calif.*Pac-12 Conference Game. All times local to site.^ Pac-12 Tournament, Seattle, Wash.
Mar. 3-6. . . . . . . Pac-12 Tournament, KeyArena, Seattle1 Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame Challenge; 2 15th Anniversary of “Love & Basketball”; 3 Women of Troy Classic*Pac-12 Conference Game. All game times local to site.
2015-16 Pac-12 Women's Basketball
Conference Standings
Through games of Jan 16, 2016 (All games)
Team Conference Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PA Home Away Neut Last 10 Streak
Arizona State 6-0 1.000 63.5 47.2 15-3 . 8 3 3 64.9 51.9 8-2 6-0 1-1 10-0 W 12