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West Coast Conference Championships – Second Round
No. 8 San Francisco Dons
12-18 overall; 4-12 West Coast Conference
vs.
No. 5 Loyola Marymount Lions
12-17 overall; 6-10 West Coast Conference
Game 31
Thursday || March 7, 2013 || 12 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Orleans Arena (7,471)
Watch: BYUtv || Streaming Online || Listen || Live Stats
USF Tournament Central || WCC Tournament Central
Just the Facts, Ma'am
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No. 8 seed San Francisco (12-18, 4-12 WCC) looks to exact some payback on fifth-seeded Loyola Marymount (12-17, 6-10 WCC) in the second round of the West Coast Conference Championships. The Dons had a shot at finishing sixth in the conference standings, but LMU thwarted their plans with a heartbreaking three-point loss on Senior Day.
Tourney Tidbits
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The last time the Dons won its first tournament game was 2006-07 after beating San Diego 80-69 on March 1, 2007, before falling to Gonzaga 59-38 in its next time on the court.
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The last time Loyola Marymount and USF faced off in the tournament brackets was Feb. 29, 2012, as the Lions posted a 66-60 opening round win.
WCC Championships on BYUtv
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All 16 games of the men's and women's West Coast Conference Championships will be televised, with BYUtv hosting the women's games through the tournament semifinals. The play-by-play of Dave McCann will be complemented by analysis from Steve Cleveland and Blaine Fowler, with studio host Jarom Jordan throughout the tournament.
Postseason Superlatives
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Senior Mel Khlok headlined the USF selections for the WCC's postseason awards, picking up All-West Coast Conference team. Khlok, who led the Dons in points (15.1, 4th in WCC), assists (3.4, 6th in WCC), steals (2.5) and minutes (35.8, 1st in WCC), becomes the 21st USF selection to the all-conference team.
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Freshmen Taylor Proctor and Zhane Dikes were tapped as selections for the All-Freshman team. This is the first USF freshmen tandem to be honored during the WCC awards season since the 1994-95 campaign when USF made its first NCAA tournament appearance. The next season, the Dons advanced all the way to the Sweet Sixteen.
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Alicia Scafidi was named to the WCC's All-Academic team for her 3.6 grade-point average in exercise sport science. Junior Alexa Hardick earned All-Academic honorable mention to round out the postseason honorees.
Know the Foe
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The Lions are led by the WCC all-time leading scorer and newly selected all-conference team member, Alex Cowling. Entering Thursday's contest, she has 2,187 total points, and is averaging 15.8 points a night for Loyola Marymount this season.
USF and Loyola Marymount—The Series
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The Lions took the slight all-time series lead at 30-29 to close the 2012-13 regular season on Senior Day. These two teams have met six times in postseason action, with the record knotted at 3-3.
Pepperdine Remix
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USF's opening round win over Pepperdine was a banner night, with five players scoring in double-digits for the first time in the Azzi Era.
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Mel Khlok's 13-for-13 night at the free throw line constitutes a new school record for a most attempts at the stripe during a perfect game. As a team, the dons sunk 21-of-22 from the line, a season– and Azzi Era– best (min. 10 attempts).
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Senior Bailey Barbour nabbed her second-consecutive double-double, going for career highs of 14 points and 12 rebounds. After missing the last game of the season to attend her father's funeral, Alicia Scafidi posted a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double. This is the fourth game of the season in which the Dons have finished with at least two double-doubles.
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The 80-48 win serves as the largest margin of victory over a Division I opponent this year, and the biggest since Nov. 25, 2005's 80-44 win over Rider.
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USF's 50-9 percent shooting from the floor represents the highest of the season. The last time the Dons shot over 50 percent was versus Sacramento State on Dec. 17, 2011.
Winning!
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USF's win total of 12 is …
… the first double-digit win season since 2007-08
… more than double last year's total number of wins, and is the most successful season to date in the Jennifer Azzi era
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The Dons' WCC Championships win over Pepperdine …
… was the first postseason victory since March 1, 2007.
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Four wins in WCC action …
… is the most since 2007-08's five league victories
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The Dons' 8 home wins …
… is the first time since 2007-08 that USF has finished with a winning record at War Memorial Gym
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USF's 7-6 non-conference record …
… was the best since 2007-08
Dons WCC Tournament History
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USF owns a 15-16 record in the tournament, including a nine-game win streak from 1995-1997 in which the Dons earned three-straight tournament championships.
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In the first WCC tournament in 1992, USF was defeated by Santa Clara in the championship game of the four-team event.
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With Wednesday's victory, the Dons won its first posteason game since the event was moved to the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas in the 2008-09 season.
USF Versus - Head-to-Head Records in the Championships
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Gonzaga (2-1)
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Loyola Marymount (3-3)
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Pepperdine (3-2)
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Portland (4-0)
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Saint Mary's (2-1)
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San Diego (1-2)
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Santa Clara (0-7)
Champions' Count
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Gonzaga has the top performance by school in the event, taking the crown in 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2011. San Diego, Pepperdine, Santa Clara and San Francisco have all won the title on three occasions. Saint Mary's has been twice the victor in the 21-year event, while reigning champion BYU, Loyola Marymount and Portland each have one title.
On the Air
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Listen to longtime voice of the Dons, George Devine, call all the action from the USF women's basketball team all season long at www.usfdons.com.
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Devine is in his 17th season as the play-by-play voice of the Dons. Listen to the call and follow along with live stats and video for all home contests at War Memorial Gym, in partnership with Stretch Internet. Hear the call for both home and away games by going to www.usfdons.com/live.
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