Boise State Broncos (16-15, 9-7 WAC)
The Broncos fell 73-65 to Nevada in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament to close out an injury-laden season ... The game was close throughout with the largest lead being eight points held by both teams, but the Wolf Pack outscored the Broncos 11-2 in the final three minutes ... Nevada held off Boise State by hitting seven-of-eight free throws in the last 1:10 of the game ... Melissa Rima led the Broncos with 12 points, while Jamia Malone and Heather Pilcher added 11 points apiece ... The loss marked the first time the Broncos failed to win their opening game at the WAC Tournament ... Boise State’s 16-15 final record was its third-straight winning season.
Fresno State Bulldogs (24-9, 12-4 WAC)
The 13th-seeded Bulldogs fell 70-47 to No. 4 California in the first round of the NCAA Tournament ... LaShay Fears tied her career high with 18 points and Marnique Arnold grabbed 11 rebounds in the loss ... The Bulldogs out-rebounded a much taller California team 38-36 ... Fresno State earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament after winning its second-consecutive WAC Tournament, defeating Hawai?i (65-50), Utah State (57-54) and Nevada (56-49) ... Jaleesa Ross was named tournament MVP after averaging 18.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 3.3 steals and 2.0 assists, becoming the first player ever to earn the award in back-to-back seasons ... Joh-Teena Filipe was also named to the all-tournament team.
Hawai?i Rainbow Wahine (8-23, 4-12 WAC)
The Rainbow Wahine defeated San Jose State 70-57 in the opening round of the WAC Tournament before falling 65-50 to top-seeded Fresno State in the quarterfinals ... In the win over the Spartans, Keisha Kanekoa scored a game-high 18 points, while Dita Liepkalne scored 12 points and added five rebounds ... The victory was Hawai?i’s first WAC Tournament win in six seasons ... Against the Bulldogs, Hawai?i held an early second-half lead before Fresno State rallied back to take the lead at the 18-minute mark ... UH cut the lead to five with under 12 minutes left but couldn’t get any closer ... Megan Tinnin led the way with 15 points and seven rebounds.
Idaho Vandals (13-15, 10-6 WAC)
The Vandals fell 59-58 in overtime to Utah State in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament, capping the best season in program history ... Idaho had two chances to take the lead, but committed a turnover with 13 seconds to go and missed a shot as time expired ... Derisa Taleni scored a game-high 24 points, while Yinka Olorunnife had 11 points and 13 boards for her 11th double-double of the season ... Olorunnife grabbed her 300th rebound of the season in the loss, becoming the first Idaho player ever to surpass 300 boards in a season ... She finished with 310 on the year, good for seventh all-time in the WAC ... She also had 186 rebounds in WAC games, good for fourth all-time on the WAC single-season list.
Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters (21-13, 12-4 WAC)
The Techsters fell 73-59 at Illinois State in the second round of the WNIT to close out the season ... The Techsters came back from a 15-point first half deficit to take the lead early in the second half, but couldn’t sustain it ... Whitney Jones led the team with 21 points, including four three-pointers ... Shanavia Dowdell had nine points and 13 rebounds ... Tech defeated SMU 77-54 in the first round of the WNIT ... Adrienne Johnson scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds ... Dowdell added 19 points and 13 rebounds and scored her 1,000th career point during the game ... Louisiana Tech out-rebounded its opponent in 20 of 34 games this season.
Nevada Wolf Pack (18-14, 10-6 WAC)
The Pack defeated Boise State (73-65) and Louisiana Tech (91-88, OT) before falling 56-49 to Fresno State in the championship game of the WAC Tournament ... Dellena Criner and Shavon Moore were named to the all-tournament team. Criner averaged 18.7 points, 6.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals over the three games, while Moore averaged 10.3 points, 12.0 rebounds and 2.7 steals ... Criner was one of 52 players nationally to be named as regional finalists for the State Farm Coaches’ All-America team ... Criner closed out her career ranked in the top 10 at Nevada in seven career categories ? games played (124, 1st), steals (271, 1st), FTM (551, 2nd), assists (375, 3rd), FT% (.779, 3rd), scoring (1629, 4th) and 3FGM (124, 5th).
New Mexico State Aggies (9-22, 5-11 WAC)
The Aggies fell 81-68 to Louisiana Tech in the quarterfinals of the WAC Tournament, ending a streak of three-straight appearances in the championship game ... NM State shot 40 percent from the field in the game, but had 21 turnovers and gave up 26 offensive rebounds and 36 points in the paint to the Lady Techsters ... Tyshae Walton, Madison Spence and Danisha Corbett tallied 13 points apiece for the Aggies, while Walton, in her last game as an Aggie, set a new career high with eight rebounds ... Niki Holt rounded out her career ranked third all-time at New Mexico State with 116 career blocks ... Holt’s 61 blocks this season also rank third in the Aggies single-season list.
San Jose State Spartans (2-28, 1-15 WAC)
The Spartans fell 70-57 to San Jose State in the opening round of the WAC Tournament ... Shaunna Ridge and Sayja Sumler led San Jose State with 12 points and Chasity Shavers added 10 points ... Ashley Brown nabbed six steals in the game to match the most steals in a game by a WAC player this season ... Natalie White closed out her career ranked first all-time at San Jose State in free throw percentage (.820), second in three-point field goals attempted (568), third in games played (118), fourth in three-point field goals made (164), sixth in field goals attempted (1273), seventh in scoring (1,229) and ninth in field goals made (437) ... White also ranks eighth all-time in the WAC in career free throw percentage.
Utah State Aggies (16-15, 9-7 WAC)
The Aggies defeated Idaho 59-58 in overtime before falling 57-54 to eventual champion Fresno State in the semifinals of the WAC Tournament ... The win over Idaho, USU’s sixth overtime game of the season, gave the Aggies their first-ever WAC Tournament win ... Against Idaho, Danyelle Snelgro led USU with 15 points, while Ana Pares added 12 ... Snelgro paced the Aggies vs. the Bulldogs, scoring a team-high 11 points, while Amber White scored a career-high 10 ... Alice Coddington grabbed 10 boards in the loss ... Utah State concluded the season above .500 for the first time since the 1978-79 season ... Snelgro ended her career as Utah State’s all-time leader in steals (216) and ranked fifth in points (1,043).