United Athletic Conference

Complete Tournament Bracket

Photos by Kin Lui

Championship
No. 1 Idaho 75, No. 3 Seattle U 67
Stacey Barr scored 28 points and Alyssa Charleston added 17 to lead Idaho to a 75-67 win over Seattle U in the championship game of the WAC Tournament, earning the WAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Idaho claims its second-straight WAC tournament title with the victory. Barr was named the tournament MVP, while Charleston was named to the all-tournament team. Ashley Ward led Seattle U with 17 points and Kacie Sowell added 12. Both were named to the all-tournament team.

All Tournament Team
Danesia Williamson, New Mexico State
Ashley Ward, Seattle U
Kacie Sowell, Seattle U
Alyssa Charlston, Idaho
MVP: Stacey Barr, Idaho

Semifinals
No. 3 Seattle U 84, No. 2 Bakersfield 79
Kacie Sowell scored 20 points while Ashley Ward and Wilma Afunugo each added 15 to lift Seattle U to an 84-79 win over Bakersfield. Sowell connected on 10-of-14 shots from the field. She also pulled down 12 rebounds for the double-double. The Redhawks shot 56 percent from the field. Melissa Sweat led Bakersfield with 29 points and Tyonna Outland helped out with 24.

No. 1 Idaho 75, No. 5 New Mexico State 65
Stacey Barr scored a career-high 35 points with 10 rebounds to lead Idaho to a 75-65 win over fifth-seeded New Mexico State. Barr scored her 35 points on 11-of-19 shooting from the field, including an 11-of-12 clip from the free throw line. Three other Vandals scored in double figures, including Alyssa Charlston with 16, Christina Salvatore with 13 and Ali Forde with 11. New Mexico State's Danesia Williamson led the Aggies with 26 points.

Quarterfinals
No. 2 Bakersfield 65, No. 7 Utah Valley 63
Bakersfield rallied in overtime to avoid an upset at the hands of Utah Valley, prevailing 65-63 in the extra period. The game featured 14 lead changes and 10 ties. The 'Runners trailed by four in overtime before Erika Williams made four straight free throws to pull within one. Tyonna Outland then scored Bakersfield's final six points. She finished with 17 points to lead the 'Runners. Utah Valley's Sam Loggins set a career-high with 28 points in defeat.

No. 3 Seattle U 81, No. 6 Kansas City 76
Sylvia Shepard scored 24 points and Ashley Ward added 20as Seattle U held on for an 81-76 win over Kansas City. Kansas City made a late run to cut a 17-point defecit down to one with 24 seconds left, but Shepard and Ward hit clutch free throws down the stretch to secure victory. Kim Nezianya led the 'Roos with 24 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.

No. 5 New Mexico State 86, No. 4 Texas-Pan American 74
New Mexico State flipped a 12-point deficit around after halftime in an 86-74 victory over Texas-Pan American. NM State's Danesia Williamson had career-high 37 points in the win, scoring 24 points before the break to keep the Aggies close. Sasha Weber scored 19 and Abby Scott added all 10 of her points in the second half as the Aggies rallied, then pulled away from the Broncs. For Texas-Pan American, Kaelynn Boyd had 21 points and Shawnte’ Goff recorded a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

No. 1 Idaho 84, No. 8 Chicago State 43
Idaho had five players score in double figures in an 84-43 victory over Chicago State in the first women's quarterfinal game Wednesday. Idaho's Christina Salvatore led all scorers with 18 points, going 6-10 from three-point range, and Ali Forde recorded a double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds. The Vandals made 14 three-pointers as a team, one short of the WAC Tournament record. Jasmine Sanders led the Cougars with 14 points.

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