SAN BRUNO, Calif. — The West Coast Conference released its 2018-19 women's basketball conference schedule Tuesday, and the Saint Mary's women's basketball team will open their WCC slate on New Year's Eve on the road at local rival Pacific.
The Gaels (20-11, 13-5 WCC in 2017-18) will host nine WCC home games, including the home opener on Jan. 10 versus San Diego. SMC will play four consecutive home WCC games at the end of January and beginning of February, hosting Southern California foes Pepperdine (Jan. 24) and Loyola Marymount (Jan. 26), and a rematch versus its Pacific Northwest nemeses Portland (Jan.