2017 – 18 Saint Mary 's Gaels women 's basketball team represents Saint Mary 's College of California in the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I women 's basketball season . The Gales , led by twelfth year head coach Paul Thomas , play their home games at the McKeon Pavilion and were members of the West Coast Conference . They finished the season 20 – 11 , 13 – 5 in WCC play to finish in second place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the WCC Women 's Tournament to Pacific . They received an automatic bid to the Women 's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to New Mexico in the first round
WCC Women 's Tournament
2018 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Saint Mary's Gaels women's basketball team