For information on all Saint Mary's College of California sports, see Saint Mary's Gaels
The Saint Mary's Gaels football program was the intercollegiate American football team for Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California.
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University Credit Union Pavilion is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena at Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga, California. Home men's and women's basketball and volleyball games are held in the gymnasium, the team nickname being the Gaels. Many athletic camps for youths also use the gym, primarily in the summer, and other on-campus events, such as the Baccalaureate mass, are also held there. Banners commemorating successful seasons, championships and post-season appearances for all Saint Mary's sports hang on the back wall. At well-attended games, the court-level bleachers opposite the benches are reserved entirely for students.
Common criticism of the gym, including by students, is its age and size. It is one of the smaller gyms in the West Coast Conference. The seating is mainly along two sides, running along the long sides of the court. Behind one basket is a large wall, and behind another a handful of elevated, VIP seats. Seating is mostly bleacher-style, not stadium style. However, many feel that the small size of the gym adds to the intensity of the crowd at sold-out games, when the cheers of 3,500 fans are amplified due to the small space. Because of this, McKeon Pavilion is considered by many to be one of the tougher gyms to play in for an opposing team. Current athletic director Mark Orr has said there are design plans that would knock out the front and back walls of the gym, adding 1,000 seats, but there is not yet funding for the project.
With gym renovations years away, the college has made several upgrades to the facility. Prior to the 2005-2006 season new floors were installed. Before the 2006-2007 season, the lower level reserved seating was changed from bleachers to stadium-style seats with backs. The bleachers in the student section - opposite the benches - were painted dark blue. Large banners were hung from the railings separating the upper and lower seating sections, reading "Saint Mary's College" behind the reserved seating and "Gaelforce" behind the student section.
In the 21st century, the arena's culture has increasingly reflected the Gaels' strong Australian connections, with at least one Australian player on the men's basketball roster in each season since 2001–02 and a program record of seven in the 2016–17 season. The student section has been filled with Australian flags, a large Australian flag is now prominently displayed on a back wall of the arena, and the student section regularly responds to big plays with the "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie" chant.
In recent memory, the gym has seen the 2001 women's basketball team and the 2005 men's basketball team reach the NCAA Tournament. The women's volleyball team has also achieved much success, reaching the post-season in 2004-2006. During the 2004–2005 season the men's basketball team posted a 15–1 record in their home gym en route to a bubble NCAA tournament berth. On January 8, 2005, the men's basketball team defeated West Coast Conference powerhouse Gonzaga University 89–81 in McKeon, ending a 17-game losing streak against the Zags and handing Gonzaga its first conference loss in 17 games.
It opened January 21, 1978. It is the largest enclosed arena in Contra Costa County. In 2019, the name was changed to University Credit Union Pavilion.
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Saint Giles Episcopal Church was an Episcopal parish located in Moraga, California, United States, and part of the Episcopal Diocese of California. The community worshiped in the chapel at Saint Mary's College of California. Saint Giles closed permanently in 2017.
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Saint Mary's College Museum of Art is an art and ethnographic museum located on the campus of Saint Mary's College of California, a private Catholic college in Moraga, California, established in 1863 and administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The museum owns the largest collection of paintings by California landscape artist William Keith. The museum is a member of the North American Reciprocal Museum Association and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Saint Mary's College of California is a private Catholic college in Moraga, California, United States. Established in 1863, it is administered by the De La Salle Brothers. The college offers undergraduate and graduate programs with a total student count at under 4,000 as of 2018.
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KSMC was a radio station broadcasting from the campus of Saint Mary's College of California in Moraga.
KSMC broadcast at 89.5 on the FM dial with an effective radiated power of 800 watts and was streaming online since 2012.
Since the station's inception in 1975, it was entirely student-run.
Student DJs had the opportunity to play music at school events such as barbecues, club meetings, or community building events.