Gonzaga Women's Basketball 2018 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Gonzaga Bulldogs

West Coast (27-5, 17-1)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/6 at Washington State (64-56), 12/21 at Western Illinois (80-65), 1/18 at St. Mary’s (73-65)
Bad Losses: 11/13 at Colorado State (49-65), 11/23 vs Belmont (63-71), 12/9 UNLV (50-52)
Coach: Lisa Fortier
 
Probable Starters:
Chandler Smith, Junior, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.8 rpg
Emma Stach, Senior, Guard, 7.4 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Laura Stockton, Junior, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 3.8 apg
Jill Barta, Junior, Forward, 18.8 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Zykera Rice, Junior, Forward, 12.0 ppg, 5.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Jessie Loera, Sophomore, Guard, 6.1 ppg, 3.6 apg
Jenn Wirth, Freshman, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Jill Townsend, Freshman, Guard, 4.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg
LeeAnne Wirth, Freshman, Forward, 3.6 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.4 (58th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 58.5 (51, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.6 (51, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.7 (35, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.7 (271, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 28.8 (279, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.6 (89, 2)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (59, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (110, 6)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.5 (56, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2017    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2016    NIT     First Round win over UC-Riverside
2016    NIT     Second Round loss to Utah
2015    NCAA Round of 64 win over George Washington
2015    NCAA Round of 32 win over Oregon State
2015    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2014    NCAA Round of 64 loss to James Madison
2013    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Iowa State
2012    NCAA Round of 64 win over Rutgers
2012    NCAA Round of 32 win over Miami
2012    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2011    NCAA Round of 64 win over Iowa
2011    NCAA Round of 32 win over UCLA
2011    NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Louisville
2011    NCAA Regional Final loss to Stanford
2010    NCAA Round of 64 win over North Carolina
2010    NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas A&M
2010    NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Xavier
2009    NCAA Round of 64 win over Xavier
2009    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Pittsburgh
2008    NIT     First Round win over Idaho State
2008    NIT     Second Round loss to Colorado
2007    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Middle Tennessee State
 
*all team stats through 3/1