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