No. 18 Gonzaga shuts down BYU for WCC title, NCAA berth
Keani Albanez scored 20 points and No. 18 Gonzaga dominated BYU defensively to win the West Coast Conference tournament for the sixth time in seven years, beating the Cougars 71-57 on Tuesday.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
BYU Cougars
57
Gonzaga Bulldogs
71
| 1st | 2nd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BYU | 14 | 43 | 57 |
| GONZ | 30 | 41 | 71 |
Orleans Arena · 7,898 att.
Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/26 | vs Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | W 82-56 | NCAAW |
| 11/7/26 | vs Montana Lady Griz | W 97-53 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Portland Pilots | W 74-64 | NCAAW |
| 11/3/26 | vs Idaho State Bengals | W 67-50 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 57-71
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 57-70
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 57-69
Foul on Makenzi Morrison.
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LayUpShot 0:42 57-69
Makenzi Morrison made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 55-69
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 55-68
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 55-67
Foul on Makenzi Morrison.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 55-67
Lindsay Sherbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 55-66
Foul on Xojian Harry.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 55-66
Lexi Eaton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 54-66
Lexi Eaton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 53-66
Foul on Keani Albanez.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 53-66
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 53-65
Foul on Morgan Bailey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 53-65
Stephanie Rovetti made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 52-65
Stephanie Rovetti made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 51-65
Foul on Keani Albanez.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 51-65
Foul on Lexi Eaton.
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LayUpShot 1:31 51-65
Lexi Eaton made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie Rovetti.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 49-65
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 49-64
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:45 49-63
Foul on Xojian Harry.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 49-63
Lexi Eaton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:02 48-63
Lexi Eaton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:02 47-63
Foul on Keani Albanez.
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LayUpShot 2:42 47-63
Jennifer Hamson made Layup. Assisted by Kim Beeston.
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LayUpShot 3:13 45-63
Keani Albanez made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:31 45-61
Lexi Eaton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:31 44-61
Foul on Lindsay Sherbert.
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LayUpShot 3:31 44-61
Lexi Eaton made Layup.
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JumpShot 3:42 42-61
Sunny Greinacher made Jumper. Assisted by Keani Albanez.
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JumpShot 4:25 42-59
Lindsay Sherbert made Jumper.
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PersonalFoul 4:50 42-57
Foul on Stephanie Rovetti.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 42-57
Sunny Greinacher made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 5:22 42-56
Sunny Greinacher made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 5:22 42-55
Foul on Stephanie Rovetti.
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Three Point Jump Shot 6:00 42-55
Keani Albanez made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Elle Tinkle.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:21 42-52
Jennifer Hamson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:21 41-52
Jennifer Hamson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:21 40-52
Foul on Kiara Kudron.
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JumpShot 6:32 40-52
Keani Albanez made Jumper. Assisted by Jazmine Redmon.
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LayUpShot 6:43 40-50
Jennifer Hamson made Layup. Assisted by Kim Beeston.
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LayUpShot 7:06 38-50
Jennifer Hamson made Layup. Assisted by Kim Beeston.
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PersonalFoul 8:03 36-50
Foul on Jazmine Redmon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:31 36-50
Kim Beeston made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Stephanie Rovetti.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:39 33-50
Jazmine Redmon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:39 33-49
Foul on Jennifer Hamson.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 33-49
Kim Beeston made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:41 32-49
Kim Beeston made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:41 31-49
Foul on Sunny Greinacher.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 31-49
Kiara Kudron made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 31-48
Kiara Kudron made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:54 31-47
Foul on Ashley Garfield.
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LayUpShot 9:02 31-47
Jennifer Hamson made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Garfield.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:25 29-47
Jennifer Hamson made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 9:25 28-47
Jennifer Hamson made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 9:25 27-47
Foul on Shelby Cheslek.
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PersonalFoul 9:37 27-47
Foul on Haiden Palmer.
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JumpShot 9:58 27-47
Sunny Greinacher made Jumper. Assisted by Haiden Palmer.
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JumpShot 10:33 27-45
Lindsay Sherbert made Jumper. Assisted by Sunny Greinacher.
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End Game 0:00 57-71
End of Game
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:01 57-71
Danielle Walter Turnover.
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ShortTimeOut 0:26 57-71
Gonzaga Timeout
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Defensive Rebound 0:32 57-71
Danielle Walter Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:32 57-71
Morgan Bailey missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 57-71
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 57-70
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 57-69
Foul on Makenzi Morrison.
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ShortTimeOut 0:42 57-69
BYU Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:42 57-69
Makenzi Morrison made Layup.
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Offensive Rebound 0:43 55-69
Makenzi Morrison Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:43 55-69
Morgan Bailey missed Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 55-69
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:52 55-68
Danielle Walter made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:52 55-67
Foul on Makenzi Morrison.
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Defensive Rebound 0:59 55-67
Lindsay Sherbert Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:59 55-67
Lexi Eaton missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:04 55-67
Makenzi Morrison Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 55-67
Lindsay Sherbert missed Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:04 55-67
Lindsay Sherbert made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:04 55-66
Foul on Xojian Harry.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 55-66
Lexi Eaton made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:05 54-66
Lexi Eaton made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:05 53-66
Foul on Keani Albanez.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 53-66
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:14 53-65
Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:14 53-65
Haiden Palmer missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:14 53-65
Foul on Morgan Bailey.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 53-65
Stephanie Rovetti made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:18 52-65
Stephanie Rovetti made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:18 51-65
Foul on Keani Albanez.
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Defensive Rebound 1:27 51-65
Xojian Harry Defensive Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 51-65
Jazmine Redmon missed Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:27 51-65
Gonzaga Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:27 51-65
Jazmine Redmon missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:27 51-65
Foul on Lexi Eaton.
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ShortTimeOut 1:31 51-65
BYU Timeout
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LayUpShot 1:31 51-65
Lexi Eaton made Layup. Assisted by Stephanie Rovetti.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 49-65
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:45 49-64
Haiden Palmer made Free Throw.
Showing the last 40 of 362 events.
Team Stats
BYU
GONZ
17-57
FG
24-56
30
Field Goal %
43
2-9
3PT
4-13
22
Three Point %
31
21-21
FT
19-27
100
Free Throw %
70
45
Rebounds
32
17
Offensive Rebounds
9
28
Defensive Rebounds
23
14
Assists
17
3
Steals
13
3
Blocks
7
21
Turnovers
11
0
Team Turnovers
0
21
Total Turnovers
11
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
0
Points Off Turnovers
0
0
Fast Break Points
0
0
Points in Paint
0
20
Fouls
19
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