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Gonzaga Bulldogs at Saint Mary's Gaels

· NCAA Women's Basketball
23-2, 8-2 Away
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
60 - 70
11-13, 7-6 Home

Sharp-shooting Saint Mary's women topple No. 11 Zags 70-60

The winning streak was the longest in the nation and two shy of the school record.

The Gaels, who lost seven of eight games after losing 74-49 in Spokane, made 14 of 21 from 3-point r nge aand held the Bulldogs to 33% shootin overallg, including 1 of 15 in the first quarter.

Madeline Holland added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the Gaels (11-13, 6-7 West Coast Conference), who used the hot shooting to overcome 21 turnovers against a team that was allowing 52 points per game.

It was the second game for Gonzaga (23-2, 12-1) since starting guard Katie Campbell injured a knee and the first since it was revealed she will miss the rest of her senior year.

Jessie Loera led the Bulldogs with a career-high 19 points and seven assists. Jill Townsend added 18 points, 15 in the second half.

Gonzaga, 14th in the country at 46% shooting, got in trouble early, missing its first 10 shots and its last five to trail 18-4 after the first quarter.

Early in the second quarter, starting when Kaylynne Truong hit back-to-back 3-pointers, the Bulldogs reeled off 12 straight points to close within 20-16. However, Simons had a pair of 3-pointers in the midst of a 10-0 run and the Gaels led 32-23 at the half.

Five 3-pointers in the third quarter helped Saint Mary's push the lead to 55-37 at the end of the period. A Wedin 3 to open the fourth quarter put Gonzaga down 21. The Bulldogs then had four 3-pointers in an 18-5 run to close within 63-55 midway through the quarter but the rally stalled out.

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Recent Plays

4th 0:00 End of Game 60 - 70
4th 0:00 End of 4th Quarter 58 - 70
4th 0:09 Saint Mary's Timeout 60 - 70
4th 0:09 Jessie Loera made Layup. 60 - 70
4th 0:10 Jessie Loera Steal. 58 - 70

Statistics

GONZGONZ SMCSMC
21-64 FG 26-46
33 Field Goal % 57
9-27 3PT 14-21
33 Three Point % 67
9-11 FT 4-5
82 Free Throw % 80
24 Rebounds 28
12 Offensive Rebounds 2
12 Defensive Rebounds 26
12 Assists 11
13 Steals 6
5 Blocks 2
8 Turnovers 21
1 Team Turnovers 0
8 Total Turnovers 21
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
24 Points Off Turnovers 7
0 Fast Break Points 0
0 Points in Paint 0
13 Fouls 14
0 Largest Lead 21
0 Lead Changes 0
0 Percent Led 0

Game Information

Venue: University Credit Union Pavilion

Location: Moraga, CA
Attendance: 569 | Capacity:

2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Loyola Marymount 15-3 - 21-10
Gonzaga 14-4 1 24-10
Santa Clara 13-5 2 24-10
Oregon State 13-5 2 23-12
Portland 11-7 4 20-15
Pepperdine 10-8 5 21-13
San Francisco 9-9 6 19-15
Saint Mary's 6-12 9 15-17
Pacific 6-12 9 11-19
Washington State 6-12 9 9-25
San Diego 4-14 11 11-22
Seattle U 1-17 14 5-25
Full Standings