Pepperdine Waves at Gonzaga Bulldogs
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Maxwell scores 26, No. 17 Gonzaga women top Pepperdine 67-49
Maxwell, who has made a 3 in every game this season after transferring from Utah, had just five points in the first half when Gonzaga trailed 28-26.
She hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap an 8-0 run early in the third quarter to give Gonzaga a 34-30 lead and hit two more in the last minute to push the margin to 50-38 entering the fourth quarter. She hit her final 3 for Gonzaga's first basket of the fourth quarter that made it 53-40.
Kaylynne Truong added 16 points and nine assists for the Bulldogs (21-2, 11-0 West Coast Conference) and Yvonne Ejim added 13 points and eight rebounds.
Ally Stedman Stedman scored 17 points to lead the Waves (7-14, 2-9), who have lost 14 straight to Gonzaga, including a 77-63 decision at home earlier this season. The series now stands at 50-30 for GU. Becky Obinma added 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Pepperdine shot 29% (17 of 58) and had 20 turnovers.
Gonzaga shot 40.9% from 3-point range, right at their nation-leading average of 40.6. Maxwell, who entered at 50.4%, was 6 of 9.
The Bulldogs play at Santa Clara on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 49 - 67 |
| 4th 0:03 |  |
Calli Stokes Defensive Rebound. | 49 - 67 |
| 4th 0:06 |  |
Ally Stedman missed Layup. | 49 - 67 |
| 4th 0:18 | |
Brynna Maxwell made Free Throw. | 49 - 67 |
| 4th 0:18 | |
Brynna Maxwell made Free Throw. | 49 - 66 |
Statistics
 PEPP |
GONZ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17-58 | FG | 20-54 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 4-13 | 3PT | 9-22 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 41 |
| 11-15 | FT | 18-24 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 18 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 10 | Assists | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 16 |
| 24 | Fouls | 20 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Game Information
Location: Spokane, WA
Attendance: 5,251 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara | 1-0 | - | 11-3 |
| Gonzaga | 1-0 | - | 9-5 |
| Oregon State | 1-0 | - | 9-5 |
| Portland | 1-0 | - | 7-6 |
| Pacific | 1-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Washington State | 1-0 | - | 2-12 |
| Pepperdine | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
| Saint Mary's | 0-1 | 1 | 9-5 |
| San Francisco | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Loyola Marymount | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |
| San Diego | 0-1 | 1 | 6-8 |
| Seattle U | 0-1 | 1 | 4-8 |