Gonzaga Bulldogs at Santa Clara Broncos
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Heal, Santa Clara women stop No. 17 Gonzaga's streak 77-72
The Broncos, who lost the first match-up this season 78-61 for its 14th straight loss in the series, trailed by 12 points in the first quarter but had a 64-50 lead on Heal's 3-pointer with 7:20 to play. After Olivia Pollerd's 3-pointer had Santa Clara up 69-61 with 3:43 to go, the Broncos only got off one more shot and had three turnovers.
Kaylynne Truong's 3-pointer at 1:38 capped a 13-3 run that pulled Gonzaga within 69-66, but the Broncos made 8 of 10 free throws in the last 35 seconds.
Pollerd also had 16 points for the Broncos (14-10, 5-6 West Coast Conference), while Ashley Hiraki added 13 and Marya Hudgins 12.
Santa Clara, which came in shooting 32.6% from 3-point range, made 10 of 20 from behind the arc. The Broncos shot 53% overall and made 15 of 18 free throws. Gonzaga's defense came into the game holding opponents to 39.2% shooting.
Yvonne Ejim scored 26 points for Gonzaga (21-3, 11-1), which dropped into a first-place tie with Portland (a three-point winner in overtime at San Francisco). Truong scored 16 points and Brynna Maxwell 12 with both hitting four 3-pointers.
Gonzaga, which travels to play San Francisco on Saturday, was 9 of 16 from distance but shot just 47% overall.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 72 - 77 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 72 - 77 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Tess Heal made Free Throw. | 72 - 77 |
| 4th 0:01 | |
Tess Heal made Free Throw. | 72 - 76 |
| 4th 0:01 |  |
Foul on Yvonne Ejim. | 72 - 75 |
Statistics
 GONZ |
SCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-57 | FG | 26-49 |
| 47.4 | Field Goal % | 53.1 |
| 9-16 | 3PT | 10-20 |
| 56.3 | Three Point % | 50.0 |
| 9-11 | FT | 15-18 |
| 81.8 | Free Throw % | 83.3 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 17 | Assists | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 25 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 22 | Fouls | 16 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 408 | Capacity:
2023-24 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 16-0 | - | 32-4 |
| Santa Clara | 12-4 | 4 | 25-9 |
| Portland | 10-6 | 6 | 21-13 |
| San Francisco | 10-6 | 6 | 14-16 |
| Pacific | 8-8 | 8 | 19-15 |
| Saint Mary's | 6-10 | 10 | 13-18 |
| Loyola Marymount | 5-11 | 11 | 11-19 |
| San Diego | 4-12 | 12 | 9-22 |
| Pepperdine | 1-15 | 15 | 5-25 |