Gonzaga Bulldogs at Loyola Marymount Lions
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Yvonne Ejim scores 24 points, No. 17 Gonzaga women top LMU 72-48 for Fortier's 250th win
Calli Stokes opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play to put Gonzaga on top 52-38 and then Ejim scored nine points in 3 1/2 minutes for a 63-42 lead as the Bulldogs pulled away.
Kaylynne Truong, who had 10 assists in her program record 144th game, and Brynna Maxwell both scored 10 points for Gonzaga (17-2, 4-0 West Coast Conference), which has won 10-straight and beaten the Lions 32-straight times.
Fortier, in her 10th season, is 250-61.
Freshman Maya Hernandez scored a career-high 12 points for Loyola Marymount (7-10, 2-3).
Gonzaga, which shoots 39.6% from 3-point range, fifth in the country, was just 4 of 14 but shot 52% (28 of 54) overall. LMU shot 33% and went 2 of 19 behind the arc.
Ejim hit all five of her shots in the first quarter, three in a closing 9-0 run that included a Maxwell 3, for an 18-6 lead.
Maxwell’s layup after a No. 11 Truong 3-pointer had the Zags up 11 in the middle of the second quarter but Loyola had the deficit down to 35-22 at the half.
Gonzaga, which got 12 points from Ejim, shot 52% in the first half while LMU shot 33%, going 1 of 11 behind the arc.
The Bulldogs were only 3-of-10 shooting in the third quarter but made 7 of 11 from the foul line and the Lions sliced two points off the deficit. Gonzaga scored the last three points to go into the fourth quarter up 49-38.
The Bulldogs are at Saint Mary's on Saturday.
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End of Game | 72 - 48 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 72 - 48 |
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Bree Salenbien Defensive Rebound. | 72 - 48 |
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Amelie Sitterud missed Three Point Jumper. | 72 - 48 |
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Bree Salenbien made Free Throw. | 72 - 48 |
Statistics
 GONZ |
LMU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-54 | FG | 22-66 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 33 |
| 4-14 | 3PT | 2-19 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 11 |
| 12-18 | FT | 2-9 |
| 67 | Free Throw % | 22 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 11 | Fouls | 19 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 356 | Capacity:
2025-26 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon State | 5-0 | - | 13-5 |
| Santa Clara | 5-1 | 0.5 | 15-4 |
| Gonzaga | 4-1 | 1 | 12-6 |
| San Francisco | 3-2 | 2 | 10-6 |
| Loyola Marymount | 3-2 | 2 | 9-7 |
| Portland | 3-2 | 2 | 9-8 |
| Saint Mary's | 2-3 | 3 | 11-7 |
| Pacific | 2-3 | 3 | 7-9 |
| Washington State | 2-4 | 3.5 | 3-16 |
| Pepperdine | 1-4 | 4 | 10-7 |
| San Diego | 1-5 | 4.5 | 7-12 |
| Seattle U | 1-5 | 4.5 | 5-12 |