Gonzaga Bulldogs at Santa Clara Broncos
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Ejim has 19 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists as No. 17 Gonzaga women beat Santa Clara 82-45
Gonzaga (19-2, 6-0 West Coast Conference), which beat the Broncos 87-49 at home two weeks ago, shot 54% from the field and outrebounded the Broncos 43-22.
Tess Heal led Santa Clara (15-6, 3-3) with 22 points on 8-of-16 shooting. The rest of the Broncos combined to make 8 of 34 (23.4%) from the field.
Santa Clara’s Olivia Pollerd opened the scoring with a 3-pointer, but Kaylynne Truong answered with a three-point play and Brynna Maxwell hit a jumper that made it 5-3 with 8:07 left in the first quarter and Gonzaga led the rest of the way. Ejim scored six points in an 11-0 run to open the second that made it 33-14.
The Bulldogs' only losses this season have come away from home and against ranked opponents: 77-72 in overtime at then-No. 24 Washington State on Nov. 9 and 81-70 to then-No. 20 Louisville at the Betty Chancellor Classic in Katy, Texas, on Nov. 26.
Maud Huijbens scored nine of her career-high 15 points in the second half for Gonzaga and Truong finished with 14.
Gonzaga plays the second of three consecutive road games Saturday at San Francisco. Santa Clara kicks off a three-game road trip at Saint Mary's (CA) on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 45 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 82 - 45 |
| 4th 0:27 |  |
Claire O'Connor Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 45 |
| 4th 0:30 |  |
Marya Hudgins missed Jumper. | 82 - 45 |
| 4th 0:50 | |
Keeley Frawley Defensive Rebound. | 82 - 45 |
Statistics
 GONZ |
SCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 35-65 | FG | 16-50 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 32 |
| 9-24 | 3PT | 2-16 |
| 38 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 3-4 | FT | 11-15 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 22 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 25 | Assists | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 11 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 13 | Fouls | 9 |
| 37 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Attendance: 337 | 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 |