NCAA SWEET 16: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 NCAA ELITE EIGHT: 2011 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES: 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 WNIT APPEARANCES: 1994, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2016 WCC CHAMPIONS: 1988, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 #UNITEDWEZAG @GONZAGABULLDOGS @ZAGWBB 2016-17 GONZAGA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL /GONZAGABULLDOGS /ZAGWBB GAME 14: Gonzaga vs. San Francisco @GUBULLDOGS THURSDAY, JAN. 5, 2017 | 6:00 PM | SPOKANE | MCCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER @ZAGWBB 2016-17 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 4 [RV] CORBAN # W, 86-31 Gonzaga (9-4, 0-2 WCC) San Francisco (8-5, 2-0 WCC) 12 [RV] NICHOLLS STATE W, 78-46 BULLDOGS DONS 13 [RV] UC IRVINE W, 102-38 GAME DAY 18 [RV] at Stanford (Pac-12 Bay Area) W, 68-63 LAST RESULT: L, 63-65, Pacific LAST RESULT: W, 77-68 ot, Santa Clara 24 [25/RV] Michigan % L, 66-78 STREAK/LAST 3 GAMES: L2/1-2 STREAK/LAST 3 GAMES: W2/2-1 25 [25/RV] Florida State % L, 69-87 HEAD COACH: Lisa Fortier (3rd Season) HEAD COACH: Molly Goodenbour (1st Season) 26 [25/RV] Winthrop % W, 71-41 POINTS PER GAME/ALLOWED: 73.5/57.6 POINTS PER GAME/ALLOWED: 67.5/68.7 DECEMBER FG PCT. FOR/AGAINST: 44.3/36.5 FG PCT. FOR/AGAINST: 40.7/39.7 3 [RV/RV] PRESBYTERIAN W, 79-39 TELEVISION: SWX (Play-By-Play: Greg Heister | Color Commentator: Stephanie Hawk-Freeman) 8 [RV/RV] WASHINGTON STATE (SWX) W, 79-61 RADIO: Magic AM 790 KJRB Gonzaga IMG Radio Network (Steve Myklebust) 11 [RV/RV] at Eastern Washington (SWX) W, 73-54 LIVE VIDEO: THEW.TV 19 [RV/RV] NORTHWESTERN (SWX) W, 67-56 LIVE STATS: GoZags.com 22 [RV/RV] COLGATE (Dish Sling TV) W, 72-42 HOW TO WATCH 29 [RV/RV] at Pepperdine * L, 69-79 - The game will be televised live locally on SWX. SWX is slated to broadcast five home games and one away game in the 2016- 31 [RV/RV] PACIFIC * (Dish Sling TV) L, 63-65 17 season. The live stream will also be available at THEW.TV JANUARY LAST TIME OUT 5 SAN FRANCISCO * (SWX) 6 p.m. - The Gonzaga Bulldogs trailed early, then grabbed a second- 7 PORTLAND * (Dish Sling TV) 2 p.m. half lead, before Pacific regained that lead late to hand Gonzaga the 65-63 loss on Saturday afternoon in Spokane. 12 at Loyola Marymount * 7 p.m. - Jill Barta scored 15 and grabbed eight rebounds and Kiara 14 at Saint Mary’s * 1 p.m. Kudron scored 10 and grabbed eight boards. Point guard 19 SANTA CLARA * (SWX) 6 p.m. Laura Stockton had 14 points, dished seven assists, and had three steals. 21 at Portland * 2 p.m. 26 at San Diego * 6 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 28 PEPPERDINE * 2 p.m. - The Zags lead the all-time series 37-25 and are 20-10 in Spokane, and 12-2 inside the McCarthey Athletic Center FEBRUARY against the Dons. - Gonzaga enters Thursday riding a 10-game home winning 2 BYU * 6 p.m. streak in the series dating back to 2007. 4 at Santa Clara * 2 p.m. - GU’s loss in San Francisco in their last meeting last season ended a 21-game win streak the Zags had been on. 9 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT * 6 p.m. - Dating back to 2003, Gonzaga has won 27 of the last 31 games, including 13 of 15 in Spokane. 11 SAINT MARY’S * (SWX) 2 p.m. - The best game of the series, and one of the best in Gonzaga history, was a 91-84 four-overtime win on February 7, 2015 in Spokane. The game featured 21 lead changes and 14 ties. The game lasted two hours and 50 minutes with four overtime 16 at San Francisco * 7 p.m. periods. The four overtimes were the most in WCC history during league play, and it was also the longest game this season at 18 at Pacific * 2 p.m. any level of women’s college basketball. Keani Albanez led all scorers with 20 points on 6-of-18 shooting from the field. Sunny 23 SAN DIEGO * 6 p.m. Greinacher added 19 points and three blocks. - San Francisco had the majority of their success in the series in the 1990’s, winning nine straight from 1995-1998 and eight 25 at BYU * (BYUTV) 1 p.m. MARCH PROBABLE STARTING LINEUP 2-7 WCC Championships ! Pos. No. Name Yr. Ht. PPG Notable G 11 Laura Stockton So. 5-8 7.3 Has had five or more assists 6 different times All dates and times are Pacific Time Zone G 14 Emma Stach Jr. 5-9 5.8 Averages 82 percent from the foul line HOME GAMES played in the McCarthey Athletic Center F 23 Kiara Kudron RSr. 6-2 10.2 Scored a career-high 22 points against Pepperdine % Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, U.S.V.I * West Coast Conference game F 13 Jill Barta RSo. 6-3 17.2 Preseason All-WCC, has 5 20+ point games this year ! WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. F 31 Elle Tinkle RSr. 6-2 8.5 Preseaon All-WCC (two-times), has 2 double-digit rebound games TRACK THE GAME Reserves LIVE VIDEO G 00 Zykera Rice So. 6-1 5.0 Had eight points and eight rebounds against Colgate - Live video is available at G 10 Zhane’ Templeton So. 5-10 5.4 Five of last six games with a three pointer GoZags.com G 4 Makenlee Williams RSr. 5-11 5.7 Averages 42 percent from three, leads team G 30 Chandler Smith RSo. 6-0 4.3 Has 20 assists, leads reserves LIVE STATS C 12 Emma Wolfram RJr. 6-5 3.2 Averaged one block per game last three games - Live stats are available on G 15 Jessie Loera Fr. 5-6 2.8 Has 10 steals, leads reserves GoZags.com G 33 Grace Collett Fr. 6-4 1.4 Had a career-high 7 points against Presbyterian GAME 14: SAN FRANCISCO 2016-17 GONZAGA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS straight at home from 1992-1999. GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE DONS Location: Spokane, Wash. - Junior forward Michaela Rakova earned West Coast Conference player of the week honors on Monday. Ra- Founded: 1887 kova averaged 16.0 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2 blocks, 1.5 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting .577 (15-of-26) Enrollment: 7,837 from the field for the week. - Junior guard Anna Seilund took home West Coast Conference Player of the Week honors on December 19. Nickname: Bulldogs Seilund scored a game-high 20 points while going a perfect 10-of-10 from the free throw line in their lone game. Colors: Blue (R-0 G-41 B-103), Red (R-179 G-25 - The Dons only lost two seniors from their WCC Tournament Championship a year ago. B-52), White (R-255 G-255 B-255), and Gray (R-195, - Senior guard Rachel Howard was selected to the preseason All-WCC team. She tallied a career-high 30 points G-199, B-203) while dishing out a career-best seven assists in USF’s win over Seattle. Facility (Capacity): McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) - San Francisco was picked seventh in the WCC Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Conference (Affiliation): West Coast (NCAA Div. I) - Howard is averaging 14.5 points per game and 18 points per game in conference play to lead the team. Seilund is averaging 10.5 and 13, Kalyn Simon averages 10.2 and 13, and Rakova averages 8.5 and 16. Nia Alexander President: Dr. Thayne M. McCulloh is also averaging 10.5 points per game in conference two games in. Howard leads the way averaging 5.4 Athletic Director: Mike Roth rebounds per game. Senior Women’s Administrator: Shannon Strahl LOCKED IN UNDER THE LIGHTS TEAM INFORMATION - The Zags are 4-0 this year in games that are televised live. Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Lisa Fortier - They beat Northwestern, Washington State, and Eastern Washington on SWX, and Stanford on the Pac-12 Bay Area Network. (Cal State-Monterey Bay, ‘04) - GU was 4-5 in televised games last season. Record at GU (Years): 54-26 (2) - The SWX lineup will finish with three West Coast Conference home games including San Francisco at 6 pm on Overall Record (Years): 54-26 (2) January 5, Santa Clara at 6 pm on January 19, and Saint Mary’s at 2 pm on February 11. GU’s final regular- Assistant Coaches: Jordan Green (George Fox ‘01), season game at BYU on February 25 will be available regionally on BYUtv. The television package may expand Stacy Clinesmith (UC Santa Barbara ‘00), as other games are under consideration by broadcast partners. Craig Fortier (Cal State-Monterey Bay ‘03) KUDRON NOT TO BE OUTDONE Director of Basketball Operations: Amanda Brown - Redshirt senior Kiara Kudron has been a force on the glass, dishing assists, and scoring points this season. (Gonzaga ‘09) - She is averaging 10.2 points per game on the season and 16 points per game in conference play. Video Coordinator: Nneka Enemkpali (Texas ‘15) - Kudron also averages 7.5 rebounds per game, eighth in the WCC, and 8.5 rebounds per game in the two WCC 2015-16 Overall Record: 19-14 games. 2015-16 WCC Record (Finish): 10-8 (5th) - She is second on the team behind point guard Laura Stockton with 37 assists, and she has the lowest turnover Postseason: WNIT Second Round rate of any starter. - She has led the team in scoring three times this season, led in rebounds six times, and led in assists six times.