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Men's Basketball Game Facts Game No. 31 – Saint Mary’s College Monday, March 9 – 6 p.m. PST Orleans Arena – Las Vegas, NV Radio: News Talk 1510 KGA (Spokane); 101.1 FM Rock ‘N’ Roll’s Greatest Hits (Spokane) Pre-game show 30 minutes prior to tipoff TV: ESPN No. 1 Seed GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (25-5; 14-0 West Coast) G - 2 Jeremy Pargo, 6-2, 220, Sr., Chicago, IL Gonzaga (9.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 5.1 assists, 1.4 steals) University G – 15 Matt Bouldin, 6-5, 224, Jr., Highlands Ranch, CO (13.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 3.2 assists, 1.6 steals) Bulldogs G – 22 Micah Downs, 6-8, 194, Sr., Kirkland, WA (9.1 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.2 assists, 0.8 steals, 0.5 blocks) C - 42 Josh Heytvelt, 6-11, 260, Sr., Clarkston, WA Sports Information (14.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 0.6 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.9 blocks) 502 E Boone F - 5 Austin Daye, 6-11, 200, So., Irvine, CA (13.1 ppg, 6.9 rpg, 1.1 assists, 0.8 steals, 2.0 blocks) Spokane, WA 99258-0066 HEAD COACH: Mark Few (University of Oregon, 1987) th th GONZAGA RECORD: 261-65 (10 year – 20 at GU) CAREER RECORD: Same Oliver Pierce No. 2 Seed SAINT MARY’S COLLEGE GAELS (15-5; 10-4 West Coast) Sports Information Director G - 24 Wayne Hunter, 6-4, 210, Jr., Sacramento, CA Men's Basketball Contact (6.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 0.9 assists, 0.4 steals) Men's Basketball Contact (509) 323-6373 G – 32 Mickey McDonnell, 6-0, 175, Mesa, AZ [email protected] (509) 313-6373 (6.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 2.2 assists, 0.6 steals) C – 50 Omar Samhan, 6-11, 265, Jr., San Ramon, CA [email protected] Rich Moser (13.6 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.7 assists, 0.4 steals, 2.0 blocks) F - 12 Lucas Walker, 6-8, 225 Sr., Launceston, Australia Assistant SID (3.2 ppg, 1.8 rpg, 0.5 assists, 0.6 steals, 0.3 blocks) SERIES RECORD (509)Liz 323-5484Smith [email protected] SID F - 20 Diamon Simpson, 6-7, 230, Sr., Hayward, CA Gonzaga leads 48-23 (13.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg, 0.7 assists, 1.7 steals, 1.7 blocks) Women’s Basketball Contact HEAD COACH: Randy Bennett (UC San Diego, 1986) Sara (509) Rathbun 313-4288 SMC RECORD: 151-95 (8th year) CAREER RECORD: Same Graduate Assistant SID GAMES PRIOR TO GONZAGA: None. Women'[email protected] Basketball Contact (509) 323-4227 No. 1 SEED BULLDOGS PLAY FOR WCC TOURNAMENT TITLE AGAIN [email protected] Alworth Gonzaga To Play No. 2 Saint Mary’s For NCAA Tournament Berth SID Intern For the 12th straight season Gonzaga University finds itself in the championship BaseballFAX Contact game of the West Coast Conference men’s basketball tournament. The top-seeded Bulldogs advanced by virtue of a 94-59 victory over No. 4 seed (509) (509) 323-5730 313-4227 Santa Clara University Sunday in the semifinals and will meet second-seed Saint Mary’s College, the Gaels topping No. 3 seed University of Portland 71-61 in Sunday’s other [email protected] semifinal. Web Monday’s title game will be at 6 p.m. PST and be televised on ESPN from the FAX Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev. The game will also be aired on 1510 KGA radio and 101.1 www.gozags.com FM in Spokane and on the internet at www.gozags.com. (509) 313-5730 The last time the Bulldogs were not in the title game of the tourney was 1997 when the fifth-seeded Bulldogs lost to the University of San Diego 64-59 in the first round at Loyola Marymount University. Gonzaga has not been lower than a No. 2 seed since. Web The West Coast Conference Tournament ventured to a neutral site for the first time www.gozags.com in its 23-year history this season when all eight men’s and women’s teams converged on the Orleans Arena. The tournament has been held on campus sites for each of the previous 22 years. In 1987 – the first year of the tournament – the four highest seeds hosted first-round games with the four winners going to the University of San Francisco. The eight-team, one site format began in 1988. Gonzaga University is the No. 1 seed into the WCC Tournament after going 14-0 in the regular season. This is the 10th time in the last 12 years the Bulldogs have been the No. 1 seed in the tournament. Bulldog Bites FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MARCH 8, 2009 No. 1 SEED BULLDOGS DOWN SANTA CLARA 94-59 IN SEMIFINALS Daye Scores Career-High 28 as Gonzaga Advances To Monday’s Title Game Austin Daye scored a career-high 28 points, Micah Downs hit four 3-pointers and 2009 BULLDOGS RESULTS Gonzaga University rolled into another West Coast Conference tournament final, beating Santa Clara 94-59 in the semifinals Sunday night. DATE OPPONENT TIME Downs scored 18 points and Jeremy Pargo had 16 for the top-seeded Zags, Nov. 1 WAYNE STATE (ex.) (KHQ) W 96-45 Nov. 15 MSU BILLINGS (KHQ/FSN) W 83-52 whose 17-1 run late in the first half opened a 22-point lead that took the suspense out of their Nov. 18 IDAHO (KHQ/FSN) W 80-46 seventh straight win over the Broncos. Gonzaga led by 40 points late, still shooting their Nov. 27 Old Spice Classic @ Orlando, FL G1 – Tennessee d. Siena (ESPN2) 78-64 season-high 13 3-pointers and throwing down alley-oop dunks well after the game was G2 – Georgetown d. Wichita St. (ESPN2) 58-50 decided. G3 – Maryland d. Michigan St. (ESPN2) 80-62 Matt Bouldin added 11 points and seven assists for the Zags, who held WCC G4 – Gonzaga d. Oklahoma St. (ESPN2) 83-71 Nov. 28 Old Spice Classic @ Orlando, FL Player of the Year John Bryant to 13 points and 10 rebounds for Santa Clara. Santa Clara G5 – Wichita State d. Siena (ESPNU) 72-70 couldn't compete without big help from its star, who had 24 points and 27 rebounds in the G6 – Tennessee d. Georgetown (ESPN) 90-72 G7 – Gonzaga d. Maryland (ESPN) 81-59 Broncos' quarterfinal win over San Diego. Bryant needed two rebounds in the final moments G8 – Michigan St. d. Oklahoma St.(ESPNU)94-79 to finish his 16th consecutive game with at least 10 points and 10 rebounds. Nov. 30 Old Spice Classic @ Orlando, FL G9 – Oklahoma St. d. Siena (ESPNU) 77-68 James Rahon led the Broncos with four 3-pointers among his 20 points, while G10 – Michigan St. d. Wichita St. (ESPNU) 65-57 fellow freshman Kevin Foster had 17 points. G11 – Georgetown d. Maryland (ESPN2) 75-48 Gonzaga closed the first half on a run that included 13 straight points while holding G12 – Gonzaga d. Tennessee (ESPN2) 83-74 Santa Clara without a field goal for the final 5:43. The Zags then held the Broncos scoreless Dec. 6 Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge for nearly five more minutes midway through the second half, taking a 30-point lead with 8:50 @ Indianapolis, IN (Lucas Oil Stadium) Indiana (Big Ten Network) W 70-54 to play. Daye scored inside and out, going 10-for-13 and hitting three 3-pointers. Dec. 10 Washington State (KHQ/FSN) W 74-52 After Pargo scored 14 points in the first half, Downs added 10 in the second half as Dec. 14 Duel in the Desert @ Phoenix, AR Arizona (FSN) L 69-64 the Zags thrived with little help from leading-scorer Josh Heytvelt, who scored just three Dec. 18 TEXAS SOUTHERN (KHQ/FSN) W 84-42 points. Gonzaga countered Bryant's inside presence early on with seldom-used 7-foot-5 Dec. 20 Connecticut (Battle in Seattle) (CBS) L 88-83 (OT) junior Will Foster, but the Zags' strategy mostly was a group effort. Their aggressive help Dec. 23 PORTLAND STATE (KHQ/FSN) L 77-70 Dec. 31 Utah (CBS Sports) L 66-65 defense freed up SCU’s Foster to score 12 first-half points, but the Broncos couldn't keep up. Gonzaga led 31-25 before starting its decisive first-half run, which included back-to- Jan. 7 Tennessee (ESPN2) W 89-79 (OT) Jan. 10 *PORTLAND (KHQ/FSN) W 67-50 back 3-pointers by Pargo and another by Bouldin. Jan. 15 *SANTA CLARA (KHQ/KIROI-TV) W 95-43 Jan. 17 *SAN FRANCISCO (KHQ/FSN) W 85-51 Jan. 22 *Pepperdine (KHQ/KIRO-TV) W 83-69 Jan. 24 *Loyola Marymount (KHQ/FSN) W 93-60 HEYTVELT, BOULDIN EARN ALL-WCC FIRST-TEAM ACCOLADES Jan. 29 *SAINT MARY’S (ESPN2) W 69-62 Jan. 31 *SAN DIEGO (ESPN2) W 64-47 Pargo, Daye, Gray Selected For Honorable Mention Honors Feb. 5 *Portland (ESPN2) W 93-78 All-West Coast Conference first-team men’s basketball selections Josh Heytvelt and Feb. 7 MEMPHIS @ SPOKANE ARENA Matt Bouldin were among five Gonzaga University honorees announced Monday as selected by (COLLEGE GAME DAY - ESPN) L 68-50 the conference coaches. Feb. 12 *Saint Mary’s (ESPN2) W 72-70 Feb. 14 *San Francisco (ESPNU) W 78-73 Senior Jeremy Pargo and sophomores Austin Daye and Steven Gray received honorable Feb. 19 *LOYOLA MARYTMOUNT (KHQ/FSN) W 91-54 mention recognition. Feb. 21 *PEPPERDINE (ESPNU) 92-58 For the first time in nine years a Bulldog is not the Player of the Year, the coaches voting Feb.