2016-17 Gonzaga Women's Basketball
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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 20: Gonzaga vs. San Diego @GUBULLDOGS THURSDAY, JAN. 26, 2017 | 6:00 PM | SAN DIEGO | JENNY CRAIG PAVILION @ZAGWBB 2016-17 SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 4 [RV] CORBAN # W, 86-31 Gonzaga (15-4, 6-2 WCC) San Diego (9-9, 3-5 WCC) 12 [RV] NICHOLLS STATE W, 78-46 BULLDOGS TOREROS 13 [RV] UC IRVINE W, 102-38 GAME DAY 18 [RV] at Stanford (Pac-12 Bay Area) W, 68-63 LAST RESULT: W, 85-50, at Portland LAST RESULT: L, 56-75, San Francisco 24 [25/RV] Michigan % L, 66-78 STREAK/LAST 3 GAMES: W6/3-0 STREAK/LAST 3 GAMES: L1/1-2 25 [25/RV] Florida State % L, 69-87 HEAD COACH: Lisa Fortier (3rd Season) HEAD COACH: Cindy Fisher (12th Season) 26 [25/RV] Winthrop % W, 71-41 POINTS PER GAME/ALLOWED: 72.6/56.3 POINTS PER GAME/ALLOWED: 68.2/65.4 DECEMBER FG PCT. FOR/AGAINST: 43.4/36.3 FG PCT. FOR/AGAINST: 42.3/43.0 3 [RV/RV] PRESBYTERIAN W, 79-39 TELEVISION: Dish Network Sling TV | Verizon go90 App 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 - Sling TV, an Over-the-Top (OTT) Internet TV service, is available for $20 a month and can be used through an array of Internet- 31 [RV/RV] PACIFIC * (Dish Sling TV) L, 63-65 connected devices, including Xbox One, Roku media streamers, PCs, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, and iOS and Android smartphones and tablets. The Gonzaga game is available live on the Campus Insiders Channel, which is available to those who have purchased the extra Sling TV Sports Pack. The game is also available on Verizon’s go90 service. The go90 app is a free JANUARY download for Verizon customers and the game streams live. The game is also available at THEW.TV. 5 SAN FRANCISCO * (SWX) W, 61-46 SMOOTH SAILING AGAINST PILOTS 7 PORTLAND * (Dish Sling TV) W, 67-55 - Jill Barta matched her half-only season-high of 23 points in the first half, and was a rebound short of a first-half double-double, 12 at Loyola Marymount * W, 80-56 and Laura Stockton set a single-game season-high in assists in the first half with eight as the Zags won 85-50 in Portland. - The 85 points were the most against a West Coast Conference opponent this season and the 35-point win against a WCC 14 at Saint Mary’s * (Dish Sling TV) W, 79-75 opponent is the most under head coach Lisa Fortier. 19 SANTA CLARA * (SWX) W, 51-39 - Barta finished with 27 points and 11 rebounds, her 8th game with 20-plus points and fourth double-double this year. Elle Tinkle swiped six steals, a career-high, moving to 10th all-time at Gonzaga with 169, passing Kelly Bowen’s mark by one. 21 at Portland * W, 85-50 26 at San Diego * (Dish Sling TV) 6 p.m. SERIES HISTORY - Gonzaga leads the all-time series 39-23 and is 16-14 all-time in San Diego. 28 PEPPERDINE * 2 p.m. - The Toreros enter Thursday riding a three-game winning streak dating back to 2015 in the series. - Gonzaga last won on December 29, 2014 in Spokane. Elle Tinkle finished with 26 points, the most by a Zag that season in FEBRUARY a single game to that point. Tinkle made eight of her 10 shots from the field, with 5-of-6 coming from three-point range. She matched her career-high of 15 points, which she had set two days ago, at halftime. 2 BYU * 6 p.m. - Prior to the three-game skid, Gonzaga had won 15-straight games overall from 2009-2015. The Zags won seven-straight in San Diego from 2002-2008. They also won 12-straight games overall from 2003-2008. 4 at Santa Clara * 2 p.m. - The Zags last won in San Diego on February 13, 2014. Haiden Palmer had a 16-point, eight-rebound, seven-steal performance 9 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT * 6 p.m. as USD was dealt its first home loss of the season after winning 13-straight. - Gonzaga is 13-2 inside the Jenny Craig Pavilion, which opened in the fall of 2000. 11 SAINT MARY’S * (SWX) 2 p.m. - The game has gone to overtime on three occasions, the latest being in 2002, with Gonzaga winning all three. 16 at San Francisco * 7 p.m. - The Zags lead the series 36-22 all-time in regular-season West Coast Conference meetings. - The Toreros won nine-straight games at home from 1992-2001. 18 at Pacific * 2 p.m. 23 SAN DIEGO * 6 p.m. SCOUTING THE TOREROS - Junior forward Sydney Williams scored a career-high 19, and Caroline Buhr also had a career-high with 17 points, but USD 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 7.5 Has had five or more assists 12 different times All dates and times are Pacific Time Zone G 14 Emma Stach Jr. 5-9 5.8 Hit a three-pointer in eight of the last nine games HOME GAMES played in the McCarthey Athletic Center F 23 Kiara Kudron RSr. 6-2 10.3 Averaging 10.4 ppg & 7.9 rpg in conference play % Paradise Jam - St. Thomas, U.S.V.I * West Coast Conference game F 13 Jill Barta RSo. 6-3 16.0 Preseason All-WCC, has 8 20+ point games this year, 2x WCC POW ! WCC Championships - Las Vegas, Nev. F 31 Elle Tinkle RSr. 6-2 8.8 Preseaon All-WCC (two-times), 10th on career steals list with 169 TRACK THE GAME Reserves LIVE VIDEO G 00 Zykera Rice So. 6-1 5.0 Averages 3.5 rebounds per game, leads reserves - Live video is available at G 10 Zhane’ Templeton So. 5-10 4.9 Has a second-half three-pointer in 11 games this year GoZags.com G 4 Makenlee Williams RSr. 5-11 5.3 25 made three-pointers, leads team, and has 14 steals G 30 Chandler Smith RSo. 6-0 4.6 Has 31 assists & 16 steals, leads reserves in both LIVE STATS C 12 Emma Wolfram RJr. 6-5 3.3 Has 13 blocks, leads reserves - Live stats are available on G 15 Jessie Loera Fr. 5-6 2.4 Has 21 assists, second among reserves GoZags.com G 33 Grace Collett Fr. 6-4 1.4 Had a career-high 7 points against Presbyterian GAME 20: SAN DIEGO 2016-17 GONZAGA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES dropped a 81-72 West Coast Conference game to San Francisco on Saturday. QUICK FACTS - At home this year, Katherine Hamilton is leading the Toreros GENERAL INFORMATION scoring efforts at 10.3 ppg, followed by Williams at 10.2 ppg. On the season, Hamilton averages 10.4 per game and Williams TALE OF THE TAPE Location: Spokane, Wash. averages 9.4. Aubrey Ward-El joins them in double figures at GON USD Founded: 1887 10.2 per game. - Buhr is the leading rebounder at 4.9 per game. HOME 9-1 7-3 Enrollment: 7,837 - Preseason All-WCC selection senior forward Maya Hood will AWAY 5-1 2-6 Nickname: Bulldogs miss the remainder of the season, after suffering a season- PTS MARGIN +16.3 +2.8 Colors: Blue (R-0 G-41 B-103), Red (R-179 G-25 ending injury in USD’s 67-44 win over Seattle University on December 12, 2016. 3-PT % .339 .274 B-52), White (R-255 G-255 B-255), and Gray (R-195, - San Diego was picked fourth in the Coaches’ Preseason WCC G-199, B-203) Poll. FT % .757 .721 - USD went 6-4 in the non-conference with wins over San Diego RPG 40.2 36.3 Facility (Capacity): McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) State, Nevada, Seattle U, and three teams from the Big West Conference (Affiliation): West Coast (NCAA Div. I) Conference, CSU Fullerton, CSU Northridge, and UC Santa REB MARGIN +8.4 +0.9 President: Dr. Thayne M. McCulloh Barbara. - San Diego has posted a 20-win season for five consecutive APG 15.9 14.1 Athletic Director: Mike Roth years. During this five-year stretch, USD has recorded 122 A/TO 1.0 0.9 Senior Women’s Administrator: Shannon Strahl wins, the second most amount of wins among any division I school in California, only trailing Stanford. SPG 9.2 8.3 BPG 4.9 2.1 TEAM INFORMATION BARTA MAKING A CASE Head Coach (Alma Mater, Year): Lisa Fortier - Jill Barta was voted the WCC Player of the Week a week ago after averaging 27.5 points per game on the week. (Cal State-Monterey Bay, ‘04) - In the last four games, Barta is averaging 24.8 points per game in 28.5 minutes per game.