Nov. 26, 1999

Box Score

PROVO, UT - Gonzaga University?s women?s basketball squad dropped its Friday night game with Brigham Young University 77-58.

The Bulldogs shot a lowly 27 percent from the field for the game while the Cougars hit 45 percent of their shots from the floor. Both teams struggled from long range as the Bulldogs connected on just 3-19 from beyond the arc while BYU fared even worse, hitting just 3-22 3-point attempts.

Junior Holly Bruno led the Zags in scoring for the second consecutive game with a game-high 18 points along with a team leading three assists. Forward Melanie Tipps was the only other Bulldog player to hit double-figures for points finishing the night with 14 to go along with a team-high 11 rebounds.

The balanced Cougar attack saw four players reach double-figures in scoring led by forward Jill Adams?15 points and 13 boards. Lisa Osguthorpe added 14 points and dished out a game-high five assists.

The Bulldogs return to action next Tuesday night when they make the short trip to Cheney, WA, to battle Eastern Washington University. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m.

GONZAGA (58)
Jessica Waltz 0-4 0-0 0, Celeste Quitiquit 1-7 3-7 5, Carmel Lampson 0-1 0-0 0, Erin Bergman 0-4 0-0 0, Nathalie Chevally 1-5 0-0 2, Holly Bruno 6-12 4-4 18, Tennille Jeffries 2-4 0-2 4, Jessica Malone 2-12 0-1 5, Kristin Deal 1-3 2-2 4, Melanie Tipps 4-10 6-9 14, Sydney Perno 1-6 4-6 6.

BYU (77)
April Hayes 3-7 2-3 8, Ranae Hansen 2-3 0-5, Alilsha Griffeth 1-3 0-0 2, Erin Thorn 1-10 0-0 3, Jorga Cox 0-0 0-2 0, Brittany Larson 0-0 0-0 0, Jennifer Leitner 3-6 0-1 6, Stacy Jensen 1-1 0-1 2, Lisa Osguthorpe 6-13 1-1 14, Lori Cuff 0-0 0-0 0, Jill Adams 6-10 3-5 15, Cady Williams 3-6 4-7 10, Caroline Beus 2-5 8-9 12.
Halftime - BYU 37 Gonzaga 23. 3-point field goals - Gonzaga 3-19 (Waltz 0-2, Quitiquit 0-4, Lampson 0-1, Bergman 0-1, Bruno 2-6, Jeffries 0-1, Malone 1-4) BYU 3-22 (Hanson 1-2, Griffith 0-2, Thorn 1-7, Leitner 0-2, Osguthorpe 1-5, Adams 0-1, Williams 0-3). Rebounds - Gonzaga 52 (Tipps 11), BYU 45 (Adams 13). Total Fouls - Gonzaga 22, BYU 23. Fouled out - Gonzaga (Perno), BYU none. Assists - Gonzaga 6 (Bruno 3) BYU 17 (Osguthorpe 5). Turnovers - Gonzaga 20 (Quitiquit 5) BYU 18 (Thorne 5). Blocked Shots - Gonzaga 3 (Tipps 2), BYU 4 (Thorn, Osguthorpe, Cuff, Adams 1). Steals - Gonzaga 7 (Quitiquit, Deal, Tipps 2), BYU 12 (Hanson, Osguthorpe 3). Attendance - 433.