Nov. 8, 2000
SPOKANE, Wash. - Three Gonzaga players scored in double-figures Wednesday night as the Bulldogs defeated the Manakau New Zealand Basketball Travelers in a women's basketball exhibition game at Martin Centre.
Gonzaga jumped out to a quick first-half lead in the contest as Nathalie Chevallay scored seven points and Chelsea Clark came off the bench to contribute seven. The Zags opened up a 29-13 halftime lead as they limited Manakau to just 19 percent shooting from the floor and out-rebounded the New Zealand squad by a 30-17 margin.
Gonzaga continued to dominate the contest in the second half as junior Jessica Malone warmed up from the outside. Malone connected on 3-of-4 shots from three point range for 13 second-half points and a game-high 18 points. Manukau closed the gap in the rebounding department but was still out-boarded by a 32-22 margin. Gonzaga did shoot better in the second twenty minutes hitting just under 40 percent from the floor.
Jessica Malone led all scorers with 18 points while Nathalie Chevallay finished with a double-double at 16 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Chelsea Clark was a strong contributor off the bench for the Zags dumping in 12 points and 10 rebounds. Manukau was led on the evening by Antonia Solmon with 7 points and Charmain Smith pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds.
Gonzaga will open its 2000-01 regular season on Saturday, November 18th when the Zags host Boise State University at 7 p.m. in the Martin Centre. Manukau will take off Thursday before travelling south in the Palouse to meet up with Washington State on Friday evening.
MANUKAU (33) Antonia Solmon 2-14 2-2 7, Marcia Noon 2-8 2-4 6, Celeste Hill 2-16 2-3 6, Charmain Smith 3-9 0-1 6, Chaleme Smiler 2-10 0-0 6, Jennelle Anderson 0-1 0-1 0, Jeannie Cameron 1-3 0-0 2, Michelle Hogan 0-1 0-0 0, Brittany Garstin 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 12-62 6-11 33 GONZAGA (66) Triana Allen 3-5 2-2 8, Bernice Stime 0-3 1-4 1, Anne Bickelhaupt 1-5 1-2 3, Jessica Malone 6-15 2-3 18, Nathalie Chevallay 7-11 2-4 16, Erin Bergman 2-8 0-0 5, Chelsea Clark 3-6 6-8 12, Tiosha Harrison 0-5 1-2 1, Amanda Fahsholtz 1-5 0-0 2. TOTALS 23-63 15-25 66
Halftime GONZAGA 29, MANUKAU 13. 3-point goals - Manukau 3-24 (Solmon 1-9, Noon 0-6, Hill 0-2, Smith 0-1, Smiler 2-6), Gonzaga 5-15 (Allen 0-1, Malone 4-7, Berman 1-6, Harrison 0-1). Rebound - Manukau 39 (Smith 12), Gonzaga 62 (Chevallay 10, Clark 10). Fouls - Manukau 19, Gonzaga 16. Fouled out - NONE. Assists - Manukau 6 (Noon 2, Hill 2), Gonzaga 15 (Malone 6). Turnovers - Manukau 15 (Solmon 4, Noon 4), Gonzaga 19 (Allen 4, Malone 4). Blocked Shots - Manukau 3 (Hill 3), Gonzaga 1 (Stime 1). Steals - Manukau 13 (Solmon 4, Noon 4), Gonzaga 9 (Malone 3). ATT: 265
