Feb. 5, 2016 Gonzaga Notes (pdf) 
Pepperdine Notes (pdf)
PEPPERDINE WAVES (5-18, 1-11) AT GONZAGA BULLDOGS (15-9, 7-5)
GAME 25 | FEB. 6 | 2 P.M. | MCCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE
SERIES: Gonzaga leads the series 35-29 (17-10 in Spokane)
FIRST MEETING: Jan. 22, 1988: 60-59 in Malibu
LAST MEETING: Dec. 23, 2015: 66-59 in Los Angeles
LIVE TV/VIDEO: SWX (Play-by-play: Greg Heister; Color: Stephanie Hawk-Freeman) / GoZags.com
LIVE RADIO: Toyota Gonzaga IMG - Fox Sports 790 KJRB (Play-by-Play: Steve Myklebust)
LIVE STATS:
GONZAGA CONTINUES DOWN HOME STRETCH
- The Zags opened the final month of the regular season with a win over Loyola Marymount Thursday.
- Four of GU's six final regular season games are inside the McCarthey Athletic Center.
- The Bulldogs are fifth-place in the current West Coast Conference standings, two games back from Santa Clara for fourth.
GONZAGA STORYLINES
- Gonzaga is second in the West Coast Conference, and is 20th in the nation, in rebound margin (+8.9).
- The Bulldogs' 993 rebounds top the conference and ranks 10th in the country.
- GU is holding opponents to 57.3 points per game, which leads the West Coast Conference and is 48th in the nation.
- The Zags are 30-0 under Lisa Fortier when they score 70 points and 36-6 (12-3 this season) when they lead at halftime. - Gonzaga is 38-3 (13-1 this season) under Fortier when shooting a better percentage from the field than their opponent.
- The Zags are holding opponents to 37 percent from the field, which is second in the WCC and 68th in the country.
- The Bulldogs are second in the conference with 90 total blocks and a 3.7 blocks per game average.
- Shelby Cheslek leads the West Coast Conference with 47 total blocks. Her 2 blocks per game is first in the WCC. - Jill Barta has made 46 of her 50 (92 percent) free-throws in WCC play, which tops the conference. - The freshman has scored 84 points over the last four games (21 points per game).
ABOUT THE WAVES
- Pepperdine enters Saturday's game on a 10-game losing streak after dropping an 81-79 game at Portland Thursday.
- Erica Ogwumike (5-9, FR, G) scored a career-high 34 points, matching the program's ninth best single-game total.
- She is fourth in the West Coast Conference averaging 18 points per game and ninth pulling down 7.4 rebounds per outing.
- The freshman is second in the league averaging 19.4 points per game in conference play.
- Ogwumike also leads Pepperdine with 1.9 steals per game. As a team, the Waves and GU both average 8.1 steals.
- Paige Fecske is eighth in the conference dishing out 3.4 assists per game. She is also sixth in the WCC with a 1.25 assist-to-turnover ratio. Pepperdine is eighth in the WCC with a -1.52 turnover margin.
SERIES HISTORY
- Saturday is the 65th all-time meeting between Gonzaga and Pepperdine. GU has a 35-29 edge in the series.
- The Zags have won the last 14, dating back to a 72-62 Pepperdine win in Malibu in 2009.
- The Bulldogs have won eight straight at home, dating back to a 70-56 loss in 2007. Gonzaga is 17-10 at home versus the Waves, including 10-1 in the MAC.
BIG SKY BARTA
- Montana native Jill Barta is averaging 21 points per game over the last four contests. - Barta's 28 points at SCU were the most scored by a Zag since Haiden Palmer had 32 points against Loyola Marymount on Jan. 23, 2014. The new high scoring effort under Lisa Fortier topped Elle Tinkle's 26 points last season. - The redshirt freshman is adding 7.3 rebounds per game over the last four outings.
- She's making 42 percent from the field, 11-of-26 (42.3 percent) from behind-the-arc, and 27-of-29 from the free-throw line (93.1 percent).
SHAQ ATTACK
- Shaniqua Nilles made her first career start in her 98th appearance at Gonzaga versus LMU Thursday. - The senior took advantage of the opportunity and scored a season-high 15 points.
- She also pulled down a career-high eight rebounds and matched a career-high with three steals.
- Her 34 minutes against Loyola Marymount were a career-high as well.
DIALED IN AT THE LINE
- Jill Barta leads the West Coast Conference with a 92.0 free-throw percentage during WCC play. - She has made 46 of her 50 free-throw attempts in conference action.
- The redshirt freshman is shooting a team-best 81.7 percent overall this season, making 85 of 104, which is third in the West Coast Conference.
PACKING THE MAC
- Gonzaga is 12th in the nation in accumulative attendance with 72,079 fans in 13 home games.
- The Zags' 5,545 average fans per game ranks 12th in the country.
- The Bulldogs are also third in the NCAA filling the 6,000-seat McCarthey Athletic Center to 92.41 percent.
CHASING MILESTONES
- Cheslek is first in program history with 195 career blocks.
- The senior needs six blocks to move into the top-10 in West Coast Conference history.
- She is also third in GU history with 854 rebounds, 21 away from owning the number two spot.
