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Nick Tomoyasu

Women's Basketball

Gonzaga Takes Down No. 8/7 Cardinal

Chandler Smith scores a game-high 20 points

Box Score SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -- Chandler Smith scored 20 points, including two late free throws, as Gonzaga beat No. 8 Stanford 79-73 on Sunday.

Katie Campbell and Jill Townsend scored 15 points each for Gonzaga (8-1), which won for the second time in 10 games against Stanford. The Bulldogs' only loss this season is to No. 1 Notre Dame, which lost to Connecticut on Sunday.

Kiana Williams scored 18 for Stanford (6-1), which was enjoying its best start in six seasons. All six Stanford wins this season were by at least 22 points.

Stanford was hurt by woefully shooting in the first three quarters, as the Zags outshot them 54 percent to 43 percent in the game. Gonzaga also outrebounded the Cardinal 38-24.

Gonzaga closed the second quarter with a 13-4 run, as Stanford missed nine of its last 10 shots, to lead 43-32 at halftime.

Stanford made just 2 of 12 shots in the third quarter as the Bulldogs took a 58-41 lead.

The Cardinal found the range early in the fourth, outscoring the Zags 10-3 to cut the deficit to 61-51 with nearly seven minutes left.

Stanford pressed and the Zags started making turnovers and missing shots.

Dijonai Carrington's basket and free throw cut Stanford's deficit to 65-62 with 4:16 left. Townsend's 3-pointer with 2 minutes left put Gonzaga up 70-64.

Stanford cut the lead to 74-71 on Carrington's basket with 37 seconds left, but Smith's jumper put the Zags up 76-71 with 10 seconds left.

Williams sank a pair of free throws to cut Gonzaga's lead to 76-73 with 9 seconds left.

Jenn Wirth hit one free throw and Smith a pair to ice the win.
 
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Players Mentioned

Katie Campbell

#24 Katie Campbell

G
5' 10"
Junior
Chandler Smith

#30 Chandler Smith

G
6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
Jill Townsend

#32 Jill Townsend

G
5' 11"
Sophomore
Jenn Wirth

#3 Jenn Wirth

F
6' 3"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Katie Campbell

#24 Katie Campbell

5' 10"
Junior
G
Chandler Smith

#30 Chandler Smith

6' 0"
Redshirt Senior
G
Jill Townsend

#32 Jill Townsend

5' 11"
Sophomore
G
Jenn Wirth

#3 Jenn Wirth

6' 3"
Sophomore
F