SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga women's basketball team cruised to a 105-45 exhibition win over Warner Pacific Saturday afternoon in the McCarthey Athletic Center.
The Zags were 50 percent from the field, and outscored the Knights 54-20 in the paint. On the defensive side, GU forced 28 turnovers and finished with 18 steals. The Bulldogs more than doubled WPU's rebounds, finishing with a 51-23 advantage on the glass.
Junior
Jenn Wirth paced the Zags with a team-high 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting and a perfect 7-for-7 from the line. She added seven rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks. Senior
Katie Campbell added 16 points, four assists and three steals, while
Jill Townsend and
LeeAnne Wirth rounded out the double-figure scoring with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Jessie Loera dished out a game-high six assists and finished with seven points and five steals.
Twelve seconds into regulation, Loera found Campbell for the early trey that sparked a 19-0 run to open the game. Warner Pacific's Gabriella Bruno halted GU's scoring run with a three of her own at the 6:34 mark of the first period. The Bulldogs led 60-19 at the half.
Bruno led the Knights with a game-high 19 points. Celeste Pantoja added 11 points for Warner Pacific.
Gonzaga opens its regular season schedule against CSU Bakersfield Sunday, Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed on the WCC Network with live stats on GoZags.com.
