HONOLULU, Hawaii – The Gonzaga women's basketball team was crowned the Rainbow Wahine Showdown Champion after a dominant victory over the University of Hawaii, 68-49. The Zags went 3-0 on the weekend with an average victory margin of 19.3 points.

Junior Kaylynne Truong was named the tournament Most Valuable Player and senior Melody Kempton was named to the All-Tournament team.

The Zags had three players score in double figures as senior Abby O'Connor and Kaylynne Truong both scored 14 points. Kempton was right behind them with 13 points. Senior Anamaria Virjoghe led the team in rebounds, recording six.

Kaylynne Truong came off the bench to start for Gonzaga as her sister Kayleigh Truong did not play due to an injury from yesterday's game against Eastern Illinois.

In the first quarter, Kempton led the team with nine points in only eight minutes of play. She went 4-for-4 from the field and 1-for-2 from the charity stripe to give Gonzaga an 18-16 lead after one quarter. Eight points came from inside the paint and the Bulldogs held onto the lead for the whole first frame of action to help secure the lead for the entire game.

Kaylynne Truong led the team in the second with nine points, going 5-for-5 from the charity stripe. Virjoghe recoded a team-high four rebounds and senior Cierra Walker knocked down a clutch three-pointer late in the second to maintain the 37-24 lead going into halftime.

In the first half, Gonzaga shot at 52 percent from the field and grabbed 20 rebounds. Defensively, the Zags forced seven turnovers and scored 12 points off those opportunities. GU also held Hawaii to a 37 shooting percentage as the Rainbow Warriors only recorded 12 rebounds.

In the third quarter, sophomore Eliza Hollingsworth led the team with four points as the Zags scored eight points in the paint and seven from off the bench. Defensively, the team caused five turnovers from Hawaii.

The Bulldogs closed out their dominant performance in the fourth quarter by shooting 50 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from beyond the arc. O'Connor tallied six points after going 2-for-2 from the three-point line and Kaylynne Truong was right behind her with five points.

Overall, Gonzaga outrebounded Hawaii, 37-24 and forced 15 turnovers. The Zags scored 26 points in the paint and had another 18 come from the bench.

Records: The Bulldogs improve to 6-1 on the season as Hawaii falls to 2-5 overall.

This marks GU's first win over the University of Hawaii and moves to 1-3 against the Rainbow Warriors in program history.

Up Next: Gonzaga returns home to host the University of Wyoming on Friday, Dec. 3. Live stats and live video can be found on GoZags.com along with Instagram and Twitter, @ZagWBB. Tipoff is slated for 6 p.m.
 
Most Valuable Player
-Kaylynne Truong, Gonzaga
 
All-Tournament Team
-Amy Atwell, Hawai'i
-Melody Kempton, Gonzaga
-Brynna Maxwell, Utah
-Kennedy McQueen, Utah
-Lariah Washington, EIU