SPOKANE, Wash. – Maud Huijbens, a transfer from Syracuse, signed a financial aid agreement at Gonzaga University and will join the women's basketball team for the 2021-22 season. She will be immediately eligible to play for the 2021-22 season due to the new uniform one-time transfer rule that went into effect April 28 of this year.

"We are really excited to add Maud to our team," Fortier said. "She is extremely versatile as a post player, and can score around the basket and from the perimeter. She runs the floor very well and has been a leader for years on her national teams. Maud loves to get in the gym and work, and we can't wait to get her to Gonzaga to help her continue to develop. Welcome to the family, Maud!"
 
Huijbens, who will arrive at Gonzaga as a freshman with four years of eligibility remaining, battled injury in her first season at Syracuse and saw action in a single game against Miami on Jan. 17. Prior to arriving at Syracuse, Huijbens was the No. 12-ranked post player in the class of 2020. A long-time member of the Netherlands National Team, she averaged 11.9 points, 6.5 rebounds and 0.5 assists at the U18 Women's European Championship in Skopje (Division B). The Hilversum, Netherlands, native also participated in Basketball Without Borders, organized by FIBA and the NBA.

"I'm so excited to be a bulldog next year," Huijens said. "I can't wait to start this new chapter and I believe Gonzaga has the best environment to become the best player I can be!"
 
Huijbens joins a Bulldog squad that advanced to its fourth-straight NCAA Tournament after winning its ninth WCC Tournament title and fifth-straight WCC Regular-Season title. Gonzaga finished the season with a 23-4 overall record for its sixth-straight 20-win season and climbed to as high as No. 13 in the national polls.