Thursday, January 6
Portland, OR
7 p.m.
Gonzaga University
at
Portland
WBB Travels to Portland for WCC Opener
1/4/2022 12:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The first two WCC games were postponed due to COVID protocols
-/RV Gonzaga (8-3, 0-0 WCC) vs. Portland (10-2, 0-0 WCC)
THURSDAY, JAN. 6 | 7 P.M. | CHILES CENTER | PORTLAND, ORE.
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THE TIP OFF
- The Gonzaga Bulldogs travel to Portland on January 6 to open up West Coast Conference play this season.
- This is the first game for the Zags since Dec. 21 when Gonzaga went to Eastern Washington University and won 76-48. The team had to take a pause due to COVID protocols and had to postpone games against San Francisco on Dec. 30 and Loyola Marymount on Jan. 1.
- Junior Kaylynne Truong leads the team with 11.9 points a game and has logged 43 assists so far this year.
- Despite having to sit out three games due to an injury, junior Kayleigh Truong is right behind her sister with 11 points a game and 30 assists.
- Melody Kempton leads the WCC in field goal percentage with 55.3 percent. She is also averaging 10.8 ppg.
- GU is forcing an average of 14.3 turnovers per game and a total of 172 so far this season.
- The Zags are averaging 39.8 rebounds a game and a 11.9 rebound margin, which ranks ninth in the nation and first in the conference.
- Offensively, Gonzaga averages 67.5 points per game. The Bulldogs are also shooting at a 79.2 percentage from the free throw line, ranking seventh in the nation and first in the WCC.
- GU also leads the conference in its scoring defense with 54.5 points along with its three-point field goal percentage at 36.3 percent.
- The Zags historically play very well in their conference season openers as they have been undefeated in their conference opener since 2016.
- Gonzaga has received votes every week in the Coaches Poll so far this season. The team received votes in the AP Poll for six weeks during the nonconfernece slate.
- The Bulldogs will face six teams that were part of the 2021 NCAA Tournament during the 2021-22 campaign.
- Last season, the Zags advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth-straight year under head coach Lisa Fortier.
- Gonzaga returns two starters and seven letterwinners from last season's squad that claimed the Zags' fifth consecutive West Coast Conference regular season title.
-The Zags won their ninth WCC Tournament Title in 2021 with a victory over BYU in the championship game.
GAME AT A GLANCE
SERIES INFO: 84 all-time meetings, Gonzaga leads 57-27
STREAK: Gonzaga - 2
FIRST MEETING: In 1981, the Zags won in Portland 78-72.
LAST MEETING: The Zags defeated Portland twice in 2021. At home, the team won 75-43 and in Portland, the Bulldogs won 79-61.
AGAINST THE PILOTS: Before falling to the Pilots in 2020 in the WCC Tournament by one point, the Zags hadn't lost to Portland since 2009. Overall, the Zags have remained undefeated in Portland since 2001 and has traveled to the Rose City at least once every year.
SCOUTING THE PILOTS
- Portland sits at 10-2 overall heading into conference play, marking the first time since the 2007-08 season that they've entered conference play with 10 wins.
- In their last game out, four Pilots scored in double digits against Fresno State, with Alex Fowler putting up 17, Haylee Andrews scoring 11, and Emme Shearer and Lucy Cochrane each notching 10.
- Fowler has led the Pilots in scoring in 10 games so far this year.
- Lucy Cochrane put up four blocks against Fresno State, marking her seventh game with at least four blocks.
- Portland also competed against the defending National Champion, Stanford and fell 77-55 in Stanford, Calif.
- Another common foe between Gonzaga and Portland was Hawaii,. The Pilots defeated the Rainbow Warriors 91-77 in the Bank of Hawaii Classic. The Pilots also had a dominant win over Stephen F. Austin, defeating the Ladyjacks 70-59 on Dec. 14.
- UP's two losses were against ranked teams, No. 7 Stanford and a 62-59 loss to No. 18 Oregon on Dec. 4.
- Portland also had its first two WCC games postponed as they were originally supposed to play Loyola Marymount on Dec. 30 and Brigham Young on Jan. 1.
THURSDAY, JAN. 6 | 7 P.M. | CHILES CENTER | PORTLAND, ORE.
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS | 94.1 FM or 790 AM KJRB
THE TIP OFF
- The Gonzaga Bulldogs travel to Portland on January 6 to open up West Coast Conference play this season.
- This is the first game for the Zags since Dec. 21 when Gonzaga went to Eastern Washington University and won 76-48. The team had to take a pause due to COVID protocols and had to postpone games against San Francisco on Dec. 30 and Loyola Marymount on Jan. 1.
- Junior Kaylynne Truong leads the team with 11.9 points a game and has logged 43 assists so far this year.
- Despite having to sit out three games due to an injury, junior Kayleigh Truong is right behind her sister with 11 points a game and 30 assists.
- Melody Kempton leads the WCC in field goal percentage with 55.3 percent. She is also averaging 10.8 ppg.
- GU is forcing an average of 14.3 turnovers per game and a total of 172 so far this season.
- The Zags are averaging 39.8 rebounds a game and a 11.9 rebound margin, which ranks ninth in the nation and first in the conference.
- Offensively, Gonzaga averages 67.5 points per game. The Bulldogs are also shooting at a 79.2 percentage from the free throw line, ranking seventh in the nation and first in the WCC.
- GU also leads the conference in its scoring defense with 54.5 points along with its three-point field goal percentage at 36.3 percent.
- The Zags historically play very well in their conference season openers as they have been undefeated in their conference opener since 2016.
- Gonzaga has received votes every week in the Coaches Poll so far this season. The team received votes in the AP Poll for six weeks during the nonconfernece slate.
- The Bulldogs will face six teams that were part of the 2021 NCAA Tournament during the 2021-22 campaign.
- Last season, the Zags advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth-straight year under head coach Lisa Fortier.
- Gonzaga returns two starters and seven letterwinners from last season's squad that claimed the Zags' fifth consecutive West Coast Conference regular season title.
-The Zags won their ninth WCC Tournament Title in 2021 with a victory over BYU in the championship game.
GAME AT A GLANCE
SERIES INFO: 84 all-time meetings, Gonzaga leads 57-27
STREAK: Gonzaga - 2
FIRST MEETING: In 1981, the Zags won in Portland 78-72.
LAST MEETING: The Zags defeated Portland twice in 2021. At home, the team won 75-43 and in Portland, the Bulldogs won 79-61.
AGAINST THE PILOTS: Before falling to the Pilots in 2020 in the WCC Tournament by one point, the Zags hadn't lost to Portland since 2009. Overall, the Zags have remained undefeated in Portland since 2001 and has traveled to the Rose City at least once every year.
SCOUTING THE PILOTS
- Portland sits at 10-2 overall heading into conference play, marking the first time since the 2007-08 season that they've entered conference play with 10 wins.
- In their last game out, four Pilots scored in double digits against Fresno State, with Alex Fowler putting up 17, Haylee Andrews scoring 11, and Emme Shearer and Lucy Cochrane each notching 10.
- Fowler has led the Pilots in scoring in 10 games so far this year.
- Lucy Cochrane put up four blocks against Fresno State, marking her seventh game with at least four blocks.
- Portland also competed against the defending National Champion, Stanford and fell 77-55 in Stanford, Calif.
- Another common foe between Gonzaga and Portland was Hawaii,. The Pilots defeated the Rainbow Warriors 91-77 in the Bank of Hawaii Classic. The Pilots also had a dominant win over Stephen F. Austin, defeating the Ladyjacks 70-59 on Dec. 14.
- UP's two losses were against ranked teams, No. 7 Stanford and a 62-59 loss to No. 18 Oregon on Dec. 4.
- Portland also had its first two WCC games postponed as they were originally supposed to play Loyola Marymount on Dec. 30 and Brigham Young on Jan. 1.
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