-/RV Gonzaga (10-3, 1-0 WCC) vs. No. 2/3 Stanford (10-3, 2-0 Pac-12)
SUNDAY, JAN. 9 | 3 P.M. | MAPLES PAVILION | STANFORD, CALIF.
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THE TIP OFF
- The Gonzaga Bulldogs travel to No. 2/3 Stanford this Sunday for a non-conference matchup.
- This marks the first time in program history that Gonzaga has had a home-and-home matchup with the Cardinal. In 2011, the two teams met up twice in a season, but one of those games were during the NCAA Tournament in the First Round.
- The Zags are coming off a big West Coast Conference road win against the Portland Pilots. Senior Melody Kempton had a dominating performance with a career-high 25 points. Sophomore Yvonne Ejim was right behind her with a double-double performance of 22 points and 10 rebounds, which are both career records for her. It was the first time since Dec. 2, 2017, that the Zags have had two players score 20+ points in the same game.
- GU is forcing an average of 14.1 turnovers per game and a total of 183 so far this season.
- The Zags are averaging 40 rebounds a game and a 12.2 rebound margin, which ranks seventh in the nation and first in the conference. GU also leads the WCC in its scoring defense with 55.3 points along with its three-point field goal percentage at 35.9 percent.
- Melody Kempton leads the Bulldogs with 11.8 points a game and leads the WCC in field goal percentage as she averages 57 percent. Yvonne Ejim leads the team in boards with 5.7 a game and has also recorded 15 blocks.
- Gonzaga is seeking its first win over a No. 2 team. The last top-10 win for the Zags was at Stanford in in 2018, when the Bulldogs defeated then-No. 8 Stanford, 79-73. The last ranked win for Gonzaga was in 2019, when GU defeated then-No. 20 Missouri State at home, 64-52.
- GU 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 non-conference slate.
- 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 thrilling over BYU in the championship game.

GAME AT A GLANCE
SERIES INFO: 12 all-time meetings, Stanford leads 10-2
STREAK: Stanford - 2
FIRST MEETING: The Cardinal defeated the Zags at Stanford in 2010, 105-74.
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga hosted Stanford earlier this year on Nov. 21. Stanford had a come-from-behind 66-62 win in the Kennel.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN:  The Zags haven't played in McCarthey Athletic Center since Dec. 12 against Stephen F. Austin. The Bulldogs then traveled to UC Davis (Dec. 19), Eastern Washington University (Dec. 21) and the University of Portland (Jan. 6). Gonzaga has compiled a 4-1 record on the road and 2-0 at neutral sites this season.                                           

SCOUTING THE CARDINAL
- Stanford is currently ranked No. 2 in the AP Poll and No. 3 in the Coaches Poll after notching a 10-3 record so far this season.
- The Cardinal is coming off a Pac-12 win over Oregon, defeating the Ducks 80-68 on Friday night. Lexie Hull had a career-best of 33 points and seven 3-pointers.
- Stanford has held 45 of its last 46 opponents to 41.8 percent shooting or worse.
- Cameron Brink leads Stanford by averaging 12.5 points a game, despite sitting out one of those games. Haley Jones is right behind Brink with 12.3 ppg and leads the Cardinal in boards, grabbing an average of 8.2 as she has also had to sit out a game.
- Stanford has competed against six rank teams this season and has compiled a 3-3 record against those. Some notable wins for the Cardinal is a 74-63 victory at then- No. 7 Tennessee and an 86-68 then-No. 2 Maryland in the Bahamas. The Cardinal was also nearly edged by No. 1 South Carolina on Dec. 21, and lost 65-61.
- 82 percent of scoring, 95 percent of rebounding and 81 percent of Stanford's assists return to this season.