-/RV Gonzaga (23-6, 14-2 WCC) vs. Loyola Marymount University (9-17, 4-12 WCC)
SATURDAY, FEB. 26 | 2 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER | SPOKANE, WASH.
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THE TIP OFF
- The Gonzaga Bulldogs host Loyola Marymount University this Saturday, Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. This marks the last regular season game of the year for GU. The team will honor five seniors before tipoff for Senior Day. 
- Gonzaga is coming off a 44-point WCC win with a 85-41 victory at home on Thursday night. Senior Melody Kempton led the team with 15 points and six rebounds. Freshman Maud Huijbens had a career-best 12 points and grabbed five rebounds. 
- Kayleigh Truong leads the Zags with 11.1 points a game and senior Melody Kempton is right behind her wtih 10.9 points. Kempton also leads the team in boards with 6.5 a game. Senior Anamaria Virjoghe has a team-high 37 blocks. Sophomore Yvonne Ejim has recorded 41 steals this season and she is averaging 20.3 minutes off the bench.
- Cierra Walker is ranked 19th in the country and first in the WCC in three-point field-goal percentage as she has averaged 42.4 percent so far this year.
- Melody Kempton is currently ranked second in the conference in field-goal percentage at 54.1 percent.
- From the charity stripe, the Zags are second in the WCC in free throws made (366) and second in free-throw percentage 76.6, which also ranks 23rd in the nation.
- Defensively, the Bulldogs are first in the conference in scoring defense with 55.4 points. From beyond the arc, Gonzaga is shooting at 35 percent, which is first in the WCC.
- The Zags are averaging 40.3 rebounds a game and a 10.2 rebound margin, which ranks eighth in the nation and both marks rank first in the WCC.
- In conference games won this year, GU has an average margin of victory 20.2 by points.
- The Bulldogs are 11-3 at home so far this year as Gonzaga closes out the season in the Kennel.
- 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: 73 all-time meetings, Gonzaga leads 52-21. Head coach Lisa Fortier is 15-0 against the Lions    
STREAK: Gonzaga - 28    
FIRST MEETING: The Zags won 100-78 at LMU in 1985.    
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga defeated Loyola Marymount twice in 2021. On the road, the Zags won 65-62 and then won 77-39 at home later in the season.     
200 WINS: With the win against SCU on Feb. 21, head coach Lisa Fortier earned her 200th win at the helm. She will be the fastest Gonzaga coach to reach the mark in history along with the youngest at 40 years old.      
IN THE POLLS: This week, the Bulldogs are receiving votes in the coaches poll.          

SCOUTING THE LIONS
- LMU is 9-17 overall and 4-12 in the conference this year. The Lions are also 5-11 on the road. 
- Gonzaga and Loyola Marymount had one common non-confernece foe, the University of Hawaii. The Rainbow Warriors defeated MU, 76-63, on Dec. 5 in Honolulu.
- Ariel Johnson leads the Lions with 15.2 points and 5.5 rebounds a game. She also leads the team in assists with 98 and in steals with 50. 
- Alexis Mork averages a team-high 8 rebounds a game and averages 29 minutes per contest. 
- This is the first contest this year between Gonzaga and LMU as the original contest on Jan. 1 got postponed due to COVID protocols. 
- Loyola Marymount is currently ranked ninth in the WCC standings.
- LMU is coming off a road loss to the University of San Francisco, 74-67. Mark finished the game with another double-double, producing 15 points and 10 rebounds.