SAN MATEO, Calif. - The West Coast Conference announced its 2022-23 women's basketball conference schedule Tuesday. The race for the WCC regular season crown will stretch over a 10-week span, featuring 18 conference games. Conference play is slated to begin on Dec. 17 and will conclude on Feb. 25.
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The Bulldogs have won 16 of the last 18 regular-season WCC titles, along with nine of the last 14 tournament championships, including back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.
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The Zags open WCC play with two home games as they host BYU on Dec. 17 and San Diego on Dec. 19. The Bulldogs then go on the road to Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount on Dec. 29 and 31. GU returns home to play San Francisco on Jan. 5 and Santa Clara on Jan. 7. Gonzaga then has a three-game road swing starting at Portland on Jan 14, followed by a trip to the Pacific on Jan. 19 and Saint Mary's on Jan. 21.
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The Bulldogs close out January with two-straight home games against LMU on Jan. 26 and Pepperdine on Jan. 28.
Gonzaga opens the second half of conference play and the month of February at Santa Clara on Feb. 2 and at USF on Feb. 4. The Bulldogs close out their home schedule with three-straight contests in Spokane with Portland (Feb. 11), Pacific (Feb. 16) and Saint Mary's on Feb. 18 for Senior Day.
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The Zags wrap up league play on the road at San Diego (Feb. 23) and at BYU (Feb. 25).
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The West Coast Conference Championships will follow on March 2-7 at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.
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Gonzaga's non-conference schedule, along with game times and television information will be released in the near future.
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2022-23 Gonzaga Women's Basketball WCC Schedule
Date |
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Opponent |
Location |
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Dec. 17 |
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BYU |
Spokane |
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Dec. 19 |
* |
San Diego |
Spokane |
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Dec. 29 |
* |
Pepperdine |
Malibu, Calif. |
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Dec. 31 |
* |
Loyola Marymount |
Los Angeles |
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Jan. 5 |
* |
San Francisco |
Spokane |
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Jan. 7 |
* |
Santa Clara |
Spokane |
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Jan. 14 |
* |
Portland |
Portland, Ore. |
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Jan. 19 |
* |
Pacific |
Stockton, Calif. |
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Jan. 21 |
* |
Saint Mary's |
Moraga, Calif. |
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Jan. 26 |
* |
Loyola Marymount |
Spokane |
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Jan. 28 |
* |
Pepperdine |
Spokane |
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Feb. 2 |
* |
Santa Clara |
Santa Clara, Calif. |
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Feb. 4 |
* |
San Francisco |
San Francisco |
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Feb. 11 |
* |
Portland |
Spokane |
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Feb. 16 |
* |
Pacific |
Spokane |
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Feb. 18 |
* |
Saint Mary's |
Spokane |
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Feb. 23 |
* |
San Diego |
San Diego, Calif. |
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Feb. 25 |
* |
BYU |
Provo, Utah |
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West Coast Conference Championships |
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March 2 |
! |
First Round |
Las Vegas |
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March 3 |
! |
Second Round |
Las Vegas |
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March 4 |
! |
Quarterfinals |
Las Vegas |
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March 6 |
! |
Semifinals |
Las Vegas |
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March 7 |
! |
Finals |
Las Vegas |
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* West Coast Conference Games
! WCC Championships (Orleans Arena)
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