No. 16/19 Gonzaga (18-2, 8-0 WCC) at Saint Mary's (10-9, 4-4 WCC)
SATURDAY, JAN. 21 | 1 P.M. | MORAGA, CALIF. | UCU PAVILION (3,500)
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THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball continues West Coast Conference play this Saturday, Jan. 21 at Saint Mary's. Tipoff is slated for 1 p.m. at the UCU Pavilion.
- GU is coming off an 81-78 win over Pacific on Jan. 19. to remain a perfect 8-0 in the WCC. Yvonne Ejim had 22 points and 12 rebounds as McKayla Williams added a career-high 19 points and seven boards. Kaylynne Truong finished with 14 points, six rebounds and seven assists for Gonzaga. Eliza Hollingsworth scored 11 points as four Zags scored in double figures.
- The Zags have four players currently averaging double digits in the first 19 games of the season, including Yvonne Ejim (16.4), Kaylynne Truong (15.8), Brynna Maxwell (14.5), and Eliza Hollingsworth (10.5). Ejim currently is third and Truong is sixth in the WCC in scoring. Maxwell also is ninth in the conference.
- The Bulldogs are currently shooting at a program record 80.8 percent from the free throw line, which also ranks first in the country. Brynna Maxwell leads the team individually with 98.1 percent, which leads the nation. She currently has made 41-straight free throws in a row and has only missed one this year.
- Brynna Maxwell has made a three-pointer in every game so far this season. Maxwell is shooting 53.3 percent from the three-point line to rank first in the country.
- As a team, the Bulldogs are shooting a record breaking 41.6 percent from beyond the arc, which is currently ranked first in the nation.
- Kaylynne Truong is currently dishing out 5.2 assists a game to rank second in the conference and 21st in the country. Overall, she has recorded 106 assists which is good for 15th in the nation. She has also scored in double figures in 10-straight games, and 17 games total this year.
- Gonzaga is on an 11-game winning streak with its last loss being against No. 2 Stanford on Dec. 4. The streak ranks eighth in the country as the team sits in first-place in the WCC.
- GU is ranked 42nd in the country in scoring margin with 13.7 points and 30th in field goal percentage with 45.8 percent.
- The Bulldogs were picked to win the West Coast Conference. The Zags received nine first-place votes that and totaled 81 points in the poll. The poll is voted on by the league's 10 head coaches, and coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team. Portland received one first-place votes and was selected to finish second with 71 points, while BYU was voted to finish third with 55 points.
- Gonzaga has amassed a conference record of 257-33 (.886) during the last 17 seasons, which includes 16 West Coast Conference regular-season titles and nine WCC Tournament championships.
- Seniors Kayleigh Truong, Kaylynne Truong and junior Yvonne Ejim were also named to the Preseason All-WCC Team.
- Last season, the Zags advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the fifth-straight year under Lisa Fortier.

THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: This will be the 78th matchup between the two programs and the Zags hold a 49-29 record over the Gaels.
STREAK: Gonzaga - 4
FIRST MEETING: In 1988, the Zags lost on the road, 79-63.
LAST MEETING: The Bulldogs went 2-0 against Saint Mary's last year. The most recent contest was at home when the Zags won 85-49.

SCOUTING THE GAELS
- Saint Mary's sits at fourth overall in the WCC and is 10-9 overall and 4-4 in the conference.
- The Gaels are led by Ali Bamberger, who averages 15 points and 8.2 rebounds a game. She has scored double figures in 13 games so far this season.
- The other double figure scorer for SMC is Taycee Wedin, who averages 11.8 points.
- The only common non-conference opponent between Saint Mary's and Gonzaga was UC Davis. The Gaels also won against the Aggies, 58-53, back on Dec. 3.
- Saint Mary's averages 62.8 points a game while shooting at 39.7 percent. Defensively, they force 12.9 turnovers a game and grab 5.8 steals.