SPOKANE, Wash. — Brynna Maxwell, the nation's leading 3-point shooter, made six straight behind the arc and scored a season-high 26 points to lead No. 17 Gonzaga to a 67-49 win over Pepperdine on Saturday, the Bulldogs' 14th straight victory.
Maxwell, who has made a 3 in every game this season, had just five points in the first half when Gonzaga trailed 28-26, but took over in the second half to led the Bulldogs to the victory.
She hit back-to-back 3-pointers to cap an 8-0 run early in the third quarter to give Gonzaga a 34-30 lead and hit two more in the last minute to push the margin to 50-38 entering the fourth quarter. She hit her final 3 for Gonzaga's first basket of the fourth quarter that made it 53-40.
Kaylynne Truong added 16 points and nine assists for the Bulldogs (21-2, 11-0 West Coast Conference) and
Yvonne Ejim added 13 points and eight rebounds.
Ally Stedman scored 17 points to lead the Waves (7-14, 2-9), who have lost 14 straight to Gonzaga, including a 77-63 decision at home earlier this season. The series now stands at 50-30 for GU.
Overall, Gonzaga shot at 37 percent and held the Waves to 29.3 percent. Pepperdine also outrebounded GU, 43-3,5 as
Calli Stokes led the team with a career-high nine rebounds. Defensively, the Bulldogs forced 20 turnovers and had nine steals.
Records: The Zags stay perfect in the WCC at 11-0 and move to 21-2 overall. The Waves fall to 7-14 overall and 2-9 in the conference.
Brynna Maxwell scored six three-pointers today to extend her streak to scoring at least one in all 23 games this season.
Kaylynne Truong has scored in double figures for 13-straight games with 16 points today. Overall, she has scored in double digits in 20 games so far this season.
The Zags have won 17 games in-a-row at home.
Up Next: Gonzaga goes on the road next week to take on Santa Clara and San Francisco. The Zags play the Broncos on Feb. 2, at 6 p.m., followed by a game at San Francisco on Saturday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. Live stats and live video can be found at GoZags.com.