RV/RV Gonzaga (0-0) vs Warner Pacific (0-0)
THURSDAY, NOV. 2 | 6 P.M. | SPOKANE, WASH. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER
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THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team hosts Warner Pacific this Thursday, Nov. 2, for the lone exhibition game of the year. Going into the season, the Bulldogs are receiving votes in both the AP and Coaches Poll.Â
- GU is coming off a 28-5 season. The Zags won the West Coast Conference Regular Season Title for the 18th time in program history by going 17-1 in conference play.Â
- Gonzaga advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in program history and sixth-straight time under head coach
Lisa Fortier. The Zags were seeded No. 9 and played No. 8 Ole Miss in the First Round at the Stanford region.
- The Zags ended the season with three players averaging double digits including
Yvonne Ejim (16.8),
Kaylynne Truong (15.8),
Brynna Maxwell (13.5). All three return to GU this year.
- Last season, the Zags had a record breaking performance from the three point line. The team recorded a program record 40.5 shooting percentage, which led the country.
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Brynna Maxwell made a three-pointer in every regular season game last year and shot at 48.1 percent on the year to lead the nation for the majority of the season.
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Kaylynne Truong was one of 20 point guards in the country named to the Nancy Lieberman Award watch list.
Brynna Maxwell was also one of 20 shooting guards in the country named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list.
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Yvonne Ejim,
Brynna Maxwell and
Kaylynne Truong were named to the preseason watch list for the 2024 Becky Hammon Player of the Year Award. Gonzaga is the only team with multiple players on the watch list and becomes the first team to ever place three players on a single list.
- The Bulldogs were picked to win the West Coast Conference. The Zags received eight first-place votes that and totaled 64 points in the poll. The poll is voted on by the league's nine head coaches, and coaches are not allowed to vote for their own team. Portland received one first-place vote and was selected to finish second with 50 points, while Pacific and Santa Clara were both voted to finish third with 41 points.
- Gonzaga has amassed a conference record of 274-34 (.889) during the last 18 seasons, which includes 17 West Coast Conference regular-season titles and nine WCC Tournament championships.
- Graduate students
Brynna Maxwell,
Kayleigh Truong,
Kaylynne Truong and senior
Yvonne Ejimwere named to the Preseason All-WCC Team.Â
- Last season, the Zags advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth-straight year under
Lisa Fortier.
THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: The Bulldogs have played two games against Warner Pacific in the regular season in program history. The last exhibition game against WPU was in 2019, when the Zags won 105-45.  Â
STREAK: Gonzaga - 2Â Â Â
FIRST MEETING: In 1985, Gonzaga won on the road 117-58.  Â
LAST MEETING: The last game that was during the regular season for the Zags was in 1990 when they won 88-54 at home. .  Â