#19 Gonzaga (12-3-1, 5-1-0 WCC) vs. Loyola Marymount (6-9-2, 0-4-2)
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 | 6 P.M. | LUGER FIELD | SPOKANE
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TOWNE NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
- Lauren Towne captured University Credit Union WCC Defensive Player of the Week honors after keeping No. 15 Santa Clara off the board in the win over SCU.
- Towne made six saves to claim the Bulldogs' seventh shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over No. 15 Santa Clara. This is Towne's second weekly award this season, and the fifth overall for the Zags.
- Towne was also named to the College Soccer News national team of the week.
 
SUPER SUNDAY:
- Gonzaga held off No. 15 Santa Clara for 1-0 upset win at Luger Field. In front of a nationally televised audience on ESPNU, the Zags beat SCU for only the second time in program history to stay atop the West Coast Conference with two games left in the regular season.
- The Bulldogs were 1-25-3 against Santa Clara coming into the match. GU's lone victory over the Broncos was in 2007 when SCU was No. 12, 2-1, and last season's draw at Santa Clara snapped a 12-match win streak for SCU in the series that dates to 1993.
- It's Gonzaga's first win over a ranked team since beating No. 23 Memphis 3-2 in Spokane in 2017. It was also the Bulldogs' seventh-ever victory over a ranked team and fourth over a Top-15 ranked foe.
 
WIN NUMBER FIVE IN THE WCC:
- The 1-0 victory over Santa Clara was the Bulldogs' fifth WCC win of the season.
- It's the sixth straight season Gonzaga has reached five wins in conference play. The Zags had never won five games in conference play until this recent streak.
- GU has never won six WCC games in a single season.
- Gonzaga's 12 win matches the second-most victories in a season. Last season, the Bulldogs won a program-best 15 games.
 
RECORD-BREAKING NIGHT IN STOCKTON:
- Gonzaga set new single season scoring, assist and point total records in the 5-2 victory at Pacific.
- It was also the 75th win for Zags' Head Coach Chris Watkins. The program record is 79 victories.
- The Bulldogs scored their 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th goals of the season in the win, surpassing the 2021 total of 47 goals.
- The Zags recorded four assists in the win, which set a new season assist record at 48, one more than 47 in 2021. GU also reached 136 points for the season, breaking the 2021 previous record of 133.