SPOKANE, Wash. – The Gonzaga women's basketball team played their second game in a row at home and defeated North Florida, 83-55. This was the first meeting for the two teams in program history.

Yvonne Ejim and Kayleigh Truong scored 20 points or more in the second-straight game as Kayleigh Truong tied her career-high of 21 points and Ejim scored 20. Ejim also nearly had a double double with eight rebounds in 29 minutes of play.

Two other Zags also scored in double figures, including Brynna Maxwell and Maud Huijbens, who both scored 12 points. Huijbens went a perfect 6-for-6 from the floor.

Gonzaga (3-1) closed out the first quarter with an 8-0 run to take the 24-21 lead over North Florida (1-3). Ejim had 10 points and grabbed two rebounds to lead the Zags. GU forced five turnovers in the opening 10 minutes and outrebounded the Ospreys, 10-7.

The Zags outscored UNF 18-13 in the second quarter to take the 42-34 lead going into halftime. Maxwell led the Bulldogs with seven points as she went 3-for-4 from the floor. At the half, GU had scored 16 points off turnovers and 24 points inside the paint.

Gonzaga had an 8-0 run in the third quarter to take a commanding 54-39 lead. Kayleigh Truong scored 11 points alone in the third as the Bulldogs outscored UNF 22-12. Defensively, GU held North Florida to a 38.5 shooting percentage and forced five more turnovers.

The Zags kept up the offensive pressure in the fourth quarter and went on a 12-2 run in the final five minutes of play. Kaylynne Truong and Maxwell both scored five points in the final quarter as the Zags shot at 61.5 percent from the floor.

Overall, GU outrebounded the Ospreys, 36-32, as Ejim led the team with eight. The Zags held UNF to a 38 percent scoring effort and Gonzaga shot at 54 percent. The Bulldogs also forced a total of 22 turnovers and scored 18 points off those miscues.

Gonzaga scored 42 points inside the paint and 18 points in transition.

Records: Kayleigh Truong scored 21 points for the second-straight game to tie her career high.

This was the second game in a row that Yvonne Ejim and Kayleigh Truong both scored 20 or more points.

Maud Huijbens tied her career-high of 12 points. Her last game with 12 was against Pepperdine in 2022.

Up Next: Gonzaga welcomes Wyoming this Saturday, Nov. 18, at 2 p.m. Live stats can be found at GoZags.com while the game is streamed on ESPN+. This marks the last home game for the Bulldogs until Dec. 3, when they welcome Stanford to the Kennel.