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maud huijbens
64
Wyoming UW 2-2,0-0 Mountain West
80
Winner Gonzaga Gonz 4-1,0-0 WCC
Wyoming UW
2-2,0-0 Mountain West
64
Final
80
Gonzaga Gonz
4-1,0-0 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Wyoming UW 18 15 18 13 64
Gonzaga Gonz 25 18 24 13 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

WBB Wins Over Wyoming, 80-64

The Bulldogs have won nine-straight over the Cowgirls

SPOKANE, Wash. – Five players scored in double figures in an 80-64 victory over Wyoming for the Gonzaga women's basketball team.

Kayleigh Truong scored a team-high 18 points and also dished out six assists. Yvonne Ejim was right behind her with 17 points as she recorded her 11th career double double with 10 rebounds as well.

Eliza Hollingsworth and Brynna Maxwell both scored 13 points and Maud Huijbens scored 12 points for the second-straight game. Kaylynne Truong led the team in assists with eight and zero turnovers in 29 minutes of action.

The Zags (4-1) went on a 14-0 run in the first to take a 18-6 lead early on. Maxwell led the team with 10 points alone as the Zags outscored the Cowgirls, 25-18. The Bulldogs also controlled the boards and outrebounded Wyoming, 11-3, as Ejim recorded four.

Kayleigh Truong went 3-for-4 from the floor in the second quarter to score eight points for GU. The Zags took a 43-33 lead going into the half as the team held Wyoming (2-2) to 15 points in the second frame.

Ejim nearly recorded a double double in the first half with eight points and rebounds. Kayleigh Truong and Maxwell both led the team in double digit scoring with 11 and 10 points, respectively.

The Bulldogs had a 6-0 run in the third quarter as they outscored Wyoming, 24-18. Hollingsworth led the team with seven points and the Zags shot at 68.8 percent from the floor.

Gonzaga held Wyoming to zero points in nearly the last three minutes of regulation. The Zags closed out the game with 13 more points with Huijbens scoring a team-high five as she played in the entire fourth quarter.

Overall, GU outrebounded the Cowgirls, 36-24. The Zags shot at 48.5 percent and scored nine three-pointers on the night. Defensively, Gonzaga forced 16 turnovers and scored 27 points off those miscues. The Bulldogs scored 40 points inside the paint and recorded 22 assists as both Truongs combined for 14.

Records: Five Zags scored in double figures, which last happened on Jan. 21, 2023, against Saint Mary's.

Yvonne Ejim recorded her first double double this season and her 11th overall with 17 points and 10 rebounds. She also dished out five assists on the night.

Gonzaga extends its home game winning streak to 23 games, which is the third-best in the country.

GU moves to 9-1 against the Cowgirls and have won the last nine contests.

Up Next: Gonzaga travels to the Betty Chancellor Classic next week to play Liberty, Alabama and Louisville. All live stats and live stream information can be found at GoZags.com.
 
 
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