Saturday, November 4
Malibu, CA
12 p.m.
Gonzaga University
at
Pepperdine
No. 19 Gonzaga Plays for WCC Title at Pepperdine Saturday
11/2/2023 10:36:00 AM | Women's Soccer
A Zag win clinches program’s first-ever league title
#19 Gonzaga (12-3-2, 5-1-1 WCC) at Pepperdine (9-3-5, 6-1-0 WCC)
SATURDAY, NOV. 4 | 12 P.M. | TARI FRAHM ROKUS FIELD | MALIBU, CA
ESPN PLUS | LIVE STATS
PLAYING FOR A WCC TITLE:
- For the first time in program history, Gonzaga's final regular season game will be for the West Coast Conference title. The Zags have never won a conference championship in women's soccer.
- GU will need a victory at Pepperdine to earn the title.
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 seventh shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over 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.
- 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.
- The Bulldogs scored their 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th goals of the season in the win.
- The Zags recorded four assists in the win, which set a new season assist record at 48. GU also reached 136 points for the season, breaking another record.
SATURDAY, NOV. 4 | 12 P.M. | TARI FRAHM ROKUS FIELD | MALIBU, CA
ESPN PLUS | LIVE STATS
PLAYING FOR A WCC TITLE:
- For the first time in program history, Gonzaga's final regular season game will be for the West Coast Conference title. The Zags have never won a conference championship in women's soccer.
- GU will need a victory at Pepperdine to earn the title.
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 seventh shutout of the season in a 1-0 win over 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.
- 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.
- The Bulldogs scored their 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th goals of the season in the win.
- The Zags recorded four assists in the win, which set a new season assist record at 48. GU also reached 136 points for the season, breaking another record.
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