LOS ANGELES (AP) — Yvonne Ejim scored 24 points on 11-of-15 shooting and grabbed 12 rebounds and No. 17 Gonzaga handed coach Lisa Fortier her 250th victory with a 72-48 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night.

Calli Stokes opened the fourth quarter with a three-point play to put Gonzaga on top 52-38 and then Ejim scored nine points in 3 1/2 minutes for a 63-42 lead as the Bulldogs pulled away.

Kaylynne Truong, who had 10 assists in her program record 144th game, and Brynna Maxwell both scored 10 points for Gonzaga (17-2, 4-0 West Coast Conference), which has won 10-straight and beaten the Lions 32-straight times.

Fortier, in her 10th season, is 250-61.

Freshman Maya Hernandez scored a career-high 12 points for Loyola Marymount (7-10, 2-3).

Gonzaga, which shoots 39.6% from 3-point range, fifth in the country, was just 4 of 14 but shot 52% (28 of 54) overall. LMU shot 33% and went 2 of 19 behind the arc.

Ejim hit all five of her shots in the first quarter, three in a closing 9-0 run that included a Maxwell 3, for an 18-6 lead.

Maxwell's layup after a Kayleigh Truong 3-pointer had the Zags up 11 in the middle of the second quarter but Loyola had the deficit down to 35-22 at the half.

Gonzaga, which got 12 points from Ejim, shot 52% in the first half while LMU shot 33%, going 1 of 11 behind the arc.

The Bulldogs were only 3-of-10 shooting in the third quarter but made 7 of 11 from the foul line and the Lions sliced two points off the deficit. Gonzaga scored the last three points to go into the fourth quarter up 49-38.

Notes:
With 24 points today, Ejim has scored double figures for 24-straight games. She has now scored at least 20 points in 11 games so far this season. The double double also marked the 16th in her career and sixth this season.

Kaylynne Truong reached her first career double double with 10 assists and 10 points.

Head coach Lisa Fortier reached another milestone of 250 wins. She currently sits at 250-61 (.803), which is seventh in in the nation in winning percentage among current coaches with at least 10 years at the helm.

Kaylynne Truong now holds the record for most games play at Gonzaga in women's basketball history with 144 games. She passes Elle Tinkle who appeared in 143 games.

Up Next:
Gonzaga returns home to host Saint Mary's on Saturday, Jan. 20. Tip off is slated for 2 p.m. Live stats can be found at GoZags.com and the game will be streamed locally on SWX along with ESPN+.