Sunday, November 17
Spokane, Wash.
1 p.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
Wyoming
Women's Basketball Welcomes Wyoming on Sunday
11/15/2024 12:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Zags will wear their unique N7 teal jerseys
WYOMING (1-2) at GONZAGA (1-2)
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 | 1 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER (6,000)
SWX | ESPN+ | 101.5 FM
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team stays home to host Wyoming on Sunday, Nov. 17. The matchup will feature GU's N7 game and the team will wear unique teal jerseys.
- This is the sixth-straight season the two teams have faced each other. Last year, Gonzaga won at home, 80-64, with five players scoring in double digits.
- Gonzaga is coming off a loss to Cal on Thursday. Yvonne Ejim led the team with 27 points and Allie Turner scored another 20 in her first career start at Gonzaga.
- Yvonne Ejim has a chance to make history in the record books. She currently has 1,715 career points and is 450 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She has recorded 26 double doubles in her career and has scored double digits in 45-straight games.
- Allie Turner and Yvonne Ejim both have averaged 18.7 points per game in three games. Ejim has grabbed the most rebounds so far with 8.7 per game.
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +9 in the three games played and average 35.3.
- Both Allie Turner and Claire O'Connor have made a three-pointer in every game this season.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 266-65 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is seventh in winning percentage at 80.4%.
- The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the West Coast Conference in preseason polls for the third-straight season. Ejim and Maud Huijbens were named to the All-WCC Preseason Team.
- Gonzaga is receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
- Yvonne Ejim has been named to multiple preseason watch lists including the Wade Trophy Award, Wooden Award Preseason Team, Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year, the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year, and Becky Hammon Player of the Year.
- Lisa Fortier was named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year preseason watch list after she had won the award last season.
- The Bulldogs are coming off a historical season after advancing to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in program history. GU finished with 32 wins last year, which was the most in a season as the team earned a top four seed into the NCAA Tournament.
- Last season, Yvonne Ejim was named an AP All-American Honorable Mention, Naismith POY Watch List, Katrina McClain Top 5 Power Forward Finalist, the Wade Trophy Watch List along winning the Becky Hammon Player of the Year, WCC Player of the Year and WCC Defensive Player of the Year.
- Lisa Fortier was named a semifinalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award as she led the Zags to its 15th overall NCAA appearance last year.
THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: Gonzaga leads 9-1
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga won 80-64 on November 18, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.
SCOUTING WYOMING
- Allyson Fertig was named the MW Preseason Co-Player of the Year, as well as named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist and the Lisa Leslie Award Watchlist. She leads Wyoming with 20.3 points and 10 rebounds a game.
- Fertig's 10 total blocks this season leads the Mountain West and ranks eighth in the country. Her 3.33 blocks per game are second in the league and ranks seventh, nationally.
- Wyoming recorded a season-high 48 points in the paint in the win over Regis November 13. The Cowgirls, who scored their first 22 points of the contest inside, doubled-up the Rangers in paint points, 48-24.
EJIM SWEEPS PRESEASON HONORS
- Yvonne Ejim has been named to multiple preseason watch lists including the Wade Trophy Award, Wooden Award Preseason Team, Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year, the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year, and Becky Hammon Player of the Year.
- Last season, Yvonne Ejim was named an AP All-American Honorable Mention, Naismith POY Watch List, Katrina McClain Top 5 Power Forward Finalist, the Wade Trophy Watch List along winning the Becky Hammon Player of the Year, WCC Player of the Year and WCC Defensive Player of the Year.
- Off the court, Ejim was named the first Academic All-American in women's basketball history. She was also tabbed with WBCA All-American Honorable Mention
- During the offseason, Ejim made history as she was named to the Canadian National Team who played in the Olympics in Paris. Her team played three games in the Olympics as she fulfilled a lifelong dream of representing her country at the biggest stage.
-Ejim currently has 1,715 career points and is 450 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She now sits at fourth of all-time at Gonzaga in scoring, passing Ivy Safranski (1,702 points, 1991-95) and Jessica Malone (1,703 points, 1998-2002).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 | 1 P.M. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER (6,000)
SWX | ESPN+ | 101.5 FM
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team stays home to host Wyoming on Sunday, Nov. 17. The matchup will feature GU's N7 game and the team will wear unique teal jerseys.
- This is the sixth-straight season the two teams have faced each other. Last year, Gonzaga won at home, 80-64, with five players scoring in double digits.
- Gonzaga is coming off a loss to Cal on Thursday. Yvonne Ejim led the team with 27 points and Allie Turner scored another 20 in her first career start at Gonzaga.
- Yvonne Ejim has a chance to make history in the record books. She currently has 1,715 career points and is 450 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She has recorded 26 double doubles in her career and has scored double digits in 45-straight games.
- Allie Turner and Yvonne Ejim both have averaged 18.7 points per game in three games. Ejim has grabbed the most rebounds so far with 8.7 per game.
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +9 in the three games played and average 35.3.
- Both Allie Turner and Claire O'Connor have made a three-pointer in every game this season.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 266-65 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is seventh in winning percentage at 80.4%.
- The Bulldogs were picked to finish first in the West Coast Conference in preseason polls for the third-straight season. Ejim and Maud Huijbens were named to the All-WCC Preseason Team.
- Gonzaga is receiving votes in the Coaches Poll.
- Yvonne Ejim has been named to multiple preseason watch lists including the Wade Trophy Award, Wooden Award Preseason Team, Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year, the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year, and Becky Hammon Player of the Year.
- Lisa Fortier was named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year preseason watch list after she had won the award last season.
- The Bulldogs are coming off a historical season after advancing to the Sweet 16 for the fifth time in program history. GU finished with 32 wins last year, which was the most in a season as the team earned a top four seed into the NCAA Tournament.
- Last season, Yvonne Ejim was named an AP All-American Honorable Mention, Naismith POY Watch List, Katrina McClain Top 5 Power Forward Finalist, the Wade Trophy Watch List along winning the Becky Hammon Player of the Year, WCC Player of the Year and WCC Defensive Player of the Year.
- Lisa Fortier was named a semifinalist for the Naismith Coach of the Year award as she led the Zags to its 15th overall NCAA appearance last year.
THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: Gonzaga leads 9-1
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga won 80-64 on November 18, 2023, in Spokane, Wash.
SCOUTING WYOMING
- Allyson Fertig was named the MW Preseason Co-Player of the Year, as well as named to the Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Watchlist and the Lisa Leslie Award Watchlist. She leads Wyoming with 20.3 points and 10 rebounds a game.
- Fertig's 10 total blocks this season leads the Mountain West and ranks eighth in the country. Her 3.33 blocks per game are second in the league and ranks seventh, nationally.
- Wyoming recorded a season-high 48 points in the paint in the win over Regis November 13. The Cowgirls, who scored their first 22 points of the contest inside, doubled-up the Rangers in paint points, 48-24.
EJIM SWEEPS PRESEASON HONORS
- Yvonne Ejim has been named to multiple preseason watch lists including the Wade Trophy Award, Wooden Award Preseason Team, Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year, the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year, and Becky Hammon Player of the Year.
- Last season, Yvonne Ejim was named an AP All-American Honorable Mention, Naismith POY Watch List, Katrina McClain Top 5 Power Forward Finalist, the Wade Trophy Watch List along winning the Becky Hammon Player of the Year, WCC Player of the Year and WCC Defensive Player of the Year.
- Off the court, Ejim was named the first Academic All-American in women's basketball history. She was also tabbed with WBCA All-American Honorable Mention
- During the offseason, Ejim made history as she was named to the Canadian National Team who played in the Olympics in Paris. Her team played three games in the Olympics as she fulfilled a lifelong dream of representing her country at the biggest stage.
-Ejim currently has 1,715 career points and is 450 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She now sits at fourth of all-time at Gonzaga in scoring, passing Ivy Safranski (1,702 points, 1991-95) and Jessica Malone (1,703 points, 1998-2002).
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