#16/17 Gonzaga (25-2, 12-0) at Pacific (14-10, 6-5)
SATURDAY, FEB. 17 | 2 P.M. | STOCKTON, CA | ALEX G. SPANOS CENTER (5,634)
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THE TIPOFF
- The No. 17/16 Gonzaga women's basketball team stays on the road to play Pacific on Saturday, Feb. 17.
- With a win against Pacific, Gonzaga would clinch at least a share of the WCC Regular Season Title.
- GU is coming off a 96-68 win over LMU on Thursday. Brynna Maxwell and Kaylynne Truong scored 20 points apiece and Yvonne Ejim returned to post a double-double in GU's 12th WCC win.
- Gonzaga is currently on a 32 home game winning streak. It ranks second in the country South Carolina (52). Gonzaga's 19-straight wins is third in the country along with their 25-2 (.926) record. Their 25 wins is the most in the country.
- GU is currently defeating conference opponents by an average of 30.7 points.
- Five Zags are averaging double digits in scoring including Yvonne Ejim (19.9), Brynna Maxwell (14.1), Kayleigh Truong (12.4), Kaylynne Truong (11.8) and Eliza  Hollingsworth (10).
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 258-61 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is fifth in winning percentage at 80.9%.
- The Zags are second in the country and first in the WCC in three-point percentage at 40.7%. GU's 49.2% in field goals also ranks sixth. From the free throw line, GU is fifth with 79.7%.
- Kaylynne Truong is fifth in the nation and first in the conference in assists with 163 along with 12th in the country in assists per game with 6. She also is shooting at 46.1% from the three to rank fifth.
- Maxwell has made a three-pointer in every game this season and is fifth in the country with 77 three-pointers made this season. She sits at eighth overall with 45% from beyond the arc.
- Ejim is fourth in the country in field goals with 213 scored this season. Her 497 points scored this year ranks 18th in the nation. Ejim has also scored double figures for 31-straight games and has scored at least 20 points in 14 games this season. 
- Ejim is shooting at 64%, which ranks sixth in the country and first in the WCC. She is currently averaging 19.9 ppg, which is ranked 24th  in the nation and first in the conference.
- Yvonne Ejim has been named to the Naismith POY Watch List, Katrina McClain Top 10 Power Forward Watch list, the Wade Trophy Watch List along with the Becky Hammon Player of the Year Midseason Watch List. She has been WCC Player of the Week five times this season. She was also ESPN's Player of the Week and the Ann Meyers Drysdale National Player of the Week (12/4). 
- Lisa Fortier was named to the 2024 Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year Award midseason watch list. This year's watch list includes coaches from eight conferences.
- The Bulldogs were picked to win the West Coast Conference this season by the league's coaches.
- Gonzaga has amassed a conference record of 274-34 (.889) during the last 18 seasons. 
- Last season, GU advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth-straight year under Lisa Fortier.

THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: This will be the 25th matchup between the two programs and the Zags hold a 20-5 record over the Tigers.                 
STREAK: Gonzaga - 15                
FIRST MEETING: In 1999, the Zags won at a neutral site, 65-64.                
LAST MEETING: The Bulldogs defeated Pacific earlier this year, 104-39. The Zags made a historic 19 three-pointers and had its largest margin of victory against a Division I opponent in program history with 65 points.    

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
- Pacific (14-10, 6-5 WCC) is coming off an 80-74 upset against Portland who is ranked No. 2 in the West Coast Conference. Graduate student Cecilia Holmberg racked up a career-high 25 points and seven rebounds. Senior Liz Smith finished with 17 points and six rebounds. Junior Anaya James had 15 points, seven assists and three steals.
- Junior Elizabeth Elliott is the Tigers leading scorer and rebounder. The Inglewood, Calif. native is averaging 13.8 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. Elliott has registered three of her nine career double doubles this season.
- Smith has been a spark for Pacific since returning to the squad. The Dallas native is the second leading scorer with 13.1 points per game.
- Holmberg and James are averaging 12.1 and 12.0 points per game. Senior Kadie Deaton is scoring 10.5 per game.