#14/13 Gonzaga (30-2, 16-0) vs Portland (20-12, 10-6)
TUESDAY, MARCH 12 | 1 P.M. | LAS VEGAS, NEVADA | ORLEANS ARENA (9,500)
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THE TIPOFF
- The No. 14/13 Gonzaga women's basketball team advanced to the West Coast Conference Tournament Championship with a 72-61 win over Pacific. The Zags will take on Portland for the tournament title at 1 p.m. on March 12.
- With the win against Pacific, Gonzaga reached a program record 24-straight wins. The Zags also reached 30 wins for the first time under head coach Lisa Fortier. With a win against Portland, GU would tie the program record for most wins in a season with 31.
- Yvonne Ejim was recently tabbed the WCC Player of the Year and WCC Defensive Player of the Year. Lisa Fortier also won WCC Coach of the Year. Maud Huijbens was named WCC's Sixth Woman of the Year as well.
- Gonzaga's 24-straight wins is third in the country along with their 30-2 (.938) record.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 263-61 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is fifth in winning percentage at 81.1%.
- The Zags are first in the country in three-point percentage at 40.4%. GU's 49% in field goals also ranks sixth. From the free throw line, GU is sixth with 80%.
- Overall, - GU is third in the country with assists per game with 20.2. Kaylynne Truong is 13th in the nation and first in the conference in assists with 191 along with 13th in the country in assists per game with 5.9. Against Pacific, she reached 606 career assists, which moves her to No. 2 of all-time at Gonzaga. She also is shooting at 44.3% from the three to rank ninth in the country.
- Maxwell has made a three-pointer in every game this season and is 10th in the country with 89 three-pointers made this season. She sits at seventh overall with 45.4% from beyond the arc.
- Ejim is eighth in the country in field goals with 255 scored this season. Ejim has scored double figures for 36-straight games and has scored at least 20 points in 16 games this season. She has recorded 12 double doubles this year.
- Ejim is shooting at 62.3%, which ranks sixth in the country and first in the WCC. She is currently averaging 19.9 ppg, which is ranked 22nd in the nation and first in the conference.
- Yvonne Ejim has been named to the Naismith POY Watch List, Katrina McClain Top 5 Power Forward Finalist, 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 six 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 a finalist for the the 2024 Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year Award. 
 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 90th matchup between the two programs and the Zags hold a 62-28 record over the Pilots.                     
STREAK: Gonzaga -2                    
FIRST MEETING: In 1981, the Zags won 78-72 on the road.                    
LAST MEETING: The Bulldogs went 2-0 on the Pilots this year during the regular season with the most recent win coming on Feb. 28, 90-40, in the regular season finale.    

SCOUTING THE PILOTS
- Portland is coming off a 63-61 win over Santa Clara in the WCC Tournament Semifinals.
- Going into that game, Portland led the WCC in steals per game (11.3), turnovers forced per game (20.40), defensive field goal percentage (39.4%) and blocks per game (5.6). They rank ninth nationally in the latter, and are also 11th in steals per game and 19th in turnovers forced per game.
- The Pilots have held opponents under 40% shooting on the year 14 times and opponents under 60 points scored 11 times. They are third in the WCC in points allowed per game at 62.2.
- Lucy Cochrane owns the school record for blocks in a career at the NCAA Division I level at 263 and is one of the top shot-blockers in the nation.
- This is the second-straight season that Portland has advanced to the WCC Tournament Title game. 
- Their leading scorer is Emme Shearer with 12.2 points per game.