Thursday, January 16
Spokane, Wash.
6 p.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
Portland
WBB Returns Home to Play Portland on Thursday
1/14/2025 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Zags won the first matchup earlier this month
PORTLAND (16-2, 5-2 WCC) at GONZAGA (9-8, 5-2 WCC)
THURSDAY, JAN. 16 | SPOKANE, WA | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER (6,000)
SWX | ESPN+ | 101.5 FM
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team returns home to host the Portland Pilots on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Zags are coming off a 69-61 win at Washington State with Allie Turner scoring 20 points to lead GU.
- Yvonne Ejim has a chance to make history in the record books. She currently has 2,020 career points and is 146 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She has recorded 31 double doubles in her career and has scored double digits in 60-straight games. She also ranks 10th in the nation in scoring with 361 points this season.
- Bree Salenbien has made her return to the court for the first time since a knee injury sustained last February. While playing just under 10 mins a game, she is averaging 6.3 points.
- In the last three games, Huijbens has grabbed 35 rebounds. She has posted three-straight double digit rebounding performances.
- Ejim is now second all-time in rebounds with 964. She needs 20 more to pass Kay Koppelman's 983 rebounds set from 1987-91.
- Allie Turner has made a huge impact as a freshman already this season. She ranks first in the nation in three-pointers made (51) among freshmen and is averaging 13.2 points per game. Overall, she ranks ninth in the country and first in the WCC in made three-pointers.
- Claire O'Connor ranks second on the team in three pointers made with 28.
- Turner is the first true freshman to score 20 points in a game since Courtney Vandersloot.
- Ejim ranks third in the nation in field goals made this season with 130. She currently has made 826 in her career at GU to second all-time. She needs three more to break the record.
- Ejim leads the Zags with 20.1 points a game, which ranks 20th in the country and first in the WCC. She also grabs an average of 8.3 rebounds a game this season to rank first in the conference and on the team. Her six double doubles this season ranks her 29th in the nation and first in the conference.
- Gonzaga is shooting at 37% from beyond the arc to rank 18th nationally and first in the WCC.
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +8.8 and has an average of 38.7 rebounds a game.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 275-71 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is seventh in winning percentage at 79.5%.
- 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.
- 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 SERIES
SERIES INFO: Gonzaga leads 64-29
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga won 76-71 on Jan. 2, 2025, at Portland, Ore.
STREAK: GU has won 32-straight regular season games; Portland has won 3-straight in WCC Tournament
SCOUTING THE PILOTS
- Portland sits at 16-2 overall and 5-2 in the WCC.
- The Pilots are still off to their best start since the 1996-97 season.
- Shearer and Burnham are two of the top scorers in the conference, ranking second and third respectively. Shearer sits at 16.5 points per game while Burnham averages 15.9.
- Every win for the Pilots this season has come by double digits. They are one of nine teams nationally to have 14 or more double-digit wins against Division I opponents.
- The Portland Pilots were picked to finish third in the WCC in the annual coaches preseason poll. It's the third year in a row they've been picked to finish in at least the Top three.
- Two Pilots were also picked to the 2024-25 All-WCC Preseason Team: Emme Shearer and Maisie Burnham. It's the second year in a row both Pilots have made the preseason team.
THURSDAY, JAN. 16 | SPOKANE, WA | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER (6,000)
SWX | ESPN+ | 101.5 FM
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team returns home to host the Portland Pilots on Thursday, Jan. 16. The Zags are coming off a 69-61 win at Washington State with Allie Turner scoring 20 points to lead GU.
- Yvonne Ejim has a chance to make history in the record books. She currently has 2,020 career points and is 146 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She has recorded 31 double doubles in her career and has scored double digits in 60-straight games. She also ranks 10th in the nation in scoring with 361 points this season.
- Bree Salenbien has made her return to the court for the first time since a knee injury sustained last February. While playing just under 10 mins a game, she is averaging 6.3 points.
- In the last three games, Huijbens has grabbed 35 rebounds. She has posted three-straight double digit rebounding performances.
- Ejim is now second all-time in rebounds with 964. She needs 20 more to pass Kay Koppelman's 983 rebounds set from 1987-91.
- Allie Turner has made a huge impact as a freshman already this season. She ranks first in the nation in three-pointers made (51) among freshmen and is averaging 13.2 points per game. Overall, she ranks ninth in the country and first in the WCC in made three-pointers.
- Claire O'Connor ranks second on the team in three pointers made with 28.
- Turner is the first true freshman to score 20 points in a game since Courtney Vandersloot.
- Ejim ranks third in the nation in field goals made this season with 130. She currently has made 826 in her career at GU to second all-time. She needs three more to break the record.
- Ejim leads the Zags with 20.1 points a game, which ranks 20th in the country and first in the WCC. She also grabs an average of 8.3 rebounds a game this season to rank first in the conference and on the team. Her six double doubles this season ranks her 29th in the nation and first in the conference.
- Gonzaga is shooting at 37% from beyond the arc to rank 18th nationally and first in the WCC.
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +8.8 and has an average of 38.7 rebounds a game.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 275-71 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is seventh in winning percentage at 79.5%.
- 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.
- 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 SERIES
SERIES INFO: Gonzaga leads 64-29
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga won 76-71 on Jan. 2, 2025, at Portland, Ore.
STREAK: GU has won 32-straight regular season games; Portland has won 3-straight in WCC Tournament
SCOUTING THE PILOTS
- Portland sits at 16-2 overall and 5-2 in the WCC.
- The Pilots are still off to their best start since the 1996-97 season.
- Shearer and Burnham are two of the top scorers in the conference, ranking second and third respectively. Shearer sits at 16.5 points per game while Burnham averages 15.9.
- Every win for the Pilots this season has come by double digits. They are one of nine teams nationally to have 14 or more double-digit wins against Division I opponents.
- The Portland Pilots were picked to finish third in the WCC in the annual coaches preseason poll. It's the third year in a row they've been picked to finish in at least the Top three.
- Two Pilots were also picked to the 2024-25 All-WCC Preseason Team: Emme Shearer and Maisie Burnham. It's the second year in a row both Pilots have made the preseason team.
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