Thursday, January 30
Spokane, Wash.
6 p.m.
Gonzaga University
vs
San Diego
WBB Plays San Diego at Home on Thursday
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The Zags stay home to play Pacific on Saturday
SAN DIEGO (4-15, 0-10 WCC) vs. GONZAGA (13-8, 8-2 WCC)
THURSDAY, JAN. 30 | SPOKANE, WASH. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER (6,000)
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THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball returns home to host San Diego this Thursday, Jan. 30. The Bulldogs are coming off an 81-53 win at Pepperdine. Yvonne Ejim had 29 points while Claire O'Connor had 20.
- Ejim has a chance to make history in the record books. She currently has 2,103 career points and is 63 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She has recorded 33 double doubles in her career and has scored double digits in 63-straight games. She also ranks seventh in the nation in scoring with 444 points this season.
- Ejim was recently named an USBWA's National Player of the Week. She was also named to the midseason Wooden Award and Becky Hammon Player of the Year watch lists.
- Bree Salenbien has made her return to the court for the first time since a knee injury sustained last February.
- Against LMU, Ejim broke the all-time rebounding record at Gonzaga. She now holds the record at Gonzaga for most rebounds and most made field goals in a career.
- Allie Turner has made a huge impact as a freshman already this season. She ranks first in the nation in three-pointers made (59) among freshmen and is averaging 13 points per game. Overall, she ranks 13th 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 34.
- Turner is the first true freshman to score 20+ points in multiple games since Heather Bowman (2006-07)
- Ejim ranks eighth in the nation in field goals made this season with 164. She now holds the all-time record at GU for most made field goals with currently 856.
- Ejim leads the Zags with 21.1 points a game, which ranks 12th in the country and first in the WCC. She also grabs an average of 8.7 rebounds a game this season to rank first in the conference and on the team. Her eighth double doubles this season ranks her 32nd in the nation and first in the conference.
- Gonzaga is shooting at 36.2% from beyond the arc to rank 26th nationally and first in the WCC.
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +11 and has an average of 39.5 rebounds a game.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 278-71 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is seventh in winning percentage at 79.7%.
- 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.
THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: Gonzaga leads 56-23
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga won 66-59 on Dec. 21, 2024, in San Diego, Calif.
STREAK: The Zags have won 15-straight games versus the Toreros and 20 of the last 21 in Spokane
SCOUTING THE TOREROS
- San Diego sits at 4-15 overall and 0-10 in the West Coast Conference.
- Kylie Horstmeyer leads the team with 12.1 points a game and 4.3 rebounds per game. The other double digit scorer is Truitt Reilly with 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds.
- USD is coming off back-to-back home losses to Saint Mary's and San Francisco. Horstmeyer had another strong performance for her team as she scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field while also grabbing a rebound, dishing out an assist and blocking a shot.
THURSDAY, JAN. 30 | SPOKANE, WASH. | McCARTHEY ATHLETIC CENTER (6,000)
ESPN+ and SWX | 101.5 FM
LIVE VIDEO | LIVE STATS
THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball returns home to host San Diego this Thursday, Jan. 30. The Bulldogs are coming off an 81-53 win at Pepperdine. Yvonne Ejim had 29 points while Claire O'Connor had 20.
- Ejim has a chance to make history in the record books. She currently has 2,103 career points and is 63 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She has recorded 33 double doubles in her career and has scored double digits in 63-straight games. She also ranks seventh in the nation in scoring with 444 points this season.
- Ejim was recently named an USBWA's National Player of the Week. She was also named to the midseason Wooden Award and Becky Hammon Player of the Year watch lists.
- Bree Salenbien has made her return to the court for the first time since a knee injury sustained last February.
- Against LMU, Ejim broke the all-time rebounding record at Gonzaga. She now holds the record at Gonzaga for most rebounds and most made field goals in a career.
- Allie Turner has made a huge impact as a freshman already this season. She ranks first in the nation in three-pointers made (59) among freshmen and is averaging 13 points per game. Overall, she ranks 13th 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 34.
- Turner is the first true freshman to score 20+ points in multiple games since Heather Bowman (2006-07)
- Ejim ranks eighth in the nation in field goals made this season with 164. She now holds the all-time record at GU for most made field goals with currently 856.
- Ejim leads the Zags with 21.1 points a game, which ranks 12th in the country and first in the WCC. She also grabs an average of 8.7 rebounds a game this season to rank first in the conference and on the team. Her eighth double doubles this season ranks her 32nd in the nation and first in the conference.
- Gonzaga is shooting at 36.2% from beyond the arc to rank 26th nationally and first in the WCC.
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +11 and has an average of 39.5 rebounds a game.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 278-71 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is seventh in winning percentage at 79.7%.
- 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.
THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: Gonzaga leads 56-23
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga won 66-59 on Dec. 21, 2024, in San Diego, Calif.
STREAK: The Zags have won 15-straight games versus the Toreros and 20 of the last 21 in Spokane
SCOUTING THE TOREROS
- San Diego sits at 4-15 overall and 0-10 in the West Coast Conference.
- Kylie Horstmeyer leads the team with 12.1 points a game and 4.3 rebounds per game. The other double digit scorer is Truitt Reilly with 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds.
- USD is coming off back-to-back home losses to Saint Mary's and San Francisco. Horstmeyer had another strong performance for her team as she scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field while also grabbing a rebound, dishing out an assist and blocking a shot.
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