GONZAGA (17-8, 12-2 WCC) at OREGON STATE (13-13, 9-6 WCC)
THURSDAY, FEB. 13 | 6 P.M. | CORVALLIS, ORE. | GILL COLISEUM (9,301)
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THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team goes back on the road to Oregon State this Thursday, Feb. 13. The Zags are coming off an overtime win, 73-69 , over Washington State on Saturday.
- Yvonne Ejim made history in the second quarter on Feb. 6. as she eclipsed 2,166 points to become the new scoring leader in Gonzaga women's basketball history. She broke Heather Bowman's record of 2,156 points scored from 2006-10. 
- Ejim has recorded 36 double doubles in her career and 11 this year alone. She has scored double digits in 67-straight games with her last single digit scoring effort back on Feb. 16, 2023. She also ranks seventh in the nation in scoring with 535 points this season. 
- On Jan. 30, Ejim became the first WCC women's basketball player to eclipse 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds. 
- Ejim was recently named an USBWA's National Player of the Week. She was also named to the midseason Wooden Award, Katrina McClain Power Forwar of the Year, Ann Dreysdale Player of the Year, College All-Star Game, 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. She had her first career double double against WSU with 14 points and 10 rebounds. 
- On Jan. 18, Ejim broke the all-time rebounding record at Gonzaga. She now holds the record at Gonzaga for most rebounds, most points 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 (72) among freshmen and is averaging 13.12 points per game. Overall, she ranks fifth in the country and first in the WCC in made three-pointers. 
- Turner's 72 made threes is the most made for a freshman in GU history and is tied for ninth for made threes in a single season. She is also the first true freshman to score 20+ points in multiple games since Heather Bowman.
- Ejim ranks sixth in the nation in field goals made this season with 201. 
- Ejim leads the Zags with 21.4 points a game, which ranks 10th in the country and first in the WCC. She also grabs an average of 9.2 rebounds a game this season to rank first in the conference and on the team. 
- Gonzaga is shooting at 36.4% from beyond the arc to rank 18th nationally and first in the WCC.  
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +10.2 to rank 10th in the country and number one in the conference. Overall, they have an average of 39.8 rebounds a game.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 281-71 in her career. Among active Division I coaches, she is seventh in winning percentage at 79.8%. 
- Fortier is tied for third place on the WCC career coaching wins list. She is six wins away from second of all-time.

THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: Oregon State leads 4-1       
LAST MEETING: Oregon State won 71-67 in overtime on Dec. 28, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. 

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS
- Oregon State is 13-13 overall this season and 9-6 in the West Coast Conference. 
- The Beavers are known for their lockdown D under Scott Rueck. Oregon State has allowed 59.5 points per game over the course of his tenure and has held opponents under 65 points in 70% of its games. The Beavs are 261-71 (.790) when holding the opponent to 65.
- The Beavers lead the nation in OT games and OT periods played with five. Chicago State and Milwaukee are in second with four OT games and UC San Diego, San Diego, St. Mary's and Santa Clara have played four overtime periods (just in fewer games)
- Oregon State has been one of the top rebounding teams in the country over the last ten seasons. The Beavs have a rebounding margin of +8.1 during that time, which ranks ninth nationally. In five of those seasons, OSU ranked top-10 in the country in ninth margin while finishing in the top-25 twice more (#23 last season at +7.1)