GONZAGA (15-8, 10-2 WCC) at SAINT MARY'S (11-10, 7-5)
THURSDAY, FEB. 6 | 6:30 P.M. | MORAGA, CALIF. | UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION PAVILION (3,500)
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THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball goes on the road to play Saint Mary's for the first time this season on Thursday, Feb. 6. The Bulldogs are coming off a 68-64 win over Pacific for their ninth-straight victory. Yvonne Ejim and Allie Turner led the Zags wtih 23 and 20 points, respectively.
- Ejim currently has 2,151 career points and is 15 points away from breaking the all-time scoring record. She has recorded 34 double doubles in her career and has scored double digits in 65-straight games. She also ranks eighth in the nation in scoring with 492 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, 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. 
- On Jan. 18, 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 (66) among freshmen and is averaging 13.1 points per game. Overall, she ranks eighth 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 35.
- Turner is the first true freshman to score 20+ points in multiple games since Heather Bowman (2006-07)
- Ejim ranks sixth in the nation in field goals made this season with 183. 
- 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 8.8 rebounds a game this season to rank first in the conference and on the team. Her ninth double doubles this season ranks her 29th in the nation and first in the conference. 
- Gonzaga is shooting at 36.4% from beyond the arc to rank 19th nationally and first in the WCC.  
- As a team, GU has a rebound margin of +9.5 and has an average of 39.2 rebounds a game.
- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 279-71 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 53-29       
LAST MEETING: Gonzaga won 96-68 on Feb. 15, 2024, in Moraga, Calif.    
STREAK: The Zags have won 8-straight games versus the Gaels and 16 of the last 18    

SCOUTING THE GAELS
- Saint Mary's is 11-10 overall and 7-5 in conference play, sitting in a three-way tie for fourth place.
- Kennedy Johnson continues to lead the Gaels in scoring averaging over 12.5 points per game and also ranks inside the top-20 in the conference in rebounding with over five boards per game. Johnson became the first Gael to record a double-double since Ali Bamberger recorded 12 points and 11 rebounds vs. Pacific on February 25th, 2023. 
- Maia Jones recently had back-to-back 23 point games against San Diego and Santa Clara.