MORAGA, Calif. – The Gonzaga women's basketball team had its 10th-straight win with a 69-58 victory at Saint Mary's.

Yvonne Ejim made history in the second quarter as she eclipsed 2,166 points to become the new scoring leader in Gonzaga women's basketball history. She went on to score to 27 points to help the Zags secure the win. Allie Turner was the next leading scorer with 13 points as she made some clutch back-to-back three pointers in the third to maintain the lead for GU. Esther Little also led the team with 12 rebounds on the day while also scoring eight.

The Zags opened the game with a 22-5 lead fueled by Ejim's eight points in the first quarter along with six points from Bree Salenbien. Saint Mary's responded in the second quarter by outscoring GU. Gonzaga held on to the lead the whole first half though and went into halftime on top, 34-26.

The Bulldogs outrebounded the Gaels, 21-14 as both Ejim and Esther Little grabbed seven rebounds. Tayla Dalton also had a team-high four assists in the opening half. As a team, Gonzaga shot 44.1% from the floor and held SMC to 40.7%.

Gonzaga outscored the Gaels in the third quarter, 18-15, to maintain the lead. Allie Turner went 3-for-4 from the field to score eight points for GU in the frame. Gonzaga also shot at an impressive 58.3% and held Saint Mary's to 40%.

The Bulldogs closed out the game by not giving up the lead for the entire contest. Little and Ejim went perfect from the free throw line, 8-for-8, to seal Gonzaga's 11th WCC win of the season.

Overall, Gonzaga shot 44.1% and held Saint Mary's to 42.6%. Little almost had a career double double herself as she grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds and scored eight. Ines Bettencourt led the Zags with six assists and Tayla Dalton also recorded five.

The Zags dominate the glass, 40-26, with both Ejim and Esther grabbing double figures in rebounds The Bulldogs also forced 14 turnovers and scored 18 points off the miscues.

Head coach Lisa Fortier on Yvonne Ejim: I am just really proud of her and happy for her. I think the way she's been able to transition herself from a a true freshman into this is, is pretty remarkable, She's put in a ton of work to change her game and the baskets she scores are so varied because of her motor. She is a special player and I'm really happy for her.

Yvonne Ejim on breaking record: It is just a really an amazing feeling to know that I did this for my team, for the school and for this program. I am very excited and very happy I got to this accolade. I know a lot of people were rooting for me, especially Heather Bowman, so it is just great to be up there with some amazing people who have come before me in this program. I hope that my path right now just builds a new legacy for players to come.

Notes:
- Ejim becomes the all-time scoring leader for Gonzaga women's basketball as she broke the record in the second quarter. She has now scored 2,178 points in her career and passed Heather Bowman's record of 2,165 from 2006-10.  

- Ejim has scored double digits in 66-straight games.

- With 27 points today, Ejim has scored at least 20 points in 17 games this season. She also had her 10th double double of the season with 11 rebounds.

Up Next:
Gonzaga returns home to play Washington State this Saturday, Feb. 8. Tipoff is slated for 2 p.m. Live stats can be found at GoZags.com and the game will be televised locally on SWX along with ESPN+.