GONZAGA (14-6, 6-1 WCC) at OREGON STATE (14-6, 6-1 WCC)
THURSDAY, JAN. 22 | 6 P.M. | GILL COLISEUM (9,301)
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THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team goes on the road to play Oregon State on Thursday, Jan. 22. 

- Freshman Lauren Whittaker is shooting at 57.5% from the floor, which ranks first in the West Coast Conference and 24th in the nation. With 386 points so far this season, she is second in scoring among other freshmen in the country and 17th overall. 

- Gonzaga is currently ranked first in the country in three-point percentage at 41%. Individually, Allie Turner leads the team in made threes this season with 54 and ranks 17th nationally. With averaging over 2 three-pointers a game, Turner also ranks sixth in the country in three-point shooting at 46.6%.

- Overall, the Bulldogs are shooting at an impressive 46.8% from the floor which ranks first in the WCC and 21st in the country.

- The Zags have outrebounded their opponents in 19 games this year and has a rebound margin of +11.1 to rank 11th in the country and first in the WCC.

- Whittaker has scored at least 20 points in 10 games so far this year. She has reached double figures in scoring in 18 games played and has 10 double doubles, which is a GU freshman record.  

- Whittaker's 203 rebounds rank first among freshmen in the nation and ninth overall. She is only seven rebounds away from breaking the Gonzaga freshman record of recorded rebounds in a year. (Heather Bowman, 209 rebounds in 2006-07). 

- The Zags represent the last two WCC Freshman of the Year with Allie Turner winning it in 2025 and Zee Aokuso in 2024 during her time at Saint Mary's.

- Head coach Lisa Fortier currently sits at 303-80 in her career. Among active Division I coaches with at least five years at the level, she is currently ranked sixth in winning percentage (.791). Fortier is also now in second place on the WCC career coaching wins list with 177 and ranks first in winning percentage in WCC games at 87.2% (177-26). 

THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: Oregon State leads the overall series 5-2.
STREAK: Oregon State - 1
FIRST MEETING: In 1995, OSU won 76-61 in Corvallis.
LAST MEETING: In the WCC Semifinals, Oregon State won 63-61. GU went 1-2 overall last season against OSU and won on the road in overtime, 66-62.

SCOUTING THE BEAVERS

- OSU is 14–6 overall and 6–1 in WCC play. 

- The Beavers defend at a high level, holding opponents to 60.5 points per game and just 37.6 percent shooting overall.

- Jenna Villa averages 16.0 ppg, shooting 45 percent from the field and 37 percent from three. Tiara Bolden adds 13.3 ppg and is OSU's most active slasher; she leads the team in rebounding among guards at 5.1 per game.

- The Beavers are coming off a one-point road win at Pepperdine and have won five of their last six.

300 WINS
- Head coach Lisa Fortier and her staff reached 300 wins on Jan 2 against Seattle. This victory marked a significant milestone for head coach Lisa Fortier, as it was her 300th career win, making her the fastest coach in GU history to reach this achievement. 

- Among active Division I women's basketball head coaches, Fortier and LSU's Kim Mulkey each captured their 300th career Division I win in their 379th career game. Connecticut's Geno Auriemma is the third-fastest active Division I head coach to reach 300 career Division I victories, collecting the milestone win in his 386th career game. 

-  Fortier is only 14 wins away from becoming the all-time winningest coach at Gonzaga history, as she is only behind Kelly Graves with 316 wins.

FRESHMAN DUO
- Against Pepperdine, Jaiden Haile led with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting and added 12 rebounds, marking her first double double. This performance was part of a historic moment for GU, as it's the first time in their history to have two freshmen achieve a stat line of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds each in a season. 

- Only two other freshmen in GU history have reached that stat line which was Heather Bowman (2006) and Jill Barta (2016).

- Haile and Whittaker join an elite list as only 10 other freshmen in GU history have recorded a double double (Jill Barta, Heather Bowman, Anne Bailey, Kelly Bowen, Janelle Bekkering, Courtney Vandersloot, Jenn Wirth, Ashley Anderson, Emma Wolfram, Shelby Cheslek).

WHITTAKER TAKEOVER
- Lauren Whittaker scored 29 points against Colorado State. She is the first freshman to reach at least 29 points since Jill Barta in 2016 when she scored 31.

- Against Missouri State, Whittaker recorded 16 rebounds and her fourth double double of the year. The 16 rebounds marks second in a single game record for freshmen, only behind Anne Bailey with 20.

- Whittaker is one of three freshmen in GU history to reach 29 points or more in a game, joining Barta (2016) and Heather Bowman (2006).

- Whittaker currently has 10 double doubles on the season and holds the GU record for most as a freshman. She also ranks seventh in the nation in double doubles and first among freshmen.

- So far this season, Whittaker has had 10 games with 20 or more points. She is one of four freshmen in GU history to have multiple 20+ point games. (Allie Turner x5, Heather Bowman x8, Jill Barta x8)

- With 10 double doubles so far this season, Whittaker is one of five freshmen in Gonzaga history to have multiple double doubles in a season. (Barta x4, Bowman x4, Anne Bailey x2, Shelby Chelsek x2)

TRIPLE THREATS ALL AROUND
- Against San Diego, Gonzaga tied its most threes in a game with 12. Eight Zags made a three in the game, led by Teryn Gardner's four. Overall, the team shot at 48% (12 for 25).

- In 12 games this year, the Bulldogs have made eight or more threes in a game with the most being 12 against UC Davis and San Diego. 

- While Allie Turner has made the most three pointers with 54 at 46.4%, Gardner is shooting a team-best 50% with 31 made this season. 

- Seven Zags have a shooting percentage beyond the arc above 40% (Gardner, Lofing, Turner, Whittaker and Wilson)

A.T. = AUTOMATIC FROM THREE
- Allie Turner is tied for #1 among all returners in three points made in 2024-25 and the first freshman since 2020-21 to record 100+ three pointers in a single season.

- Turner's 105 made threes is the most made in a single season at Gonzaga last season. She broke the record against UTSA to pass Brynna Maxwell's record of 96 in a single season (2023-24). She is one of two players in Gonzaga history, men's or women's, to reach 100 threes in a single season with the only other Bulldog being Dan Dickau in 2001-02.