GONZAGA (18-7, 10-2 WCC) at SAN DIEGO (9-17. 3-10 WCC)
THURSDAY, FEB. 12 | 6 P.M. | JENNY CRAIG PAVILION (5,100)
RADIO: 101.5 FM | GAME NOTES
TV: ESPN+ | LIVE STATS

THE TIPOFF
- The Gonzaga women's basketball team goes on the road to play San Diego this Thursday, Feb. 12. 

- Freshman Lauren Whittaker is shooting at 54.4% from the floor, which ranks first in the West Coast Conference and 35th in the nation. With 488 points so far this season, she is second in scoring among other freshmen in the country and 17th overall. Most recently against Pacific, Whittaker broke the freshman season scoring record, surpassing Tammy Tibbles' record of 475 points in 1984-85.

- Gonzaga is currently ranked third in the country in three-point percentage at 39.2%. 

- Individually, Allie Turner leads the team in made threes this season with 60 and ranks first in the WCC. With averaging over 2 three-pointers a game, Turner also ranks 11th in the country in three-point shooting at 45.5%.

- Overall, the Bulldogs are shooting at an impressive 44.8% from the floor which ranks second in the WCC.

- The Zags have outrebounded their opponents in 24 games this year and has a rebound margin of +11.1 to rank seventh in the country and first in the WCC.

- Whittaker has scored at least 20 points in 11 games so far this year. Against Oregon State, Whittaker scored 37 points to break the freshman single game record of 33 points.  She has reached double figures in scoring in 23 games played and has 13 double doubles, which is a GU freshman record.  

- Whittaker's 253 rebounds rank first among freshmen in the nation and 15th overall. She broke the freshman record for most rebounds in a season already, surpassing Heather Bowman's 209. 

- 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 307-81 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 181 and ranks first in winning percentage in WCC games at 87.3% (181-27). 

THE SERIES
SERIES INFO: Gonzaga leads the series overall 62-2
STREAK: Gonzaga - 19
FIRST MEETING: In 1987, Gonzaga won 64-40 on the road.
LAST MEETING: Earlier this year, GU won over San Diego in Spokane, 87-42.  Lauren Whittaker collected 13 rebounds, including 12 on the defensive end, and added three steals.

FRESHMAN STARS
- 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).

- Freshman Paige Lofing has come off the bench to deliver some remarkable performances. Most recently against WSU, Lofing scored 17 points and went 4-for-5, from beyond the arc. Her only missed three in the game drew a foul and she made all three of her free throws. 

- Lofing and Whittaker are two of seven freshmen to score four more threes in a single game in GU history. They join Anne Bailey, Bree Salenbien, Zhane Templeton, Kayleigh Truong and Allie Turner. 

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 14 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 60 at 44.1%, Gardner is shooting a team best 45.7% with 37 made this season.

- Six Zags have a shooting percentage beyond the arc above 35% (Gardner, Whittaker, Turner, Bettencourt, Lofing, 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.