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GONZ | 17 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 75 |
LMU | 21 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
No. 13 Gonzaga women crush LMU 75-47 to clinch WCC title
LOS ANGELES -- Jill Townsend scored 15 of her 21 points in the second half and No. 13 Gonzaga pulled away for a 75-47 win over Loyola Marymount on Thursday night to clinch the outright West Coast Conference championship.
Jenn Wirth and Kaylynne Truong added 11 points apiece for Gonzaga (26-2, 15-1), which won its third straight, and Kayleigh Truong had 10. It was a career-high for Kaylynne Truong.
LMU was 9-of-12 shooting in the first quarter with a pair of 3-pointers and with a 10-0 run led 21-17. The Lions went 3 of 10 in the second quarter but managed a 30-30 tie, were 2 of 11 in the third when Townsend took over and 3 of 11 in the fourth quarter.
Ciera Ellington and Raychel Stanley led Loyola Marymount (6-20, 3-11), which has lost seven straight, with nine points each.
Townsend scored six when the Bulldogs opened the second half with an 8-0 run. She finished with 12 points in the quarter when GU forged a 47-37 lead. She opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer and let her teammates take over.
LMU shot 23% in the second half, were outrebounded 36-14 and had 25 turnovers that led to 23 Gonzaga points. The 17 points in the second half mark the fourth time this season the Zags have held a team below 20 in a half.
The Bulldogs have won or shared four straight WCC titles and 16 overall
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Brenda Pantoja
- Kim Hobbs
- Benny Luna
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Portland | 2-0 | - | 13-0 |
Saint Mary's | 2-0 | - | 6-5 |
Washington State | 1-0 | 0.5 | 6-6 |
San Francisco | 1-0 | 0.5 | 4-6 |
Santa Clara | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Gonzaga | 1-1 | 1 | 6-7 |
Pacific | 1-1 | 1 | 5-7 |
Pepperdine | 0-1 | 1.5 | 5-5 |
Oregon State | 0-1 | 1.5 | 4-8 |
Loyola Marymount | 0-2 | 2 | 6-4 |
San Diego | 0-2 | 2 | 4-7 |