1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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GONZ | 15 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 93 |
PORT | 11 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 62 |
Rice, No. 13 Gonzaga women cruise to 93-62 win over Portland
PORTLAND, Ore. -- Zykera Rice had 14 points and Laura Stockton scored 13 to help No. 13 Gonzaga beat Portland 93-62 Saturday night and extend its win streak to six games.
Jill Townsend added 12 points while Katie Campbell and Louise Forsyth each scored 11 points for Gonzaga. The Bulldogs (22-2, 11-1 West Coast Conference) shot a season-high 60.3 percent from the field, including 20 of 29 (71.4 percent) in the second half.
Julie Spencer hit a jumper to give the Pilots (10-13, 2-10) a 10-4 lead but they missed their next nine shots and scored just one point over the next nine minutes, 40 seconds as Gonzaga used a 19-1 run to make it 23-11 early in the second quarter. Maddie Muhlheim hit a 3-pointer that trimmed Portland's deficit to nine points with 3:13 left in the first half but Rice answered with a jumper to spark a 10-2 run that made it 40-23 at the break and GU led by at least 14 the rest of the way.
Haylee Andrews led Portland with 17 points and Muhlheim scored 13.
Jessie Loera had a career-high 10 of Gonzaga's 25 assists on 35 baskets. Ten different Bulldogs scored two points or more and nine had at least one assist.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Deon Lewis
- Che Flores
- Rigo Vasquez
2024-25 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
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 |