| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LMU | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 52 |
| GONZ | 22 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 78 |
No. 13 Gonzaga women roll to 18th straight win, 78-52
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Jill Townsend scored a career-high 28 points and No. 13 Gonzaga rolled to a 78-52 victory over Loyola Marymount on Saturday, extending the Bulldogs' nation-best win streak to 18 games.
Gonzaga (20-1, 9-0 West Coast Conference) is off to the best start in program history and is closing in on the program record of 23 straight wins set during the 2004-05 season. Meanwhile, LMU hasn't won in Spokane since 2002.
Townsend shot 11 of 16 including 6 of 8 from the arc for the nation's fifth-best 3-point shooting team (39% before Saturday). Gonzaga was 11 of 19 from the arc on Saturday for 58%, better than its overall mark of 52%. Jenn Wirth scored 17 points with 13 rebounds.
Chelsey Gipson scored 14 points and Ciera Ellington 13 for the Lions (7-15, 3-6).
Townsend's first 3-pointer gave the Bulldogs the lead for good early in the first quarter. A 14-3 run in the third quarter put Gonzaga ahead by 18 and the lead remained in double figures.
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2020-2021 West Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzaga | 8-0 | - | 13-2 |
| BYU | 5-1 | 2 | 9-2 |
| Portland | 4-3 | 3.5 | 7-6 |
| Santa Clara | 4-4 | 4 | 8-6 |
| Loyola Marymount | 4-4 | 4 | 5-8 |
| San Diego | 2-2 | 4 | 5-4 |
| Pacific | 3-4 | 4.5 | 5-5 |
| San Francisco | 3-6 | 5.5 | 7-8 |
| Saint Mary's | 3-6 | 5.5 | 5-10 |
| Pepperdine | 0-6 | 7 | 3-7 |