Jenn Wirth leads No. 15 Gonzaga women to WCC title
Jenn Wirth scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 15 Gonzaga clinched a tie for its 16th West Coast Conference title with a 53-46 win over Santa Clara on Saturday.
Jenn Wirth scored 11 points and grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds as No. 15 Gonzaga clinched a tie for its 16th West Coast Conference title with a 53-46 win over Santa Clara on Saturday.
Zykera Rice scored 15 points and Laura Stockton added 13 while moving into third place on No. 15 Gonzaga's career assist list and the Bulldogs defeated Santa Clara 74-61 on Thursday night.
Jill Townsend scored 14 points on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range and Chandler Smith had a double-double to help No. 18 Gonzaga pull away from Santa Clara on Saturday for a 78-61 win.
Bill Carr, who went 81-63 at Division II Point Loma Nazarene, has been hired to lead the women's team at Santa Clara.
Colorado hires JR Payne from Santa Clara to replace Linda Lappe as women's basketball coach.
Syracuse deputy athletic director and chief of staff for athletics Renee Baumgartner has been named Santa Clara's new athletic director.
Santa Clara women's basketball coach Jennifer Mountain will not return for her seventh season.
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 16-1 | - | 23-4 |
BYU | 13-3 | 2.5 | 19-6 |
San Diego | 9-5 | 5.5 | 12-7 |
San Francisco | 10-7 | 6 | 16-11 |
Santa Clara | 9-8 | 7 | 14-11 |
Portland | 9-8 | 7 | 14-13 |
Pacific | 9-9 | 7.5 | 11-11 |
Saint Mary's | 4-14 | 12.5 | 7-19 |
Loyola Marymount | 4-14 | 12.5 | 7-19 |
Pepperdine | 2-16 | 14.5 | 5-18 |