Wirth, Loera lead No. 17 Gonzaga women past Wyoming 65-54
LARAMIE, Wyo. -- LeeAnne Wirth scored 18 points and Jessie Loera added 16 and No. 17 Gonzaga defeated Wyoming 65-54 on Tuesday night.
Katie Campbell hit two 3-pointers and scored Gonzaga's first eight points of the fourth quarter and Loera's layup at the 7:15 mark had the Bulldogs up by 17. The Cowgirls reeled off the next nine points to cut the deficit to 55-47 with 4:12 to go.
Wirth scored Gonzaga's next four points and in the final minute Loera was 6-for-6 from the foul line. The Bulldogs made all 16 of their free throws, to offset 3-of-10 shooting from the 3-point line.
Campbell added 10 points for Gonzaga (10-1), which has won eight straight since losing to current No. 1 Stanford in overtime. Wirth had nine rebounds and Loera five assists.
Tereza Vitulova led the Cowgirls (6-5), who only shot 33% (17 of 51), with 14 points.
-----
More AP women's basketball: https://apnews.com/Womenscollegebasketball and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25
Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Price
- Chuck Gonzalez
- In'Fini Robinson
2023-24 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Gonzaga | 16-0 | - | 32-4 |
Santa Clara | 12-4 | 4 | 25-9 |
Portland | 10-6 | 6 | 21-13 |
San Francisco | 10-6 | 6 | 14-16 |
Pacific | 8-8 | 8 | 19-15 |
Saint Mary's | 6-10 | 10 | 13-18 |
Loyola Marymount | 5-11 | 11 | 11-19 |
San Diego | 4-12 | 12 | 9-22 |
Pepperdine | 1-15 | 15 | 5-25 |
2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UNLV | 17-1 | - | 30-3 |
New Mexico | 12-6 | 5 | 21-11 |
Wyoming | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
Colorado State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
San Diego State | 10-8 | 7 | 22-13 |
Boise State | 10-8 | 7 | 21-14 |
Nevada | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Air Force | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
Fresno State | 7-11 | 10 | 15-18 |
San José State | 2-16 | 15 | 7-24 |
Utah State | 2-16 | 15 | 5-25 |