1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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SCU | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 46 |
GONZ | 13 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 53 |
Jenn Wirth leads No. 15 Gonzaga women to WCC title
SPOKANE, Wash. -- 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.
Nine players played and scored and eight played at least 14 minutes for the Bulldogs (25-2, 14-1), who have a three-game lead with three games to play and have 16 straight home wins.
Gonzaga led 30-19 at the half and the first basket of the second half produced a 32-19 lead. The first basket of the fourth quarter pulled the Broncos within six but that was as close as they would get.
Tia Hay topped Santa Clara (9-16, 3-11) with 13 points.
The Broncos shot 37% and were held 23 points below their season average while behind outrebounded 42-29.
Gonzaga has held 14 opponents to 50 points or less but the Bulldogs, who shoot an average of 45%, shot just 34% and were 2 of 12 from 3-point distance.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Darren Krzesnik
- Gordon Torigoe
- Felicity Willis
2023-24 West Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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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 |