Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast (24-7, 16-2)
Big Wins: 11/16 Dayton (75-65), 1/22 at St. Mary’s (52-42), 1/24 at Pacific (73-63)
Bad Losses: 11/28 vs American (56-59), 12/9 Washington State (58-59), 2/21 Pacific (59-71)
Coach: Lisa Mispley Fortier
Probable Starters:
Keani Albanez, Senior, Guard, 12.8 ppg, 2.3 apg, 2.4 spg
Elle Tinkle, Junior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 1.8 apg, 5.7 rpg, 1.9 spg
Georgia Stirton, Junior, Guard, 5.8 ppg, 3.2 apg
Sunny Greinacher, Senior, Forward, 13.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg
Shelby Cheslek, Junior, Center, 7.3 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.6 bpg
Key Roleplayers:
Emma Wofram, Freshman, Center, 6.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Shaniqua Nilles, Junior, Forward, 5.2 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Emma Stach, Freshman, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 1.3 apg
Lindsay Sherbert, Senior, Guard,6.1 ppg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.0 (43rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (115, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.4 (46, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.8 (88, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (73, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.7 (33, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.1 (6, 1)
Rebound Margin: 6.3 (33, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.2 (99, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.8 (202, 7)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 NCAA First Round loss to James Madison
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Iowa State
2012 NCAA Round of 64 win over Rutgers
2012 NCAA Round of 32 win over Miami
2012 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Iowa
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over UCLA
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Louisville
2011 NCAA Regional Final loss to Stanford
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over North Carolina
2010 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas A&M
2010 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Xavier
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Xavier
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Pittsburgh
2008 NIT First Round win over Idaho State
2008 NIT Second Round loss to Colorado
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Middle Tennessee State
*all team stats through 3/5
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