Gonzaga Women's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

Gonzaga Bulldogs

West Coast Conference (23-3, 16-1)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/30 vs South Dakota (54-50), 2/2 BYU (63-56), 3/9 vs BYU (43-42)
Bad Losses: 11/29 vs South Carolina (72-79), 12/6 at South Dakota State (72-75), 2/18 at BYU (63-56)
Coach: Lisa Fortier
 
Probable Starters:
Jill Townsend, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 5.0 rpg
Kayleigh Truong, Sophomore, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 4.1 apg
Cierra Walker, Senior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 1.2 apg
Jenn Wirth, Senior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg
LeeAnne Wirth, Senior, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Melody Kempton, Junior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Kaylynne Truong, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 3.0 apg
Abby O’Connor, Senior, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Yvonne Ejim, Freshman, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.6 (66th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.1 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.4 (10, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.5 (61, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (141, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.7 (26, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.0 (45, 3)
Rebound Margin: 13.8 (4, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.8 (10, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (81, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAAFirst Round win over Arkansas Little Rock
2019NCAASecond Round loss to Oregon State
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Stanford
2017NCAARound of 64 loss to Oklahoma
2016NITFirst Round win over UC-Riverside
2016NITSecond Round loss to Utah
2015NCAARound of 64 win over George Washington
2015NCAARound of 32 win over Oregon State
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2014NCAARound of 64 loss to James Madison
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to Iowa State
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Rutgers
2012NCAARound of 32 win over Miami
2012NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Iowa
2011NCAARound of 32 win over UCLA
2011NCAARegional Semifinal win over Louisville
2011NCAARegional Final loss to Stanford
2010NCAARound of 64 win over North Carolina
2010NCAARound of 32 win over Texas A&M
2010NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Xavier
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Xavier
2009NCAARound of 32 loss to Pittsburgh
2008NITFirst Round win over Idaho State
2008NITSecond Round loss to Colorado
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Middle Tennessee State
 
*all team stats through 3/4