Subscribe now
Gonzaga Women's Basketball

Gonzaga women win

Gonzaga players rush from the bench as the final buzzer sounds against North Carolina during an NCAA first-round college basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010, in Seattle. Gonzaga won 82-76. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
Gonzaga players rush from the bench as the final buzzer sounds against North Carolina during an NCAA first-round college basketball game Saturday, March 20, 2010, in Seattle. Gonzaga won 82-76. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)
Associated Press
SEATTLE — Scoreless for 31 minutes, Gonzaga’s Tiffany Shives had 14 of her 16 points in a crucial five-minute stretch of the second half and the seventh-seeded Bulldogs held off No. 10 seed North Carolina 82-76 on Saturday night in the first-round of the NCAA women’s tournament. Trailing 58-56, Shives broke a five-minute scoring drought for the Bulldogs with a baseline jumper with 8:59 left. That was just the start for the senior. She then hit four consecutive 3-pointers, scoring 14 of the Bulldogs 16 points as they surged into the lead. North Carolina used its superior size on the interior to stay close, pulling within 72-71 with 3:51 left, but the Bulldogs closed on an 10-5 run. They will play No. 2 seed Texas A&M in Monday’s second-round. Katelan Redmon led Gonzaga (28-4) with 18 points. Chay Shegog led the Tar Heels (19-12) with 19 points on 9-of-10 shooting.