It didn’t take Ryan Nembhard long to join Gonzaga’s fraternity of standout point guards, which includes older brother Andrew. Ryan Nembhard, in his first season as a Zag, dished out 12 assists in GU’s 86-65 victory over Kansas on Saturday, surpassing Josh Perkiins as No. 1 on the program’s single-season assists list.
Off for 11 days since its regular-season finale, Gonzaga committed uncharacteristic turnovers and shot poorly, but the 14th-ranked Zags had more than enough contributions to stop Pacific at Orleans Arena in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference Tournament.
Gonzaga was well represented in the WCC awards voted on by the league’s nine coaches. Lisa Fortier was named Coach of the Year and three other starters - graduates Brynna Maxwell (wing), Kaylynne Truong (guard) and Kayleigh Truong (guard) - were named to the first team.
Lisa Fortier was in tears before Senior Night at McCarthey Athletic Center on Wednesday. Then she caught herself tearing up at the end of the third quarter. No wonder. Her Gonzaga team had an appropriate end to the regular season. …
The Gonzaga women’s basketball team’s starting lineup was a foregone conclusion before the 2023-24 season tipped off. The starters included four returning graduates, coupled with senior forward Yvonne Ejim. Even though Ejim could exercise a chance to play one more …
From staff reports The Gonzaga women’s basketball team remained No. 16 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 poll released Monday. Gonzaga (28-2, 15-0 West Coast Conference) – winners of 22 straight – breezed to two victories last week, beating …
What a statement Gonzaga made clinching the West Coast Conference championship with three games remaining. It shows how dominating the 16th-ranked Zags have been and how weak the WCC has been. The latter probably reflects Gonzaga’s lack of respect in …
It was confirmed last week that the Gonzaga women’s basketball team is quite good without its top scorer and rebounder. This much was already confirmed: The Zags are exceptional with senior forward Yvonne Ejim.
Brynna Maxwell wouldn’t care if her Gonzaga women’s basketball team dropped out of the Associated Press Top 25 rankings. To the 19th-ranked Zags, the poll is a joke. They’ve watched as they’ve dominated West Coast Conference teams and dropped three …
Gonzaga forward Yvonne Ejim earned her fifth West Coast Conference Player of the Week award on Monday. Ejim had a pair of double-doubles in two GU wins last week, with 21 points and 13 rebounds in a 73-54 win over …
Retired Gonzaga athletic director Mike Roth’s phone rang frequently when Kelly Graves resigned in early April 2014 to take the Oregon women’s basketball coaching position. Roth didn’t have to look far to find Graves’ replacement. He ultimately interviewed just one person.
From staff reports Gonzaga’s Yvonne Ejim earned her third straight West Coast Conference player of the week award after leading the Bulldogs to a pair of road wins. Ejim had 21 points and nine rebounds in a 78-70 victory over …
The high school team that Kayleigh and Kaylynne Truong played for had nicknames for them. “They were ‘Leigh LeBron’ and ‘Lynne Curry,’ ” their coach, Tamara Collier, said by phone this week. “Lynne could shoot it from deep and Leigh …
The Gonzaga women’s basketball team began the second half of its rugged nonconference schedule this week. The grind continues with three games against Pac-12 teams, beginning Sunday when third-ranked Stanford (7-0) visits McCarthey Athletic Center.
The Gonzaga women’s basketball team faced the No. 1 defensive team in the nation in points allowed Saturday. That distinction, though, appeared to belong to the Zags. Gonzaga clamped down on Alabama early and often and used a hot first …
With 31 games on each schedule, two games, let alone one against each other, is not a large enough sample size to draw serious conclusions about the Gonzaga and Washington State women’s basketball teams.
From staff reports Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Lisa Fortier has been named to the 2024 Kathy Delaney-Smith Coach of the Year Award preseason watch list. This is the inaugural season of the award, named after the legendary former Harvard head …
Some coaches play coy when talking about their team during preseason interviews. Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Lisa Fortier isn’t in that camp – at least not this year. Fortier stood on the McCarthey Athletic Center court and said a few …
Gonzaga senior Brynna Maxwell is one of 20 shooting guards in the country named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale watch list, announced Tuesday by the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
LAS VEGAS – A’ja Wilson scored 26 points, Jackie Young 24 and Kelsey Plum 23 to lead the Aces to a 104-76 win over the New York Liberty on Wednesday in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals at Michelob Ultra Arena.