A special night at McCarthey Center
GONZAGA WOMEN
Just got back in after watching the Arizona State women defeat GU, 81-66, before 3,418 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. (You can read Dave Trimmer's game story here.)
The game was special in a lot of ways.
It marked the first time Sun Devils Emily Westerberg (pictured; photo by Dan Pelle, The Spokesman-Review), Reagan Pariseau (both from Central Valley High), Briann January (Lewis and Clark) and Aubree Johnson (Post Falls) have played in Spokane since leaving the Inland Northwest for hoops in the Valley of the Sun.
It also marked the first time Aubree Johnson has played since her brother Jordan passed away in his sleep while at a tournament where he was watching his big sister.
It also marked a reunion of a multitude of Stars players who spent their high school summers together traveling the West playing basketball, with the four Sun Devils part of the program along with a handful of Zags.
What follows are my impressions of the game, taken from my notebook as the game went on – and afterward …