As far as athletes go, Courtney Vandersloot is not particularly superstitious. But when she stepped back onto United Center hardwood for a June 28 game against the Las Vegas Aces, the Chicago Sky guard couldn’t help but feel a twinge of anxiety.
It became official Monday that the Gonzaga women’s basketball team saw two players put their names in the portal – senior guard Vera Gunaydin, who redshirted this year, and freshman guard Paige Lofing of Billings, Montana.
Stunned by Ole Miss in a similar 5-12 seed game three years ago, Gonzaga started like it was stuck in mud Friday in the NCAA Tournament opener at the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena.