Thomas Clouse

No two games typified the all-or-nothing year the Washington State women’s basketball team has had than the series it played against Oregon, the Cougar’s opening-round opponent Thursday in the Pac-12 Tournament.

Washington State’s high-scoring guard tandem of Lia Galdeira and Tia Presley were named today to the 15-member All Pac-12 team. It marks the first time in school history that two players were named to the same all-conference squad.

With the school’s 10th straight West Coast Conference regular-season championship trophy in hand, Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves earned another piece of hardware and three Bulldogs earned accolades, as well. Fellow coaches tabbed Graves as WCC Coach of the Year for the eighth time Monday, and named senior guard Haiden Palmer, the Zags’ leading scorer, and junior forward Sunny Greinacher to the All-WCC first team. Senior guard Jazmine Redmon received honorable mention.

The double-champion Whitworth Pirates men’s and women’s basketball teams learned Monday that they both will be playing familiar foes this week in the NCAA Division III national tournament.

With the school’s 10th straight West Coast Conference regular-season championship trophy in hand, Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Kelly Graves earned another piece of hardware and three Bulldogs earned accolades, as well.

The No. 22 Gonzaga women’s basketball team found itself in a track meet with upset-minded Pacific but somehow found enough points Saturday to win 81-77 at McCarthey Athletic Center. Having cut down the nets Thursday night after clinching its 10th straight West Coast Conference title, coach Kelly Graves said he had to focus his team on playing the tough Tigers team with the additional distraction of Senior Night.

The Gonzaga women's basketball team defeated Pacific 81-77 on Saturday, wrapping up an undefeated home season at 16-0. GU (26-4 overall, 16-2 WCC) has won 10 consecutive WCC titles.

With her team’s offense struggling and Gonzaga up only six points Thursday night against Saint Mary’s, senior guard Jazmine Redmon started driving to the basket. Gaels guard Kate Gaze hammered Redmon, who threw up a prayer as her body flew toward the hardwood. The shot hit the rim and bounced in. As she lay on the floor amid a roar from the crowd, Redmon didn’t wince in pain or complain to the referees.

Jazmine Redmon and fellow senior guard Haiden Palmer and senior center Stephanie Golden will don their Gonzaga uniforms on their home court for the last time today (Saturday).

Haiden Palmer scored 19 points to lead No. 22 Gonzaga to a 75-65 win over Saint Mary’s on Thursday at McCarthey Athletic Center, giving the Bulldogs their 10th-straight West Coast Conference title.

He stands on the side, clapping, as the five starters are introduced to the raucous cheers of the Whitworth faithful. But it only takes until the first timeout before Pirates coach Matt Logie reaches halfway across the world for the lanky, black-haired freshman to run out and change the pace of the game.

Sydney, Australia, native Christian Jurlina is the type of player who fuels a program like Whitworth to win five consecutive Northwest Conference championships.

In a game described as “ugly” and “a grinder” by players, the No. 24 Gonzaga women’s basketball team fought for enough rebounds Saturday to overcome poor shooting to beat the Portland Pilots 72-61 at the McCarthey Athletic Center. With the win, the Bulldogs (24-4, 14-2 WCC) captured at least a share of its 10th consecutive West Coast Conference championship. But neither coach Kelly Graves nor the players cut down the nets or celebrated.

In a game described as “ugly” and “a grinder” by players, the No. 24 Gonzaga women’s basketball team fought for enough rebounds Saturday to overcome poor shooting to beat the Portland Pilots 72-61 at the McCarthey Athletic Center.

Picked to win the Big Sky Conference, the Eastern Washington Eagles went from soaring favorites to the stark reality of dealing with young players and an injury to a key senior. The Eagles crashed to earth with a 0-5 start to the nonconference season and sputtered to a 4-5 record to start conference play. But coach Wendy Schuller inserted a familiar name to the starting lineup and the Eagles have started winning.

Picked to win the Big Sky Conference, the Eastern Washington Eagles went from soaring favorites to the stark reality of dealing with young players and an injury to a key senior.