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Gonzaga women to face either Pepperdine, Santa Clara in WCC Tournament quarterfinals

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 25, 2018

The Gonzaga women (24-5, 17-1) earned the top seed in the West Coast Conference and will open WCC Tournament play against either No. 8 Pepperdine (9-19. 5-13) or No. 9 Santa Clara (9-20, 5-13) in the quarterfinals Friday at noon at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

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Gonzaga’s Emma Stach, Emma Wolfram celebrate Senior Day, but know there is more work ahead

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 24, 2018

The Zags honored Emma Stach and fifth-year senior Emma Wolfram in a Senior Day ceremony just before tipoff. Wolfram, who redshirted her freshman year under Kelly Graves, was sidelined for the majority of the season with a knee injury.

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Gonzaga women look to end regular season on a strong note against tough BYU

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 23, 2018

This week hasn’t felt much different than most weeks inside The Kennel for Emma Stach.

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Laura Stockton scores 14, lifts Gonzaga to 58-54 win over San Diego

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 22, 2018

Laura Stockton scored 14 points, including a last-minute 3-pointer that sealed the Gonzaga Bulldogs’ 58-54 win over the San Diego Toreros on Thursday.

Sports >  NCAA basketball

Former Gonzaga Prep standout Sam Dowd plays big role at Idaho State

Tue., Feb. 20, 2018

Most coaches took a pass on the shorter guy with the big scores and multiple state tournament appearances.

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Gonzaga’s Brian Pete makes the most of his shot in start on Senior Night

Sat., Feb. 17, 2018

Brian Pete was one of three players honored in Gonzaga’s Senior Night, including regular starters Silas Melson and Johnathan Williams, known as “J3.”

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Gonzaga players get pregame inspiration from national anthem singer Andre Montgomery

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 18, 2018

Just before the start of Gonzaga's home finale, in which the Zags downed Pepperdine 81-67, Nine Mile Falls resident Andre Montgomery stepped onto the floor to sing the Star Spangled Banner.

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Gonzaga’s Josh Perkins moves into program’s top-10 list for 3-pointers made

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 18, 2018

Josh Perkins hit two 3-pointers in Gonzaga's 81-67 win over Pepperdine on Saturday to move him into 10th on Gonzaga's all-time list for career 3s with 188. That number passed Matt Bouldin's 187, which was achieved from 2007-10.

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Gonzaga notches 11th straight 25-win season with victory over Pepperdine

UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 18, 2018

Finishing a season with at least 25 wins is not a common feat in college basketball, but Gonzaga makes it look easy.

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Whitworth gets to relax, defeats Linfield 86-75

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 16, 2018

After Whitworth’s roller coaster of a week last week, the Pirates were aching for a breather. Whitworth started last week with a tough one-point loss to No. 1 Whitman then finished with a narrow three-point win over George Fox three days later. The Pirates (21-3, 13-2 Northwest Conference) finally slowed down and followed five starters in double digits to an 86-75 win over the Linfield Wildcats (16-7, 10-5) on Friday night.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women head to Pepperdine for final road test of regular season

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 16, 2018

It’s no wonder the Bulldogs have excelled so much away from Spokane this season. They are shooting 43.7 percent from the field and have posted a plus-3.6 rebounding margin in their road games.

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Former Gonzaga guard David Stockton selected to NBA G League All-Star team

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 16, 2018

David Stockton currently plays for the Reno Bighorns, an affiliate of the Sacramento Kings. He is one of 13 players selected to play in the All-Star game.

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Loyola Marymount struggles to get anything going without guards James Batemon, Steven Haney

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 15, 2018

In Gonzaga’s 76-46 win over LMU on Thursday, the Lions were without the guidance of their two veteran shooters – guards James Batemon and Steven Haney.

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Gonzaga’s Killian Tillie overcomes knock to head in style during win against Loyola Marymount

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 15, 2018

Apparently Gonzaga’s concussion protocol involves knocking down back-to-back 3-pointers upon returning to the court. Killian Tillie passed with flying colors.

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Love of the game: Gonzaga’s Lisa, Craig Fortier among several coaching couples who work side-by-side

Tue., Feb. 13, 2018

For most couples, mornings consist of a quick kiss goodbye and a, “Have a good day,” before heading off to work.

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Saint Mary’s stands tall against Gonzaga women’s bigs

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 10, 2018

Gonzaga always seems eager to welcome a friendly battle of the bigs. But when the Zags welcomed Saint Mary’s to the Kennel on Saturday, the bigs met their match.

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Gonzaga women face tough test in sharp-shooting Saint Mary’s

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 9, 2018

The Gonzaga Bulldogs are looking for their 16th consecutive win when they host the Saint Mary’s Gaels on Saturday.

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Whitworth’s Jared Christy finds that home is where the hoops are

UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 5, 2018

Coming home wasn’t a tough decision for Jared Christy – it just took him a few years to get around to it.

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Gonzaga’s Silas Melson has been tearing it up, though not in BYU game

UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 3, 2018

Some nights just aren’t for the books. Silas Melson knew that Saturday, when the Gonzaga Bulldogs shut down BYU 68-60.

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Gonzaga student section mostly follows call for costume change

Sat., Feb. 3, 2018

After Brigham Young put a wrinkle in Gonzaga's nearly perfect regular season record last year, it's not a wonder that Saturday's rematch inside the Kennel could have stirred up some vengeful emotions. In previous seasons, some Gonzaga students have expressed their spite with costumes that tend to mock the Mormon faith. But this season, students called for a change in tradition.

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Gonzaga women take 13-game win streak into BYU showdown

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 2, 2018

It’s the first meeting between the two rivals this season. The Zags possess a narrow 13-9 series lead over the second-place Cougars, who are three games behind Gonzaga in the WCC standings.

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Former University High star Brett Bailey still sports San Diego blue, even in Gonzaga country

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 2, 2018

Brett Bailey might be Spokane bred, but he wouldn’t be caught in Gonzaga colors nowadays – especially when the Toreros are in town.

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Gonzaga notches 21st straight 20-win season with victory over San Diego

UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 1, 2018

With a 69-59 win over San Diego on Thursday, Gonzaga checked off another item from the to-do list this year. The 20th win marked the Bulldogs’ 21st straight season with as many victories.

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Silver Skaters raise a toast to keeping active on ice, whatever one’s age

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 30, 2018

The fourth annual Silver Skaters women’s hockey jamboree in Spokane, which started Saturday, attracted 30 skaters this year, all at least 50 years old. Thirteen were from the Spokane area, while others came in from British Columbia and Idaho.

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Gonzaga’s Johnathan Williams displays balanced play, even while missing a shoe

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 27, 2018

Nearly five minutes into the Bulldogs’ 82-73 win over San Francisco, Johnathan Williams lost his shoe going up for an offensive rebound before Josh Perkins buried a long 3-pointer to give the Zags an 18-7 lead.