Gonzaga Women Beat Pepperdine

Sarah Christensen’s free throw with 1:54 to play was the difference Thursday night as the Gonzaga University women slipped past Pepperdine 63-62 at Martin Center.

The Bulldogs (3-6 WCC, 8-12 overall) failed to score after Christensen’s foul shot and nearly squandered a 63-60 lead. From there, Christensen and teammate Chelsea Herman each missed the first of one-and-one situations.

Still, free throws proved to be the difference for Gonzaga. The Bulldogs shot 18 of 23 from the line, while the Waves (3-6, 9-11) were 9 of 11.

Both teams were fairly even from the field. Gonzaga made 20 of 57 shots, while Pepperdine was 24 for 67.

Gonzaga guard Ivy Safranski led all scorers with 26 points.

Gonzaga 63, Pepperdine 62

PEPPERDINE (3-6, 9-11)

Godoy 3-5 0-0 7, Mayes 3-11 2-2 10, Siders 4-9 3-5 11, Pierce 4-6 0-0 8, Bailey 2-7 2-2 6, Kennedy 1-4 0-0 3, Blackmun 2-8 2-2 7, Cowan 5-17 0-0 10. Totals 24-67 9-11 62.

GONZAGA (3-6, 8-12)

Herman 1-5 4-5 6, Safranski 8-14 7-7 26, Howell 3-16 2-2 8, Christensen 3-11 3-5 9, Pauley 4-6 2-2 12, McCliment 0-3 0-0 0, Andrews 1-2 0-2 2, Silva 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 18-23 63.

Halftime - Gonzaga 37, Pepperdine 30. 3-Point goals - Pepperdine 5-13 (Mayes 2-5, Godoy 1-1, Kennedy 1-3, Blackmun 1-3, Bailey 0-1), Gonzaga 5-10 (Safranski 3-6, Pauley 2-2, Herman 0-2). Fouled out - Cowan. Rebounds - Pepperdine 47 (Siders 12), Gonzaga 36 (Safranski, Pauley 6). Assists - Pepperdine 4 (Godoy 2), Gonzaga 6 (Safranski 3). Total fouls - Pepperdine 21, Gonzaga 16. A - 746.