Gonzaga Women Knocked Off In Ot

Jenny Frank scored 32 points and pulled down 14 rebounds Saturday night to carry Pepperdine to an 84-81 overtime win over Gonzaga in a West Coast Conference women’s basketball thriller at the Martin Centre.

Despite Frank’s heroics, Pepperdine still needed a basket from Angie White with 2 seconds left in regulation to force the overtime. Liz Paulson then broke an 80-80 tie in overtime with another layin, before two late free throws by Dana Salenski sealed the win.

GU was paced offensively by Staci Andrews, who scored 27 points. Pepperdine 84, Gonzaga 81 Pepperdine (13-5, 2-0) - Sulenski 5-13 3-3 15, White 7-15 0-0 16, Frank 11-23 10-15 32, Paulson 5-9 4-5 15, Thomas 0-0 0-0 0, Sackville 0-1 1-2 1, Fields 1-6 1-2 3, Grimm 0-0 0-0 0, Epperson 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 30-69 19-27 84.

Gonzaga (9-5 1-1) - Andrews 5-9 15-20 27, Gere 3-10 1-2 8, Perno 2-3 3-5 7, Ledgerwood 4-14 3-6 15, Deal 3-6 1-2 7, Turner 2-5 0-0 5, Jeffries 2-6 0-0 6, McNairy 1-2 0-1 2, Tipps 2-4 0-0 4, Murdock 0-1 0-0 0, Osberg 0-0 0-0 0. Totals - 24-60 26-40 81.

Halftime - Gonzaga 39, Pepperdine 36. 3-point goals - Pepperdine 5-12 (Sulenski 2-4, White 2-5, Paulson 1-3), Gonzaga 7-21 (Andrews 2-4, Jeffries 2-4, Ledgerwood 1-3, Turner 1-4, Gere 1-5, Deal 0-1). Total Fouls - Pepperdine 26, Gonzaga 21. Rebounds - Pepperdine 46 (Frank 14), Gonzaga 42 (Andrews 9). Assists - Pepperdine 15 (White 3, Frank 3), Gonzaga 14 (Ledgerwood 3). Fouled out - White, Paulson, Thomas, Perno, Tipps. Technicals - none. A - 510.

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