Gonzaga (28-4)

Tue., March 15, 2011

Coach: Kelly Graves

Seed, region: 11, Spokane

Location: Spokane

Enrollment: 7,682

Founded: 1887

Mascot: Bulldogs

Conference: West Coast

Bid: Automatic

NCAA tournament record: 3-4

Marquee players: Senior point guard Courtney Vandersloot leads the nation in assists (10.2) for the second-straight year and leads the team in scoring, easily picking up her third straight league and league tournament MVP awards. Juniors Katelan Redmon and Kayla Standish were next in scoring and the top two rebounders and made the all-league team. Senior Janelle Bekkering was honorable mention.

Famous alumni: Former Speaker of the House Tom Foley, entertainer Big Crosby, basketball Hall of Famer John Stockton and Major League baseball All-Star Jason Bay.

Starting five


Pos.	Player	Yr.	Ppg.
F	Kayla Standish	Jr.	16.6
F	Kelly Bowen	Jr.	14.8
G	Janelle Bekkering	Sr.	11.3
G	Katelan Redmon	Jr.	17.3
G	Courtney Vandersloot	Sr.	18.6

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