GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Gonzaga 82, Saint Mary's 57
Associated Press
MORAGA, Calif. - Yvonne Ejim scored 24 points to lead all five starters in double figures and No. 16 Gonzaga rolled to its 12th straight win with an 82-57 victory over Saint Mary's.
Ejim's layup capped an early 11-0 run that gave Gonzaga a 15-4 lead. She had 10 in the first quarter when Gonzaga went 11 for 18 and took a 26-17 lead. She had 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting at halftime, staking the Bulldogs to a 41-27 lead.
Kaylynne Truong had 14 points and five assists for the Bulldogs (19-2, 9-0 West Coast Conference). Brynna Maxwell, the nation's top 3-point shooter at 53.3%, had 12 points but went 2 of 7 behind the arc. McKayla Williams added 11 points and Eliza Hollingsworth 10.
Taycee Wedin scored 21 points for the Gaels (10-10, 4-5), who never led.
Ejim was 9-of-12 shooting, plus 6 of 6 from the foul line, as Gonzaga finished at 50% with eight 3-pointers. Saint Mary's shot 39% with five 3-pointers.
January 21, 2023
| Gonzaga | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| Y. Ejim | F | 28 | 9-12 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| E. Hollingsworth | F | 25 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| K. Truong | G | 32 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
| M. Williams | G | 30 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| B. Maxwell | G | 26 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| C. Stokes | 18 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| E. Little | 14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| D. Burton | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| P. Muma | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| G. Riley | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 31-62 (.500) |
12-15 (.800) |
8-23 (.348) |
12-37 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 82 | |
| Saint Mary's | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| A. Garrison | F | 15 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| T. Wedin | G | 29 | 9-19 | 2-2 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| T. Dalton | G | 24 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| H. Rapp | G | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| L. Hanafin | G | 21 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Steele | 24 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| M. Mastora | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| E. Croco | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| J. Kirisome | 12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| A. West | 10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| J. Farmer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| A. Wedin | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 200 | 22-57 (.386) |
8-8 (1.000) |
5-21 (.238) |
8-26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 57 | |
Officials: Michol Murray, Deon Lewis, Kathleen Kassidy
Attendance: 563