Game Notes
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Santa Clara women's basketball will face nationally ranked Gonzaga Saturday afternoon in Spokane. Tip against the 17th ranked Zags is set for 2 p.m.
Santa Clara won a thriller at Portland 77-76 on Thursday.
SERIES HISTORY
Santa Clara is 29-42 all-time against Gonzaga with the first meeting coming in 1987-88. The Bulldogs won the first matchup of the year in Santa Cruz on January 14.
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THE BRONCOS
Santa Clara (12-7, 8-5 WCC) is scoring 64.9 points per game as a team on 41.6-percent shooting from the field and a 33.4-percent mark from downtown.
Lindsey VanAllen leads the team in scoring with 12.5 ppg and 1.4 steals per game while adding 4.4 rebounds per game. Ashlyn Herlihy's 6.9 rpg are tops on the team and she adds 12.1 ppg. Merle Wiehl shoots a team best 52.7-percent from the floor and 43.3-percent from downtown with 10.1 ppg and 5.3 rpg. Ashlee Maldonado leads the Broncos with 3.5 assists per game and adds 5.6 ppg.
THE BULLDOGS
Gonzaga (17-2, 12-0 WCC) is averaging 72.6 ppg on 47.6-percent shooting from the floor and 38.5-percent from beyond the arc. The Bulldogs hold opponents to 56.9 ppg.
Jill Townsend leads the team in scoring with 13.8 ppg while adding 5.1 rpg. Jenn Wirth's 8.6 rpg lead the team and she adds 13.4 ppg as well. Kayleigh Truong dishes out a team best 4.1 apg while scoring 8.2 ppg and Cierra Walker leads the team with 37 3-pointers and adds 7.4 ppg.
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