Gonzaga begins league play Thursday by hosting San Diego at 6 p.m.
Quest For Ninth-Straight League Title Starts Thursday
GAME 15: SAN DIEGO AT GONZAGA
DATE: Thursday, January 3, 2013
TIME: 6 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Spokane, Wash. (McCarthey Athletic Center, 6,000)
RADIO: The Key 1050 AM
RADIO TALENT: Steve Myklebust
GAME NOTES: Gonzaga Notes, San Diego Game Notes
INTERNET COVERAGE: Live Stats, Live Video, Live Audio
TWITTER: @ZagWBB; @kgzag
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THE LAST MEETING: Feb. 4, 2012 @ McCarthey Athletic Center
Gonzaga: 69
San Diego: 58
DATE: Thursday, January 3, 2013
TIME: 6 p.m. PT
LOCATION: Spokane, Wash. (McCarthey Athletic Center, 6,000)
RADIO: The Key 1050 AM
RADIO TALENT: Steve Myklebust
GAME NOTES: Gonzaga Notes, San Diego Game Notes
INTERNET COVERAGE: Live Stats, Live Video, Live Audio
TWITTER: @ZagWBB; @kgzag
FACEBOOK: ZagWBB
INSTAGRAM: ZagWBB
THE LAST MEETING: Feb. 4, 2012 @ McCarthey Athletic Center
Gonzaga: 69
San Diego: 58
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY BULLDOGS (10-4, 0-0 WCC)
F - 14 Sunny Greinacher, 6-4, So., Essen Germany
(7.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.3 apg)
C - 44 Shelby Cheslek, 6-5, RS-Fr., Pullman, WA
(5.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.6 bpg)
G - 3 Haiden Palmer, 5-8, Jr., Moreno Valley, CA
(12.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.7 spg )
G - 12 Taelor Karr, 5-8, Sr., Paola, KS
(7.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg)
G - 34 Jazmine Redmon, 5-9, Jr., Spokane, WA
(6.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.4 apg)
HEAD COACH: Kelly Graves (University of New Mexico, 1988)
GONZAGA RECORD: 270-129 (13th year); CAREER RECORD: 336-155 (16th year)
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TOREROS (8-4, 0-0 WCC)
F - 13 Felicia Wijenberg, 6-2, Jr., Maple Bridge, British Columbia
(6.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.2 apg)
F - 21 Klara Wischer, 6-1, Sr., Melbourne, Australia
(6.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.8 apg)
G - 10 Amy Kame, 6-0, Jr., Grand Junction, CO
(16.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.0 apg)
G - 22 Maya Hood, 5-8, Fr., San Diego, CA
(9.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G - 33 Alysse Barlow, 5-4, Jr., Arlington, TX
(8.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.5 apg)
HEAD COACH: Cindy Fisher (Arizona State University, 1988)
USD RECORD: 134-95 (8th year); CAREER RECORD: 187-176 (13th year)
BULLDOGS OPEN LEAGUE PLAY THURSDAY BY HOSTING SAN DIEGO: The Gonzaga University women's basketball team begins its quest for its ninth-straight West Coast Conference Championship Thursday when it hosts the University of San Diego. The Toreros enter into the 6 p.m. contest with the Bulldogs at 8-4. GU closed out non-conference play at 10-4...
F - 14 Sunny Greinacher, 6-4, So., Essen Germany
(7.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.3 apg)
C - 44 Shelby Cheslek, 6-5, RS-Fr., Pullman, WA
(5.0 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.6 bpg)
G - 3 Haiden Palmer, 5-8, Jr., Moreno Valley, CA
(12.4 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.7 spg )
G - 12 Taelor Karr, 5-8, Sr., Paola, KS
(7.4 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 2.7 apg)
G - 34 Jazmine Redmon, 5-9, Jr., Spokane, WA
(6.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.4 apg)
HEAD COACH: Kelly Graves (University of New Mexico, 1988)
GONZAGA RECORD: 270-129 (13th year); CAREER RECORD: 336-155 (16th year)
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO TOREROS (8-4, 0-0 WCC)
F - 13 Felicia Wijenberg, 6-2, Jr., Maple Bridge, British Columbia
(6.4 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.2 apg)
F - 21 Klara Wischer, 6-1, Sr., Melbourne, Australia
(6.3 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 2.8 apg)
G - 10 Amy Kame, 6-0, Jr., Grand Junction, CO
(16.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 4.0 apg)
G - 22 Maya Hood, 5-8, Fr., San Diego, CA
(9.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 1.6 apg)
G - 33 Alysse Barlow, 5-4, Jr., Arlington, TX
(8.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 3.5 apg)
HEAD COACH: Cindy Fisher (Arizona State University, 1988)
USD RECORD: 134-95 (8th year); CAREER RECORD: 187-176 (13th year)
BULLDOGS OPEN LEAGUE PLAY THURSDAY BY HOSTING SAN DIEGO: The Gonzaga University women's basketball team begins its quest for its ninth-straight West Coast Conference Championship Thursday when it hosts the University of San Diego. The Toreros enter into the 6 p.m. contest with the Bulldogs at 8-4. GU closed out non-conference play at 10-4...
ABOUT THE SAN DIEGO TOREROS: The University of San Diego is currently 8-4 on the year. The Toreros are coming off an 83-73 setback to the University of Iowa in the championship game of the Maggie Dixon Surf n Slam Classic. USD is led by Amy Kame, the WCC's November Player of the Month, who is averaging 16.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 3.3 steals per contest. Maya Hood is chipping in 9.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. San Diego ended the 2011-12 season fourth in the WCC standings at 12-4 and had a program best 26-9 overall mark. The Toreros advanced all the way to the Final Four of the WNIT, before falling to eventual WNIT champions Oklahoma State University. USD is coached by Cindy Fisher in her eighth year at the helm.
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2011-12: GONZAGA VS. SAN DIEGO:
1/21/12: W, 54-44 @San Diego, Calif. (Box Score)
(GU: Haiden Palmer 11 pts, 6 rbs)
(USD: Amy Kame 6 pts, 3 rbs, stls)
2/4/12: W, 69-58 @McCarthey Athletic Center (Box Score)
(GU: Haiden Palmer 14 pts, 2 asts, 2 stls)
(USD: Amy Kame 8 pts, 8 rbs)...
WHAT HAPPENED IN 2011-12: GONZAGA VS. SAN DIEGO:
1/21/12: W, 54-44 @San Diego, Calif. (Box Score)
(GU: Haiden Palmer 11 pts, 6 rbs)
(USD: Amy Kame 6 pts, 3 rbs, stls)
2/4/12: W, 69-58 @McCarthey Athletic Center (Box Score)
(GU: Haiden Palmer 14 pts, 2 asts, 2 stls)
(USD: Amy Kame 8 pts, 8 rbs)...
FOUR NON-CONFERENCE LOSSES, THREE COMING AT HOME: The Gonzaga University women's basketball team closed out the regular season non-conference schedule at 10-4. The last time the Zags lost four non-conference games was the 2010-11 campaign when it fell to USC (79-73), Stanford University (84-78), the University of Mississippi (53-52) and the University of Notre Dame (70-61). That season ended in the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament and with a 31-5 record. Three of the Bulldogs four non-conference setbacks this season have come at the McCarthey Athletic Center - which is unusual. The last time GU lost three non-conference games was the 2002-03 season when the Zags played in the Martin Centre. GU fell to the University of Oregon (83-72), the University of Hawai'i (71-61) and Weber State University (52-49)....
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