Gonzaga Women’s Basketball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 4, 2019 · CSM Staff
Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast (28-4, 16-2)
Big Wins: 11/23 vs Rutgers (57-40), 12/2 Stanford (79-73), 2/2 at St. Mary’s (66-52)
Bad Losses: 11/22 vs Notre Dame (65-81), 1/17 at BYU (68-70), 2/16 BYU (64-66)
Coach: Lisa Fortier
Probable Starters:
Zykera Rice, Senior, Forward, 14.8 ppg, 5.9 rpg
LeeAnne Wirth, Sophomore, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Chandler Smith, Senior, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 2.5 apg
Katie Campbell, Junior, Guard, 8.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg
Laura Stockton, Senior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 4.2 apg
Key Role Players:
Jessie Loera, Junior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 4.0 apg
Jenn Wirth, Sophomore, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Jill Townsend, Sophomore, Guard, 9.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg
Melody Kempton, Freshman, Forward, 4.2 ppg, 3.3 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.7 (46th in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 57.3 (35, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.9 (17, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.1 (58, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.7 (280, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 37.7 (12, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.2 (29, 2)
Rebound Margin: 6.3 (40, 2)
Assists Per Game: 15.9 (42, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.3 (40, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2018 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Stanford |
| 2017 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Oklahoma |
| 2016 | NIT | First Round win over UC-Riverside |
| 2016 | NIT | Second Round loss to Utah |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over George Washington |
| 2015 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oregon State |
| 2015 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to James Madison |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Iowa State |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Rutgers |
| 2012 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Miami |
| 2012 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Iowa |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over UCLA |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Louisville |
| 2011 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Stanford |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over North Carolina |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Texas A&M |
| 2010 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to Xavier |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Xavier |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Pittsburgh |
| 2008 | NIT | First Round win over Idaho State |
| 2008 | NIT | Second Round loss to Colorado |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Middle Tennessee State |
*all team stats through 3/7
