Gonzaga Women’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 3, 2021 · CSM Staff
Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast Conference (23-3, 16-1)
Big Wins: 11/30 vs South Dakota (54-50), 2/2 BYU (63-56), 3/9 vs BYU (43-42)
Bad Losses: 11/29 vs South Carolina (72-79), 12/6 at South Dakota State (72-75), 2/18 at BYU (63-56)
Coach: Lisa Fortier
Probable Starters:
Jill Townsend, Senior, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 2.5 apg, 5.0 rpg
Kayleigh Truong, Sophomore, Guard, 7.9 ppg, 4.1 apg
Cierra Walker, Senior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 1.2 apg
Jenn Wirth, Senior, Forward, 12.8 ppg, 8.2 rpg
LeeAnne Wirth, Senior, Forward, 8.9 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Key Role Players:
Melody Kempton, Junior, Forward, 6.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Kaylynne Truong, Sophomore, Guard, 4.2 ppg, 3.0 apg
Abby O’Connor, Senior, Forward, 2.5 ppg, 1.7 rpg
Yvonne Ejim, Freshman, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.6 (66th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.1 (15, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.4 (10, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.5 (61, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.2 (141, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.7 (26, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.0 (45, 3)
Rebound Margin: 13.8 (4, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.8 (10, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (81, 2)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2019 | NCAA | First Round win over Arkansas Little Rock |
| 2019 | NCAA | Second Round loss to Oregon State |
| 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 3/4
