Gonzaga Women’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 1, 2023 · CSM Staff
Gonzaga Bulldogs
West Coast (28-4, 17-1)
Big Wins: 11/19 Louisville (79-67), 11/21 vs Tennessee (73-72)
Bad Losses: 2/2 at Santa Clara (72-77), 3/7 vs Portland (60-64)
Coach: Lisa Fortier
Probable Starters:
Yvonne Ejim, Junior, Forward, 16.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg
Eliza Hollingsworth, Junior, Forward, 9.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg
Brynna Maxwell, Senior, Guard, 13.8 ppg, 1.0 apg
McKayla Williams, Junior, Guard, 7.6 ppg, 2.3 apg
Kaylynne Truong, Senior, Guard, 16.1 ppg, 5.0 apg
Key Role Players:
Maud Huijbens, Sophomore, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Calli Stokes, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg
Esther Little, Sophomore, Guard, 1.3 ppg
Kayleigh Truong, Senior, Guard, 7.3 ppg, 3.1 apg, 2.0 spg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.6 (53rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 59.3 (59, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.2 (32, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.1 (128, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (37, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 41.9 (1, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 78.8 (8, 1)
Rebound Margin: 6.2 (45, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.6 (88, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.9 (66, 3)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Nebraska |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Louisville |
| 2021 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Belmont |
| 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 3/2
