SPOKANE, Wash. – Go ahead, start counting. The Gonzaga Bulldogs women’s basketball team sure has, as today’s 68-64 win over the Pacific Tigers marked their ninth in a row.
As per usual, Yvonne Ejim led all scorers with 23 points, eight of which (plus three rebounds and a steal) in the final 4:03 of the game, all whilst having four fouls.
“One of the first possessions was we need a score here, so let’s get a score here,” Ejim said. “Or, we need a stop and a rebound, so let’s get a stop and a rebound. So, just making sure I’m putting my mind towards what the team needs in that moment and what we needed was score-stop-score, and so combine those and stack them back-to-back-to-back.”
“She was aware of the situation, and she showed up how she was supposed to show up,” head coach Lisa Fortier said. “Everyone in our locker room knows she’s… what she gives night in and night out and what she means to our team. So, it’s no surprise to any of them. She showed up like a player of her caliber is supposed to show up at that time of the game.”
The Zags also saw a lights-out performance from freshman Allie Turner, who shot 6-7 from three to add to her 22 points.
“I try to just be steady,” Turner said. “I think that’s what Coach Lisa wants out of me too, to just keep the offense moving even if and when out top scorer, top playmaker isn’t in the game.”
Now the Bulldogs turn to the road this coming Thursday to face the Saint Mary’s Gaels for the first time this season.
“So, it’s always cool to play a new team,” Turner said. “But also we just have to go into the game like we do every game, where we know we can lose, but if we play as a team, I mean, I think we’ve been doing pretty well, so we just need to keep playing how we’ve been playing.”
That game could be a historic one for Gonzaga, as Ejim needs only 15 more points to break the all-time school record for most in a career.
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