No. 22 Gonzaga tops Saint Mary's 75-65 to win WCC
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Haiden Palmer scored 19 points to lead No. 22 Gonzaga to a 75-65 win over Saint Mary's on Thursday, giving the Bulldogs their 10th-straight West Coast Conference title.
Keani Albanez added 14 points for the Bulldogs (25-4, 15-2).
Danielle Mauldin had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Saint Mary's (20-8, 10-7), which opened league play with a 79-78 win over the Bulldogs in overtime. Kate Gaze added 17 points and Jackie Nared 14.
Gonzaga had a 10-0 run in the first half to take a 27-19 lead, and it was 35-29 at halftime.
The Zags again had trouble with the Gaels' front line. Mauldin hit all 10 of her free throws as the team went 21 of 27. But after getting outrebounded 54-31 the first time, including 22-14 on the offensive end, this time the difference was just three and GU had one more offensive board.
Gonzaga had eight 3s.
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2021-22 West Coast Conference Standings
TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
BYU | 15-1 | - | 26-4 |
Gonzaga | 15-2 | 0.5 | 27-7 |
San Francisco | 10-8 | 6 | 17-16 |
Portland | 8-7 | 6.5 | 20-11 |
Saint Mary's | 9-9 | 7 | 18-15 |
San Diego | 8-9 | 7.5 | 17-15 |
Santa Clara | 8-10 | 8 | 16-15 |
Pepperdine | 4-11 | 10.5 | 8-17 |
Loyola Marymount | 4-13 | 11.5 | 11-19 |
Pacific | 3-14 | 12.5 | 6-23 |