Preview
We play Gonzaga at their place Sunday at 1pm, to a sold-out crowd. Gonzaga is 3-0, having defeated Montana State, Montana, and Idaho State by comfortable margins. Last year they were 23-4, won the WCC by a point over BYU, but lost in the first round of the NCAAs to Belmont. Along the way they handily defeated the University of Portland twice.
Gonzaga’s leading scorer is NOT one of their starters, which is interesting. Kaylynne Truong, a 5’8” junior guard, is hitting 50% of her treys and 14ppg. Kayleigh Truong—who is a twin sister—does start and is more of a 2 point shooter at 11ppg. Yvonne Ejim, a 6’1’ sophomore also comes off the bench to score 11 ppg, entirely from inside the arc.
Annamaria Virjoghe is a 6’5” Rumanian center who starts and is 5/13 so far this year. Gonzaga also has a 5’8” redshirt senior and a 6’1” senior starting for them—so they are very experienced.
Gonzaga is a deep and experienced team with a proven record of success, and they will be playing at home to a raucous, sold-out crowd in what will be their biggest home game of the season. They will be encouraged to know we are beatable and to have seen how their rival Portland discombobulated us at times. I expect a dogfight.
We play Gonzaga at their place Sunday at 1pm, to a sold-out crowd. Gonzaga is 3-0, having defeated Montana State, Montana, and Idaho State by comfortable margins. Last year they were 23-4, won the WCC by a point over BYU, but lost in the first round of the NCAAs to Belmont. Along the way they handily defeated the University of Portland twice.
Gonzaga’s leading scorer is NOT one of their starters, which is interesting. Kaylynne Truong, a 5’8” junior guard, is hitting 50% of her treys and 14ppg. Kayleigh Truong—who is a twin sister—does start and is more of a 2 point shooter at 11ppg. Yvonne Ejim, a 6’1’ sophomore also comes off the bench to score 11 ppg, entirely from inside the arc.
Annamaria Virjoghe is a 6’5” Rumanian center who starts and is 5/13 so far this year. Gonzaga also has a 5’8” redshirt senior and a 6’1” senior starting for them—so they are very experienced.
Gonzaga is a deep and experienced team with a proven record of success, and they will be playing at home to a raucous, sold-out crowd in what will be their biggest home game of the season. They will be encouraged to know we are beatable and to have seen how their rival Portland discombobulated us at times. I expect a dogfight.