2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
West Coast Conference regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	23–4 (16–1 WCC)
Head coach	Lisa Fortier (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Jordan Green; Stacy Clinesmith; Craig Fortier;
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga†	16	–	1	.941	23	–	4	.852
BYU	13	–	3	.813	19	–	5	.792
San Diego	9	–	5	.643	12	–	7	.632
San Francisco	10	–	7	.588	16	–	11	.593
Santa Clara	9	–	8	.529	14	–	11	.560
Portland	9	–	8	.529	14	–	13	.519
Pacific	9	–	9	.500	11	–	11	.500
Saint Mary's	4	–	14	.222	7	–	19	.269
Loyola Marymount	4	–	14	.222	7	–	19	.269
Pepperdine	2	–	16	.111	5	–	18	.217
San Diego suspended their season on February 25, 2021

† 2021 WCC tournament winner As of November 23, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by seventh year head coach Lisa Fortier, played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Anamaria Virjoghe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	RS Jr	Voievodul Mercea Northwest Christian	Târgoviște, Romania
G	2	Lily Scanlon	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Lake Ginnindera Senior Secondary	Melbourne, Australia
F	3	Jenn Wirth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Seton Catholic	Chandler, AZ
F	4	LeeAnne Wirth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Seton Catholic	Chandler, AZ
G	5	Louise Forsyth	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Brookswood Secondary	Langley, BC
F	10	Gillian Barfield	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Phoenix Country Day School	Phoenix, AZ
G	11	Kayleigh Truong	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Jersey Village	Houston, TX
F	12	Eliza Hollingsworth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	St Leonard's College	Melbourne, Australia
G	13	Cierra Walker	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS Sr	Oregon City Vanderbilt	Oregon City, OR
G	14	Kaylynne Truong	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Jersey Village	Houston, TX
F	15	Yvonne Ejim	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Edge School	Calgary, AB
G	24	McKayla Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Windward	Los Angeles, CA
G/F	24	Abby O'Connor	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	St. Joseph Loyola–Chicago	South Bend, IN
G	32	Jill Townsend	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Okanogan	Okanogan, WA
F	33	Melody Kempton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Post Falls	Post Falls, ID
G	44	Kylee Griffen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS So	Lake Stevens	Marysville, WA

Head coach

Lisa Fortier (Cal State Monterey)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Green (George Fox)
Stacy Clinesmith (UC Santa Barbara)
Craig Fortier (Cal State Monterey)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 2020* 3:00 pm	No. 21	vs. Oklahoma Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic	Canceled due to Covid-19 issues		Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 29, 2020* 12:00 pm, FloHoops	No. 21	vs. South Carolina Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic	L 72–77	0–1	Sanford Pentagon (0) Sioux Falls, SD
Nov 30, 2020* 12:00 pm, FloHoops	No. 21	vs. South Dakota Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic	W 54–50	1–1	Sanford Pentagon (0) Sioux Falls, SD
Dec 6, 2020* 12:00 pm	No. 18	at South Dakota State	L 72–75 ^OT	1–2	Frost Arena (583) Brookings, SD
Dec 8, 2020* 5:30 pm, MW Net	No. 25	at Wyoming	W 89–50	2–2	Arena-Auditorium (1,003) Laramie, WY
Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 25	Montana	W 58–51	3–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Dec 20, 2020* 2:30 pm	No. 25	vs. Eastern Michigan Holiday Hoops Classic	W 77–68	4–2	South Point Arena (0) Las Vegas, NV
Dec 21, 2020* 2:30 pm	No. 25	vs. North Alabama Holiday Hoops Classic	W 87–57	5–2	South Point Arena (0) Las Vegas, NV
WCC regular season
Dec 28, 2020 12:00 pm, WCC Net	No. 23	at Loyola Marymount	W 65–62	6–2 (1–0)	Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA
Dec 30, 2020 5:00 pm, WCC Net	No. 23	at Pepperdine	W 58–42	7–2 (2–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse (0) Malibu, CA
Jan 2, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Net	No. 23	Saint Mary's	W 69–37	8–2 (3–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Jan 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX	No. 23	Pacific	W 79–59	9–2 (4–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Jan 9, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 23	Portland	W 75–43	10–2 (5–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Jan 14, 2021 6:00 pm, WCC Net	No. 19	at Santa Clara	W 71–52	11–2 (6–0)	Kaiser Permanente Arena (0) Santa Cruz, CA
Jan 16, 2021 12:00 pm, SWX	No. 19	at San Francisco	W 76–52	12–2 (7–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA
Jan 21, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX	No. 18	San Diego	Canceled due to Covid-19 issues		McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Jan 23, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 18	BYU	PPD due to Covid-19 issues to 2/2		McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Jan 24, 2021 4:00 pm, WCC Net	No. 19	at Portland	W 79–61	13–2 (8–0)	Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR
Jan 28, 2021 7:00 pm, WCC Net	No. 17	at Pacific	W 77–65	14–2 (9–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center (0) Stockton, CA
Jan 30, 2021 1:00 pm, WCC Net	No. 17	at Saint Mary's	W 79–52	15–2 (10–0)	University Credit Union Pavilion (0) Moraga, CA
Feb 2, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX	No. 17	BYU	W 79–52	16–2 (11–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Feb 11, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX	No. 16	San Francisco	W 79–66	17–2 (12–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Feb 13, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX	No. 16	Santa Clara	W 67–50	18–2 (13–0)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Feb 18, 2021 5:00 pm, BYUtv	No. 16	at BYU	L 56–61	18–3 (13–1)	Marriott Center (153) Provo, UT
Feb 20, 2021 2:00 pm, ROOT	No. 16	at San Diego	W 69–47	19–3 (14–1)	Jenny Craig Pavilion (0) San Diego, CA
Feb 25, 2021 7:30 pm, SWX	No. 21	Pepperdine	W 95–49	20–3 (15–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA
Feb 27, 2021 1:00 pm, SWX	No. 21	Loyola Marymount	W 77–39	21–3 (16–1)	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
WCC Women's Tournament
March 8, 2021 11:00 am, Root Sports	(1) No. 16	(4) Santa Clara Semifinals	W 72–62	22–3	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
March 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU	(1) No. 16	(2) BYU Championship game	W 43–42	23–3	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN2	(5 M) No. 14	vs. (12 M) Belmont First Round	L 59–64	23–4	Strahan Arena (0) San Marcos, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. M=Mercado regional. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	Final
AP	21																			N/A
Coaches	20

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		No Change
(RV)		Received Votes
(NR)		Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Gozags.com.

[1] "2020–21 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Gozags.com.

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Venues	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1986–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present)
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches Record holders
Retired numbers	21
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Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References