2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), are members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by sixth year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
WCC regular season champions
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record28–3 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jordan Green
  • Stacy Clinesmith
  • Craig Fortier
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2019–20 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga171 .944283  .903
San Diego135 .7222011  .645
BYU135 .7221811  .621
Portland117 .6112111  .656
Pacific99 .5001714  .548
Pepperdine810 .4441615  .516
Saint Mary's612 .3331219  .387
San Francisco513 .2781219  .387
Santa Clara513 .2781219  .387
Loyola Marymount315 .167725  .219
2020 WCC tournament winner
As of October 27, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Anamaria Virjoghe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS SoVoievodul Mercea
Northwest Christian
Târgoviște, Romania
F 3 Jenn Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSeton Catholic Chandler, AZ
F 4 LeeAnne Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrSeton Catholic Chandler, AZ
G 5 Louise Forsyth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrBrookswood Secondary Langley, BC
F 10 Gillian Barfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPhoenix Country Day School Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Kayleigh Truong 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrJersey Village Houston, TX
F 12 Eliza Hollingsworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSt Leonard's College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Cierra Walker Current redshirt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrOregon City
Vanderbilt
Oregon City, OR
G 14 Kaylyanne Truong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrJersey Village Houston, TX
G 15 Jessie Loera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrMoses Lake Moses Lake, WA
G 24 Katie Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrVentura
Ventura College
Oxnard, CA
G 32 Jill Townsend 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrOkanogan Okanogan, WA
F 33 Melody Kempton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPost Falls Post Falls, ID
G 44 Kylee Griffen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrLake Stevens Marysville, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2019*
2:00 pm
Warner Pacific W 105–45 
McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2019*
2:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 92–48  1–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,349)
Spokane, WA
Nov 14, 2019*
7:30 pm, SWX
UT Martin W 78–55  2–0
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,255)
Spokane, WA
Nov 17, 2019*
5:00 pm
at No. 3 Stanford L 70–76 OT 2–1
Maples Pavilion (2,863)
Stanford, CA
Nov 22, 2019*
6:00 pm, SWX
No. 23 Eastern Washington W 84–44  3–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Nov 29, 2019*
10:30 am
No. 22 vs. Dayton
Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals
W 76–65  4–1
Hertz Arena (411)
Estero, FL
Nov 30, 2019*
2:00 pm
No. 22 vs. Middle Tennessee
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
W 62–50  5–1
Hertz Arena (397)
Estero, FL
Dec 1, 2019*
4:30 pm
No. 22 vs. Purdue
Gulf Coast Showcase championship
W 63–50  6–1
Hertz Arena (517)
Estero, FL
Dec 5, 2019*
5:00 pm, SWX
No. 18 at Montana State W 70–55  7–1
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,837)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 8, 2019*
2:00 pm
No. 18 at Washington State W 76–53  8–1
Beasley Coliseum (1,332)
Pullman, WA
Dec 15, 2019*
2:00 pm
No. 17 Texas Southern W 80–45  9–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,371)
Spokane, WA
Dec 17, 2019*
5:30 pm
No. 17 at Wyoming W 65–54  10–1
Arena-Auditorium (2,432)
Laramie, WY
Dec 20, 2019*
6:00 pm, SWX
No. 17 No. 20 Missouri State W 64–52  11–1
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,570)
Spokane, WA
WCC regular season
Dec 29, 2019
1:00 pm
No. 17 Portland W 62–57  12–1
(1–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 2, 2020
6:00 pm
No. 17 at BYU W 55–43  13–1
(2–0)
Marriott Center (894)
Provo, UT
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 17 at San Diego W 57–42  14–1
(3–0)
Jenny Craig Pavilion (386)
San Diego, CA
Jan 9, 2020
6:00 pm
No. 16 Saint Mary's W 74–49  15–1
(4–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,611)
Spokane, WA
Jan 11, 2020
2:00 pm, SWX
No. 16 Pacific W 68–67  16–1
(5–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,639)
Spokane, WA
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm
No. 16 at Santa Clara W 67–52  17–1
(6–0)
Leavey Center (301)
Santa Clara, CA
Jan 18, 2020
5:00 pm
No. 16 at San Francisco W 69–46  18–1
(7–0)
War Memorial Gymnasium (406)
San Francisco, CA
Jan 23, 2020
6:00 pm
No. 13 Pepperdine W 70–36  19–1
(8–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,355)
Spokane, WA
Jan 25, 2020
1:00 pm
No. 13 Loyola Marymount W 78–52  20–1
(9–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Jan 30, 2020
6:00 pm
No. 12 San Diego W 57–46  21–1
(10–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (5,596)
Spokane, WA
Feb 1, 2020
2:00 pm, SWX
No. 12 BYU W 59–44  22–1
(11–0)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 6, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 11 at Pacific W 83–65  23–1
(12–0)
Alex G. Spanos Center (518)
Stockton, CA
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 11 at Saint Mary's L 60–70  23–2
(12–1)
University Credit Union Pavilion (569)
Moraga, CA
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
No. 15 San Francisco W 56–38  24–2
(13–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, SWX
No. 15 Santa Clara W 53–46  25–2
(14–1)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Feb 20, 2020
7:00 pm
No. 13 at Loyola Marymount W 75–47  26–2
(15–1)
Gersten Pavilion (322)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 13 at Pepperdine W 64–50  27–2
(16–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse (406)
Malibu, CA
Feb 29, 2020
2:00 pm
No. 11 at Portland W 56–42  28–2
(17–1)
Chiles Center (1,709)
Portland, OR
WCC Women's Tournament
Mar 9, 2020
12:00 pm, BYU TV/RTNW
(1) No. 11 vs. (4) Portland
Semifinals
L 69–70  28-3
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP RV RV 23-T 22 18 17 17 17 17 16 16 13 12 11 15 13 11 12 11 N/A
Coaches 23 23^ 21 21 17 17 18 17 16 15 13-T 11 11 11 15 13 10 11
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  No Change
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

See also

References

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