2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represents Gonzaga University in the 2020–21 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 seventh year head coach Lisa Fortier, play their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
West Coast Conference regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 14
Record23–4 (16–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcCarthey Athletic Center
2020–21 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga161 .941234  .852
BYU133 .813195  .792
San Diego95 .643127  .632
San Francisco107 .5881611  .593
Santa Clara98 .5291411  .560
Portland98 .5291413  .519
Pacific99 .5001111  .500
Saint Mary's414 .222719  .269
Loyola Marymount414 .222719  .269
Pepperdine216 .111518  .217
San Diego suspended their season on February 25, 2021
2021 WCC tournament winner
As of October 23, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Anamaria Virjoghe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS JrVoievodul Mercea
Northwest Christian
Târgoviște, Romania
G 2 Lily Scanlon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrLake Ginnindera Senior Secondary Melbourne, Australia
F 3 Jenn Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSeton Catholic Chandler, AZ
F 4 LeeAnne Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSeton Catholic Chandler, AZ
G 5 Louise Forsyth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrBrookswood Secondary Langley, BC
F 10 Gillian Barfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrPhoenix Country Day School Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Kayleigh Truong 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoJersey Village Houston, TX
F 12 Eliza Hollingsworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrSt Leonard's College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Cierra Walker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrOregon City
Vanderbilt
Oregon City, OR
G 14 Kaylyanne Truong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoJersey Village Houston, TX
F 15 Yvonne Kim 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrEdge School Calgary, AB
G 24 McKayla Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrWindward Los Angeles, CA
G/F 24 Abby O'Connor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Joseph
Loyola–Chicago
South Bend, IN
G 32 Jill Townsend 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrOkanogan Okanogan, WA
F 33 Melody Kempton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrPost Falls Post Falls, ID
G 44 Kylee Griffen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoLake 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
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
Semifinals
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
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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.

See also

References

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