Zags outlast Montana in lone non-conference home contest
The No. 25/25 Gonzaga women's basketball team withstood a late-game Montana run to earn the 58-51 victory Sunday afternoon inside the McCarthey Athletic Center.
December 13, 2020 11:50 PM
Keith Osso
SPOKANE, Wash. –Gonzaga (3-2) finished with two players in double-figures, led by
LeeAnne Wirth with 12 points and eight fouls while
Cierra Walker added 10 points and four steals. Both
Jill Townsend chipped in nine points each.
As a team, Gonzaga shot 31.1 percent from the floor and 27.8 percent from long range—their lowest percentages of the young season—while edging the Griz on the glass 40-36. The Bulldogs forced 19 turnovers on Montana (1-2), scoring 17 points off those turnovers. Gonzaga held Montana to 39.2 percent shooting from the floor and 17.6 percent from three.