Washington State Cougars @ Gonzaga Bulldogs
No. 24 Gonzaga women beat Washington State 76-53
SPOKANE, Wash. -- LeeAnne Wirth scored 12 points, on 6-of-7 shooting, to lead six Gonzaga players in double figures and the No. 24 Bulldogs beat Washington State 76-53 on Sunday.
Jill Townsend and Katie Campbell each had 11 points and Laura Stockton, Zykera Rice and Chandler Smith scored 10 apiece for Gonzaga. The Bulldogs (9-1), who are off to the best start in program history, have won three in a row against WSU and five straight overall.
Wirth made a layup and Rice hit a jumper to make it 21-17 and Gonzaga led the rest of the way. Maria Kostourkova's layup with 3:14 left in the second quarter pulled the Cougars to 25-24 but they missed their next six field-goal attempts and committed six turnovers while going scoreless for the next 7 1/2 minutes. Six different GU players scored during a 15-0 run that made it 40-24 midway through the third and WSU trailed by double figures from there.
Borislava Hristova led Washington State (4-5) with 19 points and Kostourkova scored 10. Those two combined to made 11 of 19 from the field while the rest of the Cougars were just 9-of-31 (29 percent) shooting.
Game Information
Spokane, WA

Referee:Brenda Pantoja
Referee:Kim Hobbs
Referee:In'Fini Robinson

2025-26 Standings
| West Coast ConferenceWest Coast Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyola Marymount | 15-3 | - | 21-10 |
| Gonzaga | 14-4 | 1 | 24-10 |
| Santa Clara | 13-5 | 2 | 24-10 |
| Oregon State | 13-5 | 2 | 23-12 |
| Portland | 11-7 | 4 | 20-15 |
| Pepperdine | 10-8 | 5 | 21-13 |
| San Francisco | 9-9 | 6 | 19-15 |
| Saint Mary's | 6-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Pacific | 6-12 | 9 | 11-19 |
| Washington State | 6-12 | 9 | 9-25 |
| San Diego | 4-14 | 11 | 11-22 |
| Seattle U | 1-17 | 14 | 5-25 |
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