Women's Basketball Defeats Gonzaga on the Road, Earns Season Sweep

Saturday, February 22

Spokane, Wash.

12:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

13-14,10-8WCC

Gonzaga

20-9,15-3WCC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco	15	10	27	18	70
Gonzaga	17	17	19	15	68

Cami Fulcher driving to the rim at Gonzaga

Photo by: Gonzaga Athletics

Women's Basketball Defeats Gonzaga on the Road, Earns Season Sweep

2/22/2025 5:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SPOKANE, Wash. – For the first time in 23 years, the University of San Francisco women's basketball team (13-14, 10-8 WCC) earned the season sweep of Gonzaga (20-9, 15-3 WCC) with a narrow 70-68 victory Saturday afternoon at the McCarthy Athletic Center.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

San Francisco began the game on a 9-1 scoring run, holding Gonzaga to without a field goal until the 5:55 mark of the first quarter. Cami Fulcher, Freja Werth, and Emma Trawally Porta guided the Dons offensively as Werth scored four of the team's nine points.
Gonzaga quickly answered with an 8-0 scoring run in the following two minutes to tie the game at nine, capped off with a Bree Salenbien layup at the 3:45 mark.
Angeliki Ziaka knocked down a long three-pointer in the next possession, giving the Dons a 12-9 advantage at 3:30.
Trading baskets the rest of the way, the Bulldogs recorded the final field goal of the opening quarter to take a 17-15 lead.
Fulcher kickstarted a 5-0 scoring run for San Francisco at the start of the second quarter, connecting on a mid-range jumper with 14 seconds off the clock, tying the game at 17. Werth added a fastbreak corner three at 8:12 for a 20-17 advantage.
The Bulldogs regained the lead and used three straight three-point field goals to take a 28-20 edge heading into the media timeout at 4:41.
Responding with five of the following seven points, two free throws from Werth and a Mia Vukšic three-pointer trimmed the deficit to five, 30-25, at 3:04.
Gonzaga held San Francisco scoreless throughout the final three minutes as the Bulldogs led 34-25 at halftime.
A 7-0 scoring run for the green and gold began the third quarter, bringing the program to within 34-32 at 8:06. Three players scored during the early run, highlighted by Aya Kéita's first three-pointer.
Trailing by five, 50-45, with 2:10 to go in the quarter, seven straight points for the Dons secured the lead, 52-50, following points from Werth, Fulcher, and Ziaka.
Despite San Francisco outscoring Gonzaga, 27-19, in the third quarter, the Bulldogs grabbed the lead late as Maud Huijbens knocked down a straight-away three-pointer for a 53-52 advantage.
In a highly defensive final quarter, the Dons opened the fourth with a 7-1 scoring run for a 59-54 lead. Vukšic and Fulcher produced for the green and gold on the offensive end, connecting on second-chance three-pointers while Werth added a free throw at 5:27.
Gonzaga regained the lead shortly after with seven straight points for a 61-59 edge less than two minutes later.
Going back and forth in the back half of the period, both teams continued to trade field goals as the Bulldogs led 64-62 following a Yvonne Ejim layup at 2:25. Scoring five of the following seven points, capped off with a Ziaka go-ahead three-pointer, the Dons secured the lead for good, 67-66 with 1:27 remaining.
San Francisco locked down defensively late in the contest, holding Gonzaga to without a field goal while Leite connected on three clutch free throws for a 70-68 edge with seven seconds on the clock.
On a last defensive stand, Trawally Porta contested the final shot to solidify the victory for the Dons.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Three players scored in double figures for San Francisco, led by Werth's game-high 19 points. Along with Werth, Fulcher (13 points) and Ziaka (12 points) guided the team offensively.
In 28 minutes off the bench, Ziaka shot 45.5 percent (fie-for-11) from the field and knocked down two of her five attempts from three-point range, including the go-ahead long ball late in the fourth quarter.
Fulcher recorded four of the Dons' 14 offensive rebounds, leading to 12 second-chance points.
Seynabou Thiam played a crucial role defensively for the green and gold as she grabbed a season-best six rebounds and totaled one steal.
Despite being in foul trouble early in the contest, Trawally Porta scored eight points on an efficient four-of-six shooting, grabbed two rebounds, and led the team with two blocks.
As a team, San Francisco had success in fast-break opportunities, outscoring Gonzaga 13-7 in fastbreak points.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To view the full postgame interview with Head Coach Molly Goodenbour, please click here.
To view the full postgame interview with Freja Werth and Cami Fulcher, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco returns to the Hilltop for its final slate of home games beginning with Portland at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27 at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

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