2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by sixth year head coach Lisa Fortier, played 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
Seasons
2019–20 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Gonzaga 17 1   .944 28 3   .903
San Diego 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
BYU 13 5   .722 18 11   .621
Portland 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
Pacific 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Pepperdine 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Saint Mary's 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
San Francisco 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
Santa Clara 5 13   .278 12 19   .387
Loyola Marymount 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
2020 WCC tournament winner
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Anamaria Virjoghe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS So Voievodul Mercea
Northwest Christian
Târgoviște, Romania
F 3 Jenn Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Seton Catholic Chandler, AZ
F 4 LeeAnne Wirth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Seton Catholic Chandler, AZ
G 5 Louise Forsyth 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Brookswood Secondary Langley, BC
F 10 Gillian Barfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Phoenix Country Day School Phoenix, AZ
G 11 Kayleigh Truong 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Jersey Village Houston, TX
F 12 Eliza Hollingsworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr St Leonard's College Melbourne, Australia
G 13 Cierra Walker   5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Oregon City
Vanderbilt
Oregon City, OR
G 14 Kaylynne Truong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Jersey Village Houston, TX
G 15 Jessie Loera 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Moses Lake Moses Lake, WA
G 24 Katie Campbell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Ventura
Ventura College
Oxnard, CA
G 32 Jill Townsend 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Okanogan Okanogan, WA
F 33 Melody Kempton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Post Falls Post Falls, ID
G 44 Kylee Griffen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Lake 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Women's Basketball Schedule - Gonzaga University Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". Gozags.com.