Pepperdine 52, at Gonzaga 75

SPOKANE, Wash. (Interstat) — The Gonzaga Bulldogs used a dominant third-quarter surge and a balanced scoring attack to pull away from the Pepperdine Waves for a 75-52 victory in a West Coast Conference women’s basketball game Tuesday night at a sold-out McCarthey Athletic Center. A crowd of 4,980 saw the Bulldogs improve to 10-5 overall, while Pepperdine fell to 9-5. The game was tightly contested for the first 20 minutes. Gonzaga led 14-11 after a first quarter defined by early turnovers from both sides. The Bulldogs stretched their lead to 33-22 by halftime, but Pepperdine guard Taija Sta. Maria kept… Read more...