2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
Gulf Coast Showcase champions; WCC regular season champions
Conference	West Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	28–3 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach	Lisa Fortier (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Jordan Green; Stacy Clinesmith; Craig Fortier;
Home arena	McCarthey Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Roster

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

Lisa Fortier (Cal State Monterey)

Assistant coach(es)

Jordan Green (George Fox)
Stacy Clinesmith (UC Santa Barbara)
Craig Fortier (Cal State Monterey)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
Poll	Pre- Season	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8	Week 9	Week 10	Week 11	Week 12	Week 13	Week 14	Week 15	Week 16	Week 17	Week 18	Week 19	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.

References

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

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

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v t e Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball
Venues	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre (1986–2004) McCarthey Athletic Center (2004–present)
Culture & lore	Spike the Bulldog "Go, Gonzaga!"
People	Head coaches Record holders
Retired numbers	21
Seasons	1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References