The Gonzaga women opened their season against the top-ranked South Carolina Gamecocks, who have not lost in over a year and won a game this past Wednesday by 81 points. The Bulldogs gave them all they could handle, and led in the fourth quarter, before some unfortunate foul shooting turned the game around. South Carolina pulled away late with a 79-72 victory.
Both teams came out firing offensively. Gonzaga shot 10-for-15 from the floor, while the Gamecocks converted on 9-of-17 shots. South Carolina used their clear size advantage to get to the foul line 11 times to give them a 25-23 advantage after the first 10 minutes of play.