We’ve been waiting for the Gonzaga Bulldogs to play the BYU Cougars for quite some time, and it turned out to be more than worth the weight. Cierra Walker and Jill Townsend hit clutch shots in the final two minutes to give the Zags the big win, 63-56.
The game started out as an absolute brawler, with both teams trading buckets and Gonzaga taking a one point lead into the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, it was all Gonzaga all the time. Even with LeeAnne Wirth sitting for much of the second quarter with three fouls, the Zags went on one of their patented big runs, outscoring BYU 18-2 in seven minutes to take 34-22 lead into halftime.