The Stanford Cardinal defense absolutely smothered Gonzaga and a short-handed Zags squad just couldn’t find a way to push through in a loss, 84-63.
The Zags didn’t have a whole lot of options for players in this game. For the second-consecutive game, the Zags were missing Kayleigh Truong (foot), Maud Huijbens (concussion), and Eliza Hollingsworth (illness). After starting against Stephen F. Austin, Calli Stokes missed this afternoon’s game with a non-COVID illness, leaving Gonzaga with just seven players suited up.
Against a team like Stanford, that makes a tall task even more impossible. The Zags kept pace for the first 10 minutes, entering the second quarter trailing just 19-18.