To start the Gonzaga Bulldogs women’s season, you will hear Jill Barta name dropped, a lot. That is what happens when a player of her caliber departs school early.
Barta departed the Zags one year early with the dreams of a WNBA career. That didn’t pan out, and she is now putting her degree in special education to good use in her native state of Montana.
On the basketball front, the women’s squad lost their leading scorer from the past three seasons. When the game was on the line, Barta was the go-to scorer.