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Gonzaga women upset by Belmont

 

Last updated 3/25/2021 at 12:43pm

Courtesy Gonzaga Athletics

Gonzaga senior Jill Townsend shoots from deep. The Bulldogs lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Belmont.

SAN MARCOS, TEXAS – Just 13 days after Jill Townsend's heroic buzzer-beating shot to beat BYU in the WCC Championship, the Gonzaga women were on the other end of heartbreak after falling to the Belmont Bruins of the Ohio Valley Conference in the first round of the NCAA Tournament March 22.

The No. 5 seeded Bulldogs lost to the No. 12 Bruins 64-59, concluding Gonzaga's season. Belmont had never won an NCAA Tournament game before.

"Today we didn't have enough answers," Gonzaga head coach Lisa Fortier said.

Turnovers plagued Gonzaga, as the Bulldogs coughed up the ball 20 times and took it way just six times. That was enough to overshadow the fact that Gonzaga shot 54.8% from the field to just 41.4% for Belmont and outrebounded the Bruins 37-18.

Belmont scored 25 points off Gonzaga's 20 turnovers.

Destinee Wells was heroic for Belmont, scoring a game-high 25 points and dishing out seven assists. She was responsible for over half of Belmont's buckets, whether through scoring or assisting. No other Bruin scored in double figures.

Townsend led Gonzaga in scoring with 17 points, while LeeAnne Wirth added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Gonzaga finished the 2020-21 season with a 23-4 record, but ended it short of its goal of advancing through the NCAA Tournament.

 

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