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Sept. 1, 2009

SPOKANE, Wash. – Gonzaga University announced the first five women’s basketball non-conference games of the 2009-10 season yesterday, and continues today with games 6-10. Featured are two games against 2009 NCAA Tournament participants in Stanford University, who appeared in the Final Four, and the University of Montana. Also on the slate are home games against Eastern Washington University and Cal State Northridge.

Click here the video of senior Heather Bowman and junior Tatriana Lorenzo announce opponents 6-10.

GAME 6 – SUN., NOV. 29 AT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, 2 p.m.
Stanford University rang up a 33-5 overall record, its eighth 30-win season in program history, in 2008-09, made its eighth appearance in the NCAA Tournament Final Four, and captured its 18th Pacific-10 regular-season title in school history with a 17-1 mark. Stanford also won the Pac-10 Tournament on top of its regular-season crown. The Cardinals came in at No. 2 in the final regular-season edition of the Associated Press Poll and at No. 3 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll.

Stanford returns Jayne Appel who was named State Farm Coaches’ All-American and the Pac-10 Player of the Year in 2008-09. Appel and Jeanette Pohlen were both named to the John R. Wooden Preseason Award list and the State Farm ‘Wade Watch’ List late this summer.

Gonzaga and Stanford will be meeting for the first time in school history. The Bulldogs, however, have played at Maples Pavilion, the Cardinal’s home court. In 2007, the Zags played their first-ever NCAA Tournament game at the Maples Pavilion, falling in the first round to Middle Tennessee State University.

The Bulldogs defeated the Eagles in their last meeting 71-56 in Cheney, Wash., Dec. 4, 2008. Bowman finished with a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds in the 15-point victory, with teammate Tiffanie Shives added 19 points. Starting point guard Vandersloot missed the game due to a sprained ankle.

Gonzaga leads the all-time series 23-13 and has won the last five meetings. The last time the Zags and Eagles played at the McCarthey Athletic Center was Dec. 29, 2008 when GU took the 97-61 win in front of 2,105 Bulldog faithful.

GAME 8 – FRI., DEC. 4 AT MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY, 5 p.m.
Montana State University finished the 2008-09 season with a 15-15 overall record and an 8-8 Big Sky Conference mark. The Bobcats season ended in the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament, falling to WNIT participant Portland State University.

The Bulldogs defeated Montana State 100-47 at the McCarthey Athletic Center last season. Gonzaga, who scored 100+ points three times last season, was led by Bowman and Vandersloot. Bowman scored a game-high 25 points in the 53-point victory, while Vandersloot nearly had a triple-double as she scored 19 points, dished out a career-high 13 assists and grabbed seven rebounds.

Montana State holds the 10-8 lead in the all-time series, but Gonzaga has won the last three meetings. The last time the Zags played at Montana State they won 82-63 (Dec. 12, 2007).

GAME 9 – SUN., DEC. 6 VS. CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE (McCarthey Athletic Center), 2 p.m.
Cal State Northridge closed out the 2008-09 season with an 8-23 overall mark and a 4-12 record in the Big West Conference. The Matadors earned a win in the first round of the Big West Tournament before falling in the second round.

This will be the first meeting between Gonzaga and Cal State Northridge.

GAME 10 – SUN DEC. 11 VS. UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA (McCarthey Athletic Center), 6 p.m.
The University of Montana went 28-5 in 2008-09, won the Big Sky Conference regular-season title with a 15-1 league mark and advanced to the program’s 17th NCAA Tournament. The Lady Griz, like the Bulldogs, played the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Seattle, Wash., as part of the Oklahoma City Region. No. 13 seed Montana fell to No. 4 seed University of Pittsburgh in the first round. Gonzaga, who won its first round game, upsetting No. 5 seed Xavier, ultimately dropped a heartbreaking 65-60 decision to Pittsburgh in the second round.

Gonzaga defeated Montana by six last December, 69-63, snapping the Lady Griz’ 21-game home-court winning streak. Vandersloot had 22 points and eight assists in the contest, while Aussie Kelly Bowen grabbed 10 rebounds Montana holds the 17-9 lead in the all-time series but Gonzaga has won the last two. The last time the Zags hosted the Lady Griz in the McCathey Athletic Center was Nov. 11, 2007 with GU grabbing the 87-71 victory in front of 1,838 fans.

Notes on the first 10 non-conference games: 3: number of teams that played in the 2009 NCAA Tournament (South Dakota State, Stanford, Montana)…3: Pacific-10 Conference teams (USC, Washington, Stanford)…4: first time meetings (USC, North Dakota, Stanford, Cal State Northridge).

Check www.twitter.com/GonzagaBulldogs tomorrow at 9 a.m. for the unveiling of the final five non-conference opponents of the 2009-10 season. An in-depth look into the opponents will then be posted on GoZags.com later in the afternoon.

**As always, the times listed are SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Please check back to GoZags.com closer to the beginning of the season to check times.