Gonzaga

Well, what is there to say about this one.

The first half performance was while not exemplary was certainly adequate.

That said, what would ultimately be the Huskies undoing showed itself in the 1st period as Gonzaga was able to continue possesions with work on the offensive glass and frustrating the Huskies with the trap.

Laura McLellan showed little after effects from the injury and provided a big scoring punch on the block.

Holding a tournament team to 24 1st half points is a decent defensive effort, albeit one assisted by Gonzaga's ice cold shooting.

The opening stanza of the 2nd half showed very scattered and sloppy play from the Huskies and the first "Line Change" of the season in which the starters were replaced en masse when they allowed Gonzaga a 2nd chance on their opening possesion of the half.

Heidi had a nice night on the glass but she didn't get a lot of help in that area.

Down the stretch, the Bulldogs frustrated and flummoxed Washington with a 3/4 court press and 1/2 court trap that the Huskies seemingly had no answers for. While this Hooligan would have liked to have seen a few more fouls called as the Zag defenders were perhaps a bit over zealous with the traps and making contact with the trapee, the Huskies have to figure out how to break the press and the trap if they are to have success this season.

Ultimately, you aren't gonna win if you turn the ball over 30+ times and lose the rebounding battle to boot.