Gonzaga recorded a win over the highest-ranked team in program history and put an end to No. 3 Stanford’s undefeated season in convincing fashion, earning NCAA.com team of the week honors.
Now winners of 24 straight games at home, hot-shooting Gonzaga (8-2) took out Stanford, 96-78 on Sunday, the Cardinal’s worst loss in nearly four years. The Bulldogs finished with five players in double figures, shot 54% and hit 10 3-pointers. It was only the third time that the Bulldogs have beaten Stanford in 15 all-time meetings and first time since 2018.
In the win over Stanford, Brynna Maxwell scored a season-high 27 points, Yvonne Ejim added 27 points and 12 rebounds. Maud Huijbens scored a career-high 15 points for the Bulldogs, while Kaylynne Truong added 10 points, four assists and four rebounds. Eliza Hollingsworth also finished with 10 points.
Gonzaga also won the rebounding battle, 31-29, with Ejim grabbing a team-high of 12. For Ejim, it…
