SPOKANE, Wash. — Brynna Maxwell scored a season-high 27 points, Yvonne Ejim added 25 points and 12 rebounds, and Gonzaga handed No. 3 Stanford its worst loss in nearly four years beating the Cardinal 96-78 on Sunday.
The Bulldogs (8-2) won their 24th straight home game and beat the Cardinal for only the third time in 16 games. Gonzaga last beat Stanford in 2018 in what has become an almost yearly matchup between the private West Coast schools.
“The players are very excited and they’re proud of themselves, which they should be,” Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier said. “Celebrating in the locker room is part of the deal at Gonzaga and I’m happy to be a part of it too.”
Stanford’s perfect start to the season came crashing down behind a barrage of hot shooting by the Bulldogs. Gonzaga finished with five players in double figures, shot 54% and hit 10 3-pointers.
Maud Huijbens scored 15 points for the Bulldogs, while Kaylynne Truong added 10 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds. Eliza Hollingsworth also finished with 10 points.
Courtney Ogden, Hannah Jump and Nunu Agara led Stanford (8-1) with 13 points each. Leading scorer Cameron Brink finished with just 10 points, played only 12 minutes and didn’t play in the second half because of illness. Kiki Iriafen also finished with 10 points.
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