“They are such warriors, not only inspiring young women, but so competitive and fantastic students and teammates. “Lexie and Lacie has been one of the highlights of my coaching career,” VanDerveer said last week. On top of that, this will probably be the final homecoming for Lacie and Lexie Hull, who led Central Valley High School to a national championship in 2018. “We have a ton of respect for their program, and regardless of the outcome, there’s so much to be learned when you play a team of their caliber.” “This is the game we look forward to year after year,” Fortier said. Cardinal coach Tara VanDerveer, a Hall of Famer, has won three national titles and is a towering figure in the women’s game. The teams didn’t meet last year because of COVID-19 instead, GU opened with top-ranked South Carolina and lost by seven after leading late in the game.īut the Stanford rivalry is special. 3 Stanford that catapulted the Zags into the Top 25. The Zags have played their share of marquee nonconference games in recent years and have risen to the occasion every time.įour years ago, they hung with defending national champ Notre Dame in a Thanksgiving tournament a year later, it was the big win over Stanford and in 2019, it was an overtime loss at then-No. “I think we’re all super excited,” senior Abby O’Connor said after the Zags’ 69-39 win over Idaho State. “I can’t wait,” said Cierra Walker, who watched that game from the bench as a transfer. GU is 3-0, with plenty of talent and depth to go along with a hunger to prove they deserve a spot in the national rankings. The Zags won that game 79-73 and figure to a have a decent shot of doing it again.
It’s the biggest nonconference game in the Kennel since the last time the Cardinal made this trip, in 2018.
That would be defending national champion Stanford, which visits the Kennel on Sunday afternoon. The box scores from the win over Idaho State had barely cleared the copy machine Thursday night when the Gonzaga players were asked about the next home game.
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