# 2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2020–21 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bulldogs (also informally referred to as the "Zags"), were members of the West Coast Conference. The Bulldogs, led by seventh year head coach Lisa Fortier, played their home games at the McCarthey Athletic Center on the university campus in Spokane, Washington.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 2020* 3:00 pm | No. 21 | vs. Oklahoma Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic | Canceled due to Covid-19 issues | Canceled due to Covid-19 issues | Sanford Pentagon Sioux Falls, SD |
| Nov 29, 2020* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | No. 21 | vs. South Carolina Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic | L 72–77 | 0–1 | Sanford Pentagon (0) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Nov 30, 2020* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | No. 21 | vs. South Dakota Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic | W 54–50 | 1–1 | Sanford Pentagon (0) Sioux Falls, SD |
| Dec 6, 2020* 12:00 pm | No. 18 | at South Dakota State | L 72–75 $^{OT}$ | 1–2 | Frost Arena (583) Brookings, SD |
| Dec 8, 2020* 5:30 pm, MW Net | No. 25 | at Wyoming | W 89–50 | 2–2 | Arena-Auditorium (1,003) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 13, 2020* 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 25 | Montana | W 58–51 | 3–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 20, 2020* 2:30 pm | No. 25 | vs. Eastern Michigan Holiday Hoops Classic | W 77–68 | 4–2 | South Point Arena (0) Las Vegas, NV |
| Dec 21, 2020* 2:30 pm | No. 25 | vs. North Alabama Holiday Hoops Classic | W 87–57 | 5–2 | South Point Arena (0) Las Vegas, NV |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2020 12:00 pm, WCC Net | No. 23 | at Loyola Marymount | W 65–62 | 6–2 (1–0) | Gersten Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| Dec 30, 2020 5:00 pm, WCC Net | No. 23 | at Pepperdine | W 58–42 | 7–2 (2–0) | Firestone Fieldhouse (0) Malibu, CA |
| Jan 2, 2021 2:00 pm, WCC Net | No. 23 | Saint Mary's | W 69–37 | 8–2 (3–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 4, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX | No. 23 | Pacific | W 79–59 | 9–2 (4–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 9, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 23 | Portland | W 75–43 | 10–2 (5–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 14, 2021 6:00 pm, WCC Net | No. 19 | at Santa Clara | W 71–52 | 11–2 (6–0) | Kaiser Permanente Arena (0) Santa Cruz, CA |
| Jan 16, 2021 12:00 pm, SWX | No. 19 | at San Francisco | W 76–52 | 12–2 (7–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (0) San Francisco, CA |
| Jan 21, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX | No. 18 | San Diego | Canceled due to Covid-19 issues | Canceled due to Covid-19 issues | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 23, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 18 | BYU | PPD due to Covid-19 issues to 2/2 | PPD due to Covid-19 issues to 2/2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 24, 2021 4:00 pm, WCC Net | No. 19 | at Portland | W 79–61 | 13–2 (8–0) | Chiles Center (0) Portland, OR |
| Jan 28, 2021 7:00 pm, WCC Net | No. 17 | at Pacific | W 77–65 | 14–2 (9–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (0) Stockton, CA |
| Jan 30, 2021 1:00 pm, WCC Net | No. 17 | at Saint Mary's | W 79–52 | 15–2 (10–0) | University Credit Union Pavilion (0) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 2, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX | No. 17 | BYU | W 79–52 | 16–2 (11–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 11, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX | No. 16 | San Francisco | W 79–66 | 17–2 (12–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 13, 2021 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 16 | Santa Clara | W 67–50 | 18–2 (13–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 18, 2021 5:00 pm, BYUtv | No. 16 | at BYU | L 56–61 | 18–3 (13–1) | Marriott Center (153) Provo, UT |
| Feb 20, 2021 2:00 pm, ROOT | No. 16 | at San Diego | W 69–47 | 19–3 (14–1) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (0) San Diego, CA |
| Feb 25, 2021 7:30 pm, SWX | No. 21 | Pepperdine | W 95–49 | 20–3 (15–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (0) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 27, 2021 1:00 pm, SWX | No. 21 | Loyola Marymount | W 77–39 | 21–3 (16–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2021 11:00 am, Root Sports | (1) No. 16 | (4) Santa Clara Semifinals | W 72–62 | 22–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 9, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPNU | (1) No. 16 | (2) BYU Championship game | W 43–42 | 23–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 22, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (5 M) No. 14 | vs. (12 M) Belmont First Round | L 59–64 | 23–4 | Strahan Arena (0) San Marcos, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. M=Mercado regional. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | No Change |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.