# 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team

The 2019–20 Gonzaga Bulldogs women's basketball team represented Gonzaga University in the 2019–20 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 sixth 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 |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Warner Pacific | W 105–45 | | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2019* 2:00 pm | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 92–48 | 1–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,349) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 14, 2019* 7:30 pm, SWX | | UT Martin | W 78–55 | 2–0 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,255) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 17, 2019* 5:00 pm | | at No. 3 Stanford | L 70–76 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Maples Pavilion (2,863) Stanford, CA |
| Nov 22, 2019* 6:00 pm, SWX | No. 23 | Eastern Washington | W 84–44 | 3–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Nov 29, 2019* 10:30 am | No. 22 | vs. Dayton Gulf Coast Showcase Quarterfinals | W 76–65 | 4–1 | Hertz Arena (411) Estero, FL |
| Nov 30, 2019* 2:00 pm | No. 22 | vs. Middle Tennessee Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals | W 62–50 | 5–1 | Hertz Arena (397) Estero, FL |
| Dec 1, 2019* 4:30 pm | No. 22 | vs. Purdue Gulf Coast Showcase championship | W 63–50 | 6–1 | Hertz Arena (517) Estero, FL |
| Dec 5, 2019* 5:00 pm, SWX | No. 18 | at Montana State | W 70–55 | 7–1 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,837) Bozeman, MT |
| Dec 8, 2019* 2:00 pm | No. 18 | at Washington State | W 76–53 | 8–1 | Beasley Coliseum (1,332) Pullman, WA |
| Dec 15, 2019* 2:00 pm | No. 17 | Texas Southern | W 80–45 | 9–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,371) Spokane, WA |
| Dec 17, 2019* 5:30 pm | No. 17 | at Wyoming | W 65–54 | 10–1 | Arena-Auditorium (2,432) Laramie, WY |
| Dec 20, 2019* 6:00 pm, SWX | No. 17 | No. 20 Missouri State | W 64–52 | 11–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,570) Spokane, WA |
| WCC regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2019 1:00 pm | No. 17 | Portland | W 62–57 | 12–1 (1–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 2, 2020 6:00 pm | No. 17 | at BYU | W 55–43 | 13–1 (2–0) | Marriott Center (894) Provo, UT |
| Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm | No. 17 | at San Diego | W 57–42 | 14–1 (3–0) | Jenny Craig Pavilion (386) San Diego, CA |
| Jan 9, 2020 6:00 pm | No. 16 | Saint Mary's | W 74–49 | 15–1 (4–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,611) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 11, 2020 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 16 | Pacific | W 68–67 | 16–1 (5–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,639) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm | No. 16 | at Santa Clara | W 67–52 | 17–1 (6–0) | Leavey Center (301) Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 18, 2020 5:00 pm | No. 16 | at San Francisco | W 69–46 | 18–1 (7–0) | War Memorial Gymnasium (406) San Francisco, CA |
| Jan 23, 2020 6:00 pm | No. 13 | Pepperdine | W 70–36 | 19–1 (8–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,355) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 25, 2020 1:00 pm | No. 13 | Loyola Marymount | W 78–52 | 20–1 (9–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Jan 30, 2020 6:00 pm | No. 12 | San Diego | W 57–46 | 21–1 (10–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,596) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 1, 2020 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 12 | BYU | W 59–44 | 22–1 (11–0) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 6, 2020 2:00 pm | No. 11 | at Pacific | W 83–65 | 23–1 (12–0) | Alex G. Spanos Center (518) Stockton, CA |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm | No. 11 | at Saint Mary's | L 60–70 | 23–2 (12–1) | University Credit Union Pavilion (569) Moraga, CA |
| Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm | No. 15 | San Francisco | W 56–38 | 24–2 (13–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, SWX | No. 15 | Santa Clara | W 53–46 | 25–2 (14–1) | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Feb 20, 2020 7:00 pm | No. 13 | at Loyola Marymount | W 75–47 | 26–2 (15–1) | Gersten Pavilion (322) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm | No. 13 | at Pepperdine | W 64–50 | 27–2 (16–1) | Firestone Fieldhouse (406) Malibu, CA |
| Feb 29, 2020 2:00 pm | No. 11 | at Portland | W 56–42 | 28–2 (17–1) | Chiles Center (1,709) Portland, OR |
| WCC Women's Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2020 12:00 pm, BYU TV/RTNW | (1) No. 11 | vs. (4) Portland Semifinals | L 69–70 | 28-3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2019–20 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.