Yvonne Ejim scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Kayleigh Truong had 21 points and seven assists and No. 16 Gonzaga won its ninth-straight game with an 85-67 romp past San Diego on Saturday.
Kaylynne Truong added 11 points for the Bulldogs (16-2, 3-0 West Coast Conference), who have won 28th-straight home games, the third longest streak in the nation.
Kayleigh Truong was 8-of-9 shooting but Gonzaga went 7 of 17 in the fourth quarter to drop to 30 of 61 for the game. Ejim got her 15th career double-double.
Veronica Sheffey scored 20 points to lead the Toreros (4-13, 0-4), who have lost seven straight. Kylie Horstmeyer added 10 points. Sheffey was 7 of 12 shooting and her teammates went 16 of 46 (35%).
Ejim opened the game with a layup, Brynna Maxwell drained a 3-pointer and the Bulldogs never trailed. It was 21-13 after one quarter and 43-33 at the half. Gonzaga shot 54% (15 of 28) and held San Diego to 39% (12 of 31) in the first half.
Four Bulldogs scored to open the second half, pushing the lead to 52-33. The lead got as high as 22. It never dropped below double figures after Kayleigh Truong hit a 3-pointer at 3:42 of the second period that made it 33-21.
Overall, GU outrebounded USD, 38-31, and only committed seven turnovers compared to San Diego's 10.
Notes:
With 25 points today, Ejim has scored double figures for 23-straight games. She has now scored at least 20 points in 10 games so far this season. The double double also marked the 15th in her career and fifth this season.
Gonzaga has now won 28-straight games at home.
Head coach Lisa Fortier is one win away from another milestone of 250 wins. She currently sits at 249-61 (.803), which is seventh in in the nation in winning percentage among current coaches with at least 10 years at the helm.