PORTLAND, Ore. --- The Gonzaga Bulldogs opened a big lead in the first quarter and didn't slow down en route to an 85-50 win over the Portland Pilots in a West Coast Conference women's basketball game played on Saturday afternoon at the Chiles Center. Senior Kaylie Van Loo led the Pilots with 16 points.
Gonzaga's (15-4, 6-2 WCC) Jill Barta scored 15 of the Zags' first 17 points as the visitors led by double digits after the first quarter. The Bulldogs' lengthy run continued into the second period and Gonzaga led comfortably at the break, with the help of Barta's 23 first-half points.