SPOKANE, Wash. - A second half comeback fell short for the West Virginia University women’s basketball team, as the Mountaineers fell 62-57 to Gonzaga in the opening game of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Women’s Challenge at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
The Mountaineers (2-1) overcame a 19-point deficit by outscoring the Bulldogs (3-1) 19-9 in the third quarter. West Virginia took a four-point lead, 48-44, after a layup from Bria Holmes with under seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. GU fought back and tied the game on three more occasions. Back-to-back layups from freshman Laura Stockton gave the Zags a lead they would never relinquish and clinch the victory.