LAS VEGAS — Jordan Hunter had 12 points and 15 rebounds as second-seeded Saint Mary’s stunned top-seeded and No. 1 ranked Gonzaga 60-47 in the WCC Tournament championship game on Tuesday at the Orleans Arena.
Jordan Ford added 19 points for the Gaels (22-11), who earn the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Gonzaga (30-3) will receive an at-large big into tournament, but its hopes of earning one of the four No. 1 seeds is now in question.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
BYU 82, (12) GONZAGA 68: Brenna Chase scored 25 points, Shaylee Gonzales added 20 and Brigham Young (25-6) beat No. 12 Gonzaga (28-4) in Las Vegas to win its third West Coast Conference tournament title.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 19, HUSSON 7: The Nor’easters (2-2) scored the first seven goals of the game – with two goals each from both Nichole Carvalho and Casey Conwell – and opened a 13-3 halftime lead to beat the Eagles (0-1) at Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Conwell had three goals, while seven players had multi-goal games for UNE. Mary Cushing had four goals for Husson.
MEN’S LACROSSE
COLBY 26, HUSSON 6: Carter Vicker had all of his four goals in the first half as Mules (2-2) opened a 15-3 lead by halftime and handled the Eagles (0-3) at Waterville.
Max Cushman had five goals for Colby, Bret Miller had three goals and an assist, and Michael Minard, Charlie Lynch, Derek Muse and Beck French each scored twice.
BATES 20, WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 8: Matt Chlastawa had five goals and four assists as the Bobcats (4-1) rolled past the Golden Bears (2-2) at Lewiston.
Dahnique Brown-Jones, Jack Scribner and Otis Klingbeil each added a pair of goals for Bates, which had 13 different scorers.
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