SPOKANE, Wash. — After trailing by as much as 30, UC Davis women's basketball came within seven points of a comeback win over the Gonzaga Bulldogs on Saturday, Dec. 6 but fell short 72-83.
Score: UC Davis 72, Gonzaga 83
Location: Spokane, Wash. (McCarthey Athletic Center)
Records: UC Davis 7-3, Gonzaga 6-4
OPENING TIP
- Avery Sussex tied a career-high, and Nya Epps set a season-high with 23 points each to lead the offense.
- Epps also came close to her first double-double of the year with eight rebounds.
- Sussex was also efficient from beyond the arc, tying a season-high five three-pointers made.
- Ryann Bennett was also effective on offense with 18 points of her own.
- Bennett also dished a team-high six assists.
- The Aggies were perfect from the free-throw line for the first time this season, going 15-for-15 from the stripe.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Bennett got the team going with an early triple and a pair of free throws to keep the game tied at five two minutes in.
- Layups from Tegan Young and Emmy Ersdala made up the rest of the Aggie scoring in the first, with the road team ending the quarter down 9-28.
- Epps and Megan Norris got their first of the night to start the second, but the team saw themselves at a 19-42 deficit five minutes into the period.
- Bennett got back-to-back buckets in the last two minutes, but the threes started to fall for the Bulldogs to put them up 53-24 at the break.
- With Gonzaga up 64-34 halfway through the third quarter, the Aggies began their comeback with a 12-0 run, with a three-pointer from Sussex sparking the offense.
- Five points from the Bulldogs broke up the run, but another trey, along with three from the foul line from Sussex, put the Aggies back within 15, 54-69, entering the final quarter.
- After a pair of layups from Epps opened the fourth period scoring for her team, threes from her and Sussex cut the lead to single-digits for the first time since the first quarter, trailing by 64-71.
- Scores from Bennett and Epps kept things close through the final five minutes of action, but that would be as close as things would get, with Gonzaga pulling out a 72-83 victory.
UP NEXT: The Aggies return home to wrap up December with a pair of games against Chico State and Northern Colorado. The team's matchup with the Wildcats will be Sunday, Dec. 14, at 2:00 p.m. PT. It'll stream live on ESPN+ and KDVS 90.3.
ABOUT UC DAVIS ATHLETICS:
UC Davis, the No. 2 ranked public university by the Wall Street Journal, is home to 40,000 undergraduate students and 12,000 employees. Ranked #1 in Agriculture and Forestry as well as #1 in Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis is located in a true California college town nestled between world-class destinations such as the San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley and Lake Tahoe. Over 650 Aggie student-athletes compete in 25 Division I varsity sports, with 16 sports transitioning to the Mountain West Conference beginning in 2026–27.
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