SPOKANE, Wash. — The Gonzaga Bulldogs are rising in the AP poll and earning more individual honors this week.
The Zags moved up four spots to No. 16 in the AP poll. Coming off a big win over the University of Portland, the Zags are riding a 10-game winning streak and are 7-0 in conference play this season.
Here are the full rankings as of January 16.
- South Carolina
- Ohio State
- LDU
- Stanford
- End
- Indiana
- Notre Dame
- Utah
- UCLA
- Iowa
- Maryland
- Virginia Institute of Technology
- duke
- Michigan
- Oklahoma
- Gonzaga
- North Carolina
- Iowa State
- Arizona
- North Carolina State
- Illinois
- Vilanova
- Oregon
- Colorado
- Texas
Along with the team success this week, one Zag Hooper won an individual prize.
Graduate transfer and Gig Harbor, WA native Brynn Maxwell was this week’s WCC Player of the Week. In the Zags’ last win against Portland, she scored 20 points, adding four rebounds and two assists to her tally. Maxwell leads all of college basketball in three-point percentage, shooting 54.4 percent from beyond the arc on 103 attempts. She also leads college basketball in free throw percentage (98.1 percent on 51-of-52 shooting).
This is the second time she has won the award. The last time she won it was on December 27. Maxwell, Yvonne Ejim and Kaylin Truong won the award this season.
Maxwell and the Zags look to continue their winning streak Thursday in Stockton, Calif., when they meet Pacific. Tip off at 11am
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