COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Gonzaga grinds out road win over Montana

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Junior Kaylynne Truong scored 15 points and Gonzaga got 31 points from its bench in fending off Montana 67-60 on Sunday before 2,844 at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Mont.

Junior Kayleigh Truong added 13 points, Cierra Walker 10 for the Zags (2-0).

Melody Kempton, a senior from Post Falls High, scored five points for the Zags.

Anamaria Virjoghe led Gonzaga with 10 rebounds, a career high for the senior.

Carmen Gfeller scored a game-high 19 points for Montana (1-1).

Montana led 10-4 early in the game. Gonzaga responded with a 7-0 run to lead by one, with layups from Kaylynne Truong, Yvonne Ejim and a 3-pointer from McKayla Williams.

Kaylynne Truong scored six of her points in the second quarter, and Ejim went to work recorded five rebounds and four points. Freshman Bree Salenbien made a buzzer-beater 3-pointer to give GU a 36-28 halftime advantage and the largest lead of the game at that point.

The Zags now have won nine straight against the Griz and move to 14-3 overall since 1999.

Gonzaga plays host to defending Big Sky Conference champion Idaho State on Thursday at 6 p.m.

San Diego 66, Idaho 46: At Moscow, the Toreros outscored the Vandals 29-5 in the second quarter and rode that big lead to a nonconference win before 861 at the ICCU Arena.

Gonzaga transfer Louise Forsyth scored a team-high 17 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead Idaho. Allison Kirby, a super senior from Timberlake High, added 11 points and Beyonce Bea tallied 10 rebounds.

The Vandals struggled from the field shooting 16 of 53 (30.2%) and 2 of 21 (9.5%) from the 3-point line.

Kendall Bird scored 19 points to lead three San Diego players in double figures. The Toreros were 26 of 62 (41.9%) from the field, despite shooting 1 of 11 (9.1%) from the 3-point line.

Idaho continues a tough nonconference schedule next Sunday when the Vandals welcome Washington State to the ICCU Arena at 1 p.m.

Pepperdine 67, Eastern Washington 48: At Malibu, Calif., Jaydia Martin scored 19 points for the Eagles (0-2) in a loss to the Waves (1-1).

Jacinta Buckley added nine points and nine rebounds for EWU.

Eve Braslis led Pepperdine with 15 points.

Eastern plays at Grand Canyon on Tuesday in Phoenix.