Zags Dash USD's Hoop Dreams

LAS VEGAS -- The USD women's basketball team went down fighting against Gonzaga on Monday.

Heather Bowman scored 16 points, Janelle Bekkering added 11 of her 14 in the second half, and Gonzaga beat San Diego 66-55 Monday in the West Coast Conference tournament final.
     
Kelly Bowen had 15 points and nine rebounds for the Zags (26-6), who are headed to the NCAA tournament for just the second time in school history after winning their fifth straight West Coast regular-season title.
     
Gonzaga made a 9-2 run midway through the second half to pull away from the sixth-seeded Toreros (19-13). Kiva Herman concluded an outstanding tournament with 23 points and six rebounds for San Diego, which won three games in three days to reach the final against the top-seeded Zags.
 

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