SPOKANE, Wash. — The 2024-25 Gonzaga women's basketball nonconference schedule has been released, completing the full 2024-25 schedule for the defending WCC regular season champions.
Led by head coach Lisa Fortier, the Bulldogs will play eight teams that finished in the top 100 in the NET rankings last year, four of which competed in the NCAA tournament last season.
The Zags' first game will be an exhibition game on Friday, November 1, against the College of Idaho in the McCarthey Athletic Center. The Zags will then play against the University of Montana on Tuesday, November 5. The Zags beat Montana 83-70 last year in Missoula.
The Zags will then face their biggest test so far in the season, playing Stanford in Palo Alto on Sunday, November 10. Gonzaga beat the Cardinal in The Kennel last year 96-78, which is GU's highest-ranked win in program history.
The Zags will then return to Spokane to play against Cal on Thursday, November 14 before playing Wyoming on Sunday, November 17 and Rice on Thursday, November 21. The Zags beat all three teams last year.
Three days later, on Sunday, November 24, the Zags will play New Mexico before playing three games in the Virgin Islands for the Paradise Jam this Thanksgiving. The Zags will play Missouri State, Texas Tech and Florida State in the tournament.
Gonzaga's final nonconference games will be on Saturday, December 7, against Colorado State on Saturday, December 14 against Eastern Washington.
GU's first WCC game will be on Thursday, December 19 against USF in San Francisco.
