Spokane, WA -- Stacy Jensen's last second heroics at the end of each half, lifted BYU's women's basketball team to a 17-point, 74-57 victory over Gonzaga, Saturday.
Jensen's lay up and free-throw gave the visiting Cougars a 13-point advantage at the break and a similar three-point play with the clock running out at the end of the game sealed the victory, the fourth straight win for BYU and the third on the road.
All-American Erin Thorn led the Cougar team with 17 points and a season and career high nine rebounds, followed by 16 points and nine rebounds from Heather Chessman. Jensen had 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists in the game.
"We continue to do a good job in taking care of the ball and we're playing really well right now," said BYU Head Coach Trent Shippen. He also credited the strong play from his bench players and balanced scoring as factors in Saturday's win.
BYU had nine three-pointers in the game and only 10 turnovers, the second lowest for the team this season.
For the Bulldogs it was Jessica Malone leading her team in scoring with 20 points. No other players scored in double-digits as the Cougars held Gonzaga to just 37 percent shooting from the field.
The 4-1 Cougars play Arkansas on Monday before returning home for four games beginning Thursday, Dec. 7 against Northern Iowa. That game has a 4:30 p.m. tip off and is part of a double-header with the men's team who host Florida International.
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS vs GONZAGA BULLDOGS
12-02-00 2:00 p.m. at SPOKANE, WA
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VISITORS: BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS 4-1
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
31 OSGUTHORPE, Lisa.... f 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 5 4 1 1 2 0 1 23
50 CHESSMAN, Heather... f 3-10 1-3 9-10 3 6 9 1 16 0 1 1 0 33
44 BEUS, Caroline...... c 3-8 0-0 0-2 3 0 3 3 6 0 1 1 0 22
11 THORN, Erin......... g 6-16 3-6 2-2 2 7 9 1 17 4 0 0 2 35
22 JENSEN, Stacy....... g 4-12 2-4 1-3 2 5 7 0 11 3 3 0 0 30
04 SHIPPEN, Kali....... 2-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 5
14 WHITTEN, Julie...... 3-4 1-1 0-0 1 1 2 3 7 0 1 0 0 10
15 COX, Jorja.......... 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 17
20 LARSON, Brittany.... 1-2 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 2 4 0 2 0 1 13
23 ROSE, Chanell....... 1-3 0-0 2-4 3 2 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 12
TEAM................ 2 2 74
Totals.............. 48-124 18-36 34-50 21 25 46 20 148 11 10 2 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 28-62 .452 2nd Half: 20-62 .323 Game: .387 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 12-14 .857 2nd Half: 6-22 .273 Game: .500 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 14-20 .700 2nd Half: 20-30 .667 Game: .680 4
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HOME TEAM: GONZAGA BULLDOGS 2-4
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
20 CHEVALLAY, Nathalie. f 3-8 0-0 2-4 4 3 7 3 8 1 3 0 0 27
24 MALONE, Jessica..... f 5-13 1-7 9-9 0 4 4 1 20 3 4 0 2 37
31 BICKELHAUPT, Anne... c 4-7 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 4 8 0 1 2 0 23
15 BERGMAN, Erin....... g 2-6 2-5 3-4 0 3 3 3 9 1 2 0 0 35
21 ALLEN, Triana....... g 3-9 0-1 2-4 1 4 5 0 8 2 1 0 2 40
30 CLARK, Chelsea...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 12
35 STIME, Bernice...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 10
52 FAHSHOLTZ, Amanda... 2-8 0-0 0-0 3 1 4 1 4 1 2 0 1 16
TEAM................ 3 2 5 57
Totals.............. 38-104 6-26 32-42 12 21 33 19 114 9 14 2 5 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 20-56 .357 2nd Half: 18-48 .375 Game: .365 DEADBALL
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-18 .333 2nd Half: 0-8 .000 Game: .231 REBOUNDS
F Throw % 1st Half: 10-16 .625 2nd Half: 22-26 .846 Game: .762 1
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Officials: MIKE PETTY, JOE JARVIE, SHAWN CATHER
Technical fouls: BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS-None. GONZAGA BULLDOGS-None.
Attendance: 300
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
BRIGHAM YOUNG COUGARS......... 41 33 - 74
GONZAGA BULLDOGS.............. 28 29 - 57