Gonzaga women roll over Pepperdine for WCC title

Courtney Vandersloot scored 19 points, Heather Bowman added 14 and No. 18 Gonzaga rolled to its 17th straight victory, 76-48 over Pepperdine on Monday in the West Coast Conference tournament final in Las Vegas.

The Bulldogs (27-4) dominated the WCC with a 14-0 regular-season run followed by tournament blowouts of Santa Clara and Pepperdine at the Orleans Arena.

Lauren Bell scored 16 points for the Waves (20-11), whose otherwise successful season included three one-sided losses to Gonzaga, the nation’s fifth highest-scoring team.

The Zags, on their way to the NCAA tournament, have won six straight regular-season conference titles. (AP)

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