SAN FRANCISCO, Calif – A 19-point, 10-rebound double-double from Shaylee Gonzales gave BYU women’s basketball (10-3, 2-0 WCC) the edge in a 67-59 win over San Francisco (5-8, 1-1 WCC) Monday.

BYU vs. San Francisco Final Box Score 

"I thought our bigs played really well in the second half and we got another great defensive effort," BYU head coach Jeff Judkins said. "We haven’t won here in a couple of years so this feels good to get a win."

Gonzales shot 7 of 14 from the field, including 3 of 6 on 3-pointers to lead all scorers with 19 points. Her 10 rebounds gave the freshman her second double-double of the season. Brenna Chase contributed an all-around line with 13 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals. Johnson had nine points and four rebounds while Jasmine Moody had eight points, seven rebounds and two blocks. 

BYU struggled offensively in the opening quarter, scoring just nine points on 4 of 19 shooting from the field. The Dons ended the quarter on a 12-2 run to go up, 16-9 after one period.

The Cougars fought back in the second quarter, and an and-one from Johnson gave BYU the lead, 21-20, midway through the period. USF regained the lead in the final minute of the half, despite an 18-12 advantage in the quarter for BYU.

Johnson led the Cougars in scoring in the first half with seven points, while Gonzales added six rebounds. Babalu Ugwu contributed six points in the half and Chase led in assists with three.

Gonzales hit her second 3-pointer of the game with 3:21 left in the third quarter to give BYU the lead, 41-40 and put her in double digits with 12 points. She hit another three just seconds later to give BYU its largest lead, 50-45 late in third quarter. A USF 3-pointer brought them within two, 50-48 heading into the final period.

A 3-pointer from Chase put her in double digits with 12 and extended the BYU lead to eight, 62-54 early in the fourth quarter. Free throws from Jasmine Moody gave BYU its first double-digit lead, 64-54 with 3:21 remaining. Gonzales reached the second double-double of her career with 10 rebounds in the final period as well.

BYU returns home to take on Pepperdine Thursday, Jan. 3, at 7 p.m. MDT in the Marriott Center. The game will be televised on BYUtv.

Postgame Notes at San Francisco

Team

• With the 67-59 West Coast Conference road win at San Francisco, BYU women’s basketball improved its record to 10-3, 2-0 on the year.
• In the first half of play, BYU had the advantage in blocks with three to USF’s one. For the game, the Cougars got five blocks to the Dons three. The visiting Cougar team also tallied more steals with six while USF got four.
• For the third time on the year, BYU finished the game with two players scoring in double figures. Shaylee Gonzalez got a game-high 19 points with teammate Brenna Chase contributing 13 points in the win.
• Both teams tied in the rebounds category with each team pulling down 39.
• The Dons had the advantage in assists in the game with 18 to BYU’s 12.

Player

• Freshman Shaylee Gonzales pulled down six rebounds in the first 20 minutes to lead the Cougar team in that category. She finished the game with a game-best 10 rebounds to go along with a game-high 19 points for her second double-double of the year. Her stat line also included two assists, one block and one steal.
• In the first half of action, junior guard Brenna Chase had dished out three assists, the most on the team. She added two more in the second half for a team-best five assists. Chase picked up her 10th and third straight game contributing double-digit points with 13. She also pulled down five rebounds, one block and a game-best three steals.
• Senior Jasmine Moody came off the bench contributing eight points, going 6 of 7 from the free throw line and grabbed six rebounds. She also got a team-high two blocks.
• Sophomore guard Paisley Johnson finished the game with nine points, four rebounds and two assists.

PROVO, Utah— The 2018-19 West Coast Conference race starts on the road for the Cougar women as the team seeks to capture the league title. BYU (8-3) plays at Santa Clara (7-4) on Saturday, Dec. 29 at 2 p.m. PST. The team remains in the Bay Area for a game at San Francisco (4-7) on Monday, Dec. 31, at 2 p.m. PST.  A live video stream will be available on TheW.tv. for both games.

BYU at Santa Clara Game Notes

ABOUT BYU

• The Cougars have recorded wins over UC Riverside, Eastern Washington, Utah State, TCU, California Baptist, Utah Valley, Colorado State and Northern Colorado.
• After playing in 11 games, BYU is putting up 66.5 points per game while shooting 40.5 percent from the field, 30.3 percent from the 3-point line and 70.4 percent when shooting from the free throw line. The team grabs 40.6 rebounds and has pulled down more boards in six contests to date.
• Freshman Shaylee Gonzales, who has scored in double digits in all games, leads in scoring with a 17.2 average. Sophomore Paisley Johnson follows with 12.6 points a contest. Junior Brenna Chase rounds out the double-figure scoring with 12.3 points a game. She also leads the way in assists (4.2) and steals (2.6).  Junior Shalae Salmon tops the leaderboard in rebounding with a 6.1 average.
• Sophomore center Sara Hamson leads in blocks with 1.8 per contest.
• At least two players have scored in double-digit points in nine of the 11 games played.
• BYU was picked to finish third in the WCC preseason poll while junior Brenna Chase and sophomore Sara Hamson were named to the WCC preseason team.
• During last year’s WCC race, the Cougars swept the series vs. Santa Clara.

ABOUT SANTA CLARA

• Santa Clara enters WCC play with a 7-4 record, picking up wins over Sonoma State, Nevada, San Diego State, Cal State Fullerton Missouri State San Jose State and Grand Canyon.
• SCU returns seven letterwinners including three starters from last year's team that compiled a 9-21, 5-13 record, finishing tied for eighth place in the WCC race.
• Leading the way in scoring for the Broncos is junior guard Tia Hay who is averaging 13.8 points a game. She’s followed by sophomore forward Ashlyn Herlihy who contributes 10.4 points a contest. Junior Lauren Yearwood tops the leaderboard in rebounds and blocks for Santa Clara with a 7.1 and 3.0 average, respectively.
• The Broncos are scoring 60.0 points and pull down 35.5 boards per game. The team shoots 39.7 percent from the field, 26.5 percent from behind the arc and 66.9 percent from the free-throw line.
• Santa Clara was selected to finish sixth in the 2018-19 WCC Preseason Poll.

ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO

• Heading into WCC play, the San Francisco Dons are 4-7 on the year. USF hosts San Diego on Dec. 29 prior to the game with BYU.
• In their nonconference schedule, USF beat San Jose State, Cal Poly, Sacramento State and North Dakota State.
• The Dons return five letterwinners and two starters from a squad that compiled a 16-15, 10-8 record last season. USF finished in fifth place in last year’s WCC race.
• San Francisco is averaging 72.5 points and pulls down 35.2 rebounds per game.
• During last year’s race, the Dons and Cougars won on their home courts. 
• BYU leads the series 17-5 and has a 6-3 mark when playing in San Francisco.

UP NEXT FOR BYU

After the two road WCC games, the Cougars return home for more league play. BYU hosts Pepperdine on Jan. 3 and LMU on Jan. 5. Both games will be carried live on BYUtv.