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The Gonzaga Bulldog’s women’s basketball team rose two spots to No. 23 in the latest AP Poll.
The Zags played one game last week, a tidy 77-68 win over Eastern Michigan University yesterday. Jenn Wirth and Jill Townsend each notched a double-double, going for 18 points and 10 rebounds and 11 points and 10 rebounds, respectively. Joined by Melody Kempton’s 13 points and Kaylynne Truong’s 11 points, four Zags finished with double-digit points.
Gonzaga plays its second game in as many days this afternoon against the University of North Alabama. It will be the final game of the non-conference slate for the Zags. Gonzaga opens up conference play against Loyola Marymount on Dec. 28.
Here is the full AP Poll for Week 5.
Women’s AP Poll - Week 5
| rank | team | points | previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| rank | team | points | previous |
| 1 | Stanford (26) | 742 | 1 |
| 2 | Louisville (1) | 693 | 2 |
| 3 | Connecticut (1) | 676 | 3 |
| 4 | North Carolina State (2) | 674 | 4 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 641 | 5 |
| 6 | Arizona | 600 | 6 |
| 7 | Baylor | 558 | 7 |
| 8 | Oregon | 557 | 7 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | 491 | 10 |
| 10 | UCLA | 461 | 11 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 435 | 12 |
| 12 | Mississippi STate | 417 | 13 |
| 13 | Kentucky | 391 | 9 |
| 14 | Maryland | 381 | 14 |
| 15 | Northwestern | 325 | 16 |
| 16 | Ohio State | 255 | 17 |
| 17 | Michigan | 248 | 19 |
| 18 | DePaul | 203 | 24 |
| 19 | Indiana | 175 | 15 |
| 20 | Texas | 168 | 22 |
| 20 | South Florida | 168 | 23 |
| 22 | Syracuse | 107 | 18 |
| 23 | Gonzaga | 82 | 25 |
| 24 | Missouri State | 76 | 20 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 55 | NR |