Season In Review: Analyzing Gonzaga WBB's 2025-26 Campaign

A clear signal of the youth infusion Gonzaga women’s basketball had this season is the fact that there was only one senior in its rotation.

Still, the Zags were victorious in 24 games, won the WCC tournament, and got back to the NCAA tournament after missing out on it the year prior. After Allie Turner broke out in her freshman season, Lauren Whittaker topped her with an unbelievable freshman campaign. And with so much of the team’s core expected to return, the Bulldogs are in great shape moving forward with several players who have already produced beyond their years.

Each time head coach Lisa Fortier was asked about her squad’s turnover issue throughout the year (Gonzaga had the third-most turnovers in the conference and the second-worst turnover margin), she shrugged it off. Fortier simply attributed the lack of ball security to the youth of the team, despite it costing them in most of their 10 losses. But if you were to look at the other areas of the game, it would show why she didn’t visibly obsess over the nagging issue.

So how did GU have such a successful season despite its lack of experience?