Gonzaga women after 3rd straight WCC title

Gonzaga, which won the West Coast Conference regular-season title for the 11th straight season, goes after its seventh WCC women’s basketball tournament title in eight years, beginning Friday.

The tournament begins Thursday at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

The Bulldogs (23-6, 16-2) play at noon Friday against the survivor of the 8-9 seed matchup between Loyola Marymount (6-23, 4-14) and Pepperdine (8-21, 3-15). The Lions and Waves play at noon Thursday.

A win would put Gonzaga in a noon semifinal on Monday against the winner of Thursday’s 8 p.m. 4-5 game between Saint Mary’s (20-9, 13-5) and BYU (20-9, 12-6).

The Zags have reached eight straight title games and won the last two.