Basketball Beats DeMatha, Keeps Top Spot

On Tuesday, January 11th Gonzaga squared off against DeMatha Catholic. Gonzaga and DeMatha came into this game ranked  #1 & #2 in the area. The Eagles started off hot and never looked back. Gonzaga began the game with a 22-8 run and never took their foot off the gas. The lead would get up as high as 41-18 in the 2nd quarter. DeMatha did not flounder and would fight back to cut the lead to 12 in the fourth quarter, but it would not be enough. The Eagles won the first matchup of the season, 87-73. Click here to read an article by The Washington Post.

Gonzaga followed up that performance by beating the Heights 82-52 on Thursday, January 13th. The win prompted Gonzaga to an overall 10-0 record and 4-0 in WCAC play.  

We asked Coach Turner his thoughts on this year's team: “It’s been great watching us thus far this season, we are playing great team ball. The team has never been a one trick pony. For me it has been fun to watch us be the sum of our parts.”

Next up, Gonzaga heads to Springfield, Massachusetts Sunday, January 16th at 3pm EST to take on Oak Hill Academy in the HoopHall Classic.. Live streaming options will be available.