PORTLAND, Ore. --- Portland's Haylee Andrews grabbed a double-double and Kate Andersen scored 10 points in her final home game as a Pilot, in a hard-fought match against the No. 10 Gonzaga Bulldogs. Going into the fourth quarter up six, Gonzaga would outscore Portland 16-7 in the fourth to take the game 56-42 at the Chiles Center.
 
The Pilots (18-11, 11-7 WCC), thanks to a buzzer beating three at the end of the clock from Andersen, went into the second quarter tied at 11-11. A back and forth ten minutes ensued, with a lob pass over the top of the Zags D from Alex Fowler to Andrews giving Portland a 24-23 lead. Fowler & Maddie Muhlheim each finished the game with eight points.
 
Gonzaga (28-2, 17-1 WCC) continued to grind out the game defensively, forcing 21 Pilot turnovers throughout the game. Sisters Jenn & LeeAnne Wirth were the driving force for the Bulldogs all afternoon, the duo combining for eight points, seven rebounds and two steals in the third quarter to swing the momentum for the Zags.
 
Not to be outdone on her senior day, Andersen hit a corner three with eight seconds left in the third to cut the Bulldogs lead to 40-35.
 
Entering the fourth, both squads continued to go toe for toe on defense, but once again the Bulldogs would strike first. Gonzaga opened the final quarter of play with a 6-0 run, with LeeAnne Wirth scoring all six with back to back mid-range jumpers and a pair of free throws.

The Pilots refused to give in, as Andrews would lead a 4-0 Portland run with four straight points, cutting into the Zags lead to make it 50-42 Gonzaga.

With Portland knocking on the door, Jenn Wirth would take the scoring duties from her sister to score six straight points, effectively closing out the game, the final score 56-42 Gonzaga.
 
The Wirth sisters led the Bulldogs in points with 14 each, while Jenn Wirth recorded a double-double as well with 12 boards.
 
The Pilots are the No. 4 seed in the West Coast Conference and they next head to Las Vegas for the conference tourney at the Orleans Arena. Portland received a by to the third round, and they will play either Pacific, Santa Clara, or San Francisco on Saturday at 1 p.m.