Huskies Upset Bulldogs

Though the Huskies  were on their 
home court most felt #7 Gonzaga 
would beat them and likely convincingly. 

Gonzaga had won 16 straight games 
against Pac-12  opponents so it wasn't 
far fetched. The Husky crowd along with 
Gonzaga fans made it quite emotional.
The last half of the second half the fans
were all standing.  

The Zags had built an 11-point lead 
early on in the second half however the 
Huskies didn't waiver in their play. The
defense was the major reason they won.
The offense often had turnovers and 
playing out of control. 

Keion Brooks Jr led the Huskies with 
17 points and 8 rebounds. The Huskies 
had five players scoring in double
figures. Guard Koren Johnson  scored 
11 points coming off the bench. He
scored all the points from the
bench.

Center Franck Kepnang was the one
playing a lot of emotion as well as good
defense. He had a career-high five 
block shots along with 14 points
and 7 rebounds. Kepnang recently 
has been starting. The reason is his
emotions help the Huskies who 
have been a  slow starting team get
off to better starts. How much he 
plays will be whether he gets off to
a strong start and doesn't get into
foul trouble. This has put former

starter Braxton Meah playing a lot 

fewer minutes.

The Huskies have a week  off before

taking on Seattle University on their

court next Sunday. They finish their

non-league schedule  on Thursday 

at home against Eastern Washington. 

They begin Pac-12 play on the road

at Colorado on December 29 and

finish 2023 at Utah. Go Dawgs!

The Zags play their next game on

Monday  against  Mississippi Valley 

State at home. They take on the

Connecticut Huskies next Friday

in Seattle at Climate Change Arena

in Seattle.  They finish their non-league 

schedule on December 20 at home

against  Jackson State. Go Zags!