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Shaylee Gonzales leads No. 18 BYU women’s basketball to big win over Pacific

Gonzales nearly records a triple double in the team’s 12th win of the season.

(Photo courtesy of Jaren Wilkey) Shaylee Gonzales shoots a free throw during her freshman year at BYU. She nearly got a triple double on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, when the Cougars beat Pacific.

  | Jan. 8, 2022, 10:51 p.m.

The BYU women’s basketball team made it look easy.

The No. 18 Cougars won their fourth straight game with a blowout 94-68 victory over the University of the Pacific Tigers on Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center. The win brought BYU to a 12-1 overall record and 2-0 in the West Coast Conference.

Sophomore guard Shaylee Gonzales played an all-around game and nearly recorded a triple-double. She had 22 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and four steals.

Senior guard Tegan Graham scored 15 points, all of which came from the 3-point line. Senior guard Paisley Harding had 14, and sophomore forward Lauren Gustin added 12.

The Cougars went on a 21-0 run in the first quarter and never looked back. Their biggest lead was 32.

BYU scored 21 points off Pacific’s turnovers. It also won the paint battle with a 42-28 margin.

BYU’s next matchup is at home on Thursday against Saint Mary’s.