News Category: St. Mary's Gaels

Tyon Grant-Foster, Grand Canyon aim to subdue Saint Mary’s

Grand Canyon star Tyon Grant-Foster has faced challenges that far surpass trying to pull off a March Madness upset. But Grant-Foster is ready to help the 12th-seeded Antelopes (29-4) seek their first NCAA Tournament victory on Friday night when they face fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s (26-7) in a West Region first-round game at Spokane, Wash. Grant-Foster energizes Grand Canyon with a 19.8 scoring average and was named the Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year in

No. 17 Zags, No. 21 Saint Mary’s meet in another WCC title tilt

Two familiar foes will compete for the West Coast Conference tournament title when No. 17 Gonzaga and No. 21 Saint Mary’s take the court in Las Vegas on Tuesday night. It will be the third straight season and 12th of the last 16 that the Bulldogs and Gaels meet in the championship game. Gonzaga owns an 8-3 edge in the previous 11 title-game matchups. The Gaels (25-7) are the No. 1 seed this time around

No. 21 Saint Mary’s aims for better execution vs. Santa Clara

No. 21 Saint Mary’s hopes to rediscover the form that earned it the West Coast Conference regular-season championship when the Gaels take on fourth-seeded Santa Clara in the WCC tournament semifinals Monday night in Las Vegas. The Gaels (24-7) missed on a chance to finish with a perfect league record in their last game. Gonzaga essentially beat them at their game, playing superior halfcourt defense and offense in a 70-57 decision on March 2 that

Bragging rights at stake for No. 17 Saint Mary’s, No. 23 Zags

Typically, Gonzaga sits atop the West Coast Conference standings when the regular season ends. However, for just the second time this century, Saint Mary’s won the regular-season crown in outright fashion, and there is nothing at stake when the No. 17 Gaels meet the No. 23 Bulldogs in the conference finale on Saturday night in Moraga, Calif. Saint Mary’s (24-6, 15-0 WCC) clinched its first outright regular-season title since the 2011-12 season with an 83-57

With WCC outright title in sight, No. 17 Saint Mary’s visits Pepperdine

No. 17 Saint Mary’s will look to wrap up its first outright West Coast Conference regular-season title since 2011-12 when it opposes Pepperdine on Thursday night at Malibu, Calif. One Saint Mary’s victory or one Gonzaga loss will assure the title for the Gaels (23-6, 14-0 WCC), who own the nation’s longest current winning streak at 15 games. Saint Mary’s and No. 23 Gonzaga (22-6, 12-2 WCC) play Saturday night in Moraga, Calif., to close

San Diego facing steep challenge at No. 18 Saint Mary’s

No. 18 Saint Mary’s looks to stretch the nation’s longest winning streak to 15 games when it faces visiting San Diego on Saturday night in West Coast Conference action at Moraga, Calif. The Gaels (22-6, 13-0 WCC) are closing in on the conference regular-season crown as they lead second-place Gonzaga by two games entering the weekend. Saint Mary’s also stands just five wins shy of the school-record 19-game winning streak it put together during the

No. 18 Saint Mary’s looks to stay perfect in WCC

Saint Mary’s will try for its 14th straight victory when the No. 18 Gaels host San Francisco in a West Coast Conference game in Moraga, Calif., on Tuesday night. Saint Mary’s (21-6, 12-0 WCC) owns a two-game lead over San Francisco and Gonzaga in conference play and sits in prime position to make the NCAA Tournament for a third straight season for the first time in school history. The Gaels kept their winning streak alive

No. 13 CSU brings best-ever ranking to game vs. Saint Mary’s

The Colorado State men’s basketball team isn’t flying under the radar any longer. The No. 13 Rams are getting the full attention of opposing teams after winning their first nine games and earning their highest ranking in program history. Don’t expect that to change when Colorado State hosts Saint Mary’s in a nonconference game on Saturday afternoon in Fort Collins, Colo. “We’re going to get everyone’s ultimate focus and intensity,” Colorado State coach Niko Medved