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Lions Set to Host No. 23 Gonzaga in First WCC Game of the Season

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LOS ANGELES –The Loyola Marymount University women's basketball team (1-4) will open up West Coast Conference play on Monday at home against No. 23 Gonzaga. 
 
The Lions will head into conference play coming off of the Duel in the Desert Tournament in Las Vegas, Nev., where several Lions put on impressive performances. Ariel Johnson and Cassandra Gordon made their debut as Lions against Louisiana State University.
 
The transfers led the team to a neck and neck game, where the Lions battled, but fell 54-52.  Johnson led the team in assists with three, while also having eight points. Chelsey Gipson had three steals, while Natalia Klimek led the team in points with nine and Khari Clark led the team in rebounds with six. 
 
The Lions closed out non-conference play against UNLV, where three lions scored in double-digits, including Nicole Rodriguez with 14, Ciera Ellington with 13 and Johnson with 10. Rodriguez and set her career high in points, while Khari Clark set her season high in rebounds with 10. 
 
The Lions welcome a ranked Gonzaga team for their first WCC game of the season. The Bulldogs are 5-2 on the season and are on a four-game winning streak. Gonzaga leads the Lions 49-21 all-time. The teams last meeting was in Gersten Pavilion, where LMU fell 75-47. 
 
This will be only the second time this season that the Lions host a team in. Gersten Pavilion. Tip-off will be at 6:00 PM PST. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Khari Clark

#34 Khari Clark

F/C
6' 2"
Sophomore
1V
Ciera Ellington

#2 Ciera Ellington

G/F
5' 10"
Sophomore
1V
Chelsey Gipson

#3 Chelsey Gipson

G
5' 7"
Senior
3V
Natalia Klimek

#30 Natalia Klimek

G
5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
RS
Cassandra Gordon

#0 Cassandra Gordon

G
5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
TR
Nicole Rodriguez

#24 Nicole Rodriguez

G
5' 9"
Freshman
1V
Ariel Johnson

#32 Ariel Johnson

G
5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
TR

Players Mentioned

Khari Clark

#34 Khari Clark

6' 2"
Sophomore
1V
F/C
Ciera Ellington

#2 Ciera Ellington

5' 10"
Sophomore
1V
G/F
Chelsey Gipson

#3 Chelsey Gipson

5' 7"
Senior
3V
G
Natalia Klimek

#30 Natalia Klimek

5' 9"
Redshirt Freshman
RS
G
Cassandra Gordon

#0 Cassandra Gordon

5' 10"
Redshirt Junior
TR
G
Nicole Rodriguez

#24 Nicole Rodriguez

5' 9"
Freshman
1V
G
Ariel Johnson

#32 Ariel Johnson

5' 9"
Redshirt Junior
TR
G