Gonzaga women fill top offseason need in transfer guard Emmy Roach
May 14—Gonzaga women's basketball coach Lisa Fortier has been transfer-portal shopping for a taller point guard. That was Fortier's top offseason priority, and she found what she wanted. Junior-to-be Emmy Roach from Rider University, a 6-foot guard, has given Gonzaga an oral commitment, Roach announced on her Instagram account Tuesday.
Roach, from Littlehampton, Australia, started 15 of 28 ...
May 14—Gonzaga women's basketball coach Lisa Fortier has been transfer-portal shopping for a taller point guard. That was Fortier's top offseason priority, and she found what she wanted. Junior-to-be Emmy Roach from Rider University, a 6-foot guard, has given Gonzaga an oral commitment, Roach announced on her Instagram account Tuesday.
Roach, from Littlehampton, Australia, started 15 of 28 games last year, averaging starter-like minutes (27. 2) for a Rider team that finished 11th out of 13 in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) at 5-15, 7-22 overall. She averaged 6.
6 points per game, shooting 40. 6% from the field and 34. 3% from behind the 3-point line.