Gonzaga
Bulldogs basketball school
Gonzaga is a Catholic university in Spokane, Washington, widely known for its competitive basketball program: Gonzaga made it to the Final Four again.
The name comes from the institution's founding by the Jesuits, honoring Saint Aloysius Gonzaga.
The school's teams are called the Bulldogs, and fans often shorten the name to "the Zags."
Catholic saint's name
- LoyolaBasque surname, Jesuit founder
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
- missionPurpose-driven task
discernment · retreat · Aloysius · charism · theology · vows · apostolate · companions
Circular bands or rims
- CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
- bracketSupport or category
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
- rankingsOrdered list by performance
Institutional grounds and buildings
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- tuitionPayment for instruction
Ignatius
Catholic saint's name
- LoyolaBasque surname, Jesuit founder
- CatholicPapal church adherent
- spiritualityConnection to the sacred
mission · discernment · retreat · Aloysius · charism · theology · vows · apostolate · companions · Jesuits
hoops
Circular bands or rims
- CinderellaRags-to-riches heroine
- bracketSupport or category
- upsetDisturb, topple, or shock
campus
Institutional grounds and buildings
- undergraduateDegree-seeking college student
- graduateOne who earned degree
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
tuition · alumni · dormitory · enrollment · accreditation
riverfront
Land along a river
- Mid-MajorsButler, Xavier, Creighton, Davidson, Saint Mary's
- nobilityking, queen, prince, princess, duke
- Pacific NorthwestAlaska, Seattle, Oregon, Vancouver, Washington
- College BasketballNCAA, March Madness, bracket, Final Four, Elite Eight
- Catholic educationCatholic schools, Catholic high schools, Catholic universities, parochial schools, parish schools
- DynastiesHabsburgs, Ming Dynasty, Bourbons, Tang Dynasty, Tudors
Gonzagapublic university
Government-funded higher education institution
state school · UCLA · University of Michigan · UC Berkeley · land-grant university
GonzagaDuke
High-ranking noble title
Kentucky · North Carolina · Kansas · UCLA · Indiana
GonzagaUSC
Los Angeles private university
Harvard · Yale · Columbia · University of Miami · Boston College