Oct. 8, 2013

SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Maya Hood, a sophomore guard for the University of San Diego women's basketball team, will redshirt during the 2013-14 season because she is expecting a baby in early November. Hood will return to action for the Toreros beginning with the 2014-15 season, and will have three years of eligibility left.

"Maya is doing amazing, and having a very happy and healthy pregnancy," stated head coach Cindy Fisher. "She continues to be very involved with our program and will for the rest of her career."

Hood, a 5-10 guard from San Diego, Calif., was the West Coast Conference Newcomer of the Year as a freshman, in addition to being named All-WCC honorable mention. Hood managed to crack into the USD starting line-up just 10 games into the season, and remained in the starting line-up the rest of the way. Hood was USD's second leading scorer at 10.3 points-per-game, while leading the team in shooting at 54.3 percent from the field. Hood scored in double figures in 18 of the 32 games she played in, with a career-high of 21 coming in a win against Loyola Marymount on February 14, 2013. She also managed to record a pair of double-doubles this past season in scoring and rebounding.

The 2013-14 Toreros will open up action on Saturday Nov. 9 with a 1 p.m. (PT) game against the University of Northern Colorado, in Greely, Colorado. UNC was a second-round participant in last year's WNIT.