Nov. 13, 2013
Box Score
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Behind another balanced offensive attack that saw four Toreros score in double figures, the University of San Diego women's basketball team stunned the Arizona State University Sun Devils, 61-53, Wednesday evening in a non-conference game at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
The Toreros (2-0) were led offensively by Felicia Wijenberg, who scored a game-high 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting form the field, while pulling down eight rebounds. Sophia Ederaine also had an impressive game, as she recorded 11 points, while pulling down eight rebounds, and recording two blocks and one steal. Amy Kame recorded 11 points on 4-of-12 shooting, and Malina Hood was the final Torero in double figures, as the sophomore guard had 10 points on 5-of-14 shooting from the field. As a team, USD sot 46.2% from the field, and out rebounded the Sun Devils (1-1) 41-35.
In the first half, it was a slow start, as over the first four minutes of action, the score was knotted at 4-all. Out of the break, the two teams then began to trade basket-for-basket over the next four plus minutes of play, with eight different lead changes, and with 11:47 to go, ASU was leading 12-11. USD then began to get some momentum, and put together a 13-4 run over the next seven minutes of play, to take their biggest lead of the half at 24-16. ASU then began to chip away at the lead, and would eventually close to within three on a 3-point play by Adrianne Thomas, with 14 seconds to play, to go into halftime with USD leading 30-27.
In the second half, USD would open the frame on a 12-3 run, which gave San Diego its biggest lead of the game at 42-30 with 15:00 to go. However, the Sun Devils would then answer with a run of their own, as they put together a 15-3 run over the span of 6:48 to pull even with San Diego at 45-all. After the media timeout, San Diego got the momentum right back, as a Kame 3-pointer, followed by a Ederaine block, sparked the Toreros onto a 9-0 run over the next 5:30 of play to reagin the lead and momentum, at 54-45. The Toreros never looked back, a they then went on to complete the win with a 61-53 decision.
The Toreros will return to action on Monday, as they head across Interstate 8, to take on cross-town rival San Diego State University in a 6 p.m. non-conference game at Viejas Arena.
