Women's Basketball

Maya Hood Paces Toreros to Win Over Pilots

Feb. 27, 2016

Box Score


PORTLAND, Ore. â€" Behind a 24-point and 10-rebound effort from junior forward Maya Hood, the University of San Diego women's basketball team closed out the regular-season with a 77-67 victory over the University of Portland, Saturday afternoon in a West Coast Conference game at the Chiles Center.

With the win, the Toreros improve to 23-6 overall, and have secured the No. 3 seed in the upcoming WCC tournament. With the loss, the Pilots fall to 3-26 overall, and move to 1-17 in the WCC.

Maya Hood led all players with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field, while also pulling down 10 rebounds. Sydney Williams was the second of three Toreros in double figures, as she had 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting, while just missing a double-double with nine rebounds. Malina Hood rounded off the double-digit scorers for USD with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field.

As a team, USD shot 44% from the field, while the Pilots shot 47% from the floor. Each team had 33 rebounds, and USD only committed five turnovers, while Portland had 15.

For the Pilots, Darian Slaga led the way with 19 points on 8-of-13 shooting fro the field, and she pulled down 10 rebounds to post a double-double. Kaylie Van Loo was the only other Pilot in double figures, as she recorded 16 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field.

The Toreros will open playing the WCC Tournament on Thursday at 6 p.m. against the No. 6 seeded University of San Francisco.

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Players Mentioned

Maya Hood

#22 Maya Hood

Forward
5' 10"
Fifth Year
Sydney Williams

#44 Sydney Williams

Forward
6' 1"
Senior
Malina Hood

#11 Malina Hood

Guard
5' 10"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Maya Hood

#22 Maya Hood

5' 10"
Fifth Year
Forward
Sydney Williams

#44 Sydney Williams

6' 1"
Senior
Forward
Malina Hood

#11 Malina Hood

5' 10"
Senior
Guard