San Diego (8-16, 1-12 WCC)  • Â
Gonzaga (22-2, 11-1 WCC) • Â
Portland (10-13, 2-10 WCC)
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) • Spokane, Wash. |Â
Chiles Center (4,852) • Portland, Ore.
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SAN DIEGO—San Diego will head on the road to the Pacific Northwest to face No. 12/13 Gonzaga and Portland this weekend.
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The Toreros (8-16, 1-12 WCC) will face the Bulldogs (22-2, 11-1 WCC) on Thursday at 6 p.m. PT. before taking on the Pilots (10-13, 2-10 WCC) on Saturday at 2 p.m. PT.Â
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The games will be streamed via theW.tv and live statistics will be available on USDToreros.com.
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LAST TIME OUT
• The Toreros dropped tough contests at home to Pacific, 70-53, on Thursday and Saint Mary's, 80-49, on Saturday.
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•USD shot 50 percent on 22-of-44 from the field and disrupted the Pacific offense all night. However, Pacific put together a strong second half and outscored USD 29-15 down the stretch to secure the win.Â
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Leticia Soares scored a team-high 13 points, while
Kiera Oakry added 11 points and four assists for the Toreros.
Madison Pollock finished the night with 10 points and led the team with 7 rebounds.
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Patricia Brossmann and
Sydney Shepard chipped in eight and seven points respectively and Brossmann added five rebounds while Shepard paced San Diego with five assists.
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• The Toreros were unable to slow the high-powered Saint Mary's offense that went 54 percent from the field on 31-of-57 shooting and six three-pointers in an 80-49 loss Saturday afternoon.
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Aminata Dosso scored a team-high 10 points, while
Madison Pollock led the team with eight rebounds and added nine points.Â
KieraOakryled the team in assists with three and chipped in eight points as well.
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ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST GONZAGA
•  Gonzaga leads the all-time series with the Toreros 44-23, and the Bulldogs currently own a six-game winning streak over USD, winning the first matchup this season, 86-61.
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Aminata Dosso and
Kiera Oakry each recorded season-highs, scoring 13 and 11 points respectively.
Patricia Brossmann added 12 points and seven rebounds, while
Leticia Soares chipped in eight points and seven rebounds as well.
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ALL-TIME SERIES AGAINST SAINT MARY'S
• The Toreros lead the all-time series with the Pilots, 42-33, dropping a close contest earlier this season, 60-69.
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Madison Pollock scored a career-high 22 points, added five rebounds.
Sydney Shepard finished with 14 points including four threes and Brossmann recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds.
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NOTEABLE ABSENCESÂ
• San Diego suffered multiple injuries at the midpoint this season and is currently without starting guard
Myah Pace, as well as
Ana Ramos and Karla Martínez.Â
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LEADING THE WAY
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Patricia Brossmann has established herself as a top performer for the Toreros this season. She leads the team in points (11.1 avg), rebounds (7.4 avg), steals (1.4 avg) and has a team-high eight double-doubles this season which ranks second in the WCC. Brossmann currently ranks sixth in the WCC in rebounding and third in offensive rebounds (3.0 avg). She also ranks sixth in field-goal percentage (50.7).Â
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Madison Pollock is currently averaging 11.0 points per game and is second on the team in rebounds, averaging 5.9 per game to rank 13th in the conference.Â
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Sydney Shepard leads the Toreros from beyond the arc with a 31.4 three-point field-goal percentage, averaging 1.8 per game to rank sixth in the WCC. Shepard also leads the team in assists, averaging 3.7 per game to rank 11th in the conference.Â
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Leticia Soares currently ranks ninth in the conference with a 49.1 field-goal percentage and is averaging 9.4 points per game.
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