Box Score SAN DIEGO—The Toreros triumphed over the Aztecs tonight in a 63-51 win in Viejas Arena on Wednesday, December 1. San Diego (5-2, 0-0 WCC) played so well, San Diego State (4-4, 0-0 Mountain West) struggled to keep up with the Toreros on both ends of the court.
Offensively, the Toreros were unstoppable shooting 44.4% from the 3-point line, 42.9% from the field, and 41.2% from the free throw line. The Toreros' leaders on offense were Steph Gorman with 14 points and Kiera Oakry with 11. Sydney Hunter scored her first double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Hunter's defensive efforts marked the highest number of rebounds in a single game by one player in the Toreros' season so far. Defensively, the Toreros had 36 rebounds, 16 assists, 8 steals, and two blocks.
WHAT HAPPENED
- The Toreros set the tone early on with back to back 3 pointers from Kiera Oakry and Ayanna Khalfani in the first quarter.
- San Diego's defense held SDSU to 33.3% from the field in the first half.
- Sydney Hunter led the charge for the Toreros with seven rebounds; San Diego out-rebounded SDSU 23 to 18 in the first half.
- The Toreros broke the game open in the third quarter, 44-36, with Steph Gorman and Kendall Bird scoring six points each.
- Laura Erikstrup has consecutively scored eight points the past two games, her highest number in a single game this season.
- Steph Gorman was 4-6 from the three-point line tonight; she made half of the Toreros eight three-pointers.
- Gorman has made 13 three-pointers so far this season.
- Sydney Hunter finished with a double-double: 10 points and 11 rebounds.
- Hunter was one rebound short of tying her career-high of 12 rebounds vs LMU on December 30, 2019.
- The Toreros scored 17 points off forced turnovers compared to the Aztecs ten points.
- Toreros led in points scored off the bench with 16 compared to the Aztecs' six.
- San Diego beat State on the fast break with eight points compared to four.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Toreros (5-2, 0-0 WCC) will travel to Northridge, CA to compete against CSUN (3-3, 0-0 Big West) on Sunday, December 5 at 2 PM. San Diego leads the series all time with 17 wins and four losses. Their most recent match up was in 2019 and resulted in a 59-40 win under head coach Cindy Fisher.
