SAN DIEGO - The Toreros (12-6, 9-4 WCC) bench tacked on a double digit performance, but San Diego fell 69-47 to No. 16 Gonzaga (19-3, 14-1 WCC) at home on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Toreros had two players score in double figures, led by Steph Gorman, who had 13 points and three steals. Myah Pace added 11 points and seven rebounds, and Kiera Oakry added three points.
 
Led by Pace's three offensive rebounds, San Diego did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 13 boards that resulted in 12 second chance points.
 
San Diego forced 14 Gonzaga turnovers as the Toreros turned the takeaways into 13 points on the other end of the floor. Gorman's three steals led the way for San Diego.
 
San Diego struggled out of the gate, falling behind 23-10 at the end of the first quarter.
 
The Toreros held Gonzaga to only 13 additional points in the second quarter, but continued to lose ground. Seven players combined to boost USD's offensive efforts as the Toreros scored 7 of 12 points off of takeaways in the period. San Diego faced a 36-22 deficit headed into halftime.
 
San Diego and Gonzaga both put up 13 points in the third quarter, keeping the deficit even at 49-35 entering the fourth. Amanda Olinger came out firing for the Toreros, nailing a three with nine and a half to go in the period. San Diego knocked down two three-pointers in the quarter to score six of its 13 total points.
 
San Diego couldn't pull any closer in the fourth, losing by a final of 69-47. The Toreros pulled down five offensive rebounds to score six second chance points out of 12 total in the period
 
The Toreros are back in action on Monday, when they'll take on Pacific at 2 p.m. (PT).
 
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