SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's basketball program (6-5, 0-0 WCC) is set to open conference play this weekend, facing off against Portland (6-5, 0-0 WCC) on Saturday at 5 p.m., in Portland, before traveling for a game at No. 23 Gonzaga (9-2, 0-0 WCC) on Monday at 6 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• San Diego dropped its non-conference finale, falling to San Diego State, 68-45, on the road.  
• Kiera Oakry remained on fire offensively, finishing the game with 17 points. Oakry now has games of 17 or more in two of her last three contests.
• The Toreros out-rebounded their ninth opponent this season despite the loss.

 
OPPONENT HISTORY

• The Toreros lead the all-time series against Portland, holding a 46-35 advantage and have won three of the last four matchups. Kylie Horstmeyer finished with a career-high 16 points in last season's 61-53 win.
• San Diego trails 23-50 in the all-time series against Gonzaga and will aim to snap a 12-game skid to the Zags.

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Oakry has been on a roll offensively, scoring in double figures in five of her last seven games. The redshirt senior holds the best scoring average of her career so far at 10.8 PPG.
• Laura Erikstrup has found her rhythm on the boards as of late, averaging 8.0 rebounds per game over her last three games.
• The Toreros continue to turn defense into offense, as they lead the WCC in scoring defense at 59.3 and are in second in turnovers forced per game (17.45).
• The Toreros also rank second in the WCC in offensive rebounds per game (14.8) which ranks 39th in the nation and rebounding margin (7.4), which is 56th in the nation.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Oakry has been adept at drawing contact all season and has gotten to the free throw line frequently, ranking fourth in the WCC in free made free throws (40).
• Kasey Neubert ranks ninth in the WCC in rebounds per game at 6.7.
• Myah Pace is closing in on several milestones in her highly successful Torero career, sitting just 52 points away from 1,000 and 30 steals away from 250 in her career.
• In addition, Pace ranks fifth all-time in career steals with 220 and is two away from passing Amy Kame for fourth place.

 
HOW TO FOLLOW
The game will be streamed via the WCC Network, with live stats provided by statbroadcast. To stay up to date with Toreros women's basketball, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDwbb".