SAN DIEGO – After a securing a WCC home weekend sweep, the San Diego women's basketball program (8-7, 2-2 WCC) heads out for a three-game road stint, that begins at 2022 NCAA tournament qualifier BYU (7-8, 2-2 WCC) on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT, in Provo, Utah.  
 
LAST TIME OUT

• San Diego delivered their strongest offensive performance of the season, defeating Pacific, 84-74, on Saturday afternoon at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
• The Toreros finished with season-highs in points, field goals and assists and had their largest first half scoring output of the season at 41 points.
• Kiera Oakry led all scorers with 15 points on 5-for-9 shooting, while Laura Erikstrup and Jess Finney each went into double figures in the victory.

 
OPPONENT HISTORY

• San Diego trails 8-17 in the all-time series to the Cougars and are searching for their first win in Provo since a 66-60 win on Feb. 17, 2018.

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Veronica Sheffey enters her first action after being named the WCC's Freshman of the Week on Jan. 2. Sheffey was a critical part of the 2-0 weekend for the Toreros, averaging 11.0 points per game, 4.0 rebounds per game, 3.0 assists per game and scoring a career-high 17 points in the win over Saint Mary's.
• Erikstrup has found her rhythm on the boards as of late, averaging 7.0 rebounds per game over her last seven games.
• The Toreros continue to turn defense into offense, as they rank third in the WCC in turnovers forced per game (16.67) and fourth in scoring defense (63.0).
• The Toreros also lead the WCC in offensive rebounds per game (14.5) which ranks 40th in the nation and rank 76th in the nation in rebounding margin (5.4).
• San Diego is hoping to jump out to an early lead, where they tend to have the most success. San Diego is 7-2 when leading or tied at halftime, while 1-5 when they trail. The team broke their 0-5 mark when they trail with a 16-point comeback victory over Saint Mary's on Dec. 29.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Oakry has been adept at drawing contact all season and has gotten to the free throw line frequently, ranking second in the WCC and in the top-100 nationally in free throws made (56) and attempts (68).
• Myah Pace is closing in on several milestones in her highly successful Torero career, sitting just 18 points away from 1,000 and 28 steals away from 250 in her career.
• In addition, Pace ranks fourth all-time in career steals with 222 and needs 18 to match Amanda Rego (240) for third place.
• Pace is also tenth all-time in assists at 325 and is two away from passing Angie Straub (326) for ninth and moving into a tie for eighth with Amy Kame at 327.

 
HOW TO FOLLOW
The game will be streamed via BYUtv, 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".