SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's basketball program (1-0, 0-0 WCC) continue their season-opening homestand on Saturday afternoon, hosting Portland State (1-0, 0-0 Big Sky) at 2 p.m., in the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• The Toreros maintained total control from start to finish, cruising to a 92-38 win over Chapman on opening night.
• Kasey Neubert recorded a double-double, while Kylie Horstmeyer led all scorers with 14 points.
• The Toreros tallied their most points in a game since registering 95 in a win over San Diego Christian on Dec. 11, 2020.
• San Diego tallied 37 made field goals, which matches the seventh highest total in a game in program history and was the most since 2016.

 
OPPONENT HISTORY

• San Diego leads Portland State 4-1 in the all-time series and hosts the Vikings after traveling to Portland last season.
• San Diego took home a 57-47 win in Portland on Nov. 12, 2022, as Amanda Olinger went for 13 points. 

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• San Diego features a new-look starting lineup, after four starters from last season graduated.
• Nevertheless, Neubert returns after an All-WCC Honorable Mention season, where she averaged nearly a double-double at 9.2 points per game and 8.2 rebounds per game.
• Neubert is already off to a hot start, tallying the seventh double-double of her career in the win over Chapman.
• Also returning is Veronica Sheffey, who was named to the All-WCC Freshman Team last year and will play a key role this season.
• San Diego is 8-2 in their last ten games they've shot over 50 percent from the field in. One of those games was against Portland State last season.
• San Diego was picked to finish fifth in the WCC Preseason Poll this season.
• The Toreros feature five newcomers, as transfers Dylan Horton (Florida A&M) and Maddie Vejsicky (Virginia Tech) join the three incoming freshmen Lauren McCall, Malia Tharpe and Mila Wawszkowicz.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• The Toreros open their season with home games in eight of the first 12 contests.
• Head coach Cindy Fisher is closing in on 400 wins in her career, standing at 390 between San Diego and Wyoming.
• Neubert stands 20 rebounds away from 600 in her career.

 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Saturday's game will be streamed via ESPN Plus, 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".