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David Frerker

Women's Basketball

Women’s Basketball Returns Home for Game Against Princeton

SAN DIEGO – Following a brief road trip, the San Diego women's basketball program (2-1, 0-0 WCC) is back home at the Jenny Craig Pavilion, welcoming Princeton (2-1, 0-0 Ivy) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • The Toreros held a third quarter lead, but were unable to hang on and fell, 79-66 at Arizona on Tuesday.
  • For the third straight game, Kasey Neubert tallied a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, after recording just five double-doubles all of last season.
  • The Toreros got plenty of production from Veronica Sheffey and Dylan Horton, who each went for season-highs of 15 points apiece as the Toreros offense maintained a high-level and nearly outshot the Wildcats.
 
OPPONENT HISTORY
  • San Diego is set to meet Princeton for the first time in program history.
  • The Toreros are 4-1 all-time against the Ivy League.
 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
  • Neubert is one of ten players in the nation with three double-doubles and the only player in the WCC.
  • On defense, the Toreros are playing stifling defense through the first three games.
  • The Toreros currently have the nation's third best three-point defense, holding opponents to just 15.1 percent from beyond the arc.
  • In addition, the Toreros lead the WCC and rank 18th nationally in field goal percentage defense at 29.7 percent.
  • Offensively, it's been a strong start, as the Toreros lead the WCC in field goal percentage and rank 25th nationally at 49.7 percent.
  • Horton has settled in a key role as the first player off the bench so far and has gone into double figures in scoring twice so far.
  • San Diego was picked to finish fifth in the WCC Preseason Poll this season.
  • The Toreros feature five newcomers, as transfers Horton (Florida A&M) and Maddie Vejsicky (Virginia Tech) join the three incoming freshmen Lauren McCall, Malia Tharpe and Mila Wawszkowicz.
 
TORERO TIDBITS
  • Head coach Cindy Fisher is closing in on 400 wins in her career, standing at 391 between San Diego and Wyoming.
  • Neubert leads the WCC in rebounds per game (11.0) and ranks 26th nationally.
 
HOW TO FOLLOW
Sunday'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".
 
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Players Mentioned

Kasey Neubert

#22 Kasey Neubert

Forward
6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Veronica Sheffey

#2 Veronica Sheffey

Guard
5' 9"
Sophomore
Lauren McCall

#5 Lauren McCall

Guard
5' 6"
Freshman
Mila Wawszkowicz

#4 Mila Wawszkowicz

Guard
5' 11"
Freshman
Maddie Vejsicky

#14 Maddie Vejsicky

Guard
6' 0"
Sophomore
Dylan Horton

#10 Dylan Horton

Guard
5' 9"
Graduate Student
Malia Tharpe

#11 Malia Tharpe

Guard
6' 0"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Kasey Neubert

#22 Kasey Neubert

6' 1"
Redshirt Senior
Forward
Veronica Sheffey

#2 Veronica Sheffey

5' 9"
Sophomore
Guard
Lauren McCall

#5 Lauren McCall

5' 6"
Freshman
Guard
Mila Wawszkowicz

#4 Mila Wawszkowicz

5' 11"
Freshman
Guard
Maddie Vejsicky

#14 Maddie Vejsicky

6' 0"
Sophomore
Guard
Dylan Horton

#10 Dylan Horton

5' 9"
Graduate Student
Guard
Malia Tharpe

#11 Malia Tharpe

6' 0"
Freshman
Guard