SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's basketball program (4-8, 0-0 WCC) pushed for a late rally but were unable to overcome Boise State (9-4, 0-0 MWC) falling 62-54 on Thursday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.  
 
Veronica Sheffey led the Toreros with 15 points and five assists, while Kasey Neubert notched a double-double of 11 points and 13 rebounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• For much of the first half of the game, it was the Toreros against Boise State's Natalie Pasco.
• Pasco tallied 12 points in the opening quarter, while the Toreros spread the offense.
• Harsimran Kaur was effective from the start, with four points and two rebounds, but the Toreros trailed 21-13 through the first.
• Both defenses turned up the heat in the second quarter, as no side shot better than 31 percent.
• However, the Toreros could get the deficit no lower than five in the period and a late three pointer by the Broncos gave them a nine-point halftime advantage.
• San Diego started quickly in the third, as Sheffey added a pair of baskets and cut the lead to five once again.
• However, Boise State and Pasco expanded the lead behind a pair of three pointers to increase the advantage to 13.
• Sheffey and Jess Finney tried to will the team back in the game, as Finney nailed a pair of baskets, but the Toreros couldn't break down the Broncos advantage.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Neubert tallied her fourth double-double of the season in just eight games played.
• Her 13 rebounds were also the most by a Torero this season.
• Finney (seven) and Kaur (10) each notched career-highs on the glass.
• Sheffey extended her double-digit point streak to four-straight with her team-leading 15 points.

 
NEXT UP
The Toreros will break for the holiday season, before hosting Brown in the non-conference finale on Dec. 30 at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed via ESPN Plus. To stay up to date with Toreros women's basketball, follow the team on Instagram & Twitter by searching "USDwbb".