SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's basketball program (4-9, 0-0 WCC) outscored Brown (9-3, 0-0 Ivy League) in the fourth quarter but could not rally, falling 70-61 on Saturday afternoon at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
Jess Finney matched a career-high with 17 points and four steals, while Veronica Sheffey added 10 points, six assists and five rebounds.  
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Toreros got off to a sluggish start on the afternoon, with Brown starting the game on a 10-0 run.
• That lead would rise further, as the Toreros shot just 20 percent from the field in the opening quarter and trailed 24-9.
• San Diego would get an early spark in the second quarter, as they went on a 7-0 run, behind some strong rebounding and three points from Sheffey.
• However, Brown quickly erased the lead behind 60 percent shooting from three-point range in the first half to lead 44-24 at halftime.
• San Diego was able to get a jolt from both Finney and Mila Wawszkowicz in the second half, cutting the lead down to 15.
• Finney and Wawszkowicz scored five and four points in the third quarter respectively, to help the Toreros slowly trim the lead.
• The Toreros gained momentum late, but the lead proved too large to surmount, despite ending on an 18-4 run.
• Finney hit multiple three pointers down the stretch and the lead was cut to single digits in the final seconds.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Sheffey extended her double-digit point streak to five-straight games.
• The Toreros improved their scoring over each quarter, while limiting the Brown offense to less points in each quarter.
• Wawszkowicz ended with a career-high eight points in the loss.

 
NEXT UP
The Toreros return in the new year to open WCC play, hosting Pepperdine on Thursday, Jan. 4 at 4:30 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".