SAN DIEGO – Veronica Sheffey's career-high was not enough, as the San Diego women's basketball program (3-6, 0-0 WCC) came up just shy against San Diego State (6-4, 0-0 MWC) on Thursday night at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
Sheffey led the way with a career-high in points (23) and assists (eight), while Dylan Horton added 10 points.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Despite a sluggish start by the Toreros, who fell into an early 11-2 hole, the offense clicked in the opening half.
• After five points from Jess Finney to stop the run, the Toreros came together behind the red-hot play of Sheffey.
• Sheffey tallied eight consecutive points from the end of the first quarter to the second, pulling the Toreros within two with 7:33 left in the first half.
• San Diego State took a 28-22 lead, but the Toreros answered with a 13-3 run as Sheffey added to what became a 19-point first half.
• San Diego's halftime lead ballooned to seven points early in the third quarter, but the Aztecs chipped into the advantage throughout the remainder of the quarter.
• Sheffey and Horton kept the offense afloat and after a layup by Kylie Horstmeyer, the Toreros led by three with 9:02 remaining in the game.
• The Aztecs answered with a 10-2 run and would not relinquish the lead, despite by a late three pointer from Horstmeyer to cut the lead to three with seconds remaining.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• The Toreros hit a season-high six three pointers on the evening.
• Sheffey becomes the first Torero to pass 100 points this season and is averaging 13.9 points per game over her last seven games.

 
NEXT UP
The Toreros head back out on the road for a matchup at CSUN on Sunday 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".