SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's basketball program (16-12, 10-7 WCC) could not hang on, on Thursday night, as No. 18 Gonzaga (26-3, 16-1 WCC) pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 73-61 victory at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
Myah Pace led all Toreros with 16 points and five rebounds, while Kasey Neubert added 11 points and seven rebounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• With both sides having something to play for, the game opened as a fast-paced, offensive affair.
• After a 5-0 start from Gonzaga, Amanda Olinger hit a three pointer and the Toreros defense forced back-to-back turnovers to answer with a 7-0 run.
• Pace was the catalyst for the Toreros in the first quarter, scoring nine points for half of the team's total, as Gonzaga lead 19-18 through the opening period.
• After four lead changes in the second quarter, the Zags created a little bit of breathing room with a 10-3 run.
• Five points in the final four minutes from Kylie Horstmeyer helped the Toreros keep the game close, as Gonzaga led 38-32 at the half.
• San Diego would open the third quarter on fire, jumping out on 8-2 run to tie the game at 40-40 with 4:46 left in the period.
• Despite more points from Pace, the Bulldogs started to pull away entering the fourth quarter.
• The lead would slowly grow and ballooned to as high as 18 points late in the fourth.
• San Diego finished the game with six straight points, but could claw their back into the game.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Pace (1,098) finished with 16 points on the night, moving into a tie for 14th on the Toreros all-time scoring list with Kerri Nakamoto. Next up is Tiara Harris (1,150) in 13th.
• With four assists on the day, Pace also moved into seventh on the Toreros all-time assist list, passing Dominique Conners (362). Next up is Cori Woodward (367) in sixth.
• Neubert crossed 500 career rebounds in the game, finishing with seven on the night.
• With a loss by San Francisco today, the Toreros can finish no lower than fourth in the WCC this season.

 
UP NEXT
The Toreros will wrap up the regular season and celebrate the senior class, as they host Portland on Saturday, Feb. 25 at 2 p.m. The game will be streamed via the WCC Network.