SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women's basketball program (13-10, 7-5 WCC) welcomes two more opponents to the Jenny Craig Pavilion, facing off with Loyola Marymount (6-18, 3-10 WCC) on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 6 p.m., and Pepperdine (7-16, 2-11 WCC) on Saturday, Feb. 11 at 2 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT

• Behind a complete team effort that featured tremendous defense, 18 points from Ayanna Khalfani and clutch shooting from Kiera Oakry, San Diego would earn a critical, 52-49, win over BYU on Feb. 4.
• Oakry knocked down a three pointer with just 31 seconds remaining to break a tie and prevent a Cougars comeback, while the Toreros defense stifled the Cougars into their second lowest point total of the season.

 
OPPONENT HISTORY

• The Toreros hold their two longest active WCC win streaks against LMU and Pepperdine and will seek to extend them this weekend.
• San Diego is 52-31 all-time against the Lions, having won seven consecutive games, including the last matchup, 61-49, in Los Angeles on Jan. 14.
• The Toreros have won six consecutive games over the Waves, but trail 41-46 in the all-time series. San Diego earned a 58-51 wire-to-wire win in Malibu on Jan. 12.

 
WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• Handling the basketball remains one of the key factors for San Diego, who lead the WCC in turnover margin (2.13), while ranking third in turnovers forced per game (16.48).
• The Toreros continue to find success on the glass, ranking 37th nationally in offensive rebounds per game (14.1).
• Kasey Neubert has been dominant on the glass in recent weeks, averaging 11.4 rebounds per game over her last five contests and 7.2 rebounds per game this season, which ranks fourth in the conference.
• Should her pace continue, it would be the highest per game average by a Torero since Patricia Brossmann (7.6 RPG) in the 2018-19 season.
• San Diego is hoping to jump out to an early lead, where they tend to have the most success. San Diego is 11-3 when leading or tied at halftime, while 2-7 when they trail. The team broke their 0-5 start when they trail with a 16-point comeback victory over Saint Mary's on Dec. 29 and added the other win last Saturday against BYU.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• Oakry has been adept at drawing contact all season and has gotten to the free throw line frequently, ranking second in the WCC and in the top-100 nationally in free throws made (90). As a unit, the Toreros lead the league in free throw attempts per game and makes per game.
• Myah Pace (1,044) is continuing her climb up the Toreros record books and sits in 19th on the all-time scoring list. Pace needs 22 more points to match Morgan Woodrow (1,066) for 18th.
• In addition, Pace is 16 steals away from 250 in her career and ranks fourth all-time at San Diego, needing six to match Amanda Rego (240) for third place.
• Pace is also eighth all-time in assists at 350 and needs 12 more to match Dominique Conners (362) for seventh.
• Neubert is closing in on 500 rebounds in her collegiate career between Hawai'I and San Diego, needing 34 rebounds to reach the threshold.

 
HOW TO FOLLOW
The games will be streamed via the WCC Network, 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".