LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Playing in the team's third road game of the season, the San Diego women's basketball team came up short against the UNLV Lady Rebels by a 88-54 final score at Cox Pavilion. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Getting the game started with strong individual defense, Lauren McCall telegraphed a pass and came away with the steal for San Diego. 
• The Toreros then were able to score the first points of the game as Courtney Wristen made a layup early in the first quarter.
• San Diego was able to extend their early lead soon after as McCall came away with another steal and then took it coast-to-coast for an easy look and an 11-7 USD lead.
• After the Lady Rebels made a late run to end the first quarter, Ava Ranson was able to answer with an impressive driving layup as UNLV led 25-20 after the first 10 minutes of play.
• The Toreros worked to cut into the Lady Rebels' lead in the second quarter as Kylie Horstmeyer made a fast break layup off a great feed from McCall to cut the lead down to seven. 
• UNLV was able to continue building their lead the rest of the quarter until Ranson knocked down a pull up jumper as San Diego went into the locker room trailing 50-26.
• USD worked hard out of the break to continue clawing back into the game as Malia Tharpe was able to draw a foul and hit a pair of free throws for San Diego's first points of the second half.
• Continuing to build strong offensive momentum, Dresha Moore was able to get on the board with a layup to bring USD's deficit down to 63-42.
• Heading into the final 10 minutes of play, the Toreros once again were first to score in the period as Horstmeyer made a layup off a great pass from H. Rhodes to make it 70-48 UNLV.
• The Lady Rebels would continue to control the majority of the game as they picked up the 88-54 victory on their home court Tuesday evening. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Leading the way for San Diego against UNLV was Ranson who scored a team-high 13 points and dished out a pair of assists.
• Horstmeyer played a game high 37 minutes against the Lady Rebels as she once again reached double figures with 12 points to go along with four boards.
• Doing a little bit of everything for her team, McCall scored seven points and grabbed five rebounds, to go along with a trio of assists and steals. 

NEXT UP
San Diego will now head back to California as they will head north up the coast for their next game against UC Santa Barbara. The Toreros will face the Gauchos on Sunday, Nov. 24 for a 2:00 p.m. tip-off. Live video and live statistics links can be found on the team's website.