STOCKTON, Calif. – The San Diego women's basketball program (8-20, 4-11 WCC) were unable to bounce back after an early deficit, falling 82-62 to Pacific (16-12, 8-7 WCC) on Thursday night at the Alex G. Spanos Center.
 
Jess Finney led the Toreros with 15 points and four rebounds, while Kasey Neubert tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds for another double-double.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Pacific would jump out to a quick 10-0 advantage and never look back, shooting 48.7 percent from the field in the opening half.
• Finney would come off the bench and give San Diego some life with six points in the first quarter, but the deficit remained double digits at the end of the opening quarter.
• The two sides opened the second quarter on a more sluggish pace, but Finney and Courtney Wristen continued to keep the Toreros within striking distance, as Wristen added six points in the quarter.
• San Diego started the third quarter with more energy and cut the Pacific lead down to 10 on three occasions.
• Veronica Sheffey opened the half with a three-pointer and Neubert added a pair of baskets to give the Toreros some momentum.
• However, the Pacific lead would return and rise up to a high of 17 in the quarter.
• While Neubert added five more points in the fourth, the Toreros were never able to break through the advantage, as Pacific would go on to secure the 20-point win.

 
TORERO TIDBITS

• The Toreros recorded their seventh consecutive game where three or more players score in double figures.
• San Diego will enter the final game of the regular season trailing Saint Mary's and LMU by one game with improved WCC Tournament seeding on the line.
• Neubert now has double-doubles in three straight games and four of her last five.

 
NEXT UP
The Toreros will conclude the regular season on Saturday, facing San Francisco 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".