LOS ANGELES – Getting back on the floor for the second time in three days, the San Diego women's basketball team (4-13, 0-8 WCC) lost a close, hard-fought road battle with the LMU Lions (7-8, 1-7 WCC) on Monday afternoon by a 55-52 final score. 

Truitt Reilly once again had a strong afternoon on the court as she recorded her third consecutive double-double with 13 points and 14 rebounds against the Lions at Gersten Pavilion. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Starting strong on both ends of the court, Reilly came away with a pair of blocks in LMU's first possession and then set up Dresha Moore with a good look at the basket for the game's first points.
• The Lions were able to build a 7-4 advantage before the Toreros started clawing back as Kylie Horstmeyer put home a tip-in and Ava Ranson knocked down a pair of free throws to give USD the 8-7 lead.
• San Diego would score the final four points of the frame as Ranson made two more free throws and Horstmeyer connected on a layup as the Toreros led 15-12 at the end of the first 10 minutes.
• LMU got off to a quick start as they scored the first two buckets of the quarter before Horstmeyer answered back with another layup to make it a one point deficit for USD. 
• Both defenses were on their game throughout the quarter as points were hard to come by as Hallie Rhodes broke through with a layup to even the game at 19 apiece.
• Reilly was able to put home one final layup for USD's final points of the first half as the Lions led by a 22-21 score at halftime. 
• After LMU began the second half with a quick 5-0 run, Ranson was able to put home layup to get USD back within four early in the quarter.
• The Toreros then went on a run of their own as H. Rhodes scored six straight points with 1:30 left in the quarter to even the game at 35 as the Lions took a timeout.
• Horstmeyer was able to score yet another layup for San Diego's final points of the quarter as LMU led 39-37 with 10 minutes to go.
• San Diego was able to score first in the fourth quarter as Horstmeyer put home a layup that even the score at 39-all with 8:19 left in the game.
• It would remain a back-and-forth quarter for both teams as Horstmeyer nailed another jumper before a 5-0 LMU burst put them ahead 50-45. 
• Reilly would deliver a clutch and-1 to get the deficit back down to three, but San Diego would come up short by a 55-52 margin in Los Angeles on Monday afternoon.

TORERO TIDBITS

• Reilly continued her strong season by scoring 13 points and collecting 14 rebounds as well as a pair of assists and steals in the loss on Monday. 
• Ranson led the way for San Diego scoring a team-high 14 points as she went a perfect 6-for-6 at the free throw line, while dishing out four assists and coming away with a pair of steals. 
• Doing a little bit of everything against the Lions, Horstmeyer scored 12 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the field while also grabbing six rebounds. 

NEXT UP
San Diego now heads back down the coast to host their next game on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 6:00 p.m. against Saint Mary's from Jenny Craig Pavilion. Live video, live statistics and ticket links can be found on the team's website.