SAN DIEGO – Wrapping up the team's three game home stand, the San Diego women's basketball team (4-15, 0-10 WCC) battled hard before ultimately coming up short against the San Francisco Dons (9-10, 6-4 WCC) by a 63-56 margin on Saturday afternoon at Jenny Craig Pavilion.

Kylie Horstmeyer led the way for her team as she scored 15 points in her 36 minutes against the Dons, while Truitt Reilly contributed 13 points of her own on Saturday. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• San Diego was able to get off to a fast start on Saturday as Horstmeyer came off a screen and knocked down a three-point shot for the game's first points. 
• After the Dons were able to even the game up at five apiece, Lauren McCall knocked down a three-point shot of her own to give the Toreros the lead once again.
• USF then went on a late quarter lead to re-take the lead as Horstmeyer put home a paint jump shot for the Toreros' final points of the quarter as the Dons led 25-20 at the end of the first quarter. 
• After San Francisco scored the first four points of the second quarter, USD was able to start fighting back as Reilly knocked down a mid-range jump shot to make it a 30-22 game early in the quarter.
• Horstmeyer would continue her strong first half by knocking down another pull up jumper to make it a seven point game with 2:16 left in the half.
• Dresha Moore would score the Toreros' final points of the first half on a second chance layup as both teams went to the locker room with San Francisco holding the 38-30 lead.
• Coming back out of the half, San Diego got the scoring started with a Reilly made jumper after a steal from McCall to make it 40-32 USF. 
• Staying within striking distance midway through the quarter, Horstmeyer scored a layup at the 6:37 mark to keep San Diego within eight points at 42-34.
• The Dons would continue their run throughout the quarter before USD scored the final bucket of the quarter as Hallie Rhodes made a turnaround shot with one second on the clock as the Toreros trailed 52-40 heading into the fourth. 
• Beginning the comeback attempt, Moore scored a layup off a nice pass from H. Rhodes to make it a 10 point game early in the quarter.
• After the Dons built their lead up to 11, San Diego started to claw back with their defense as they turned up the pressure and forced multiple USD turnovers to get the score to 59-54 with 3:26 remaining in the game. 
• USD was able to get the lead down to three points, but the Dons were able to get enough separation to earn the 63-56 win on Saturday afternoon. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Horstmeyer had another strong performance for her team as she scored 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field while also grabbing a rebound, dishing out an assist and blocking a shot.
• Reilly had another efficient afternoon scoring 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field while grabbing two boards, collecting two assists and blocking two shots.
• Moore turned in another strong performance in a starting role with 10 points on 5-of-7 from the field while grabbing seven rebounds against USF. 

NEXT UP
San Diego now heads back on the road for a pair of WCC contests, starting with a rematch with the Gonzaga Bulldogs (13-8, 8-2 WCC) on Thursday, Jan. 30 at the McCartney Athletic Center. Live video, live statistics and ticket links can be found on the team's website.