SANTA CLARA – Beginning West Coast Conference action on the road, the San Diego women's basketball team (6-8, 0-1 WCC) came up short against Santa Clara (12-3, 1-0 WCC) by a 68-46 final score on Sunday afternoon from the Leavey Center. 

Kylie Ray scored 10 points and collected five rebounds in her first WCC conference game, while Lilly Amor knocked down a trio of threes as the Toreros faced the Broncos for the first and only time during the regular season. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After a scoreless first two minutes with both sides recording stops, USD got on the board first courtesy of an Owens mid-range jumper to take an early lead. 
• Next time down the floor, Ray made a nice move to the hoop and scored to put the Toreros ahead by four as they held the Broncos off the scoreboard until after the first media timeout. 
• In the final seconds of the first quarter, Owens ran a fast break and got to the hoop for a layup as Santa Clara led 13-10 through the first 10 minutes of play. 
• Trailing by nine early in the second quarter, USD got a little closer as Dresha Moore scored a layup to get the Toreros within seven at 19-12. 
• Later in the quarter, Ray made a pair of free throws as San Diego trailed 32-14 heading into halftime. 
• Coming out of the locker room, Hallie Rhodes started to get going as she scored four quick points to bring USD's deficit down to 35-18 early in the second half. 
• At the 7:18 mark of the quarter, Amor knocked down her first three point shot of the game to get San Diego back within 14 points. 
• In the team's final possession of the quarter, Owens earned a trip to the charity stripe and knocked down both attempts as the Toreros trailed 53-33 with 10 minutes remaining in the game. 
• In the fourth quarter, Owens got to work as she made a nice move and knocked down a turnaround jump shot to make the score 61-35. 
• Later in the quarter, Jayden Rhodes recorded her first bucket of the game as she put home a layup before San Diego ultimately came up short by a 68-46 score in Sunday's conference opener. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Ray once again reached double figures in scoring as she recorded 10 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out an assist and forced a steal against SCU. 
• Amor had a nice afternoon shooting the ball as she totaled nine points going 3-for-7 from beyond the arc in her 24 minutes of action.
• Owens scored eight points, secured five rebounds and recorded a trio of assists on Sunday afternoon against the Broncos. 

NEXT UP
The Toreros will continue their Northern California road trip this Tuesday afternoon as they will face Pacific (6-6, 1-0 WCC) on December 30 at 2:00 p.m. from the Alex G. Spanos Center. Live video and live statistic links for Tuesday's game can be found via the team's schedule page.