PORTLAND – Returning to the road for a busy weekend in the Pacific Northwest, the San Diego women's basketball team (6-20, 2-15 WCC) came up short against the Portland Pilots (25-3, 14-3 WCC) by a 81-65 final score Thursday evening at the Chiles Center. 

Kylie Horstmeyer turned in another phenomenal performance  as she recorded a new career-high with 30 points against the Pilots as she closes in on 1,000 points for her career. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• USD was able to get off to a fast start on Thursday evening as Hallie Rhodes and Horstmeyer each made jump shots on the team's first two possessions for an early 4-0 lead. 
• The Pilots went on a mid-quarter run to take an early lead before Oregon native Truitt Reilly put home a driving layup to notch the game at 12-all. 
• Portland would go on to score the final five points of the quarter as they led 19-14 following the first 10 minutes of play. 
• After going scoreless to start the first three minutes of the second quarter, USD started mounting their comeback as Reilly scored a layup following a Pilot turnover to bring their deficit down to eight points. 
• Horstmeyer and Ava Ranson then made back-to-back three point shots that brought the lead back down to seven.
• The Toreros would go on to score the final four points of the quarter thanks to a pair of Horstmeyer layups as San Diego trailed 39-34 as they went in to the locker room. 
• Out of the break, USD was able to bring their deficit down to one possession as Dresha Moore banked home a layup to make it 39-36 Portland. 
• Midway through the quarter Horstmeyer continued her tremendous scoring by knocking down another three point shot to get the Pilot lead back down to three points. 
• Portland would go on a late run in the third quarter to build a 62-45 lead with 10 minutes to go. 
• The Toreros got to work attacking the basket in the final quarter as both Horstmeyer and Reilly made a pair of free throws to make it a 68-49 Pilot lead. 
• Horstmeyer would go on to reach the 30 point threshold at the 2:36 mark of the quarter with a nice reverse layup to make it a 79-59 game. 
• Portland would hold on to the lead on their home floor as they walked away with the 81-65 victory on Thursday night. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Horstmeyer did it all for her team on Thursday night as she poured in 30 points on 12-of-16 shooting from the field and was a perfect 3-of-3 from three point range in Portland. She also came away with four steals against the Pilots on the road. 
• Scoring the ball at an efficient clip as well, Ranson totaled 15 point on 6-of-11 shooting to go along with four assists and a pair of steals on Thursday evening. 
• Playing in her home state first time this season, Reilly scored 10 points, collected seven rebounds, forced three steals and dished out a pair of assists against Portland. 

NEXT UP
The Toreros will now look ahead to their penultimate road game of the 2024-25 season on Saturday afternoon as they will take on the Oregon State Beavers (14-14, 10-7 WCC) on Feb. 22 at 2:00 p.m. from Gill Coliseum. Live video and live statistics links for Saturday's game can be found on the team's website.