CORVALLIS, Ore. – Wrapping up the second to last week of the regular season, the San Diego women's basketball team (6-21, 2-16 WCC) battled hard but came up short to the Oregon State Beavers (15-14, 11-7) on Saturday afternoon by a 64-51 final score at Gill Coliseum. 

Truitt Reilly had a strong afternoon playing back in her home state as she totaled 13 points and grabbed seven rebounds against the Beavers. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• After the Beavers scored the first three points of the game at the free throw line, the Toreros responded by forcing a steal and Kylie Horstmeyer put home a layup off the glass to make it a 3-2 game. 
• Just ahead of the media timeout, Ava Ranson took an outlet pass and drove down the floor before stopping at the free throw line and connecting on a mid-range jumper as the Toreros trailed 9-8. 
• Scoring USD's final points of the quarter, Reilly knocked down a turnaround jump shot to even the game at 17-all before OSU would score just ahead of the buzzer to take a two point lead. 
• Coming out strong to start the new period, Horstmeyer banked in a long two in the corner to even the game at 19 following a tremendous pass from Jayden Rhodes.
• The San Diego defense held strong throughout the quarter as Reilly would make two more shots in the paint to grow the Torero lead to 26-21 and force the Beavers into a timeout. 
• Horstmeyer would score the Toreros' final bucket of the half by making another mid-range shot following an assist from Dresha Moore as USD enjoyed 32-26 advantage heading into the locker room. 
• Oregon State came out strong to start the second half as they took a one point lead before USD responded with an and-one from Reilly that helped the Toreros regain the lead at 35-33. 
• Going back-and-forth midway through the quarter, Moore came away with a steal and then took it all the way to the other end for a layup that evened the game at 37-all. 
• Hallie Rhodes would knock down a pair of free throws on USD's final possession to get the lead down to seven at 49-42 heading into the final quarter. 
• Continuing to battle, Reilly continued her big game by sneaking a layup over the hands of the tall Oregon State front court to make it a five point game. 
• After OSU built their lead back up to 10, Horstmeyer would come through once again for her squad by making another pull up jump shot as USD trailed 55-47. 
• The Beavers would go on to control the last part of the game as they picked up the 63-51 victory on their home floor. 

TORERO TIDBITS

• Reilly led the way for USD as she scored 13 points and collected seven rebounds while also coming away with three steals on Saturday afternoon. 
• Horstmeyer played all but 14 seconds in Corvallis as she scored 12 points, grabbed five rebounds while dishing out a pair of assists and forcing a pair of steals. 
• Ranson also scored in double figures for the Toreros as she totaled 11 points, forced a pair of steals and grabbed two rebounds against the Beavers. 

NEXT UP
The Toreros now look ahead to their final home game of the regular season as they will take on LMU (11-15, 5-13 WCC) on Thursday, February 27 at 6:00 p.m. from Jenny Craig Pavilion. USD will be honoring their five student-athlete senior class pregame, please arrive early to see the whole ceremony. Live video and live statistics links for Thursday's game can be found on the team's website.