News & Notes
• The Aztecs will head across town to take on the University of San Diego Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m.
•The game will be streamed on TheW.tv. Additionally, Chris Ello (12th season) will be calling the game courtside. A link to the audio-only broadcast is located on the women's basketball schedule page on GoAztecs.com
• Freshman Mallory Adams averaged a double-double last week and was the Aztecs' representative on the SDSU Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team. She had double-digit rebounds in each of her last two games, becoming the first Aztec to accomplish that since Khristina Hunter in December of 2014.
• The Aztecs have had four players score in double figures in three of their last four games.
• Despite being undersized compared to TCU, the Aztecs had 41 rebounds to the Horned Frogs' 37 last Saturday. They haven't been outrebounded in a game all season.
• The Aztecs shot over 30 free throws in their last two games. As a team, they rank in the top 30 nationally in both free throws made and attempted.
• The Aztecs had 23 second chance points against TCU, the most they have had all season and more than their last three games combined.
• The Aztecs' backcourt trio of Téa Adams, Najé Murray and Sophia Ramos are all averaging more than 30 minutes per game. This group is responsible for 57 percent of the Aztecs' points and 72 percent of their assists.
• The Aztecs set program-highs for total attendance and average attendance last season and are on pace to break that again after averaging 1,391 fans per game so far this season.
Noting the Last Game (64-81 vs. TCU)
• TCU's 25 points were the most the Aztecs have allowed in the first quarter this season.
• Mallory Adams had double-digit rebounds in each of her last two games, becoming the first Aztec to accomplish that since Khristina Hunter in December of 2014.
• Despite being undersized compared to TCU, the Aztecs had 41 rebounds to the Horned Frogs' 37. They haven't been outrebounded in a game all season.
• It was the second game in a row the Aztecs shot over 30 free throws. As a team, they rank in the top 30 nationally in both free throws made and attempted.
• The Aztecs had 23 second chance points, the most they have had all season and more than their last three games combined.
• Nine Aztecs scored, the third straight game that has occurred.
Scouting the Toreros
• San Diego is 2-3 on the season and 2-1 at home.
• They went 1-1 in their Thanksgiving tournament last week. They beat Cleveland State (83-82) and lost to Cal (53-70).
• Patricia Brossmann is leading the team in points (13.6) and rebounds (6.4). She leads the WCC with a 59.2 field goal percentage.
• Myah Pace is averaging a team-high 4.6 assists per game.
• The Toreros are second in the WCC with a +4.6 rebound margin.
• They have topped 60 points just once.
• SDSU has one opponent in common with the Toreros; both teams beat Hawai'i.
• Head Coach Cindy Fisher (14th season) has over 300 career wins.
All-Time Series vs. the Toreros
• San Diego State is 29-12 all-time against USD.
• The Aztecs are 9-6 when playing at USD.
• SDSU beat San Diego 77-76 last season after McKynzie Fort hit a driving shot in the final 10 seconds.
• Before that win, the Toreros had won four games in a row.
• The Aztecs are 2-6 in their last eight games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion.
• SDSU won the first 17 meetings between the two schools.
• The first meeting was February 28, 1978, an 83-31 SDSU win.
• The Aztecs are 77-67 all-time against the WCC and 0-1 on the year (43-60 at Santa Clara).
With a W
• The Aztecs will improve to 5-2 on the season, marking the second consecutive year they have won five of their first seven games.
• SDSU will be 2-1 on the road. The Aztecs won just two road games all of last season.
• The Aztecs would move to 30-12 all-time against USD and 10-6 in road games.
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Mallory Adams
• Adams averaged a double-double last week and was the Aztecs' representative on the SDSU Thanksgiving Classic All-Tournament Team.
• She had double-digit rebounds in each of her last two games, becoming the first Aztec to accomplish that since Khristina Hunter in December of 2014.
• Adams made 11 free-throws last Friday vs. California Baptist, which tied for the fifth most in a single-game in program history.
• She is now second in the Mountain West in both free throws made and attempted as well as rebounds.
• She leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game and with 2.3 offensive rebounds per game.
• She has committed just three turnovers in 169 minutes played, the best rate on the team.
• She is shooting 40 percent from three-point territory (4-10).
Sophia Ramos
• Ramos leads the team with 27 assists (4.5 per game) and has a +1.7 assist to turnover ratio, the best on the team.
• She is shooting 48 percent from the floor, also the best on the team (minmum four field goal attempts per game).
• She had career-highs in assists (9) and steals (5) against California Baptist last Friday.
• She leads the team in minutes played (32.7 per game).
• Despite being 5'9", she is second on the team in rebounds (5.2 per game).
Dornstauder the Denier
• Zayn Dornstauder had six blocks last weekend including a career-high four against TCU on Saturday.
• She is second in the Mountain West with 11 blocks and 42nd in the country.
• She is averaging a block every nine minutes on the floor.
Earning Free Throws
• The Aztecs attempted more than 30 free-throws in both their games last week.
• They rank in the top 30 nationally in both free-throw makes and attempts. However, they are 176th in free-throw percentage (.674).
• Mallory Adams is second in the Mountain West in both free throws made and attempted.
Cleaning the Glass
• The Aztecs have yet to be outrebounded in a game so far this season and have a +4.3 rebound margin on the year.
• Freshman Mallory Adams leads the team with 7.7 rebounds per game and has a team-high 14 offensive boards.