Dec. 17, 2015
SAN DIEGO - After an eight-day hiatus for final exams, the San Diego State women's basketball team will close out the non-conference portion of its schedule with a pair of upcoming home games against Cal State Fullerton (Dec. 19) and San Diego Christian (Dec. 21) at Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena.
Saturday's clash with the Titans is slated for a 2 p.m. PT start, while Monday's first-ever meeting with the NAIA-affiliated Hawks is set to get underway at 6:30 p.m. Both contests will feature a live video stream available via the Mountain West Network on GoAztecs.com, with SDSU alumnus Chris Ello handling the play-by-play responsibilities.
Saturday's contest has also been designated Dads and Daughters Day, which features a free Aztec foam finger giveaway, tribute videos and a postgame Q&A session with select SDSU players.
The Aztecs will be looking to rekindle some momentum after suffering a 92-65 setback at Loyola Marymount in their last outing on Dec. 10. Prior to that defeat, SDSU won three of four games, including a 67-65 nail-biter at CSUN on Dec. 7 for its first road victory of the year.
The Aztecs will be facing their fifth and final Big West opponent of the regular season when CSUF invades "America's Finest City." SDSU has captured six straight against the Titans dating back to 1994, winning by an average margin of 31 points. However, the two sides have not engaged one another since Dec. 3, 2007, when the Aztecs emerged with a 76-45 triumph. The Scarlet and Black is 99-89 in program history against current members of the Big West, including a 19-17 spread against the Titans. SDSU and CSUF met twice a year from 1977-90 as conference rivals in the WCAA and PCAA/Big West.
Individually, the Aztecs are led by sophomore McKynzie Fort (Fontana, Calif.), who ranks fourth in the Mountain West in scoring (15.7 ppg) and fifth in steals (2.3/gm) while occupying the ninth spot in free-throw percentage (.633). In addition, fellow classmate Lexy Thorderson (Castle Rock, Colo.) climbed into the seventh position in three-pointers made (1.6/gm), while senior Deidra Smith (Aurora, Colo.) is tied for ninth in blocked shots (1.0/gm).
Following Monday's action, SDSU will break for the Christmas holiday before opening conference play on Wednesday, Dec. 30, with a road trip to Wyoming.