SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women's basketball team (3-3) plays at UC Santa Barbara Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed on BigWest.tv and there will be an audio-only broadcast with Chris Ello on the call.
Aztec Tidbits
• This will be SDSU's first road game since Nov. 5. The Aztecs had played five straight home games since their season opener at Hawai'i.
• The Aztecs fell to Cal 74-48 at home last Thursday. The Golden Bears took advantage of their size to score 40 points in the paint and 23 second chance points.
• SDSU had a season-high seven steals vs. Cal led by Sophia Ramos' three takeaways.
• The Aztecs' last win was 55-45 victory over Cal State Fullerton Nov. 17. SDSU held the Titans to 28 percent shooting from the field and outrebounded them 51-41.
• The Aztecs are averaging just 11.7 personal fouls this season, the fourth best in the nation. This has led them to having 15 more made free throws than their opponents have attempted. Through six games, SDSU is 79-114 from the line and their opponents are 42-64.
• SDSU is holding their opponents to 20.8 percent from three-point territory, 18th in the nation. SDSU has held three opponents below 20 percent and teams are averaging just 4.5 made three-pointers per game against the Aztecs.
• Mallory Adams had 14 points and 12 rebounds against Cal State Fullerton Nov. 17. This was her 10th career double-double and 16th time hauling in 10 or more rebounds.
• San Diego State received votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll, marking the first time since 2012 the Aztecs have been recognized in a national poll.
Noting the Cal Game (L, 48-74, 11-21-19)
• The Aztecs allowed season-highs in points (74), field goal percentage (.447), points in the paint (40) and second chance points (23).
• SDSU had season-lows for points (48), three-pointers (2), rebounds (30) and assists (5).
• The Aztecs had a season-high seven steals and forced a season-high 15 turnovers.
• Sophia Ramos had three steals. She has led the team in steals in five of SDSU"s six games.
• Isabela Hernandez had a career-high five rebounds, four of which were offensive.
• Zayn Dornstauder had a season-high four blocks, tying the individual-high set by Baylee Vanderdoes vs. Alabama A&M.
• After having four or more players score double-digits in their first three games, SDSU has only had two players with 10 or more points in their last three contests.
• The Aztecs are now 4-3 all-time against Cal.
Opponent Notebook (UC Santa Barbara)
• The Gauchos are 2-2 on the year.
• They have wins over Utah Valley (59-51) and USC (57-46) and losses to Saint Mary's (64-43) and San Jose State (73-70).
• They went 8-22 last year and 5-11 in the Big West.
• UCSB is led in scoring by Danae Miller (18.5 ppg).
• UCSB is coached by Bonnie Henrickson (4th season). She was the head coach at Kansas from 2004-15 where she led the Jayhawks to back-to-back Sweet appearances in 2012 and 2013.
Series History
• San Diego State leads the series 18-8.
• The Aztecs have Gauchos have played each of the last three years with UCSB holding a 2-1 advantage.
• The Gauchos have won the last two meetings and beat the Aztecs 63-58 last year.
• UCSB's current two game win streak vs. SDSU is their longest.
• SDSU is 6-5 all-time at UCSB.
• Their first meeting was February 12, 1977, a 56-45 UCSB win.
• The Aztecs are 107-97 all-time against the Big West.