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Aztecs Return Home to Host CSUN Saturday

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Aztecs Return Home to Host CSUN SaturdayAztecs Return Home to Host CSUN Saturday

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women's basketball team (6-7, 1-1) returns home for their final non-conference game on Saturday when they host CSUN at 12:30 p.m. There will not be a stream, but Chris Ello will be on the mic for an audio-only broadcast. The Aztec men's team hosts Cal Poly following the women's game at 4:00 p.m.
 
Aztec Tidbits
• The Aztecs won a pair of road games prior to the holidays. They beat California Baptist 80-68 on Dec. 18 and then knocked off Incarnate Word 57-58 in front of a pro-Aztec crowd in San Antonio.
Sophia Ramos was named the Mountain West Player for the week after averaging 19.5 points in SDSU's two road wins. She set a new career-high with 30 points against California Baptist on 9-14 shooting. She became the first Aztec to score 30 points in nearly two years (McKynzie Fort) and was the first SDSU 30-point scorer to shoot 64 percent or better from the field since Paris Johnson did so at Hawai'i in 2008.
• SDSU tied a season-high with 80 points at California Baptist and shot a season-best 46 percent from the floor.
Baylee Vanderdoes had her second double-double in a three-game span when she tied a career-high with 12 points and brought in 11 rebounds at California Baptist on Dec. 18.
Taylor Kalmer had a team-high 19 points at Incarnate Word (Dec. 21) and has scored in double-digits in 11 of SDSU's 13 games. Prior to coming to SDSU, she scored 10 or more points 11 times in 80 games while at Oregon State.
Zayn Dornstauder tied a career-high with 14 points at Incarnate Word on 6-for-7 shooting.
Tea Adams tied a career-high with eight rebounds at California Baptist and Monique Terry set a new career-high with seven rebounds at Incarnate Word.
• The Aztecs are 6-0 when they have a higher shooting percentage than their opponent and 0-7 when they don't.
• SDSU is second in the Mountain West in blocks per game (4.0) and third in total rebounds.
• The Aztecs are averaging just 13.7 personal fouls this season, the 15th best in the nation and second in the conference.
• Sophomore Mallory Adams is out for the year with a knee injury. She averaged 12.8 points and 6.0 rebounds in six games.
 
Noting the Incarnate Word Game (W, 57-48, 12-21-19)
• The Aztecs never trailed in the game.
Sophia Ramos and Monique Terry, both San Antonio natives, had approximately 100 friends and family in attendance.
Taylor Kalmer and Zayn Dornstauder combined for 33 points on 14-for-19 shooting.
Zayn Dornstauder's 14 points tied a career-high and came on 6-for-7 shooting. This is the second time this season she has gone 6-for-7 in a game thie season.
Monique Terry had a career-high seven rebounds.
• This was the third time, the Aztecs have held their opponent under 50 points. They are 3-0 in those games.
• Incarnate Word scored just six points in the first quarter and 18 in the first half, new season-lows for a SDSU opponent.
• This was SDSU's first win when being outrebounded.
Taylor Kalmer has scored at least 10 points in seven straight games. She has reached double-digits a team-high 11 times this season.
 
Opponent Notebook (CSUN)
• The Matadors are 3-9 on the year.
• They went 16-15 last year and 10-6 in the Big West.
• They are 1-4 on the road so far this year.
• They have faced two common opponents as SDSU (California Baptist and San Diego). They went 0-1 in those meetings while the Aztecs went 1-1.
• They shoot 22.5 three-pointers a game but are shooting just 27 percent from deep.
• CSUN has a rebounding margin of -5.9
• They are led by Di'Jionae Calloway, who is averaging 12.9 points per game and 8.5 rebounds.
• Head coach Jason Flowers (10th season) has the most wins in program history and is a two-time Big West Coach of the Year.
 
CSUN Series Notes
• San Diego State leads the all-time series 10-4.
• They have played each of the last two years with the home team winning both meetings.
• Last year, SDSU nearly came back from a 23-point fourth quarter deficit. The Aztecs outscored CSUN 34-18 in the fourth quarter, led by Sophia Ramos, who scored 28 points with 24 coming in the second half.
Sophia Ramos hit seven three-pointers, including six in the fourth quarter in the last meeting.
• The Aztecs are 6-1 all-time against CSUN in San Diego.
• Their first meeting was February 14, 1978, a 76-70 CSUN win.