SAN DIEGO – The Aztecs (9-11, 3-6) are back on the road this week, playing at Utah State (7-13, 2-8) Wednesday evening at 5 p.m. PT (6 p.m. MT) and then at Boise State (7-13, 3-6) Saturday at 11 a.m. PT (12 p.m. MT). The Aztecs beat both teams at home by double-digits three weeks ago.
Aztec Tidbits
• In SDSU's 66-45 win over Utah State on Jan. 13, the Aztecs forced a season-high 23 turnovers. Three players finished in double figures and Mallory Adams had a double-double (14 points and 13 rebounds).
• The Aztecs are on a three-game losing streak after falling to Air Force (59-46) and New Mexico (67-58) at home last week.
• The Aztecs are second in the MW in opponent field goal percentage (.377) and opponent three-point percentage (.297) and third in rebounds per game (39.3).
• In conference games, SDSU is allowing just 62.8 points per game, third in the Mountain West.
• Sophia Ramos (San Antonio, Texas) is one of four active four-year players with career totals of at least 1,300 points, 500 rebounds, 350 assists and 100 steals (Northwestern's Veronica Burton, Ohio's Erica Johnson & Florida's Kiara Smith). She is currently in the top 10 in program history in seven statistical categories, including assists (6th), three-point percentage (6th), made threes (6th), made free throws (7th) and points (9th).
• Ramos is second in the conference in steals per game (2.1) and is in the top 100 nationally in six statistical categories.
• Mallory Adams (Frisco, Texas) leads SDSU in scoring (14.3) and rebounding (8.3) in conference games. She is making 3.0 three-pointers per game in MW play, which is tied for the conference lead.
• Adams is five rebounds away from 500 and five points away from 800 in her career.
• Ramos (.400) and Adams (.381) are third and fourth respectively in the conference in three-point percentage.
• Asia Avinger (Cerritos, Calif.) leads all Mountain West freshmen in scoring and assists. On Jan. 15, she scored 30 points on 10-for-12 shooting against Boise St. to become the first Aztec freshman to score 30 or more points in the MW era.
• Kim Villalobos (Van Nuys, Calif.) is averaging 7.2 rebounds in conference play and her 3.1 offensive rebounds per game is third in the conference.
• SDSU has three active players in the top 10 all-time in career three-point percentage. Mercedes Staples (Centerville, Utah) is fourth at 37.6 percent (53-141), Sophia Ramos is sixth (35.8%, 140-391) and Isabela Hernandez is seventh (35.4%, 56-158).
Opponent Notebook (Utah State)
• The Aggies are 7-13 and 2-8 in conference play.
• They have won two of their last three games, beating Wyoming 76-66 and San Jose State 63-61.
• They are 5-4 at home.
• They have made the second most free throws in the conference.
• They average 17.1 turnovers per game, the most in the Mountain West.
• They allow 76.2 points per game, the most in the conference.
• They are 10th in field goal percentage (.374) and field goal percentage defense (.428).
• Kaylin Randhawa leads the Aggies with 13.3 points per game.
• Adryana Quezada averages a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game and 12.7 points per game
• Head coach Kayla Ard is in her second season at Utah State. She came from Denver where she was their associate head coach for three years.
Series Notes
• The Aztecs lead the all-time series 11-7.
• SDSU has won four of the last five meetings.
• The Aztecs are 8-7 against Utah State since they joined the Mountain West.
• SDSU is 4-4 against the Aggies on the road
• SDSU beat Utah State 66-45 on January 13 and forced a season-high 23 turnovers.
• Their first meeting was Dec. 5, 1980, a 79-51 Aztec win. SDSU won the first four meetings.
• The Aztecs scored 132 points against Utah State on Dec. 16, 1983.
Aztecs at Utah State Wednesday Night
