Aztecs Play at Nevada Wednesday Evening

The San Diego State women’s basketball team plays at Nevada Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. SDSU is 4-1 on the road this year.

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SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team plays at Nevada Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. SDSU is 4-1 on the road this year.

 

Aztec Tidbits

  • SDSU is coming off a 68-59 loss against New Mexico Saturday.
  • It was just the second time this season the Aztecs had more turnovers than their opponent.
  • This is the first time all season that SDSU has lost two games in a row.
  • It was just the second time over the last two seasons that the Aztecs lost a Mountain West home game.
  • SDSU is one of four Mountain West teams with a NET ranking in the top 100 (UNLV, Colorado State and Wyoming).
  • The Aztecs are 5-2 against the teams that are top 115 in the NET rankings and have five more games remaining against teams in the top 115.
  • SDSU is sixth in the nation in bench points per game (35.4).
  • Exactly 50% of the Aztecs’ scoring comes from their bench and their top two scorers come off the bench: Adryana Quezada (10.9) and Naomi Panganiban (10.3).
  • SDSU is second in the Mountain West in turnover margin (+5.9) and turnovers forced per game (18.9) and commit just 13.0 turnovers per game (24th in the nation).
  • The Aztecs are holding opponents to 59.2 points per game while scoring 71.6. The last time SDSU averaged at least 70 points per game was 1993-94.
  • SDSU leads the conference in free throws made per game (13.3) and are second in free throws attempted per game (18.1).
  • 10 Aztecs average at least 10 minutes per game and 11 different players have had a game with double-digit points.
  • Seven Aztecs average between six and 11 points per game.
  • SDSU’s 11 non-conference wins were their most since the 1983-84 team that went 13-0.
  • The Aztecs began the season 8-0, their best start since the 1988-89 season when SDSU started 14-0.
  • SDSU is 10-1 when scoring 60 or more points. Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, they are 48-8 (.857) when they score 60 or more and 30-5 (.857) when they score 70 or more.
  • Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 33-9 (.786) in home games.
  • SDSU has six players in their 4th year or later, five of them in the 5th year or later (Clark, Fiso, Green, Quezada and Villalobos).
  • SDSU was one of 21 schools (6%) that didn’t lose any players to the transfer portal in the offseason.

 

Player Notes

  • Veronica Sheffey led the Aztecs with 14 points vs. New Mexico Saturday.
  • She is leading SDSU with 14.0 points per game in their three MW games.
  • She has scored in double-digits nine times, the most on the team.
  • Adryana Quezada has over 1,400 points and 700 rebounds in her career. She is 23 points away from reaching 1,500 points.
  • Quezada is one of eight players nationally to have over 1,400 points & 700 rebounds while shooting at least 50% from the field and 70% from the line.
  • Cali Clark is fourth in the nation among active players in rebounds per minute (minimum 75 games).
  • Clark played in 109 games for Colorado State and had 10 or more rebounds six times. She has done it eight times in 16 games with the Aztecs.
  • Clark is second in the Mountain West in blocks, third in rebounds and sixth in steals.
  • Naomi Panganiban is averaging 15.7 points over her last seven games.
  • She has won Mountain West Freshman of the Week twice.
  • Kim Villalobos is one of seven players in the nation with at least 1,100 points, 700 rebounds, 200 assists, 150 steals and 75 blocks in her career.
  • Villalobos is in the top ten in SDSU history in games, rebounds and blocks.
  • Villalobos has played in 135 games, the second most in program history. If she stays healthy, she will surpass Sophia Ramos for the most games played in school history (141).
  • Erin Houpt is the only player in the nation to shoot at least 40% from three and 90% from the line in her career.
  • Houpt is 93.0% (159-171) from the line in her career, the best in the nation (minimum 100 made free throws).
  • Houpt’s 42.0% career three-point percentage is 11th in the nation among qualified players. She is 19-for-40 (47.5%) from three this season.
  • Kaelyn Hamilton had a career-high three assists Saturday vs. New Mexico.

 

Opponent Notebook (Nevada)

  • The Wolf Pack are 7-9 on the year.
  • They are 2-1 in their first three conference games, beating San Jose State and Air Force and losing at New Mexico
  • They are 5-3 on the road.
  • They are ranked No. 224 in the NET,
  • They lead the Mountain West in three-point percentage defense (27.5%) and offensive rebounds per game (14.3).
  • They make just 5.9 threes per game.
  • They have balanced scoring with four players averaging between nine and 12 points per game, led by Lexie Givens (11.9).
  • Head coach Amanda Levens (8th season) has led the Wolf Pack to top four finishes in the Mountain West in two of the last three seasons.

 

Series History

  • The Aztecs lead the all-time series 16-15.
  • SDSU is 4-11 in Reno.
  • Last year the Aztecs lost by one point (72-71) in their only meeting of the year. Prior to that, SDSU had won three in a row vs. the Wolf Pack.