SAN DIEGO – The San Diego women’s basketball hosts team San Jose State Wednesday at 6 p.m. PT.
Aztec Tidbits
- SDSU is coming off an 85-66 win at Utah State Saturday. The Aztecs’ 85 points was their fourth most in a road game in the Mountain West era (26 years).
- SDSU was 12-for-20 (60%) from three. It was the first time the Aztecs made at least 12 three-pointers while shooting 60% or better from three in a Mountain West game.
- The Aztecs are fifth in the nation in bench points per game (33.0). 46.2% of SDSU's scoring comes from their bench.
- SDSU is second in the Mountain West in turnover margin (+4.95) and turnovers forced per game (17.8) and commit just 12.8 turnovers per game (22nd in the nation).
- The Aztecs have had less turnovers than their opponent in 16 of their 20 games
- SDSU is leading the Mountain West in three-point percentage (35.6%) and that’s their second-best rate in the Mountain West era (26 years).
- The Aztecs are shooting 45.6% from the field in conference play, second best in the Mountain West.
- SDSU is holding opponents to 60.8 points per game while scoring 71.4. The last time SDSU averaged at least 70 points per game was 1993-94.
- The Aztecs lead the Mountain West in both free throws made (13.6) and attempted per game (18.2). They are 10-0 when they make more free throws than their opponent.
- 10 Aztecs average at least 10 minutes per game and seven different players have led the team in scoring in a game.
- Seven Aztecs average between six and 12 points per game. SDSU is 11-2 when three or more players score in double-digits.
- SDSU is one of two schools in the nation to have three players with at least 700 career rebounds (Adryana Quezada, Kim Villalobos and Clai Clark)
- The Aztecs are 12-2 when scoring 60 or more points. Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, they are 50-9 (.847) when they score 60 or more and 32-6 (.842) when they score 70 or more.
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 33-10 (.767) in home games.
- The Aztecs’ 11 non-conference wins were their most since the 1983-84 team that went 13-0.
- 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.
- The Aztecs began the season 8-0, their best start since the 1988-89 season when SDSU started 14-0.
Player Notes
- Nat Martinez made a career-high six three-pointers at Utah State Saturday and made her first five in the first half. She tied her career-high with 22 points and set new career-highs in rebounds (9) and assists (7).
- She became the first player in Mountain West history to have at least six three-pointers, nine rebounds and seven assists in a conference game.
- She is shooting 70% from the field and 57% from three in conference play.
- She has won the Mountain West Freshman of the Week three times. The Aztecs have won a conference best five Mountain West Freshman of the Week awards (Naomi Panganiban, 2).
- Adryana Quezada is one of six players nationally to have over 1,500 points & 700 rebounds while shooting at least 50% from the field and 70% from the line.
- Quezada is shooting a career-best 54.8% from the floor, the second best in the Mountain West.
- Cali Clark is fourth in the nation among active players in rebounds per minute (minimum 75 games). She was second in the nation last year.
- In Clark’s 109 games at Colorado State, she had double-digits rebounds six times and one double-double. This season she has nine games with 10 or more rebounds and five double-doubles.
- Clark is third in the MW in blocks and rebounds and ninth in steals.
- Veronica Sheffey is averaging a team-high 13.7 points per game on 46.9% shooting in conference play.
- She had season-highs in points (19) and assists (7) at Utah State Saturday.
- Sheffey has scored in double-digits 12 times, the most on the team.
- Kim Villalobos is one of seven players in the nation with at least 1,100 points, 700 rebounds, 200 assists, 175 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 139 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 93.1% (161-173) from the line in her career, the best in the nation (minimum 150 made).
- Houpt’s 42.2% career three-point percentage is 9th in the nation (minimum 150 made). She is 24-for-50 (48.0%) from three this season.
- Houpt made her 150th career three at Utah State Saturday.
- Naomi Panganiban has won Mountain West Freshman of the Week twice.
Opponent Notebook (San Jose State)
- The Spartans are 8-11 on the year and 1-5 in conference play.
- They are 1-5 on the road.
- They lead the conference in rebound margin (+4.5).
- They don’t have a player averaging 10 or more points per game but have six players averaging between eight and 10 points per game.
- Djessira Diawara shoots 59% from the field and leads the team with 6.7 rebounds per game.
- Head coach April Phillips is in her third year at SJSU. Prior to SJSU, she was an assistant at Texas.
Series History
- The Aztecs lead the all-time series 29-10.
- SDSU has won the last six meetings, including going 3-0 vs. them last year.
- The Aztecs are 16-2 vs. the Spartans at home. Head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson has never lost to SJSU at home (8-0).