Women's Basketball

Aztecs Host Fresno State Tuesday for Senior Night

The San Diego State women’s basketball team wraps up the regular season Tuesday evening when they host Fresno State at 6 p.m.

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Aztecs Host Fresno State Tuesday for Senior NightAztecs Host Fresno State Tuesday for Senior Night
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SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team wraps up the regular season Tuesday evening when they host Fresno State at 6 p.m.

 

Aztec Tidbits

  • Prior to the game, SDSU will honor five seniors: Cali Clark, Meghan Fiso, Jazlen Green, Adryana Quezada and Kim Villalobos. All five are in their fifth or sixth year of college and that group helped the Aztecs win 20 or more games in each of the past three seasons and combined to play in over 600 games, start 291 games, score 4,431 points and grab 2,743 rebounds.
  • SDSU have won four games in a row and are coming off a thrilling 66-63 win at Air Force where the Aztecs overcame an 18-point deficit, the largest deficit in a win under head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson (12th season).
  • With a win Tuesday, Aztecs would be riding a five-game win streak entering the Mountain West tournament for the first time since 2012-13.
  • Regardless of Tuesday’s outcome, the Aztecs will play New Mexico in the No. 4 vs. No. 5 game in Monday’s quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament. SDSU and the Lobos are currently tied for fourth place with the Aztecs holding the tiebreaker. This is SDSU’s third straight season finishing fifth or better (T-3rd in 2022-23 & T-4th in 2023-24).
  • The Aztecs finished the regular season 10-3 on the road, their best record on the road since 2012-13 (also 10-3).
  • SDSU is top three in the Mountain West in four defensive statistical categories: three-point percentage allowed (1st, 29.7%), field goal percentage allowed (2nd, 38.8%), points allowed per game 3rd, 60.4) and turnovers forced per game (3rd, 16.3).
  • The Aztecs have held their opponent under 60 points 13 times (12-1) and under 40% shooting in 16 games (14-2).
  • On the other side of the ball, SDSU is averaging 69.3 points per game, their most since the 1994-95 season.
  • The Aztecs lead the Mountain West in made free throws per game (12.6). The Aztecs are 14-1 when they make more free throws than their opponent.
  • SDSU is shooting 75.8% from the line, which would break the school record set last year (75.6%).
  • Over the last two games, the Aztecs are 40-for-44 (90.9%) from the line.
  • As of Monday, SDSU’s NET ranking was No. 106, having risen 12 spots during their four-game win streak.
  • SDSU is 10th in the nation in bench points per game (28.3). 40.8% of the Aztecs scoring comes from their bench.
  • 10 Aztecs average at least 10 minutes per game and 12 different players have scored in double digits.
  • All five starters average between eight and 11 points per game. SDSU is 16-2 when three or more players score in double-digits.
  • The Aztecs are 17-3 when scoring 60 or more points. Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, they are 55-10 (.846) when they score 60 or more and 35-6 (.854) when they score 70 or more.
  • SDSU’s 11 non-conference wins were their most since the 1983-84 team that went 13-0.
  • The Aztecs have 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.
  • Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 36-12 (.750) in home games.

 

Player Notes

  • Kim Villalobos has played in a school record 149 games.
  • Villalobos passed SDSU legend Tina Hutchinson (1,256 points) on the all-time scoring list last week. Hutchinson held the NCAA scoring record for freshmen for 40 years until USC’s Juju Watkins broke it last year.
  • Villalobos is one of nine players in the nation with at least 1,200 points, 750 rebounds, 200 assists, 175 steals and 100 blocks in her career.
  • Villalobos is in the top ten in SDSU history in games, rebounds and blocks.
  • Naomi Panganiban and Nat Martinez have both won three Mountain West Freshman of the Week awards, a school record
  • The Aztecs have won a conference-best six MW FOTW awards. Combined with the men’s program, SDSU has won the award 13 times, the next closest is CSU with six.
  • Martinez was predicted to win Mountain West Freshman of the Year by CBS Sports’ Kelly Burke.
  • Martinez is shooting 43.5% from three on the year.
  • Veronica Sheffey is averaging 12.5 points per game in conference play. She is shooting 46% from the field and 46% from three (11-for-24).
  • Sheffey has scored in double-digits 87 times, the most on the team.
  • Sheffey is 53-62 (86%) from the line during conference play, fourth in the Mountain West.
  • Adryana Quezada surpassed 1,600 points and grabbed her 800th career rebound at Air Force last week.
  • Quezada is one of four players nationally to have over 1,600 points & 800 rebounds while shooting at least 50% from the field and 75% from the line.
  • 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% (172-185) from the line in her career, the second best in the nation (minimum 150 made).
  • Houpt’s 42.3% career three-point percentage is eighth in the nation (minimum 150 made).
  • Houpt is shooting 47.6% (30-for-63) from three this season, which would be a school record (minimum 50 attempts).
  • Cali Clark is fourth in the nation among active players in rebounds per minute (minimum 100 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 10 games with 10 or more rebounds and seven double-doubles.
  • Clark is third in the Mountain West in rebounds and fourth in blocks.
  • Kaelyn Hamilton had a career-high four assists at Air Force last week.
  • Meghan Fiso will be playing in her 100th career game Tuesday.

 

Opponent Notebook (Fresno State)

  • The Bulldogs are 17-13 on the year and 8-9 in MW play and in sixth place.
  • They have lost three in a row and four of their last five.
  • They are 6-5 on the road.
  • They are second in the Mountain West in threes made per game (8.1).
  • Mia Jacobs leads the conference in double-doubles (17) and is second in scoring (18.4) and rebounds (10.0).
  • Head coach Jaime White (11th season) has helped the Bulldogs to five postseason appearances.

 

Series History

  • The Aztecs lead the all-time series 33-25.
  • SDSU is 17-11 vs. the Bulldogs at home.
  • The Aztecs have won the last five meetings. Four of those were by single-digits, including SDSU’s 61-57 win at Fresno State on Feb. 5.