Women's Basketball

Aztecs Host New Mexico Wednesday for Field Trip Game

SDSU is expected to break their single game attendance record of 6,906, which was set at a Field Trip game last season.

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Aztecs Host New Mexico Wednesday for Field Trip GameAztecs Host New Mexico Wednesday for Field Trip Game

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team hosts New Mexico Wednesday at 11 a.m. for their second and final Field Trip game.

 

Aztec Tidbits

  • SDSU is expected to break their single game attendance record of 6,906, which was set at a Field Trip game last season.
  • The Aztecs have won eight games in a row and are coming off a 73-72 win at Utah State Saturday where the Aztecs rallied from an 11-point fourth quarter deficit. Naomi Panganiban scored a season-high 23 points, 11 of which came in the fourth quarter including the game-winning shot with four seconds left.
  • This is SDSU’s third eight-game win streak over the last two seasons. With a win Wednesday, the Aztecs will have their longest win streak since the 2012-13 season (17).
  • Six of their eight wins during their streak have been by double-digits and SDSU has an average margin of victory of 12.4 during that stretch.
  • Dating back to last year, SDSU has won their last 14 games against Mountain West opponents, their longest streak since the 2012-13 season.
  • The Aztecs are shooting 49.6% on two-pointers and have an effective field goal percentage of 50.2%, both of which would be the program’s best in the Mountain West era (since 1999). Their overall 43% field goal percentage leads the Mountain West.
  • SDSU averages just 12.6 turnovers per game, which would be the best in school history and is 20th in the nation. Additionally, their assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.11 would be the best since the 1983-84 season.
  • The Aztecs are making a Mountain West-best 8.7 three-pointers per game, which would easily top the program’s previous best of 6.8 per game. SDSU has made more threes than their opponent in all but two games.
  • SDSU is shooting 47.7% from the floor and 38.4% from three in their six Mountain West games. Their opponents are shooting just 35.5% from the field and 29.9% from three.
  • Defensively, the Aztecs have held their opponents to 37.6% shooting from the field, which is the second best in the conference. SDSU is 10-0 when holding their opponent under 70 points.
  • This is the second straight season the Aztecs have won at least 12 of their first 15 games (also 12-3 last year).
  • The Aztecs are the only team in the Mountain West to have five different players have a game with 20+ points in a game this season.
  • SDSU has scored at least 30 points in the paint in each of their last five games (35.2 over that span).
  • The Aztecs have won all four of their road games this year and are 14-4 on the road since the beginning of last year. They are 20-7 in road or neutral games in that span.
  • As of Monday, the Aztecs have a NET ranking of 87, the third best in the Mountain West.
  • This is the first time in program history SDSU doesn’t return any scholarship upperclassman (who played last year).
  • The Aztecs have seven newcomers this year, the most ever under head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson (13th season). They added five transfers with four of them coming from Mountain West schools.
  • SDSU was picked to finish second in the MW Preseason poll, their highest preseason selection since 2012-13.
  • The Aztecs have had a winning record in non-conference play in each of the last four years. Since the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 36-12 (.750) in non-conference games and 22-5 (.815) in non-conference home games.
  • Entering this year, SDSU had 70 wins over the past three seasons, tied for the most in a three-year span in SDSU history (1994-96).

 

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  • SDSU is 10-0 when they hold their opponent under 70 points. They have held their opponents under 40% shooting nine times and are 9-0 in those games.
  • The Aztecs are 11-1 when they score 60 or more points. They are also 11-1 when they shoot at least 40% from the field.
  • SDSU is 10-0 when they have more assists than their opponent.
  • The Aztecs are 9-0 when they outrebound their opponent.
  • SDSU is 10-1 when they have more points in the paint than their opponent.
  • The Aztecs are averaging 70.9 points per game, which would be their most since the 1993-94 season. Four of SDSU’s top five scoring teams in the Mountain West era (since 1999) have been in the last four years.
  • Since the beginning of last year, SDSU is 29-2 when three or more players score in double-digits (8-0 this year).
  • Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 70-11 (.864) when they score 60 or more (11-1 this year) and 46-6 (.885) when they score 70 or more (4-0 this year).
  • Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 44-13 (.772) in home games.

 

Player Notes

Naomi Panganiban (Sophomore, Guard, San Diego, Calif.)

  • Naomi Panganiban hit the game-winning shot at Utah State, hitting a contested pull-up jumper from 15 feet out with four seconds left.
  • She has scored 10 or more points in all but three games, the most on the team.
  • In conference play, she is averaging 15.3 points and shooting 50.7% from the field.
  • She is 26-for-28 on free throws this year (92.9%).
  • She has improved in every statistical category from last year when she was named to the Mountain West All-Freshman Team and to the Mountain West All-Tournament Team.
  • Panganiban was named to the preseason All-Mountain West Team after leading all Mountain West true freshmen in scoring last season (10.3 ppg)
  • Playing for the Philippine National Team at the FIBA Asia Cup, she tied for the team lead in scoring (13.2 ppg) despite being the youngest on the team.
  • The Philippines clinched a spot in the FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament for the first time ever.

 

Nala Williams (Senior, Guard, Long Beach, Calif.)

  • Nala Williams’ 2.12 assist-to-turnover ratio is first in the Mountain West among qualified players.
  • In her career, she has 1,623 points, 568 rebounds, 391 assists and 328 steals in 107 games.
  • Her 328 career steals are the sixth most in the nation across all divisions among active players.
  • She has scored in double-digits in 83 of her 107 career games and has scored 20 or more 30 times. Her career-high is 42.
  • Against Cal State Bakersfield Nov. 15, she became the first Aztec in the Mountain West era (since 1999) to have at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and three three-pointers in a game.
  • Last year at Cal State Dominguez Hills, Nala Williams was named the DII National Player of the Year and the National Defensive Player of the Year after helping her school go 36-2 and make the national title game.
  • She had 152 steals last year (4.0/game), which was the most in the nation across all divisions. No one else had more than 140 steals and only three other players had 130 or more.

 

Kennedy Lee (RS Junior, Forward, Louisville, Ky.)

  • Kennedy Lee leads the team in rebounding during conference play (6.2) and is second in scoring (10.3).
  • She set career highs for points (24) and three-pointers (7) vs. CSUN (11-13).
  • Her seven made 3-pointers tied for the second most ever made by an Aztec.

 

Bailey Barnhard (Sophomore, Forward, San Diego, Calif.)

  • Bailey Barnhard leads the team in field goal percentage (57.8%) and is third in scoring in conference play (9.8 ppg).
  • She scored a career-high 21 points on 10-for-14 shooting at Wyoming on Jan. 3.

 

Nat Martinez (Sophomore, Guard, San Leandro, Calif.)

  • Nat Martinez is second in the Mountain West among qualified players in free throw percentage (85.4%).
  • She won Mountain West Player of the Week after scoring 22 points at Kansas State prior to the holiday break.
  • It was her third time scoring 20 or more points against a power conference school, and fifth time overall in her career.
  • In her five games against power conference schools, she is averaging 17.0 points per game shooting 55% from the field and 58% from three.
  • She shot 41.9% from three last year, the fifth best in a single season in program history.
  • She was named to the Mountain West All-Freshman Team a year ago.

 

Opponent Notebook (New Mexico)

  • The Lobos are 12-5 on the year, 4-2 in the Mountain West and 4-2 on the road.
  • They played four games against Big 12 teams in non-conference play and went 2-2, including a 22-point win over Houston.
  • They lead the Mountain West in scoring (71.2) and rebounding (41.5).
  • Destinee Hooks leads the team with 13.5 points per game.
  • Head coach Mike Bradbury (10th season) has led the Lobos to five 20-win seasons.

 

Series History

  • The Lobos lead the all-time series 42-38.
  • SDSU is 17-16 vs. UNM at home.
  • The Aztecs have won six of the last eight meetings.
  • This will be the 81st meeting between the two schools, the most time SDSU has faced any opponent.
  • They have played in each of the last four Mountain West tournaments. SDSU has won the last three.