SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team plays at Wyoming Saturday at 1 p.m. PT in a rematch of last year’s triple overtime Mountain West Championship game. The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network and available on the Aztec Radio Network.
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- SDSU has won five games in a row and are coming off a 62-51 win over Air Force Wednesday.
- This is the fourth straight season the Aztecs have had a winning streak of five games or more.
- Dating back to last year, SDSU has won their last 11 games against Mountain West opponents.
- SDSU has won both their road games this year and are 12-4 on the road since the beginning of last year. They are 18-7 in road or neutral games in that span.
- The Aztecs have a NET ranking of 88, the second best in the Mountain West.
- The Aztecs are making a Mountain West-best 8.6 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 one game.
- SDSU is shooting 47.9% on two-pointers and has an effective field goal percentage of 48.6%, both of which would be the program’s best in the Mountain West era (since 1999).
- SDSU is second in the Mountain West in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.06), assists per game (13.8) and turnovers per game (13.1).
- On the other side of the ball, the Aztecs have held their opponents to 37.4% shooting from the field, which is also second best in the conference. SDSU is 8-0 when holding their opponent under 70 points.
- Nine Aztecs have already had a double-digit scoring game, and four players have scored 20 or more points.
- SDSU opened Mountain West play with an 83-54 win over Boise State, the largest margin of victory against the Broncos under head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson (13th season). It was just the third time the Aztecs scored 80+ points, made 10+ threes and shot 54% or better from the field against a Mountain West opponent.
- 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.
- This is the first time in program history SDSU doesn’t return any scholarship upperclassman (who played last year).
- 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).
- 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 has set a program record for attendance in each of the past two seasons and are on pace to break that mark again this season.
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- SDSU is 8-0 when they hold their opponent under 70 points.
- The Aztecs are 8-1 when they score 60 or more points.
- SDSU is 9-0 when they have more assists than their opponent.
- The Aztecs are 7-0 when they outrebound their opponent.
- SDSU is 7-1 when they have more steals than their opponent.
- The Aztecs are averaging 69.3 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 27-2 when three or more players score in double-digits (6-0 this year).
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 67-11 (.859) when they score 60 or more and 43-6 (.878) when they score 70 or more.
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 43-13 (.768) in home games.
Player Notes
Naomi Panganiban (Sophomore, Guard, San Diego, Calif.)
- Naomi Panganiban has scored 10 or more points in all but three games, the most on the team.
- Across her last six games, she is averaging 15.3 points per game and shooting 46% from three.
- She is 22-for-24 on free throws this year (91.7%).
- 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.
- Her 10.3 points per game led all Mountain West true freshmen last season.
- 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.
Nat Martinez (Sophomore, Guard, San Leandro, Calif.)
- In her last six games, she is averaging 14.0 points per game and shooting 42.1% from three. She was shooting 17.2% from three across her first six games.
- She won Mountain West Player of the Week after scoring 22 points at Kansas State prior to the holiday break. She tied a career-high with six three-pointers.
- 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 is third in the Mountain West among qualified players in free throw percentage (83.3%). She is 82.1% from the line in her career.
- 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.
Nala Williams (Senior, Guard, Long Beach, Calif.)
- Nala Williams’ 2.21 assist-to-turnover ratio is first in the Mountain West among qualified players.
- In her career, she has 1,591 points, 555 rebounds, 380 assists and 322 steals in 104 games.
- Her 322 career steals are the sixth most in the nation across all divisions among active players.
- She has scored in double-digits in 81 of her 104 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.
Kaelyn Hamilton (Sophomore, Guard, McKinney, Texas)
- Kaelyn Hamilton was 5-for-6 with 10 points against Air Force Wednesday.
- Her five field goals was a career-high.
- She also had four rebounds, two assists and two steals and had a team-high plus/minus of +11 in just 19 minutes played.
Kennedy Lee (RS Junior, Forward, Louisville, Ky.)
- Kennedy Lee dished out a season-high three assists vs. Air Force Wednesday.
- 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.
Kendal Mosley (Freshman, Guard, Prosper, Texas)
- Kendal Mosley scored 11 points and was 3-for-3 from three while playing a career-high 17 minutes against Boise State Dec. 20.
- She is 8-for-15 from three (51%) on the year.
- She was named the preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year.
Opponent Notebook (Wyoming)
- The Cowgirls are 4-8 on the year, 1-2 in the Mountain West and 4-1 at home.
- They are averaging just 48 points per game in their three conference games.
- They went 22-12 last year and 14-4 in the Mountain West and advanced to the championship game where they lost to the Aztecs in triple overtime.
- They lost four starters from last year’s team.
- They are averaging 53.4 points per game, which ranks 349th in the nation (out of 359).
- Malene Pederson is averaging 17.3 points per game, the most in the Mountain West. She is shooting 48 percent from the field and 47.4 percent from three.
- Head coach Heather Ezell is in her fourth season as Wyoming’s head coach. She was an assistant at Wyoming for seven years before being promoted.
Series History
- Wyoming leads the all-time series 39-32.
- The Aztecs are just 8-25 against the Cowgirls on the road.
- SDSU has won just four of the last 16 meetings.
- Wyoming won both regular season meetings last year but lost to the Aztecs in the Mountain West championship game.