SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team is hosting Nevada Saturday at 1 p.m. for their Girls and Women in Sports Day. Kids in 8th grade or younger can attend the game for free but must pick up a ticket at the ticket office. SDSU is also celebrating the 16th anniversary of the 2009-10 team that went to the Sweet 16.
Aztec Tidbits
- SDSU has won 12 games in a row, and their 16-3 start is their best since the 1993-94 season (also 16-3).
- Dating back to last year, the Aztecs have won their last 18 games against Mountain West opponents, the longest streak in school history.
- SDSU’s 12 game win-streak is their longest since the 2012-13 season (17) and the Aztecs are one of six teams in the nation to go undefeated since Thanksgiving.
- Eight of their 12 wins during their streak have been by double-digits and SDSU has an average margin of victory of 13.0 during that stretch.
- This is the first time that SDSU has ever started Mountain West play 10-0.
- The Aztecs are currently predicted as a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament by ESPN’s Charlie Creme and the NCAA’s Autumn Johnson. Top 12 seeds avoid playing a true road game in the first road.
- The Aztecs are coming off a gutty 46-44 win at Colorado State Wednesday. It was the fewest points SDSU has ever scored in a win and the first time the Aztecs have won a game without making a three-pointer since 2015.
- SDSU is making a Mountain West-best 8.8 three-pointers per game, which would easily set a program record and is the 22nd most in the nation. The Aztecs have made more threes than their opponent in all but four games.
- The Aztecs have made 10 or more threes in a game nine times this year. Prior to this season, the Aztecs had accomplished that just eight times over the past three seasons.
- SDSU is committing just 12.8 turnovers per game, which would be a school record, and their 1.11 assist-to-turnover ratio is the program’s best since the 1983-84 season.
- The Aztecs are averaging 71.1 points per game, which would be the highest since the 1993-94 season, and are shooting 43.4% from the field, both lead the Mountain West.
- SDSU has an average margin of victory of 14.2 points in conference play and are shooting 46.5% from the floor and 39.6% from three.
- The Aztecs are 6-0 on the road this year and are 16-4 on the road since the beginning of last year. They are one of nine teams in the nation that are undefeated on the road.
- As of Thursday, the Aztecs have a season-high NET ranking of 71, the best in the Mountain West.
- SDSU forced second place UNLV into 24 turnovers on Jan. 17, tied for the most the Rebels have committed in a game since Nov. 19, 2019.
- 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 set a single game record vs. New Mexico Jan. 14 with 8,054 fans in attendance. SDSU’s average attendance is second in the Mountain West and 12th in the nation among mid-major programs.
- Head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson is five wins away from 200 in her career. Since the start of the 2022-23 season, she has led the Aztecs to an 86-37 (.699) record and is 41-13 (.759) since the beginning of last year.
- 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 didn’t return any scholarship upperclassman (who played last year). Six of the Aztecs’ nine rotation players are sophomores.
- 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.
- 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).
- SDSU was picked to finish second in the MW Preseason poll, their highest preseason selection since 2012-13.
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- SDSU is 14-0 when they hold their opponent under 70 points. They have held their opponents under 40% shooting 12 times and are 12-0 in those games.
- The Aztecs are 14-1 when they score 60 or more points. They are also 14-1 when they shoot at least 40% from the field.
- SDSU is 14-0 when they have more assists than their opponent.
- The Aztecs are 11-0 when they outrebound their opponent.
- SDSU is 11-1 when they have more points in the paint than their opponent.
- The Aztecs are 10-1 when they have more steals than their opponent.
- The Aztecs are averaging 71.1 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 30-2 when three or more players score in double-digits (9-0 this year).
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 73-11 (.869) when they score 60 or more (14-1 this year) and 49-6 (.891) when they score 70 or more (7-0 this year).
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 46-13 (.780) in home games (9-1 this year).
Player Notes
Nala Williams (Senior, Guard, Long Beach, Calif.)
- Nala Williams had 20 points, 10 assists and no turnovers vs. San Jose State last Saturday to become the first Aztec in the Mountain West era (since 1999) to put up that stat line.
- She won Mountain West Player of the Week after that performance, her eighth time winning a conference player of the week award (seven times with Cal State Dominguez Hills)
- Her assist-to-turnover of 2.33 is the best by an Aztec in the Mountain West era and 33rd in the nation among qualified players.
- Williams is shooting 50.6% from the field and 46% from three in conference play.
- In her career, she has 1,687 points, 586 rebounds, 415 assists and 337 steals in 111 games.
- Her 337 career steals are the sixth most in the nation across all divisions among active players.
- She has scored in double-digits in 85 of her 111 career games and has scored 20 or more 31 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 had a career-high 15 points on 7-for-11 shooting at Colorado State Wednesday. She also had a potentially game-saving offensive rebound off a missed free throw with four seconds remaining.
Alyssa Jackson (RS Sophomore, Forward, Fairfield, Calif.)
- Alyssa Jackson had a career-high 11 rebounds at Colorado State Wednesday.
Kennedy Lee (RS Junior, Forward, Louisville, Ky.)
- Kennedy Lee had her first double-double as an Aztec vs. SJSU last Saturday, scoring 12 points and grabbing a season-high 12 rebounds.
- She leads the team in rebounding during conference play (7.0).
- She has two games this year making five or more threes. Her seven made 3-pointers vs. CSUN tied for the second most ever made by an Aztec.
Naomi Panganiban (Sophomore, Guard, San Diego, Calif.)
- Naomi Panganiban is shooting 38% from three and is 23-for-24 (95.8%) from the line in conference play.
- She leads the team in double-digit scoring games.
- On the year, she is 39-for-42 on free throws (92.9%), which would be a school record once she reaches the minimum of 50 attempts.
- 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.
Nat Martinez (Sophomore, Guard, San Leandro, Calif.)
- Nat Martinez is second in the Mountain West in free throw percentage (86.4%) among qualified players.
- 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 was named to the Mountain West All-Freshman Team a year ago and shot 41.9% from three, the fifth best in a single season in program history.
CJ Latta (Sophomore, Guard, Paul, Idaho)
- CJ Latta is 11-for-21 (52.4%) from three in conference play.
Bailey Barnhard (Sophomore, Forward, San Diego, Calif.)
- Bailey Barnhard tied a career-high with eight rebounds at Colorado State Wednesday.
Opponent Notebook (Nevada)
- The Wolf Pack are 7-13 on the year, 3-7 in the MW and 1-6 on the road.
- They have lost four games in a row.
- They are holding opponents to 58.6 points per game, second in the Mountain West.
- Skylar Durley leads the team in scoring (10.6 points per game).
- Head coach Amanda Levens is in her ninth season at Nevada
Series History
- The Aztecs lead the all-time series 18-15
- SDSU is 11-2 all-time vs. Nevada at home.
- The Aztecs have won five of the last six meetings.