Women's Basketball

Aztecs Playing at Boise State Wednesday Night

The San Diego State women’s basketball team plays at Boise State, who is tied for second place, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network and Chris Ello will have the call on the Aztec Radio Network. SDSU will win the Mountain West regular season championship outright with a win.

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Aztecs Playing at Boise State Wednesday NightAztecs Playing at Boise State Wednesday Night

SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team plays at Boise State, who is tied for second place, Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. PT. The game will be streamed on the Mountain West Network and Chris Ello will have the call on the Aztec Radio Network.

 

Aztec Tidbits

  • SDSU will win the Mountain West regular season championship outright with a win. The Aztecs clinched at least a share of the title with their 68-59 win over Fresno State Saturday.
  • This is the sixth time SDSU has won a regular season championship (fourth in the Mountain West) and first since 2012-13. The Aztecs won the Mountain West Tournament championship last season.
  • Since February 15, 2025, SDSU has a record of 30-5 (.857). The only DI teams with fewer losses in that time are UConn, UCLA, Murray State and South Carolina.
  • The Aztecs have won 18 of their last 19 games and 24 of their last 25 games against conference opponents. Their 16 conference wins are the most in program history (regardless of conference affiliation).
  • SDSU is 22-4, their best start since the 1993-94 season (also 22-4). This is the fourth straight season the Aztecs won at least 20 wins. The Aztecs have only accomplished this once before (1994-97).
  • SDSU is committing 12.5 turnovers per game, which would be a school record and is 16th in the country. Their assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.10 would be the program’s best since the 1983-84 season.
  • The Aztecs are averaging 70.5 points per game, which would be the highest since the 1993-94 season. The Aztecs are shooting 49.4% on two-pointers, also their best since 1993-94.
  • SDSU is making a Mountain West-best 8.4 three-pointers per game, which would easily set a program record. The Aztecs have made more threes than their opponent in 22 of their 26 games and have 10 games with 10 or more three-pointers. The Aztecs made 10+ threes just eight times across the previous three seasons.
  • The Aztecs lead the Mountain West in field goal percentage offense (45.6%) and defense (37.3%) in conference play.
  • SDSU also leads the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.11) defensive rebounds per game (29.0) and defensive rebound percentage (76.6%) in Mountain West competition.
  • The Aztecs are 8-1 on the road this year and are 18-5 on the road since the beginning of last year. Their 88.9 win percentage on the road is eight in the nation and would tie a program record.
  • As of Tuesday, SDSU has a season-high NET ranking of 69. SDSU is 2-1 in Quad one or two games. Their game at Boise State Wednesday is considered a quad three game.
  • The Aztecs are currently predicted as a No. 12 seed in the NCAA tournament by ESPN (Charlie Creme) and the NCAA (Autumn Johnson). The top 12 seeds avoid playing a true road game in the first round.
  • SDSU is ranked No. 7 (and the top mid-major program) in Jeff Metcalfe’s Best of the West power rankings.
  • Head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson won her 200th career game last Wednesday. Since the start of the 2022-23 season, she has led the Aztecs to a 92-38 (.708) record and is 46-14 (.767) since the beginning of last year.
  • SDSU has beaten UNLV two times in each of the last two seasons. No other Mountain West team has ever beaten the Rebels twice in a season under head coach Lindy LaRocque (6th season).
  • 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.
  • SDSU has 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.
  • The Aztecs set a single game record vs. New Mexico Jan. 14 with 8,054 fans in attendance.
  • SDSU has 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). If the Aztecs reach 24 wins this year, it will be the most wins in a four-year period in school history.

 

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  • SDSU is 20-1 when they hold their opponent under 70 points. They have held their opponents under 40% shooting 17 times and are 17-0 in those games.
  • The Aztecs are 20-1 when they score 60 or more points. They are also 20-1 when they shoot at least 40% from the field.
  • SDSU is 20-0 when they have more assists than their opponent.
  • The Aztecs are 16-0 when they outrebound their opponent.
  • SDSU is 14-1 when they have more paint points than their opponent.
  • The Aztecs are 20-0 when they lead at halftime and are 4-0 in games decided by five points or less.
  • SDSU is 16-2 when they have fewer turnovers, or the same amount, as their opponent.
  • The Aztecs are averaging 70.5 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 36-2 when three or more players score in double-digits (15-0 this year).
  • No Aztec averages more than 30 minutes per game and all five starters have had a game with 20 or more points. 10 different Aztecs have had a game with 10+ points.
  • Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 79-11 (.878) when they score 60 or more (20-1 this year) and 51-6 (.895) when they score 70 or more (14-0 this year).
  • Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 50-13 (.794) in home games (13-1 this year).

 

Player Notes

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

  • Nala Williams won her second Mountain West Player of the Week award after averaging 13.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.0 steals last week. It was her ninth time winning a conference player of the week award (seven times with Cal State Dominguez Hills)
  • assist-to-turnover of 2.36 is the best by an Aztec in the Mountain West era (since 1999), leads the conference and is 15th in the nation among qualified players.
  • In her career, she has 1,734 points, 620 rebounds, 437 assists and 345 steals in 117 games. She is one of two players in the nation with at least 1,700 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists and 340 steals (across all divisions).
  • She leads the Mountain West in assists per game (4.2) in conference play.
  • Williams is shooting 47.0% from the field and 40% from three in conference play.
  • Her 345 career steals are the eighth most in the nation across all divisions among active players.
  • She has scored double-digits in 90 of her 117 career games and has scored 20 or more 31 times. Her career-high is 42.
  • She had 20 points, 10 assists and no turnovers vs. San Jose State on Jan. 24 to become the first Aztec in the Mountain West era (since 1999) to put up that stat line.
  • 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.

 

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

  • Naomi Panganiban has scored 10+ points in 19 of SDSU’s 26 games.
  • She scored 20 points in both games against second place UNLV and is averaging 16.0 points per game against the top four teams in the conference.
  • 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 tied with Panganiban for fourth in the Mountain West in free throw percentage (82.3%) among qualified players.
  • She is averaging 17.6 points per game this season when playing a power-four program or UNLV.
  • In her five career games against power-four programs, 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.

 

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

  • Bailey Barnhard is shooting 52% from the field and 50% (11-for-22) from three in conference play.

 

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

  • Kennedy Lee is second on the team in three-pointers in conference games.
  • She has two games this year making 5+ threes. Her seven made 3-pointers vs. CSUN tied for the second most ever made by an Aztec.

 

Kaelyn Hamilton (Sophomore, Guard, McKinney, Texas)

  • Kaelyn Hamilton is shooting 51% from the field in conference play.
  • She has scored in double-digits in five of her last eight games and matched her career-high of 15 twice in that span.

 

Maria Konstantinidou (Junior, Forward, Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • Maria Konstantinidou leads SDSU in offensive rebounding during conference play despite playing just 14.8 minutes per game.

 

Opponent Notebook (Boise State)

  • The Broncos are 22-6 on the year and are 13-4 in the Mountain West, tied with UNLV for second place.
  • They are 14-1 at home.
  • They have won 12 of their last 13 games.
  • They lead the Mountain West in points per game (71.0), assists per game (16.1) and three-point percentage (38.8%, second in the nation).
  • They have three veterans who average double-digit scoring led by Tatum Thompson’s 14.7 points per game.
  • Natalie Pasco averages 12.8 points per game and shoots 45.2% from three (10th in the nation).
  • Head coach Gordy Presnell is in his 20th season at Boise State. He is one of five active coaches with at least 750 career wins.

 

Series History

  • San Diego State leads the all-time series 16-14
  • The Aztecs are 3-10 vs. the Broncos on the road.
  • SDSU has won the last four meetings and six of the last eight.
  • The Aztecs beat Boise State 83-54 on Dec. 20, their largest win vs. the Broncos under Stacie Terry-Hutson (13th season). SDSU shot 54% from the floor and made 11 three-pointers while holding BSU to 34% shooting.