SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team wraps up their regular season at Air Force Tuesday at 3 p.m. PT.
Aztec Tidbits
- SDSU has already clinched the Mountain West regular season championship outright. 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 32-5 (.865). The only DI teams with fewer losses in that time are UConn, UCLA, Murray State and South Carolina.
- The Aztecs have won 20 of their last 21 games and 26 of their last 27 games against conference opponents.
- SDSU’s 18 conference wins are the most in program history (regardless of conference affiliation) and if they win at Air Force Tuesday, they will set a Mountain West record for most conference wins in a season (19).
- With a win Tuesday, SDSU will have back-to-back 25-win seasons for just the second time in school history (2011-12 & 2012-13).
- This is the fourth straight season the Aztecs have at least 20 wins and their 94 wins over the last four seasons is their most in a four-year span in program history.
- SDSU is coming off a 70-51 win vs. Wyoming Saturday. The Aztecs forced 20 turnovers, had 11 steals and scored 27 points off turnovers, their most vs. a DI opponent this year.
- The Aztecs are one of four teams in the country to lead their conference by at least four games.
- SDSU is committing 12.4 turnovers per game, which would be a school record and is 15th 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 70.3 points per game, which would be the highest since the 1993-94 season. SDSU is shooting 49.2% on two-pointers, also their best since 1993-94.
- SDSU is making a Mountain West-best 8.5 three-pointers per game, and they have already set a school record for three-pointers in a season. The Aztecs have made more threes than their opponent in 24 of their 28 games and have 11 games with 10 or more three-pointers. The Aztecs made 10+ threes just eight times across the previous three seasons.
- SDSU leads the Mountain West in points per game (70.8) and field goal percentage (45.4%) in conference play.
- The Aztecs also lead the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.12), defensive rebounds per game (28.5) and defensive rebound percentage (76.5%) in Mountain West competition.
- The Aztecs are 9-1 on the road this year and are 19-5 on the road since the beginning of last year. Their .900 road win percentage this season would be the highest in program history.
- As of Monday, SDSU has a program-high NET ranking of 68. SDSU has won their last five Quad 1-3 games.
- 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.
- Since the start of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 94-38 (.712) and they are 48-14 (.774) 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).
- The Aztecs set new program records for single game and season long attendance this season. It’s the third straight year SDSU has set a new attendance record.
- 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.
- 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.
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- SDSU is 22-1 when they hold their opponent under 70 points. They have held their opponents under 40% shooting 18 times and are 18-0 in those games.
- The Aztecs are 22-1 when they score 60 or more points. They are also 22-1 when they shoot at least 40% from the field.
- SDSU is 21-0 when they have more assists than their opponent.
- The Aztecs are 17-0 when they outrebound their opponent.
- SDSU is 15-1 when they have more paint points than their opponent.
- The Aztecs are 21-0 when they lead at halftime and are 5-0 in games decided by five points or less.
- SDSU is 18-2 when they have fewer turnovers, or the same amount, as their opponent.
- The Aztecs are averaging 70.3 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.
- SDSU is shooting 74.7% from the line this season. The Aztecs’ top three free throw percentages seasons have all come within the last three years
- Since the beginning of last year, SDSU is 37-2 when three or more players score in double-digits (16-0 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 81-11 (.880) when they score 60 or more (22-1 this year) and 52-6 (.897) when they score 70 or more (15-0 this year).
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 51-13 (.797) in home games (14-1 this year).
Player Notes
Nala Williams (Senior, Guard, Long Beach, Calif.)
- Nala Williams’ assist-to-turnover of 2.45 is the best by an Aztec in the Mountain West era (since 1999), leads the conference and is 11th in the nation among qualified players.
- In her career, she has 1,749 points, 627 rebounds, 446 assists and 349 steals in 119 games. She is one of two players in the nation with at least 1,700 points, 600 rebounds, 400 assists and 349 steals (across all divisions).
- She leads the Mountain West in assists per game (4.2) in conference play.
- Williams is shooting 45% from the field and 41% from three in conference play.
- Her 349 career steals are the ninth most in the nation across all divisions among active players. She ranks 17th in steals per game (2.9) for a career.
- She has scored double-digits in 90 of her 119 career games and has scored 20 or more 31 times. Her career-high is 42.
- Nala Williams won Mountain West Player of the Week award twice this year, giving her nine total conference player of the week awards (seven times with Cal State Dominguez Hills)
- 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 scored 20 points vs. Wyoming Saturday, her fifth time scoring 20+ this season.
- She has scored 10+ points in 21 of SDSU’s 28 games and in eight of her last nine.
- She scored 20 points in both games against second place UNLV and is averaging 16.5 points per game against the top four teams in the conference.
- 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.
Kaelyn Hamilton (Sophomore, Guard, McKinney, Texas)
- Kaelyn Hamilton scored a career-high 18 points on 7-for-8 shooting vs. Wyoming Saturday.
- She is shooting a team-high 54% from the field in conference play. She is also 44% from three.
- She has scored in double-digits in seven of her last 10 games and set a new career-high three times in that span.
Nat Martinez (Sophomore, Guard, San Leandro, Calif.)
- Nat Martinez 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 49% from the field and 46% (13-for-28) from three in conference play.
Kennedy Lee (RS Junior, Forward, Louisville, Ky.)
- Kennedy Lee is tied for 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.
Maria Konstantinidou (Junior, Forward, Thessaloniki, Greece)
- Maria Konstantinidou leads SDSU in offensive rebounding during conference play despite playing just 14.5 minutes per game.
Opponent Notebook (Air Force)
- The Falcons are 13-16 on the year, 7-12 in conference and 8-4 at home.
- They are winless against the top five teams in the conference.
- They lead the Mountain West in turnover margin (+3.9) and are second in turnovers forced per game (17.4).
- They are last in the conference in field goal and three-point percentage defense.
- Milahnie Perry leads the conference with 16.8 points per game.
- Jayda McNabb leads the Mountain West in offensive rebounds per game (4.1) and is second in steals (2.2)
- Head coach Stacy McIntyre is in her second season as Air Force’s head coach. She was an assistant at AF for nine years before being promoted.
Series History
- San Diego State leads the all-time series 41-16
- SDSU’s 41 wins over Air Force are their most vs. any program.
- The Aztecs are 17-8 at Air Force.
- SDSU has won four of the last five meetings.
- The Aztecs beat Air Force 62-51 on Dec. 31 and led by as much as 19 points in the fourth quarter.