SAN DIEGO – The San Diego State women’s basketball team (3-1) had their 16-game home win streak snapped with a 64-55 loss to Colorado (3-0) inside Viejas Arena Wednesday evening.
“We are obviously disappointed, but I’m proud of the defensive effort we put together tonight,” Head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson said after the game. “This is the end of a pretty long win streak at home. We take pride in playing in front of our fans, and we’re going to start another one here soon.”
SDSU struggled with turnovers early on and began the game cold from the field, which led to them falling behind 16-4. The Aztecs defense kept them in the game and twice they were able to pull within three points, but the Buffaloes always responded.
Eva DeChent led SDSU with 13 points, her most as an Aztec, while Bailey Barnhard and Natalia Martinez each had 10 points.
The Aztecs trailed by 10 early in the third quarter, and even though their shots weren’t falling, they were able to get to the line where they shot 13-for-14 on the night. After pulling within three points with 1:03 left in the third, Colorado went on a 9-0 run to push their lead back into double-digits.
Zyanna Walker led the Buffaloes with 17 points.
Colorado used their size advantage to outscore the Aztecs 42-14 in the paint. SDS
STAT OF THE GAME
The Aztecs committed 21 turnovers, their most in a game since Dec. 19, 2024 (23 vs. Stephen F. Austin).
QUOTE OF THE GAME
“Tonight’s crowd was a testament to the community and to our marketing staff. We’ve won a lot of games over the last four years, and we have fantastic players that people want to see.” Head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson on the environment inside Viejas Arena
THE NOTE I
The loss snapped a 16-game home win streak, which was the second longest in program history and just one shy of the school record 17-game home win streak (2008-10).
THE NOTE II
This is just the fifth time SDSU has lost when three or more players scored in double digits since the start of the 2024-25 season (41-5).
UP NEXT
The Aztecs play at CSUN next Thursday at 6 p.m. for their first road game of the year.