SAN DIEGO – The Aztecs host North Texas Thursday at 11 a.m. for their annual Field Trip game. The game will be streamed on the Pac-12’s YouTube channel with Chris Ello (play-by-play), Tracy Warren (color) and Meghan Townsley (sideline on the call). It is Ello’s 20th year as the voice of the Aztecs.
Aztec Tidbits
- Nearly 4,000 local kids will be in attendance, representing 31 schools.
- SDSU beat Cal State Fullerton 77-51 in their season opener Monday. The Aztecs used their height advantage to outscore the Titans 52-10 in the paint and outrebound them 47-27.
- The Aztecs played 11 players in the first five minutes of the game, and all 12 scholarship players scored.
- SDSU won 27 games last season, tying a school record. They went 19-1 in Mountain West play to win the regular season championship, and their 19 conference wins were the most in Mountain West history (men’s or women’s).
- The Aztecs have made the postseason in three of the last four seasons and advanced to the quarterfinals of the WBIT last year.
- SDSU has won 20+ games in four straight seasons, winning 97 games over that span, the most across four years in program history.
- The Aztecs have won 14 straight games at home and are 17-1 inside Viejas since the beginning of last year.
- SDSU set school records for three-point percentage (36.2%), three-pointers (8.5/game), turnovers per game (12.6), and free throw percentage (76.7%).
- The Aztecs scored 70.1 points per game last year, their most since the 1993-94 season. They also had their best field goal percentage (44.2%) in 15 years.
- Four of SDSU’s top five scoring teams this century have been in the last four years.
- The Aztecs’ top three free throw percentages seasons all-time have all come within the last three years.
- SDSU hasn’t lost two games in a row since Feb 8 and 12 of the 2024-25 season.
- The Aztecs return four starters (Bailey Barnhard, Kennedy Lee, Natalia Martinez and Naomi Panganiban) from last year’s team. All four shot at least 35% from three.
- Panganiban suffered an injury over the summer and is out indefinitely. She made the All-Mountain West Team last year, averaging 14.6 points per game, including 19.3 over her last seven games.
- The Aztecs have seven newcomers this year, tied for the most ever under Stacie Terry-Hutson (14th season).
- According to Hoops HQ, SDSU has three of the top 10 transfers in the Pac-12: Eva DeChent (No. 2), Alayna Kraus (No. 6) and Nayli Padilla (No. 10).
- With the addition of three freshmen post players, SDSU has a program record six players six feet or taller.
- The Aztecs have eight players who have started at least 30 games in college. They have six players who have scored 10+ points at least 20 times and seven different players have scored 20+ at least once.
- Head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson was named to the Kathy Delaney-Smith Preseason Coach of the Year Watch List.
- SDSU enters the Pac-12 this season which features four teams that made the postseason last season. The Aztecs were picked to finish third in the Pac-12 preseason media poll and received the second most first place votes.
- Since the 2024-25 season, SDSU is 39-4 when three or more players score in double-digits.
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 84-13 (.866) when they score 60 or more and 54-8 (.871) when they score 70 or more.
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 54-13 (.806) in home games.
- The Aztecs’ non-conference schedule features five games against teams that made the postseason last year and nine of their 15 games will be on the road or at neutral sites.
- SDSU has set a program record for attendance in each of the last three seasons.
Player Notes
Natalia Martinez (Junior, Guard, San Leandro, Calif.)
- Natalia Martinez was named to the Pac-12’s Preseason Impact List.
- With Panganiban’s injury, Martinez will take over as the starting point guard after playing the two-guard the past two seasons.
- Martinez made the second most threes on the team last year.
- She is third in SDSU history in career three-point % (38.3%).
- In September, she represented Pac-12 and NCAA student-athletes in Washington DC while speaking to members of congress about the Protect College Sports Act.
Bailey Barnhard (Junior, Forward, San Diego, Calif.)
- Bailey Barnhard was named to the Pac-12’s Preseason Impact List.
- Tied a career-high with nine rebounds in the season opener.
- She shot 48% from the field and 49% (14-for-29) from three in conference play last year.
Kennedy Lee (5th Year, Forward, Louisville, Ky.)
- Kennedy Lee is seventh in program history in career three-point percentage (37.5%).
- She was second on the team in three-pointers in conference games last year
- She had two games last year making 5+ threes. Her seven made 3-pointers vs. CSUN tied for the second most ever made by an Aztec.
Naomi Panganiban (Junior, Guard, San Diego, Calif.)
- Naomi Panganiban is out indefinitely with an injury.
- She was named to the All-Mountain West Team last season.
- She averaged 20.8 points per game over her last six games.
- She scored 10+ points in 26 of SDSU’s 33 games last year and had 20+ eight times.
- She set career-highs for points (29) and assists (6) while having no turnovers against Air Force in the Mountain West Tournament.
- Her 29 points were the most ever by an Aztec in the Mountain West Tournament and she became the first Aztec to ever have at least 29 points and six assists in a game in the Mountain West era (since 1999)
- Her 20.3 points per 40 minutes was the fifth best by an Aztec in the Mountain West era and second best under head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson (13th season)
- Playing for the Philippine National Team at the FIBA Asia Cup over the summer in 2025, 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.
Maria Konstantinidou (Senior, Forward, Thessaloniki, Greece)
- Maria Konstantinidou led SDSU in offensive rebounding during conference play despite playing just 14.5 minutes per game.
Eva DeChent (Senior, Guard, Westchester, New York)
- Eva DeChent was a two-time All-American East selection at New Hampshire and averaged over 17 points per game in each of her last two seasons.
- She was named the No. 2 incoming transfer in the Pac-12 by Hoops HQ.
- She made and attempted the second most free throws in the American East last year and shot 80% from the line.
- She scored in double-digits in 23 of her 30 games last year, topped 20 points 12 times and scored 30 or more on three occasions.
- She has scored 20 or more points 22 times.
Alayna Kraus (Junior, Guard, Okawville, Ill.)
- Alayna Kraus averaged 15.8 points per game last year at Southern Illinois and was an All-Missouri Valley Third team selection.
- She scored 20+ points more times (8) than she scored less than 10 (5).
- She was named a MVC Scholar Athlete after posting a perfect 4.0 GPA.
Izzy Navarro (Senior, Guard, Tijuana, Mexico)
- Izzy Navarro was a WBCA Honorable Mention All-American selection at Point Loma in 2025-26.
- She led the nation in steals and finished second in assists.
- Her 203 assists was the second most in Point Loma history and her 125 steals was third.
- She has scored in double-digits 61 times and scored 20 or more 16 times.
- The season opener was her 84th career game, and the first time she didn’t start.
Mayenabasi (Freshman, Forward, Ashland, Ore.)
- Named a Top 65 Freshman in the nation by World Exposure Report.
- Led SDSU in points (13) in the season opener.
Since the Beginning of the 2025-26 Season SDSU is…
- 26-2 when they hold their opponent under 70 points.
- 22-0 when holding their opponents under 40% shooting.
- 25-3 when they score 60 or more points.
- 26-3 when they shoot at least 40% from the field.
- 25-1 when they have more assists than their opponent.
- 21-0 when they outrebound their opponent.
- 16-2 when they have more paint points than their opponent.
- 24-1 when leading at halftime.
- 20-4 when they have fewer turnovers (or the same amount) as their opponent.
Opponent Notebook (North Texas)
- The Mean Green went 19-14 last year and made the American Championship semifinals.
- They return four players and were picked to finish sixth in the American Preseason Coaches Poll.
- Otaifo Esenabhalu had 18 rebounds in UNT’s season opener. She led the Big South in rebounding last year while at Longwood.
- Cherie Spencer had 22 points in their season opening 101-48 win over Newman.
- Sophomore guard Kendall Mosley, who played for SDSU last season, now plays for North Texas
- Head coach Jason Burton (4th season) has the most wins in the American since he took over.
Series History
- This is just the second time the Aztecs have played the Mean Green. SDSU beat North Texas 64-40 Nov. 23, 1996 at Baylor.
- SDSU is 8-7 against teams currently in the American.