SAN DIEGO – The Aztecs host UTSA Sunday at 1 p.m. 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
- SDSU is 2-0 on the year, and their wins have been by an average margin of 21 points.
- The Aztecs beat North Texas Wednesday behind a career-high 25 points from Natalia Martinez. A 31-7 run in the third quarter helped SDSU come back from a nine-point second half deficit.
- SDSU has made the postseason in three of the last four seasons & advanced to the WBIT quarterfinals 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 15 straight games at home, the second longest home winning streak in program history (17 games, 2008-10). SDSU’s 15-game home win streak is the ninth longest active streak in the nation, and they are 18-1 at home since the beginning of last year.
- Four of SDSU’s top five scoring teams this century have been in the last four years.
- The Aztecs’ top three free throw percentage 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 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 40-4 when three or more players score in double-digits.
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, the Aztecs are 85-13 (.866) when they score 60 or more and 55-8 (.873) when they score 70 or more.
- Since the beginning of the 2022-23 season, SDSU is 55-13 (.809) 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 scored a career-high 25 points vs. North Texas Thursday, her seventh career 20+ point scoring game.
- 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.
- She is third in SDSU history in career three-point % (38.8%).
- 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.
Dionne Madjo (Freshman, Forward, Mersch, Luxembourg)
- Dionne Madjo is the only Aztec to score in double-digits in both games this season.
- Madjo played for Flammes Carolo in the La Boulangère Wonderligue (France’s first division) in the 2025-26 season and was the youngest player on the team by four years.
Bailey Barnhard (Junior, Forward, San Diego, Calif.)
- Bailey Barnhard was named a Kay Yow Servant Leader for the 2026-27 season. She will wear a patch on her jersey to signify the honor all season.
- Barnhard was named to the Pac-12’s Preseason Impact List.
- She has tied a career-high with nine rebounds in each of the first two games of the season.
- She shot 48% from the field and 49% (14-for-29) from three in conference play last year.
Eva DeChent (Senior, Guard, Westchester, New York)
- Eva DeChent was a two-time All-American East pick 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.
Kennedy Lee (5th Year, Forward, Louisville, Ky.)
- Kennedy Lee is seventh in program history in career three-point percentage.
- She was second on the team in 3-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.
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.
- Before this season, she had started all 83 games she had appeared in.
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…
- 27-2 when they hold their opponent under 70 points.
- 23-0 when holding their opponents under 40% shooting.
- 26-3 when they score 60 or more points.
- 27-3 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.
- 17-2 when they have more paint points than their opponent.
- 24-1when leading at halftime.
- 21-4 when they have fewer turnovers (or the same amount) as their opponent.
Opponent Notebook (UTSA)
- The Roadrunners made the NCAA tournament after winning the American Tournament championship last year.
- They were picked to finish second in the American Preseason Coaches Poll.
- They lost their season opener at 69-51 UNLV Friday.
- Idaro Ufo was a preseason all-conference selection.
- Assistant coach Sophia Ramos played for the Aztecs from 2018-23 and is second all-time in points, assists and three-pointers.
- Head coach Karen Aston (6th season) has a career record of 367-233 across 18 seasons as a collegiate head coach (UTSA, Charlotte, North Texas, Texas).
Series History
- This is just the third time the Aztecs have played the Roadrunners. SDSU lost 67-65 Dec. 30, 1989 in Malibu and then beat them 75-52 at home Dec. 28, 2010.
- SDSU is 9-7 against teams currently in the American.
2025-26 Season Highlights
- 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).
- 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.