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History

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Powered by a 25-point outburst from Candy Edokpaigbe, the University of San Francisco women’s basketball team (17-13) earned a hard-fought 61-52 victory over San Diego (11-22) in the second round of the Credit Union 1 West Coast Conference Championship Friday afternoon at Orleans Arena.

 

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:


San Francisco entered the second quarter tied with San Diego at nine after a tightly contested first period. The Dons capitalized on five Torero turnovers in the opening 10 minutes and turned those takeaways into three points on the other end of the floor.
The Dons gained momentum in the second quarter. Taking the lead and pushing the margin to five, 22-17, following a layup from Edokpaigbe in transition at the 2:18 mark. The two teams traded baskets in the later stages of the quarter as the green and gold held a 26-22 advantage at the halftime break.
Continuing to expand its advantage in the third quarter, San Francisco pushed its lead to double-digits, 38-26, after field goals in back-to-back possessions from Edokpaigbe and Nataša Taušová at 4:49. San Diego quickly battled back, trimming its deficit to four, 44-40, at the end of the third quarter.
The Dons maintained their advantage at the start of the final quarter of play and led 54-46 at the 2:44 mark on an Aina Cargol jumper in the paint. The team finished the game scoring seven of the final 13 points to earn the 61-52 victory.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:


Edokpaigbe paced the green and gold with a game-high 25 points, her 12th 20+ scoring performance of the season, while shooting 53.3 percent (eight-of-15) from the floor. She also had success at the free-throw line, knocking down all eight of her attempts from the charity stripe.
Mara Neira contributed nine points in 36 minutes and registered a team-best two three-pointers. Defensively, she led the team with five steals and a block.
Cargol recorded six points, a team-high six rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
As a team, San Francisco forced 22 San Diego turnovers, the 11th time the team has forced 20 or more turnovers in a game this season. 

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

UP NEXT:

San Francisco returns to Orleans Arena at 2:30 p.m. when it takes on No. 6 Pepperdine in the third round of the Credit Union 1 WCC Championship.

 

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SPONSOR US:

The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor – Planet Orange –  for their continued support of USF Athletics. Interested in sponsoring the Dons? Please contact Frank Allocco, the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director of External Relations, at fallocco@usfca.edu or at (415) 422-4561.

*This article was created using technology provided by Data Skrive*