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2024–25 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team

2024–25 San Diego Toreros women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record6–23 (2–18 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMary Ann Falcosky
Assistant coaches
  • Jualeah Woods
  • Ryan Yablonsky
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2024–25 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Gonzaga 17 3   .850 22 9   .710
Portland 17 3   .850 28 3   .903
Washington State 14 6   .700 19 12   .613
Oregon State 12 8   .600 16 15   .516
San Francisco 11 9   .550 14 15   .483
Saint Mary's 10 10   .500 14 15   .483
Pacific 9 11   .450 13 17   .433
Santa Clara 8 12   .400 14 16   .467
Loyola Marymount 7 13   .350 13 15   .464
Pepperdine 3 17   .150 8 21   .276
San Diego 2 18   .100 6 23   .207
2025 WCC tournament winner
As of March 1, 2025

The 2024–25 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team represents the University of San Diego in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Toreros, led by 20th-year head coach Cindy Fisher, play their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, California as members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2023–24 season 9–22, 4–12 in WCC play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Pepperdine in the first round[1] before losing in the second round to Pacific.[2]

Offseason

Departures

San Diego departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Veronica Sheffey 2 G 5' 9" Sophomore Woodinville, WA Transferred to San Diego State
Jess Finney 3 G 6' 0" Junior Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to Loyola Chicago
Mila Wawszkowicz 4 G 5' 11" Freshman Maitland, Australia Entered transfer portal
Dylan Horton 10 G 5' 9" Graduate student Inglewood, CA Graduated
Maddie Vejsicky 14 G 6' 0" Sophomore New Concord, OH Transferred to Akron
Melesungu Afeaki 21 F 6' 2" Sophomore San Bruno, CA Transferred to Saint Mary's
Kasey Neubert 22 F 6' 1" Redshirt Senior Elizabeth, CO Graduated
Harsimran Kaur 23 F 6' 4" Junior Kapurthala, India Transferred to Rhode Island

Incoming

San Diego incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Ava Ranson 0 G 5' 10" Redshirt Senior Boise, ID Cal State San Marcos
Jayden Rhodes 19 F 5' 11" Junior Keller, TX Morehead State
Hallie Rhodes 20 G 5' 11" Junior Keller, TX Morehead State
Truitt Reilly 21 C 6' 2" Senior Silverton, OR Cal State San Marcos
Paris Santacaterina 22 G 5' 7" Junior Mackay, Australia Dodge City CC

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2024.

Roster

2024–25 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ava Ranson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Sr Timberline
Cal State San Marcos
Boise, ID
F 1 Dresha Moore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Leuzinger Hawthorne, CA
F 3 Lily Amor 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Templestowe College Melbourne, Australia
G 5 Lauren McCall 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Timberline Boise, ID
F 10 Courtney Wristen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Broomfield Broomfield, CO
G 11 Malia Tharpe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Shenton College Cottesloe, Australia
F 12 Erica Carr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr South Grand Prairie Grand Prairie, TX
F 15 Eva Ruse 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mulgrave School North Vancouver, BC
G 19 Jayden Rhodes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr L. D. Bell
Morehead State
Keller, TX
G 20 Hallie Rhodes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr L. D. Bell
Morehead State
Keller, TX
F 21 Truitt Reilly 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Silverton
Cal State San Marcos
Silverton, OR
G 22 Paris Santacaterina 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr St Patrick's College
Dodge City CC
Mackay, Australia
G 24 Kylie Horstmeyer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Redwood Greenbrae, CA
G 30 Claire Gallagher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Sr King's
Lafayette
Lake Forest Park, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2024*
4:00 p.m.
Chapman       Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Biola W 75–30  1–0
 14  Ranson   7  tied   4  Horstmeyer  Jenny Craig Pavilion (201)
San Diego, CA
November 12, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State W 66–63  2–0
 15  Horstmeyer   9  Reilly   4  McCall  Dee Events Center (255)
Ogden, UT
November 19, 2024*
6:30 p.m., MW Network
at UNLV L 54–88  2–1
 13  Ranson   5  tied   3  McCall  Cox Pavilion (848)
Paradise, NV
November 24, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara L 63–71 OT 2–2
 17  Horstmeyer   11  Reilly   3  Ranson  The Thunderdome (592)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 29, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Omaha
USD Thanksgiving Classic
L 66–70  2–3
 16  Horstmeyer   6  tied   5  Ranson  Jenny Craig Pavilion (186)
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alabama A&M
USD Thanksgiving Classic
L 67–78  2–4
 15  Horstmeyer   13  Wristen   4  Ranson  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,012)
San Diego, CA
December 5, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
La Sierra W 76–37  3–4
 14  Reilly   7  tied   7  Santacaterina  Jenny Craig Pavilion (128)
San Diego, CA
December 8, 2024*
1:00 p.m., MW Network
at Boise State L 59–76  3–5
 14  Reilly   7  Wristen   4  Ranson  ExtraMile Arena (2,036)
Boise, ID
December 14, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 74–52  4–5
 11  Ranson   8  Moore   4  tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,331)
San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
December 19, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Washington State L 42–65  4–6
(0–1)
 10  Ranson   8  Horstmeyer   3  Ranson  Jenny Craig Pavilion (203)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gonzaga L 59–66  4–7
(0–2)
 13  Horstmeyer   10  Wristen   6  McCall  Jenny Craig Pavilion (754)
San Diego, CA
December 30, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's L 75–85  4–8
(0–3)
 20  Horstmeyer   6  Reilly   7  Ranson  University Credit Union Pavilion (326)
Moraga, CA
January 2, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine L 49–63  4–9
(0–4)
 12  Moore   9  Moore   3  McCall  Firestone Fieldhouse (180)
Malibu, CA
January 4, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific L 66–72  4–10
(0–5)
 17  Reilly   11  Reilly   11  McCall  Jenny Craig Pavilion (173)
San Diego, CA
January 11, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara L 59–67  4–11
(0–6)
 14  Reilly   9  Reilly   6  Ranson  Leavey Center (287)
Santa Clara, CA
January 18, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine L 66–68  4–12
(0–7)
 13  tied   10  tied   6  Reilly  Jenny Craig Pavilion (151)
San Diego, CA
January 20, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount
Rescheduled from January 9
L 52–55  4–13
(0–8)
 14  Ranson   14  Reilly   4  Ranson  Gersten Pavilion (182)
Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Mary's L 63–72  4–14
(0–9)
 25  Reilly   8  Moore   5  tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (158)
San Diego, CA
January 25, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco L 56–63  4–15
(0–10)
 15  Horstmeyer   7  Moore   5  Ranson  Jenny Craig Pavilion (270)
San Diego, CA
January 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Gonzaga L 48–64  4–16
(0–11)
 10  Ranson   4  tied   3  Rhodes  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,006)
Spokane, WA
February 1, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Washington State L 60–67  4–17
(0–12)
 17  Reilly   12  Reilly   2  Horstmeyer  Beasley Coliseum (1,203)
Pullman, WA
February 6, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland L 64–66  4–18
(0–13)
 19  Horstmeyer   12  Reilly   4  Ranson  Jenny Craig Pavilion (142)
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Oregon State L 50–58  4–19
(0–14)
 16  Reilly   5  Reilly   4  Reilly  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,689)
San Diego, CA
February 13, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific W 75–72 OT 5–19
(1–14)
 26  Horstmeyer   9  H. Rhodes   10  Ranson  Alex G. Spanos Center (567)
Stockton, CA
February 15, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara W 63–57  6–19
(2–14)
 20  Horstmeyer   18  Reilly   3  tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (560)
San Diego, CA
February 20, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland L 65–81  6–20
(2–15)
 30  Horstmeyer   7  Reilly   5  H. Rhodes  Chiles Center (756)
Portland, OR
February 22, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Oregon State L 51–64  6–21
(2–16)
 13  Reilly   7  Reilly   2  tied  Gill Coliseum (4,745)
Corvallis, OR
February 27, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount L 60–63  6–22
(2–17)
 16  Reilly   13  Reilly   6  Rhodes  Jenny Craig Pavilion (296)
San Diego, CA
March 1, 2025
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 35–60  6–23
(2–18)
 10  Moore   9  Moore   4  Ranson  Sobrato Center 
San Francisco, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 6, 2025
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(11) vs. (10) Pepperdine
First Round
      Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Kaur Goes for Career-High 21 in WCC Tournament Win over Pepperdine". University of San Diego Athletics. March 7, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Drops Narrow Decision to Pacific in WCC Tournament". University of San Diego Athletics. March 8, 2024. Retrieved January 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved January 16, 2025.