2023–24 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team

2023–24 San Diego Toreros women's basketball
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record9–22 (4–12 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMary Ann Falcosky
Assistant coaches
  • Jualeah Woods
  • Rachel Nagel
Home arenaJenny Craig Pavilion
Seasons
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga 16 – 0   1.000 32 – 4   .889
Santa Clara 12 – 4   .750 25 – 9   .735
Portland † 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
San Francisco 10 – 6   .625 14 – 16   .467
Pacific 8 – 8   .500 18 – 15   .545
Saint Mary's 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Loyola Marymount 5 – 11   .313 11 – 19   .367
San Diego 4 – 12   .250 9 – 22   .290
Pepperdine 1 – 15   .063 5 – 25   .167
† 2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team represented the University of San Diego in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Toreros, led by 19th-year head coach Cindy Fisher, played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion and are members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 11–7 in WCC play, to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Pacific.[1] They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Long Beach State in round 1[2] and UC Irvine in round 2,[3] before losing to Oregon in the super 16 to end their season.[4]

Offseason

Departures

San Diego departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kiera Oakry 0 G 5' 10" Redshirt Senior San Diego, CA Graduated
Ayanna Khalfani 5 G 5' 11" Senior Woodland Hills, CA Graduate transferred to UNC Greensboro
Myah Pace 10 G 5' 11" GS Senior Oakland, CA Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Manchester Mystics
Laura Erikstrup 11 F 6' 2" Junior Portland, OR Transferred to Grand Canyon
Amanda Olinger 33 F 6' 3" Senior Chatsworth, CA Graduate transferred to Cal Poly

Incoming

San Diego incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Dylan Horton 10 G 5' 9" Senior Los Angeles, CA Florida A&M
Maddie Vejsicky 14 G 6' 0" Sophomore New Concord, OH Virginia Tech

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

2023–24 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Courtney Wristen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Broomfield Broomfield, CO
G 2 Veronica Sheffey 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Sno-King Academy Woodinville, WA
G 3 Jess Finney 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Chaparral
Washington 		Scottsdale, AZ
G 4 Mila Wawszkowicz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Hunter Valley Grammar School Maitland (NSW), Australia
G 5 Lauren McCall 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Timberline Boise, ID
G 10 Dylan Horton 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Redondo Union
Florida A&M 		Inglewood, CA
G 11 Malia Tharpe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Shenton College Cottesloe, Australia
G 14 Maddie Vejsicky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Newark
Virginia Tech 		New Concord, OH
F 21 Melesungu Afeaki 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Capuchino San Bruno, CA
F 22 Kasey Neubert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Highlands Ranch
Hawaii 		Elizabeth, CO
F 23 Harsimran Kaur 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Central Pointe Academy (FL) Kapurthala, India
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 Jr 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: September 30, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Chapman W 92–38  1–0
  14 – Horstmeyer   11 – Neubert   6 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (202)
San Diego, CA
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland State W 71–43  2–0
  18 – Horstmeyer   12 – Neubert   5 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (327)
San Diego, CA
November 14, 2023*
5:30 p.m. 		at Arizona L 66–79  2–1
  15 – Sheffey   10 – Neubert   2 – Sheffey  McKale Center (6,727)
Tucson, AZ
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Princeton L 51–62  2–2
  12 – Neubert   6 – Horton   6 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,059)
San Diego, CA
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Weber State
The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament 		W 56–53  3–2
  17 – Sheffey   10 – Kaur   4 – Finney  Jenny Craig Pavilion (555)
San Diego, CA
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UNLV
The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament 		L 56–93  3–3
  10 – tied   4 – tied   5 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (223)
San Diego, CA
November 29, 2023*
1:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Nevada L 63–76  3–4
  18 – Sheffey   8 – Wristen   4 – Sheffey  Lawlor Events Center (1,003)
Reno, NV
December 3, 2023*
3:00 p.m. 		at No. 6 USC L 58–89  3–5
  18 – Horstmeyer   10 – Wristen   7 – Sheffey  Galen Center (2,169)
Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Diego State L 63–67  3–6
  23 – Sheffey   9 – Neubert   8 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (637)
San Diego, CA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 85–61  4–6
  14 – Finney   9 – Wristen   8 – Sheffey  Premier America Credit Union Arena (244)
Northridge, CA
December 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana
USD Winter Classic 		L 52–72  4–7
  12 – Sheffey   7 – Neubert   4 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (232)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Boise State
USD Winter Classic 		L 54–62  4–8
  15 – Sheffey   13 – Neubert   5 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (203)
San Diego, CA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Brown L 61–70  4–9
  17 – Finney   10 – Neubert   6 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (413)
San Diego, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pepperdine L 52–53  4–10
(0–1) 		 13 – Horstmeyer   14 – Neubert   3 – tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (235)
San Diego, CA
January 6, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Saint Mary's L 59–67  4–11
(0–2) 		 18 – Neubert   11 – Neubert   6 – Sheffey  University Credit Union Pavilion (457)
Moraga, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Portland L 54–65  4–12
(0–3) 		 15 – tied   12 – tied   5 – Sheffey  Chiles Center (436)
Portland, OR
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at No. 16 Gonzaga L 67–85  4–13
(0–4) 		 20 – Sheffey   7 – Neubert   2 – tied  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,303)
Spokane, WA
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pacific L 48–75  4–14
(0–5) 		 18 – Sheffey   16 – Neubert   2 – Gallagher  Jenny Craig Pavilion (247)
San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Loyola Marymount L 60–67  4–15
(0–6) 		 16 – Neubert   10 – Neubert   5 – Sheffey  Gersten Pavilion (289)
Los Angeles, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland L 59–64  4–16
(0–7) 		 12 – Kaur   8 – Neubert   6 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (388)
San Diego, CA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 Gonzaga L 52–80  4–17
(0–8) 		 13 – Horton   9 – Neubert   8 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (334)
San Diego, CA
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		San Francisco W 77–66  5–17
(1–8) 		 22 – Horton   8 – Wawszkowicz   6 – tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (314)
San Diego, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara L 57–83  5–18
(1–9) 		 18 – Kaur   6 – Neubert   7 – Sheffey  Leavey Center (418)
Santa Clara, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine W 69–49  6–18
(2–9) 		 15 – Horstmeyer   11 – Neubert   5 – Sheffey  Firestone Fieldhouse (103)
Malibu, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Loyola Marymount W 66–50  7–18
(3–9) 		 18 – Horton   9 – Neubert   6 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (631)
San Diego, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Santa Clara L 57–66  7–19
(3–10) 		 12 – Horstmeyer   11 – Neubert   5 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (384)
San Diego, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Saint Mary's W 69–52  8–19
(4–10) 		 19 – Sheffey   13 – Neubert   7 – Sheffey  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,494)
San Diego, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pacific L 62–82  8–20
(4–11) 		 15 – Finney   10 – Neubert   5 – Sheffey  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,040)
Stockton, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at San Francisco L 66–68  8–21
(4–12) 		 23 – Finney   5 – Neubert   4 – Finney  War Memorial Gymnasium (578)
San Francisco, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (9) Pepperdine
First round 		W 79–64  9–21
  21 – Kaur   8 – tied   7 – Sheffey  Orleans Arena (513)
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (5) Pacific
Second round 		L 66–72  9–22
  18 – Horstmeyer   14 – Kaur   8 – Finney  Orleans Arena (853)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls in WCC Quarterfinal". University of San Diego Athletics. 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  2. ^ "Neubert's Historic Night Powers Toreros Past Long Beach State in WNIT". University of San Diego Athletics. 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Powers Past UC Irvine Into WNIT Super 16". University of San Diego Athletics. 2023-03-20. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  4. ^ "Season Concludes in WNIT Super 16 for Women's Basketball". University of San Diego Athletics. 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". usdtoreros.com. Retrieved September 30, 2024.