Skip To Main Content

University of San Francisco Athletics

Events

Composite Calendar +

USF Starts Conference Play Against Saint Mary's

USF Starts Conference Play Against Saint Mary's
Share:
Bookmark and Share
Complete game notes (PDF)

San Francisco Dons
7-6 overall; 0-0 West Coast Conference
vs.
Saint Mary's College
8-4 overall; 0-0 West Coast Conference
 
Game 14
Thursday || Jan. 3, 2013 || 7 p.m.
San Francisco
War Memorial Gym (4,268)
Watch/listen: www.usfdons.com/live || Buy Tickets
 
Just the Facts, Ma'am
  • San Francisco (7-6) kicks off West Coast Conference play in its first game of 2013 against Bay Area rival, Saint Mary's. The Gaels enter the contest with an 8-4 non-conference record, finishing up with a win over Gorge Washington on Dec. 30.
  • The Dons and Gaels are 1-2 in scoring, with junior Jackie Nared's 19.1 points per game for Saint Mary's edging our USF senior Mel Khlok's 16.8 points a night for the top spot in the WCC non-conference standings.

 
In It to Win It

  • USF's 7-6 start is the best opening to a season since the Jennifer Azzi era began in 2010-11.  The last time the Dons were above the .500 mark 13 games into the season was 2007-08, when the Dons entered conference action with a 9-6 non-conference record. That season, the team went on to finish 14-16 overall and notched its last double-digit win tally on the year.

 
Know the Foe

  • Along with junior Jackie Nared's 19.1 points per game, Saint Mary's has two other double-digit scorers in Danielle Mauldin (14.8 ppg) and Kate Gaze (10.3 ppg). Mauldin, a junior from Hercules, Calif., is pulling down an average of 10.8 rebounds a contest, to give her a double-double average though 12 games. Nared is close behind in her efforts on the boards, with 9.8 rebounds a night.
  • As a team, the Gaels are leading all WCC schools in rebounding, pounding the glass a total of 45.7 times a night and picking up 10.2 more rebounds a game than its opponents.  Saint Mary's put together a string of five-consecutive wins in the middle of its non-conference schedule, consecutively beating Butler, Chattanooga, Cal Poly, UC Santa Barbara and UC Davis.

 
USF and Saint Mary's—The Series

  • The Dons and the Gaels have met 55 times in the series that dates back to the 1985-86 season. Saint Mary's holds the 32- 23 overall advantage, but USF pulled off a 66-64 victory on Jan. 23, 2012, to snap an eight-game streak of Saint Mary's wins. In that contest, Mel Khlok posted a career-high 36 points on  10-of-12 shooting. She sunk 6-of-7 from long-range and drained 6-of-7 attempts from the line in the winning effort.

 
Pacific Remix

  • USF couldn't overcome a 49-25 rebounding differential as the Pacific Tigers held serve in Stockton in a 75-59 win. The Tigers, future WCC foes beginning in the 2013-14 season, lead the Big West Conference with a 9-2 record.

 
League Leaders

  • The Dons rank second in the WCC in field goal percentage defense (.366), second in rebounding offense (42.8 per game) and third in rebounding margin (+4.2).
  • Individually, Mel Khlok is in the top 15 of nearly every statistical category, including scoring (16.8 ppg—2nd), 3-pointers per game (2.4—2nd), steals (2.6—4th), field goal percentage (.463—8th), free throw percentage (.722—10th) and assists (3.0—T-13) . Her 35.5 minutes per game is tops in the conference.
  • Alicia Scafidi  and Taylor Proctor come in to conference play in ninth and 10th in rebounding, combining for 13.9 boards a night, and Taj Winston's 5.5 is good for 15th. Along with Khlok, three Dons are in the Top 15 for field goal percentage (Zhane Dikes—.417, 12th, Proctor—.407, 15th).

 
 
On the Air

  • Listen to longtime voice of the Dons, George Devine, call all the action from the USF women's basketball team all season long at www.usfdons.com.
  • Devine is in his 17th season as the play-by-play voice of the Dons. Listen to the call and follow along with live stats and video for all home contests at War Memorial Gym, in partnership with Stretch Internet. Hear the call for both home and away games by going to www.usfdons.com/live.

 
Follow the Dons

Print Friendly Version