Dons Open Home Slate against Holy Names

Game 2: San Francisco Dons (1-0, 0-0 WCC) vs. Holy Names Hawks (1-1, 0-0 Pac West)
Tuesday, Nov. 17 | 7 p.m. | War Memorial Gym
Series record: First meeting
Watch: WCC Game Center | Live Stats: usfstats.com
The first 300 fans at WMG will receive commemorative WNIT banner rally towels as we celebrate the 2014-15 WNIT team before the game

The Buzz

The Dons took a road victory at North Texas to open up the season, and USF has officially embarked on its quest for back-to-back postseason appearances for the first time since the 90s.

By the Numbers

• When the Dons have the ball •
USF Scoring Offense - 69.0 (143) | Holy Names Scoring Defense - 57.0
USF Field Goal Pct. - .434 (105) | Holy Names FG Pct. Defense - .444
USF 3FG Pct. - .316 (158) | Holy Names 3FG Pct. Defense -.067
USF Free Throw Pct. - .773 (48)

• When the Hawks have the ball •
Holy Names Scoring Offense - 46.0 | USF Scoring Defense - 61.0 (138)
Holy Names Field Goal Pct. - .349 | USF FG Pct. Defense - .377 (147)
Holy Names 3FG Pct. - .233 | USF 3FG Pct. Defense - .375 (242)
Holy Names Free Throw Pct - .733

Scoring Margin: USF +8.0 vs. HNU -11.0
Rebounds/Game: USF 36.0 vs. HNU 31.0
Assists/Game: USF 11.0 vs. HNU 8.0
Turnovers/Game: HNU 19.0 vs. USF 22.0
Assist/Turnover Ratio: USF 0.5 vs. HNU 0.4
Steals/Game: USF 11.0 vs. HNU 6.0
Blocks/Game: USF 3.0 vs. HNU 0.5
(NCAA rank in parentheses)

Know the Foe

Holy Names enters the game with a 1-1 record, splitting its opening pair of games at the 2015 CCCA/Coslet Classic. The Hawks opend with the 52-50 win against Sonoma State before falling to the tournament hosts, Chico State 64-60.

Holy Names is led by Kali Taeleifi's 12 points on .545 shooting and 10.5 rebounds per game, and Garysha Youngblood averages seven points, two assists and two rebounds in the early-goings of the season.

Series Snippits

The Dons and the Hawks have never met in a regular season contest, and this will be the first countable game against the visitors from the East Bay.

Last Time Out

The Dons got a late-game scare in its season-opener at North Texas before hanging on for the 69-61 victory at The Super Pit.

USF's offense was propelled by the starting five, who accounted for all but three of the Dons' points in the game. Zhane Dikes led all scorers with 18 points, including a 9-of-11 outing from the line, and five steals. Taylor Proctor added 17 points and eight rebounds, going 7-for-12 from the floor. Rachel Howard contributed 13 points and five rebounds, while Anna Seilund added 11 points for the Dons. Texas native Claudia Price finished with seven points in her home state to help USF to the win.

Preseason Prognostications

For the second straight year, USF senior forward Taylor Proctor, was named to the Preseason All-WCC Team.During her junior year, Proctor became the 20th woman in program history to reach the 1,000 point plateau, and she also reached the 500-rebound milestone. She currently stands at 1,179 career points and needs 77 points to break into USF's top 10 scorers.

After a season which saw the San Francisco women's basketball team advance to the West Coast Conference championship game and earn a postseason berth for the first time since 2001-02, the league's coaches have voted the Dons to finish fifth in the preseason poll. The Cougars - whom USF faced in the 2014-15 WCC Championship game - were tapped to finish second, with four first-place votes and 76 total points. Only two points separated BYU and the preseason favorites, Gonzaga, who have won at least a share of the last 11 WCC regular season championships.

On the Air

Listen to longtime voice of the Dons, George Devine, behind the mic all season long. Devine is in his 20th season as the play-by-play voice of USF women's basketball.

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On the Horizon

The final weeks of the month are sure to be jam-packed for the Dons, with five games in a 12-day span. First, USF hosts Cal Poly on Friday at 7 p.m.

Get Connected

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