SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Bouncing back from a tough road loss, the USF Dons women's basketball team (14-7, 4-5) picked up an impressive 69-56 road victory over the San Diego Toreros (10-10, 4-5) on Saturday afternoon from Jenny Craig Pavilion.
 
The Dons played tremendous team basketball as they shot 52% from the field as a team while holding the hometown Toreros to just 33% shooting while also forcing 10 turnovers. Ioanna Krimili led the way for the Dons by scoring 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting while also knocking down four three-point shots in the win.
 
Today's victory over San Diego was also the 100^th victory at USF for Dons' head coach Molly Goodenbour who's in her seventh season leading the program.
 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

• The Dons got the scoring started for both sides as Jessica McDowell-White made a pull up jump shot with USD responding to go on a 12-4 run ahead of the first media timeout. USF found their footing late in the quarter as Jasmine Gayles and McDowell-White combined for a 6-0 run to get the Dons back in the game at 18-16 after the first quarter.
• Gayles and Krimili both came out in the second quarter looking to score as Jasmine recorded a lay-up with a strong finish before Ioanna knocked down a three to give USF the 21-20 lead. As both teams went back-and-forth trading baskets, USF was able to build some separation as Krimili connected on another three ball and Abby Rathbun followed with a lay-up of her own on a nice up and under move to put USF up 32-26. Kennedy Dickie knocked down a pair of free throws right before the half to put the Dons up 34-29 at the break.
• Out of the half, the Dons gave their lead some addition cushion as Dickie made a corner three and Rathbun followed with a fast break lay-up that put USF up 10 and forced San Diego into a timeout. USF continued to build their lead throughout the quarter as Krimili knocked down a three late in the quarter to build the lead to 52-39 heading into the final 10 minutes.
• San Diego came out looking to cut into the lead by scoring four quick points in the quarter before Gayles scored a fast break lay up that put the Dons back up 11. The Dons lead wouldn't go back to single digits for the rest of the game as Gayles knocked down a late three off a Krimili assist to pick up the 69-56 road win to move back above .500 away from the Hilltop. 

 NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

• Krimili led all scorers on Saturday going for 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, to go along with four rebounds, a pair of assists, a couple of steals and four made three-point shots against USD. Ioanna is now fourth on the Dons' all-time scoring list and has made over 250 three-point shots at USF.
• Providing a strong scoring punch off the bench, Gayles put in 15 points for the Dons on 6-for-11 shooting from the field as well as two rebounds and an assist against the Toreros.
• Doing great work down low, Dickie scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds to go along with an assist and a key block against USD while also attempting six free throws on Saturday.
• Running the offense at a high level, McDowell-White scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting while dishing out seven assists, grabbing four rebounds and coming away with two steals against the Toreros.

POST GAME WITH THE DONS:

• To view the post game press conference with Kennedy Dickie and Jessica McDowell-White, please click here. 
• To view the post game press conference with head coach Molly Goodenbour, please click here. 

UP NEXT:
The Dons will be back at home a week from today as they will welcome Bay Area rival Santa Clara to War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on January 28 at 2:00 p.m. USF defeated the Broncos (13-9, 4-5) on New Year's Eve in a thrilling 83-82 overtime victory to wrap up 2022. 

TICKETS AND MERCHANDISE:
Single-game tickets for West Coast Conference basketball games are currently on sale at www.usfdons.com/tickets. 

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SPONSOR THE DONS:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - 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.