SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – For the seventh time in the last eight years, the University of San Francisco women's basketball team (6-4) is set to compete at Chase Center when it hosts Sacramento State (6-5) in the USF Legacy at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 17.
 
GAME 11 DETAILS:
Opponent: Sacramento State (6-5)
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025
Time: 4:00 p.m. PT
Location: San Francisco, Calif. / Chase Center
Watch: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Tickets: Ticketmaster
 
DONS AT A GLANCE:

• San Francisco is coming off its second straight loss, in a 69-52 nonconference decision to Colorado State at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Saturday, Dec. 13.
• Nataša Taušová paced the Dons with a career-best 14 points on 44.4 percent shooting and knocked down two three-pointers. Taušová's double-digit scoring game marked the second time she has scored in double figures this season, with the first coming in a 13-point performance against Seton Hall on November 14.
• Despite only scoring nine points against the Rams, Candy Edokpaigbe continues to lead the program and rank second in the West Coast Conference in scoring, averaging 17.2 points per game. Along with her scoring ability, Edokpaigbe ranks tied for fifth in the WCC in steals per game (1.7) and tied for 12th in blocks per game (0.9) as a guard.
• As a team, San Francisco ranks fifth in the WCC in rebounding, averaging 40.4 rebounds per game, one of only five teams averaging at least 40 boards per contest. The Dons have five players totaling four or more rebounds per game, with Noelia Mouriño leading the team at 6.6, seventh best in the WCC.

SCOUTING THE HORNETS:

• Sacramento State broke a four-game skid on Monday, Dec. 15, with a dominating 102-42 victory over Simpson, an NAIA program, at Hornet Pavilion. The 60-point win marked the fourth-highest margin of victory for the Hornets in program history and reached the 100-point threshold in a game for the second time this season.
• Natalie Picton finished with a career-high 27 points in the win over Simpson last Monday, surpassing her previous best of 24 points set while playing at Montana State. In 2025-26, Picton ranks second on the team in scoring, averaging 13.4 points per game. In 11 games, she has scored in double figures eight times, including scoring 20 or more twice.
• Rubi Gray leads Sacramento State in scoring this season through 11 games, averaging 14.8 points per game. Gray has posted double-digit points in eight straight games, highlighted by a 26-point performance against Cal State Fullerton on November 21. She currently ranks sixth in the Big Sky Conference in scoring, fourth in field goal percentage (.462), and sixth in three-point field goal percentage (.324) and three-pointers per game (2.0).
• As a team, Sacramento State ranks first in the Big Sky and 54th in the nation in blocks per game, at 4.5. Keanna Salave'a leads the team and tied for fourth in the conference with 10 total blocks. The Hornets have six players with at least five blocks this season.

SERIES HISTORY:

• San Francisco and Sacramento State are set to meet for the 18th time, with the Dons holding a 12-5 advantage in the all-time series.
• The last time San Francisco and Sacramento State faced off was on December 20, 2020, when the Dons earned a convincing 108-82 victory at The Nest. Abby Rathbun led the program with 22 points while Julia Nielacna added 20 in 14 minutes off the bench.

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SPONSOR US:
The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our sponsor - Planet Orange - for their continued support of University of San Francisco 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.