Werth Reaches Milestone as Dons Overpower Tigers at Home

Saturday, February 15

San Francisco, Calif.

2:00 p.m.

University of San Francisco

12-13,9-7WCC

Pacific

12-15,8-9WCC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Pacific	17	16	18	16	67
San Francisco	23	18	22	17	80

Photo by: Christina Leung

2/15/2025 7:43:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Highlighted by Freja Werth's milestone, reaching 1,000 career points, the University of San Francisco women's basketball team (12-13, 9-7 WCC) dominated Pacific (12-15, 8-9 WCC) in an 80-69 victory Saturday afternoon at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:

Pacific began the scoring early as Daria Nestorov scored four straight points to put the Tigers up 4-0 less than a minute in.
San Francisco battled back, answering with an 8-2 scoring run to take an 8-6 advantage at the 7:00 minute mark of the first quarter. Three players scored during the run, with Werth recording four of the Dons' eight points.
Leading by one, 17-16, following a Nyah Lowery three-pointer, the Dons totaled six of the final seven points to lead by six, 23-17, at the end of the quarter. Werth carried the load in the back half of the opening period, scoring five points, while Cami Fulcher added a free throw to cap off the Dons' scoring.
Starting fast at the start of the second quarter, San Francisco's lead quickly ballooned to 14, 33-19, following a 10-2 scoring run. Success from the three-point line favored the Dons during the run as Emma Trawally Porta and Mia Vukšic recorded back-to-back threes to guide the offense.
Battling back, Pacific trimmed its deficit to single digits at the end of the first half, with Nestorov posting the final field goal, a pullup jumper in the paint to get within eight, 41-33, at the halftime break.
San Francisco kept the pressure on in the third quarter, pushing its lead back to 14, 51-37, near the six-minute mark. Aya Kéita broke out at the beginning of the quarter, scoring five straight points, while Fulcher and Werth added scoring support.
Three-pointers continued to fall late in the period, as Trawally Porta and Fulcher knocked down two in consecutive possessions for a 63-49 lead with 58 seconds left on the clock.
Elizabeth Elliott connected on a layup with 39 seconds left to bring Pacific to within 12, 63-51, at the end of the quarter.
The Dons held onto their double-digit advantage throughout the final quarter, pushing the lead to as high as 17, 76-59 at 5:04, following a fast break layup by Elle Papahronis. Papahronis capped off a dominant 8-0 run for the green and gold as Kéita and Luana Leite added tallies to grow the margin.
San Francisco recorded four of the final six points, with Leite posting two free throws and a Fulcher layup for an 80-67 win.

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES:

Werth led San Francisco in scoring, posting 18 points while surpassing 1,000 career points. Werth shot an efficient 55.6 percent (five-for-nine) from the field and knocked down two of her three-point attempts.
Along with Werth, four other players scored in double figures, including Fulcher (14 points), Kéita (14 points), Trawally Porta (12 points), and Leite (12 points).
Kéita shined in 25 minutes of action, matching her career-high in points with 14 while shooting a perfect three-for-three from the three-point line.
As a team, the Dons shot 45.8 percent from the three-point line, knocking down 11 of their 24 attempts. The green and gold's 11 made three-point field goals matched a season high.

POSTGAME WITH THE DONS:

To view the full postgame interview with Head Coach Molly Goodenbour, please click here.
To view the full postgame interview with Freja Werth and Cami Fulcher, please click here.

UP NEXT:
San Francisco hits the road for a two-game swing beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20 when it travels to take on Washington State at Beasley Coliseum.

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