Dons Fall To California In First Lake Tahoe Classic - University of San Francisco Athletics

Sunday, November 8

South Lake Tahoe, Calif.

11 a.m.

University of San Francisco

1-1,0-0WCC

California

3-0,0-0ACC

Team	1	2	3	4	F
San Francisco	12	16	16	21	65
California	22	23	18	24	87

11/8/2026 3:20:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

STATELINE, Nev. – The San Francisco Women's Basketball team had its first road game of the season, as they lost to California in the first game of the Lake Tahoe Classic, 87-65.

The Golden Bears took a 22-12 first quarter lead after Maul Gisella and Ruby Perkins led the way for Cal with five points each in the first. The Dons' Lucia Yenes also finished the first with five points, shooting two-for-five from the field while sinking in one of her two three-point attempts in the quarter. Yenes finished with 11 points and four rebounds.

Cal freshman center Jovana Jevtovic led the game in scoring, scoring 18 off the bench while shooting eight-for-nine from the field and hitting both of her two three-pointers. The Golden Bears, thanks in part to Jevtovic, led the game with 37 bench points, with the Dons following close by with 31.

Ten different Dons saw at least ten minutes on the floor, with USF showcasing its depth early into the season. Edokpaigbe led the Dons with over 30 minutes of time on the court. The win at home against Hawaii saw eight different players hit the same mark.

USF bounced back after the first, keeping pace with Cal for a majority of the game with a 65-53 score from the final three quarters. After

For the second consecutive game, the Dons' Candy Edokpaigbe scored 15 points while shooting six-of-nine from the field and sinking in both of her threes. It was the first time since the 69-65 win against San Diego on January 22 of last year she has sank all of her threes while attempting at least two. It was also the 18th consecutive game of her USF tenure with double-digit scoring.

Sophomore Noelia Mouriño also made her presence felt on the defensive side of the ball, tying a career-high with three steals on the match in 16 minutes of playing time. Freshman Maria Burliga also made plays on the defensive side of the ball with six defensive rebounds and a steal. Burliga also led the team with seven rebounds. Burliga sits first in the West Coast Conference among freshman with 18 total rebounds on the year. Her 11 against Hawaii are the most for a freshman in a game in the WCC thus far. Senior Keiryn McGuff also added two steals.

Fellow sophomore Aina Cargol led the team with four assists, leading the team in both games this season. Cargol also had eight points while shooting 50% from the field (3-of-6). Her 5.0 assists per game leads the WCC.

Savi Mi added nine points and three assists on 19 minutes of play. Mi leads the entire conference in assist/turnover ratio (4.0)

USF as a team are currently second in the WCC in rebounds per game (43.5), with Pepperdine's 46.0 in as many games tops the conference.

The Dons will stay on the road this upcoming week, as they head to Colorado for a 3:00 p.m. PT game on Wednesday that is streamed on Mountain West + and then head south for a contest against UC San Diego on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. that can be found on ESPN+.