University of San Francisco Athletics

The University of San Francisco women's basketball team opens West Coast Conference play on the road, travelling to Bay Area rival Santa Clara for the final game of 2013.

The Dons are looking to build on momentum gained from a dominating record-setting performance in USF's 76-47 drubbing of Fresno State in the team's last time on the court.

Fresno State Remix

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With swarming defense and sweltering shooting from the paint, USF dismantled Fresno State 74-47 on the road to cap non-conference play before the holiday break.

Sophomore Taylor Proctor led the USF scoring charge with 19 points on 9-of-12 shooting, nine rebounds, two assists, one block and a steal. Fellow second-year player Zhane Dikes added 16 points in the contest, and Taj Winston and Jamie Katuna both added eight points for the Dons.

USF's 59.3 percent shooting in the game marks a new school record, besting the previous team-high of .590 shooting versus Oral Roberts, set over 27 years ago, on Nov. 29, 1986.

What 2 Watch 4

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The Dons sport a 5-6 record heading into the opening contest in WCC action. USF has four women averaging double-digit scoring at the conclusion of the non-conference slate. Rachel Howard, a freshman from Berkeley, Calif., narrowly leads the charge, posting 12.7 points per game on .437 shooting.  

Zhané Dikes adds 12.5 points per game, Taj Winston puts up 11.5 per contest, and Taylor Proctor's 11.3 points a game rounds out USF's double-digit scorers. Proctor paces the team in rebounding, notching 8.0 boards a night for the Green & Gold. 

Know the Foe - Santa Clara

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The Broncos are averaging 68.7 points per game on 40.7 percent shooting from the field, but hit only 25.6 percent of its attempts from long-range. Nici Gilday leads Santa Clara with 14.0 points per game. Vanessa Leo's 6.7 rebounds per contest paces the team after non-conference play.

USF & Santa Clara - The Series

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