The University of San Francisco women's basketball team will is set to take on BYU in Monday's semifinals.  The Dons and Cougars will tip off at 2:00 p.m. with the game being televised on NBC Sports California as well as BYUtv and streamed on the WCC Network.  George Devine will have the Dons radio broadcast on the Dons Audio Network.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Date/Time: March 8 – 2:00 p.m.
Opponent: #2 BYU Cougars (17-3)
Site: Orleans Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.)
TV:  NBC Sports California
Stream:  BYUtv/WCC Network
Audio:  Dons Audio Network
Talent: George Devine
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com

USF AT A GLANCE
LAST TIME OUT
The Dons survived a spirited game against the No. 7 seeded Saint Mary's Gaels to win 69-63 in the quarter finals of the UCU WCC Championship game. The Dons had four players in double figures led by Lucie Hoskova's 18.  However, it was the play of Lucija Kostic that stood out - the redshirt sophomore had a near quadruple double with 13 points, 14 rebounds, eight assists, and six steals.
 
NOTABLE NUMBERS IN THE WCC TOURNAMENT
•1-1: The Dons are 1-1 all-time against BYU in the WCC Tournament, both contests came in the championship round in 2015 and in 2016.
• 3: This is the first time the Dons have been the No. 3 Seed - it is their highest seeding since 1997 when the Dons were the two seed, the are 1-0 as the #3 seed.
• 4: USF has won the tournament four time - last as in 2016.  The previous three times came in three-straight years: 1995, '96, and '97.
• 4-4: Under head coach Molly Goodenbour the Dons are 4-4 in the WCC Tournament.  Having won at least one game in three of her five years on the Hilltop.
• 25-23: The Dons are 24-23 all-time in the WCC Tournament, including an even 10-11 in Las Vegas.
• 27: USF has played in 27 of 29 all-time WCC Tournaments to date, winning at least one game in 16 of them.
 
SCOUTING REPORT:  BYU COUGARS
Prior to falling to the Dons on the Hilltop last Saturday, the Cougars had won eight in a row, including a 61-56 win over Gonzaga.  They enter Monday's semi-final game as the No. 2 after going 13-3 in the regular season. The Cougars are led by WCC Co-Player of the Year Shaylee Gonzaga who is averaging 18.5 points per game.
 
SERIES VS. COUGARS
BYU has controlled the all-time series against San Francisco, owning a 21-8 all-time record versus the Dons, but that's not without some highlighted success by USF. The Dons beat BYU in War Memorial at the Sobrato Center on Feb. 22, 2020, last season with a buzzer-beating put-back by Abby Rathbun. They also beat BYU by three points (76-73) on Feb. 10, 2018, in San Francisco. BYU owns two separate seven-game win streaks in the series, the first starting with the team's first-ever meeting in 1979-80, and the most recent over a seven-game stretch from 2014-16. In the WCC Tournament the teams are tied 1-1 with both games coming in the WCC Championship in 2015 and '16.  The Cougars got the better of the Dons in the first matchup in 2015 with the Dons getting even in 2016.