PROVO, Utah/SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Returning to the road for the third time in conference play, the USF Dons women's basketball team (13-6, 3-4) will be back in action starting on Thursday morning as they will travel east to take on the BYU Cougars (10-8, 5-2) before wrapping up the trip in Southern California with a Saturday afternoon battle against the San Diego Toreros (10-8, 4-3). 

The Dons are looking to get back to their winning ways this week away from the Hilltop as they've posted a 4-2 mark away from War Memorial at the Sobrato Center this season. USF will lean once again on the prolific scoring of Ioanna Krimili who averaged 29.5 PPG last week at home to once again retake the conference lead in points per game. 

BYU GAME DETAILS:
Date/Time: Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023 / 10:00 a.m. PST
Opponent: BYU Cougars (10-8, 5-2)
Site: Marriott Center / Provo, Utah
Watch: BYUtv (Spencer Linton and Kristen Kozlowski)
Listen: Dons Radio Network (George Devine)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast 

SAN DIEGO GAME DETAILS:
Date/Time: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023 / 2:00 p.m. PST
Opponent: San Diego Toreros (10-8, 4-3)
Site: Jenny Craig Pavilion / San Diego, Calif.
Watch: WCC Network
Listen: Dons Radio Network (George Devine)
Live Stats: Sidearm Stats

DONS AT A GLANCE:

• USF enters another week of conference action following a home split that included a victory over Pacific before a narrow loss to Saint Mary's that featured Krimili going on a scoring tear as she's now leading the West Coast Conference by averaging 18.2 PPG this season.
• The Dons continue to be the best rebounding team in the WCC this season as they currently average 40.7 rebounds per game as a team, and are shooting the ball well from three-point range lately as they've climbed to fourth in the conference at a 32.3% mark for the season.
• Providing a nice scoring punch off the bench, Jasmine Gayles had a strong week back on the Hilltop as she averaged 13 PPG against both Pacific and Saint Mary's to go along with three rebounds and 2.5 assists in both games. 

SCOUTING THE COUGARS:

• BYU has rebounded from a slow start to the non-conference season as they've won five of their seven conference games so far and enter Thursday's game riding a six-game winning streak as they're undefeated in 2023.
• Leading the way for the Cougars this season has been the prolific rebounding and scoring from junior forward Lauren Gustin who's currently the nation's leading rebounder pulling in over 16.2 boards per game to go along with 15.3 PPG per game as the Dons will be tasked with trying to limit her production.
• The high-potent USF offense will have their hands full scoring against a tough minded Cougars' defense that's currently allowing the second fewest points per game in the WCC at 60.0 even on the season while also leading the league in opponent's field goal percentage at 38.1% for the season. 

SCOUTING THE TOREROS:

• San Diego took care of business on the road last week earned a road sweep of the LA schools as they enter the newest week of conference games with a 10-8 overall record to go along with a 4-3 mark that includes home victories over Saint Mary's and Pacific.
• Leading the way for the Toreros this season has been the play of redshirt senior guard Kiera Oakry who is averaging a team-high 10.9 PPG and has scored in double figures in four consecutive games for her team heading into this weekend.
• Known for their pesky defense as a program, USD currently ranks third in the WCC in steals per game at 7.9, with graduate student guard Myah Pace leading the way for her squad at 24 steals on the season. 

SERIES HISTORY:

• Dating back to the 2009-10 season, the Cougars lead the all-time series against USF by a 19-7 margin with the Dons' last win coming at home on February 27, 2021 when Krimili scored 27 points against BYU and Amalie Langer contributed 16 of her own.
• San Diego leads the all-time series with the Dons by a 25-12 margin dating back to the 2006-07 season. USF split both meetings last year with the home team winning both times as Kennedy Dickie and Jessica McDowell-White each finished in double figures in the Dons' 61-48 victory. 

TRACK THE ACTION:
Thursday's game against the Cougars will be live streamed through BYUtv and live statistics can be found through StatBroadcast, and Saturday's game against USD can be viewed on the WCC Network and live statistics can be found through Sidearm Stats. To find links for the broadcast and live statistics use the team's schedule page. 

TICKETS AND MERCHANDISE:
Single-game tickets for West Coast Conference basketball games are currently on sale at www.usfdons.com/tickets. 

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The University of San Francisco Athletics Department would like to acknowledge and thank our primary sponsor - Provident Credit Union - for their continued support of USF 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.