SAN DIEGO TOREROS vs. Gonzaga & Portland GAME Jan. 26 & Jan. 28

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1 SAN DIEGO TOREROS vs. Gonzaga & Portland GAME Jan. 26 & Jan. 28 Date Opponent... Time/Result Nov. 8 POINT LOMA (Exhibition)... W, Nov. 11 CAL STATE FULLERTON...W, Nov. 14 Cal State Northridge... W, Nov. 17 SAN DIEGO STATE... W, Nov. 20 Northern Colorado...L, Nov. 25 UC SANTA BARBARA... W, Dec. 2 Washington State...L, Dec. 7 Arizona...L, Dec. 10 NEVADA... W, Dec. 12 SEATTLE... W, Dec. 21 NORTH DAKOTA... L, Dec. 29 SAN FRANCISCO *... L, Dec. 31 SAINT MARY S *... W, Jan. 5 Pacific *...L, Jan. 7 PEPPERDINE *... L, Jan. 12 Santa Clara *... W, Jan. 14 BYU *...L, Jan. 19 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT *... W, Jan. 21 San Francisco *...L, Jan. 26 GONZAGA *... 6:00 PM Jan. 28 PORTLAND *... 2:00 PM Feb. 2 Loyola Marymount *...7:00 PM Feb. 4 Saint Mary s *...1:00 PM Feb. 9 PACIFIC *... 6:00 PM Feb. 11 Pepperdine...1:00 PM Feb. 16 BYU *... 6:00 PM Feb. 18 SANTA CLARA *... 2:00 PM Feb. 23 Gonzaga *...6:00 PM Feb. 25 Portland *...2:00 PM All home games are in BOLD and will be played at USD s Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) * Represents West Coast Conference Games WCC Coaches Preseason Poll Team (First Place Votes) 1. Gonzaga (5) BYU (4) Saint Mary's (1) San Diego Santa Clara Loyola Marymount San Francisco Pacific...34 T9. Pepperdine...13 T9. Portland...13 Gonzaga Bulldogs 15-4, 6-2 WCC Streak: - W6 Portland Pilots 3-16, 1-7 WCC Streak: - L6 MEDIA INFORMATION VENUES: Jenny Craig Pavilion (5,100) LOCATION: San Diego, CA TV COVERAGE: The W.TV USD MEDIA RELATIONS WBB Contact: Chris Loucks EM: cloucks@sandiego.edu Ph: #GameChangers SOCIAL MEDIA: IG:@USDToreros FB: USDAthletics USD Host Pacific Northwest Foes Gonzaga and Portland TIP OFF: The University of San Diego women's basketball team (9-9, 3-5 WCC) will return to the friendly confines of the Jenny Craig Pavilion this week to host a pair of West Coast Conference games. On Thursday, league-leader Gonzaga comes to town for a 6 p.m. showdown. Then on Saturday, USD will host Portland in a 2 p.m. game. Both games will carry a live video stream on TheW.tv. LAST TIME OUT: Junior forward Sydney Williams scored a career-high 19, and Caroline Buhr also had a career-high with 17 points, but it wasn t enough, as the University of San Diego women s basketball team dropped a West Coast Conference game to the Dons of the University of San Francisco Saturday, January 21, 2017 at War Memorial Gym. With the loss, the Toreros fall to 9-9 overall, and fall to 3-5 in the WCC. With the win, the Dons improve to 10-8 overall, they move to 5-3 in the WCC, and complete a season-sweep of the Toreros. Williams scored her career-high 19 on 9-of-17 shooting from the field, while also recording six rebounds. Buhr scored her career-high 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while pulling down five boards. Katherine Hamilton added in 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting before fouling out, and Aubrey Ward-El chipped in with 11 points and dished out five assists. San Diego shot 41.7% from the field, while San Francisco shot 47.4%. USD was out rebounded 37-26, and the Toreros turned the ball over just nine times, while USF recorded 11 turnovers. For the Dons, Rachel Howard led the way with 27 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field, and she pulled down seven rebounds. Kayln Simon was the second Don in double figures with 16 points, while both Claudia Price and Michaela Rakova added in 12 points apiece, and Anna Seilund chipped in with 11 points. ABOUT THOSE WINS: San Diego has now posted a 20-win season for five consecutive years. During this five-year stretch, USD has recorded 122 wins, the second most amount of wins among any division I school in California, only trailing Stanford. USD has also managed to make the postseason for five consecutive seasons, making the Final Four of the WNIT in , then making two more trips to the Sweet 16 of the WNIT, including this past season.

2 San Diego Weekly Release Torero notes Women's Basketball Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location...San Diego, CA Founded Enrollment...7,800 President... Mary E. Lyons, Ph.D. Executive Director of Athletics... Bill McGillis Senior Associate Athletics Director...TBA Assoc. AD/Business Affairs... Dan Yourg Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine...Carolyn Greer, A.T., C Assoc. AD for External Relations...Brian Fogarty Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations...Josh Lawrence Associate Athletic Trainer... Paul Signorelli Associate Athletic Trainer...Joe Parry Assistant Athletic trainer (WBB)...Justine Coliflores Strength & Conditioning Coach... Mark Lamoreaux Affiliation...NCAA Division I Conference... West Coast Nickname... Toreros School Colors...Torero Blue, Navy, White Athletic Dept. Phone... (619) TEAM INFORMATION Overall Record WCC Record (Place (3rd) Home Record Road Record Neutral Court Record Postseason (WNIT Sweet 16) Letterwinners returning/lost...11/1 Starters returning/lost... 4/1 COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach... Cindy Fisher Alma Mater...Arizona State (1988) Overall Record (13 years) School Record (9 years) Assistant Coaches...Mary Ann Falcosky,...Mery Andrade, Trevor Olson Director of Basketball Operations... Stephanie Rovetti MEDIA RELATIONS Associate AD/Media Relations...Ted Gosen Asst. AD for Media Relations (WBB Contact)...Chris Loucks Media Relations Coordinator... Ben Pearson Office Phone...(619) Cell Phone...(619) Office Fax...(619) Press Row...(619) cloucks@sandiego.edu Athletics website... SAN DIEGO'S PROBABLE STARTERS Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. Sydney Williams F 6-1 JR Caroline Buhr F 6-1 SO Katherine Hamilton G 5-8 SR Cori Woodward G 5-6 SR Aubrey Ward-El G 5-9 JR SCOUTING THE ZAGS: Gonzaga enters the game with an overall record of 15-4, and they are 6-2 in the WCC after defeating both Santa Clara and Record 15-4, 6-2 WCC Portland this past week to run their wining streak Series Record up to six. GU leads the all-time series at 38-23, but 38-23, GU the Toreros have won the last three meetings. Jill Barta leads the offensive attack with a team-best 17.8 ppg, while shooting.544 from the floor. Kiara Kudron is the next leading scorer at 9.7 ppg, and she is averaging 10.4 ppg in WCC play. TEAM COMPARISON TEAM PPG FG% 3-FG% FT% RPG TOPG SPG BPG Gonzaga SAN DIEGO LAST TIME VS. GONZAGA: Senior guard Malina Hood hits a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left to lift the University of San Diego women s basketball team to a thrilling victory over the 11-time defending champion Gonzaga University Bulldogs on February 25, 2016 in a West Coast Conference game at the McCarthey Athletic Center. With the Toreros trailing by two and just under a minute to go, they turned to their senior leader, and she delivered a dagger. Malina Hood hit a 3-pointer with 27 ticks left to give USD back the lead at Gonzaga then attempted a lay-up with four seconds left, however Sydney Williams was there to block the shot, ten got the rebound, and that was she wrote, as USD held on to claim the rare win in Spokane. Malina Hood led all scorers with 20 points on 7-of-19 shooting from the field, while also pulling down seven rebounds. Maya Hood added in 11 points and just missed a double-double with nine rebounds, while Cori Woodward recorded 11 points and she dished out five assists. SCOUTING THE PILOTS: Portland enters the week with an overall record of 3-16, and they are Record 1-7 in the WCC after dropping games to San Francisco 3-16, 1-7 WCC and Gonzaga this past week to run their losing streak to Series Record six straight. The Toreros lead the all-time series at 37-32, 37-32, USD and have won the last five meetings with the Pilots. Darian Slaga leads the Pilots offensive attack with 11.2 ppg, while shooting.384 from the field. The next leading scorer with Kaylie Van Loo, who is averaging just under 10 points a game at 9.5 ppg. Portland is under the direction of third-year head coach Cheryl Sorenson. TEAM COMPARISON TEAM PPG FG% 3-FG% FT% RPG TOPG SPG BPG Portland SAN DIEGO LAST TIME VS. PORTLAND: Behind a 24-point and 10-rebound effort from junior forward Maya Hood, the University of San Diego women s basketball team closed out the regular-season with a victory over the University of Portland, on February 27, 2016 in a West Coast Conference game at the Chiles Center. Maya Hood led all players with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field, while also pulling down 10 rebounds. Sydney Williams was the second of three Toreros in double figures, as she had 19 points on 6-of-15 shooting, while just missing a double-double with nine rebounds. Malina Hood rounded off the double-digit scorers for USD with 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field.

3 San Diego Weekly Release Torero notes TOREROS IN HOME GAMES: San Diego has posted a 7-3 record when playing at home. In these games, Katherine Hamilton is leading the Toreros scoring efforts at 10.3 ppg, followed by Sydney Williams at 10.2 ppg...usd is out rebounding its opponents USD is turning the ball over 15.0 times a game, while opponents are turning it over 18.0, and USD is out scoring its competition 71.2 ppg to 59.5 ppg. WILLIAMS DROPS 19 ON USF: Junior forward Sydney Williams scored a career-high 19 points in USD's loss to San Francisco this past Saturday. Williams scored her career-high 19 on 9-of-17 shooting from the field, while also recording six rebounds. Her previous career-high was 16 in a game against Saint Mary's College on February 4, In fact, this marked the third consecutive games that Williams has scored in double figures, and he has scored double digits in six of the last nine games. During this nine-game stretch, she is averaging 11.2 ppg. SHOOTING PERCENTAGES RISING: San Diego as a team has shot the ball much better over the last four games, recording 40% or better in three of the last four games. In fact, over the last four games, USD has shot.430 from the field, connecting on 92-of-214 shots. In the previous four games, USD had only eclipsed the 40% barrier one time, as they shot just.380, connecting on 87-of-229 shots. LAST FIVE GAMES: San Diego has seen offensive production rising over the last five games, as three players have been averaging double figures, with both Sydney Williams and Aubrey Ward-El leading they way at 13.2 ppg,while Katherine Hamilton has been averaging 10 ppg, and Cori Woodward is not far behind at 9.6 ppg. BUHR NETS A CAREER-HIGH: San Diego sophomore forward Caroline Buhr recorded a career-high 17 points in USD's loss to San Francisco. Buhr scored her 17 points on 7-of-10 shooting, while pulling down five boards. Buhr's previous career-high was 15 in USD's win over Seattle back on December 12, On the season, Buhr is now averaging 6.9 ppg. HOOD OUT FOR REMAINDER OF THE SEASON: The University of San Diego women's basketball program received disheartening news on December 19, 2016, that senior forward Maya Hood will have to miss the remainder of the season, after suffering a season-ending injury in USD's win over Seattle University on December 12, Hood, a 5-10 senior forward from San Diego, Calif., had an MRI, which revealed she tore her ACL during a rebound in the second quarter vs. Seattle. Hood has played an integral part of the Toreros recording 20-win seasons over the past four years. Hood is currently USD's leading scorer with a 18.1 ppg average, and she leads USD in rebounds-per-game as well at 8.1. Hood also leads the West Coast Conference in steals-per-game at 2.1, and she is shooting.575 from the field. With her 163 points on the season, Hood has managed to move herself into seventh all-time at USD in career points with 1,301, just 92 points away from sixth all-time. Hood has also moved up to fourth all-time in career rebounds, now with 756, just 18 behind former teammate Sophia Ederaine ( ) for third all-time West Coast Conference Standings WCC OVERALL TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT BYU GONZAGA SAINT MARY'S SAN FRANCISCO SANTA CLARA PACIFIC SAN DIEGO PEPPERDINE LOYOLA MARYMOUNT PORTLAND TORERO STARTING LINE-UPS Date Opponent Result Starters 11/11 CS Fullerton W, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Brossmann 11/14 CSUN W, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Brossmann 11/17 San Diego State W, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Brossmann 11/20 No. Colorado L, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Brossmann 11/25 UCSB W, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Brossmann 12/02 Washington St. L, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Buhr 12/7 Arizona L, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Buhr 12/10 Nevada W, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Buhr 12/12 Seattle W, Woodward, Hood, Hamilton, Williams, Buhr 12/21 North Dakota L, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams, Buhr 12/29 San Francisco L, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams Buhr 12/31 Saint Mary's W, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams Buhr 1/5 Pacific L, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams Buhr 1/7 Pepperdine L, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams Buhr 1/12 Santa Clara W, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams, Buhr 1/14 BYU L Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams Buhr 1/19 LMU W, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams Buhr 1/21 San Francisco L, Woodward, Ward-El, Hamilton, Williams Buhr 1/26 Gonzaga 1/28 Portland 2/2 LMU 2/4 Saint Mary's 2/9 Pacific 2/11 Pepperdine 2/16 BYU 2/18 Santa Clara 2/23 Gonzaga 2/25 Portland TORERO DOUBLE-DOUBLES Maya Hood (13 pts., 13 reb.)...vs. Northern Colorado (11/20/16) Maya Hood (30 pts., 10 reb.)...vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16)

4 San Diego Weekly Release Torero notes SAN DIEGO S RECORD IN WHEN... At home On road At neutral site Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Has better FG% than opp Has worse FG% Has same FG % Has better FT% than opp Has worse FT% Has same FT% Outrebounding opp Is outrebounded Has same rebounds Has more turnovers than opp Has fewer turnovers Has same turnovers Has more 3FGM than opp Has fewer 3FGM Has same 3FGM Shooting 50% or better from field Shooting 40-49% Shooting 30-39% Shooting under 30% Opponent shooting 50% or better from field Opponent shooting 40-49% Opponent shooting 30-39% Opponent shooting under 30% Hitting 80% or better from line Hitting under 80% from the line Scoring in the 20 s Scoring in the 30 s Scoring in the 40 s Scoring in the 50 s Scoring in the 60 s Scoring in the 70 s Scoring in the 80 s Scoring in the 90 s Scoring in the 100 s Opp scores in the 20 s Opp scores in the 30 s Opp scores in the 40 s Opp scores in the 50 s Opp scores in the 60 s Opp scores in the 70 s Opp scores in the 80 s Opp scores in the 90 s Opp scores in the 100 s Has 0 players in double digits Has 1 player in double digits Has 2 players in double digits Has 3 players in double digits Has 4 players in double digits Has 5 players in double digits Has more than 5 players in double digits THEW.TV: This season San Diego will be featured on the West Coast Conference's digital platform, several times. All of these home productions will have a multi-camera high definition broadcast with Paula Bott calling all the live play-by-play. USD will have all 16 home games live on TheW.tv, as well as a select few road games. The Toreros will also be on BYUTV when they travel to in Provo on Feb. 18, as they take on the defending WCC Regular-season champs, BYU. TOREROS TABBED FOURTH: Gonzaga has been selected as the favorite to win the 2016 title in the annual preseason poll of the WCC's 10 head coaches. The Bulldogs claimed five of 10 first place votes to earn the preseason favorite moniker by one point ahead of defending champion BYU. Saint Mary's (24-8, 14-4) received the other first place vote and was the preseason pick to finish third. San Diego (25-8, 13-5) and Santa Clara (23-9, 13-5) were picked fourth and fifth after the two teams tied for third in the standings last season. Two points separated the sixth through eighth spots on the poll. Loyola Marymount was selected sixth, while San Francisco was picked to finish seventh. Pepperdine and Portland tied for ninth in the preseason poll with 13 points each. THE SCHEDULE: The University of San Diego women's basketball program, under the direction of 12th-year head coach Cindy Fisher, will take on six postseason teams from a year ago. San Diego's schedule features 16 home games as USD tries to build off last season's postseason success. Some of the highlights of the schedule include home games against NCAA Tournament participants BYU, and San Francisco, as well as WNIT participants Gonzaga, Saint Mary's and Santa Clara. USD will also take on North Dakota, who played in the Women's Basketball Invitational postseason tournament a year ago. FOLLOW THE TOREROS! Fans can keep up with the latest in Torero athletics by following us on Facebook (Facebook.com/USDToreros), Twitter (@USDToreros), Instagram (USDToreros) and YouTube.com (YouTube.com/USDToreros). The women's basketball team has also established its own official Facebook (Facebook.com/USDWBB), and Twitter (@USDWBB).

5 HEAD COACH CINDY FISHER FISHER COACHING RECORD Cindy Fisher was named the University of San Diego head women's basketball coach on April 19, In her 11th season at the helm of the program, Fisher helped guide USD to its fifth consecutive 20-win season in Under her tutelage, USD posted the second most wins in program history at The Toreros also made their fifth consecutive appearance in the Women's NIT, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the third time in program history. In her 10th year in charge of the Torero women's basketball program, coach Fisher led USD to an unprecedented fourth consecutive 20-win season, as USD posted a 25-7 overall record, finished second in the WCC at 14-4 and USD made its fourth consecutive trip to the WNIT. USD managed to secure a pair of home postseason games, defeating Long Beach State in the first round, before losing to eventual WNIT champions UCLA in round two. Along the way, Fisher helped guide Sophia Ederaine to the WCC Defensive Player of the Year, as the senior forward led the nation in blocked shots with 152. This blocked shots mark also broke a 22-year old single-season blocked shots record at USD. Ederaine was the first Torero to win the league's Defensive Player of the Year distinction. Under her tutelage, the senior class was able to graduate with an overall four-year mark of In her ninth year at the helm of the Torero women's basketball program, Fisher helped lead USD to an overall record of 24-9, the second most wins in program history, and reached the Sweet 16 round of the WNIT for the second time in three years. USD opened the season with a perfect 15-0 record, which led to the programs fist-ever national ranking of No. 24 in both the Associate Press and Coaches top-25 polls. The 15-0 start was the best not only in program history, but for any athletic team at USD in the division I era. The WNIT appearance marked the first time in program history that USD has made three consecutive postseason appearances. Under the watchful eye of head coach Cindy Fisher, the Toreros had three players take home All-WCC honors, highlighted by first-teamer Amy Kame. In her eighth season at the helm of the program in , Cindy Fisher managed to do something no other coach in the history of the program had done before, the Toreros posted a second consecutive 20-win season. USD posted an overall record of 22-10, the second most wins in program history, and reached the second round of the WNIT. USD also had a 12-4 mark in the WCC, good for sole possession of second place in the West Coast Conference, and San Diego managed to reach the championship game of the WCC Tournament. This marked only the second time in program history that USD has made back-toback postseason appearances, and both times have come under the watchful eye of Cindy Fisher. USD did all of this despite losing a pair of 1,000-point scorers, and the team's leading rebounder from the previous season's record setting team. Under coach Fisher's tutelage, the Toreros produced the WCC Freshman of the Year in Maya Hood, and had three total players earn All-WCC honors, highlighted by first-teamer Amy Kame. The season was a historical one for the Toreros, as it is now the greatest season in program history. Under Fisher's tutelage, the Toreros soared to new heights, and were in uncharted waters. USD posted a program best 26-9 overall record, posted a 12-4 mark in WCC play (the most wins in WCC play in program history) and they recorded the program's first ever post season win. Not only was it the first ever post season win, but the Toreros advanced all the way to the Final Four of the WNIT, before falling to eventual WNIT champions Oklahoma State. With Fisher's guidance, USD saw Dominique Conners become the program's all-time leading scorer, as well as earn first-team All-WCC honors along with Morgan Woodrow. USD also saw Amy Kame take home All-WCC honorable mention accolades as well. Needless to say, this was USD's most exciting season in program history! In the season, Cindy Fisher had the team playing at its best basketball at the right time of year, as USD had an impressive run through the West Coast Conference Championships, winning two games in two days to advance to the semifinal game of the Championships against WCC-runner-up Saint Mary's. The Toreros then nearly pulled off of a third straight victory to make the championship game, but a last second shot fell just short, which ended USD's season. Under Cindy Fisher's tutelage, both Sam Child and Dominique Conners earned All-WCC accolades, and Sam Child was named to the All-WCC Tournament team. In her fifth season, Cindy Fisher once again had her team playing its best at the right time of the season, as the Toreros had an unprecedented run in the WCC championships, winning three games in three days to reach the championship game for the second time in as many years. The Toreros produced three players to the All-WCC team and Dominique Conners was the lone freshman named to the All-WCC Tournament team. In her third season at the helm of the program, she guided the Toreros back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years. The season also marks back-to-back post season appearances for the Toreros under Fisher's watch. Fisher helped lead USD to a overall record and a West Coast Conference Tournament championship. She helped guide three players to All-WCC honors, with Amanda Rego and Amber Sprague each earning first-team honors and Sam Child being selected to the All-WCC freshman team. In only her second season at the helm of the program, Cindy Fisher orchestrated the biggest turn around in school history, a 12-game improvement from 9-19 in the season to a 21-9 record in season. The turn around was the fourth best in the nation. USD has set a lot of records along the way as they have recorded the first-ever 20-win season in program history, finished second place in the West Coast Conference for the first time in program history and had the best overall start in program history at 6-0 and in conference play at 6-0. Under her tutelage, the Toreros placed three players on the All-WCC lists highlighted by Amanda Rego being named the WCC Co-Player of the Year. Rego and Amber Sprague both took home first-team All-WCC honors and Morgan Henderson was named to the All-WCC Freshman team. For her efforts,fisher was named the 2007 WCC Co-Coach of the Year. During her first season at USD, the Toreros showed remarkable improvement. The Toreros did record a huge 15-point win over Santa Clara on the road and were close in games against Georgia Tech, Boise State and against Loyola Marymount in the first round of the WCC Championship Tournament. Fisher also helped guide Tiara Harris to an All-WCC selection and Kelly Winther to an All-WCC Freshman team selection. Fisher, the University of Nebraska's top assistant for two seasons, and former head coach for Wyoming between , became USD's third head coach dating back to the program's inception in She took over for Kathy Marpe who stepped down after directing the program for 25 years. Year Team Record Postseason Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming Wyoming (WNIT) San Diego San Diego (WNIT) San Diego (NCAA) San Diego San Diego San Diego San Diego (WNIT) San Diego (WNIT) San Diego (WNIT) San Diego (WNIT) San Diego (WNIT) Totals Fisher helped lead Nebraska to back-to-back appearances in the WNIT during her two seasons with the Huskers. In , the team finished overall and 8-8 in the Big 12. The Huskers recorded the program's first win over a top-5 team with its victory over eventual NCAA National Champion, Baylor, in January of They also posted Big 12 wins over No. 14 Iowa State and Oklahoma, both NCAA Tournament participants. Fisher recruited and coached Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, Jelena Spiric, and recruited and developed post player, Danielle Page, who earned Big 12 Rookie of the Week honors twice. Fisher's final recruiting class at Nebraska might have been her best, as she went deep into Alaska to find, recruit, and sign Big Twelve Player of the Year and first round draft pick Kelsey Griffin. During the campaign, the Huskers finished overall, and produced one of the top 10 turnarounds in NCAA Division I women's basketball with 10 more victories. The team earned two wins over top 25 teams; the team cracked the top-25 national rankings for the first time since 1999; and the 2004 recruiting class was ranked 28th nationally. In five seasons as the head coach at Wyoming, Cindy Fisher compiled a record. However, Fisher's accomplishments at Wyoming go well beyond her overall coaching record. Cindy Fisher's Cowgirl teams showed improvement in each of her five seasons, culminating with an mark in The 18 wins were the school's most victories since She also led the Cowgirls to their first postseason appearance since with a trip to the 2003 WNIT, where Wyoming notched a first-round win over Montana. The WNIT win over Montana marked the first postseason victory in Wyoming women's basketball history. Her team at Wyoming finished No. 1 in the country in academic excellence with a team GPA of Before taking the job at Wyoming, Cindy Fisher spent three seasons as an assistant coach at Old Dominion. She served as the Lady Monarchs' recruiting coordinator and scheduling coordinator and prepared scouting reports, while also acting as the team's public relations liaison. During her three-year stint, ODU compiled a 92-8 record, including a 34-win season and a pair of 29-win seasons. Old Dominion advanced to the national championship game in 1997, and qualified for the Sweet 16 in each of her three seasons. Fisher also built up her coaching resume with stops at Weber State ( ), Mesa CC in Arizona ( ; ), and Illinois State ( ; graduate assistant, ). From Cheyenne, Wyoming, Cindy Fisher was a three-year starter at Cheyenne Central High School, before competing at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington. Her career was cut short by a hip injury, but she earned her associate's degree in She transferred to Arizona State and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology in After graduation, she served as a physical education instructor at Mesa Community College from 1988 to 1990, before completing her Master's Degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Administration of Sport at Illinois State in 1992.

6 San Diego Weekly Release Player Season/Career Highs 2 8 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)... POINTS... 8 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) 7 vs. Montana State (11/24/15)... REBOUNDS... 3 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)* 2 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) *...ASSISTS... 2 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)* 3 vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16)...BLOCKS... 1 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) 1 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16)*... STEALS...1 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16) 4 9 vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16)*... POINTS...9 vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16)* 2 vs. BYU (1/14/17)*... REBOUNDS...2 vs. BYU (1/14/17)* 2 vs. Pacific (1/7/17)*...ASSISTS...2 vs. Pacific (1/7/17)*...BLOCKS... 1 vs. Saint Mary's (12/31/16)*... STEALS... 1 vs. Saint Mary's (12/31/16)* 5 26 vs. BYU (1/14/17)... POINTS vs. BYU (1/14/17) 6 vs. North Dakota (12/21/16)... REBOUNDS... 6 vs. North Dakota (12/21/16) 5 vs. USF (1/21/17)*...ASSISTS... 5 vs. USF (1/21/17)*...BLOCKS... 3 vs. Washington State (12/2/16)... STEALS...3 vs. Washington State (12/2/16) 11 5 vs. Arizona (12/7/16)... POINTS...5 vs. Arizona (12/7/16) 5 vs. Seattle (12/12/16)... REBOUNDS...5 vs. Seattle (12/12/16) 2 vs. Arizona (12/7/16)*...ASSISTS... 2 vs. Arizona (12/7/16)*...BLOCKS... 1 vs. Saint Mary's (12/31/16)... STEALS... 1 vs. Saint Mary's (12/31/16) 12 5 vs. San Francisco (12/29/16)... POINTS... 5 vs. San Francisco (12/29/16) 4 vs. Portland (1/14/16)... REBOUNDS... 3 vs. San Francisco (12/29/16) 1 vs. North Dakota (12/21/16...ASSISTS...1 vs. North Dakota (12/21/16...BLOCKS... 1 vs. San Francisco (12/29/16)*... STEALS... 1 vs. San Francisco (12/29/16) 21 7 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16)... POINTS... 7 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) 2 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16)... REBOUNDS... 2 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16)...ASSISTS......BLOCKS STEALS TAYLA HEPBURN So F 7 Perth Western, Australia 7 St. Mary's Anglican Girls ANA RAMOS Fr G 7 Porto, Portugal 7 AUDREY WARD-EL Jr G 7 Vancouver, WA 7 Skyview HS MADISON POLLOCK Fr F 7 Snohomish, WA 7 Snohomish HS ALEXANDRA HAGEN So G 7 Kenmore, WA 7.Inglemoor HS SYDNEY SHEPARD Fr G 7 Kirkland, WA 7 Lake Washington HS MAYA HOOD RS-Sr F 7 San Diego, CA 7 La Jolla Country Day 30 vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16)... POINTS vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16) 18 vs. BYU (12/23/15)... REBOUNDS...13 vs. No. Colorado (11/20/16) 7 vs. San Diego State (12/9/14)...ASSISTS...3 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16) 2 vs. Arizona (11/21/15)*...BLOCKS... 1 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) 6 vs. Santa Clara (1/9/16)... STEALS... 4 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) vs. USF (1/21/17)... POINTS...17 vs. USF (1/21/17) 12 vs. San Francisco (12/29/16)... REBOUNDS...12 vs. San Francisco (12/29/16) 2 vs. Pacific (1/7/17)*...ASSISTS...2 vs. Pacific (1/7/17)*...BLOCKS... 4 vs. LMU (1/19/17)... STEALS...4 vs. LMU (1/19/17) vs. UC Irvine (12/14/14)... POINTS vs. LMU (1/19/17) 12 vs. Saint Mary's (2/1/14)... REBOUNDS... 6 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) 9 vs. Long Beach State (3/19/15)...ASSISTS...5 vs. Washington State (12/2/16) 2 vs. BYU (12/23/15)*...BLOCKS... 1 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) 6 vs. Montana (3/24/14)... STEALS...3 vs. BYU (1/14/17) * 32 CAROLINE BUHR RS-So G 7 Mishawaka, IN 7 Penn HS KATHRINE HAMILTON Sr G 7 Chandler, AZ 7 Dobson HS 18 vs. BYU (1/14/17)... POINTS vs. BYU (1/14/17) 7 vs. Pacific (12/31/15)... REBOUNDS...5 vs. Seattle (12/12/16)* 8 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) *...ASSISTS... 8 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) 1 vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16)...BLOCKS... 3 vs. Pepperdine (1/28/16)*... STEALS... 1 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)* 34 CORI WOODWARD Sr G 7 Vancouver, WA 7 Prairie HS PATRICIA BROSSMANN Fr F 7 Berlin, Germany 7 Tus Lichterfelde HS 17 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)... POINTS...17 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)* 9 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)... REBOUNDS... 9 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) 3 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)...ASSISTS... 3 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) 1 vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16)...BLOCKS...1 vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16) 3 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)... STEALS... 3 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) vs. San Diego State (11/17/16)... POINTS vs. San Diego State (11/17/16) 2 vs. Portland (1/14/16)*... REBOUNDS... 2 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) 1 vs. Portland (1/14/16)*...ASSISTS...1 vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16) 1 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16)*...BLOCKS... 1 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16) 2 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16)... STEALS... 2 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) 44 JAMIE KISSINGER Jr G 7 Minden, NE 7 Minden HS SYDNEY WILLIAMS Jr F 7 Coeur d' Alene, ID 7 Coeur d' Alene HS 19 vs. USF (1/21/17)... POINTS...19 vs. USF (1/21/17) 11 vs. Montana State (11/25/14)... REBOUNDS...6 vs. BYU (1/14/17) * 3 vs. VALPO (11/27/15)...ASSISTS...2 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16)* 4 vs. Arizona (12/7/16)...BLOCKS... 4 vs. Arizona (12/7/16) 3 vs. Portland (2/27/16)*... STEALS...1 vs. UC Santa Barbara (11/25/16) 55 ALEXANDRIA YOUNG RS-Jr F 7 San Diego, CA 7 Mater Dei HS 13 vs. Pacific (2/12/15)... POINTS... 6 vs. CS Fullerton (11/11/16) 6 vs. Pacific (2/12/15)... REBOUNDS...3 vs. Seattle (12/12/16) 1 vs. CSUN (11/14/16)*...ASSISTS... 1 vs. CSUN (11/14/16) * 1 vs. Saint Mary's (1/15/15)...BLOCKS... 1 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16)*... STEALS...1 vs. San Diego State (11/17/16) *Indicates most recent high

7 Tayla Hepburn SO 7 F Perth Western, Australia St. Mary's Anglican Girls School Ana Ramos FR 7 G Porto, Portugal Aubrey Ward-El JR 7 G Vancouver, WA Skyview HS Madison Pollock FR 7 G Snohomish, WA Snohomish HS 11 Alexandra Hagen SO 7 G Kenmore, WA Inglemoor HS Sydney Shepard SO 7 G Kirkland, WA Lake Washington HS Maya Hood RS-SR 7 F San Diego, CA La Jolla Country Day HS Caroline Buhr RS-SO 7 F Mishawaka, IN Penn HS Katherine Hamilton SR 7 G Chandler, AZ Dobson HS Cori Woodward JR 7 G Vancouver, WA Prarie HS Patricia Brossmann FR 7 F Berlin, Germany Tus Lichterfelde HS Jamie Kissinger JR 7 G Minden, NE Minden HS Sydney Williams JR 7 F Coeur d' Alene, ID Coeur d' Alene HS Alexandria Young JR 7 F San Diego, CA Mater Dei HS Edi Utibe RS-JR 7 F Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie HS Cindy Fisher Head Coach 12th Season

8 San Diego Weekly Release Roster SAN DIEGO ROSTER No. Player Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown - Previous School 2 Tayla Hepburn 6-2 F SO Perth Western, Australia St. Mary s Anglican Girls School 4 Ana Ramos 5-10 G FR Porto, Portugal 5 Aubrey Ward-El 5-9 G JR Vancouver, WA Skyview HS 11 Madison Pollock 6-1 G FR Snohomish, WA Snohomish HS 12 Alexandra Hagen 6-0 G SO Kenmore, WA - Inglemoor HS 21 Sydney Shepard 5-11 G SO Kirkland, WA Lake Washington HS 22 Maya Hood * 5-10 F SR San Diego, CA La Jolla Country Day 24 Caroline Buhr 6-1 F SO Mishawaka, IN Penn HS 25 Katherine Hamilton 5-8 G SR Chandler, AZ Dobson HS 32 Cori Woodward 5-6 G SR Vancouver, WA Praire HS 34 Patricia Brossmann 6-0 F FR Berlin, Germany Tus Lichterfelde HS 40 Jamie Kissinger 5-9 G JR Minden, NE Minden HS 44 Sydney Williams 6-1 F JR Coeur d Alene, ID - Coeur d Alene HS 55 Alexandria Young * 6-0 F JR San Diego, CA Mater Dei HS Head Coach: Cindy Fisher (12th Year - Arizona St., 1988) Assistant Coaches: Mary Ann Falcosky (12th Year - Northern Arizona, 1993) Mery Andrade (2nd year, Old Dominion, 1999) Trevor Olson (1st Season, San Diego, 2013) Director of Operations: Stephanie Rovetti (1st Year, BYU, 2014)

9 San Diego Weekly Release Stats San Diego Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 21, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 22 HOOD,Maya HAMILTON,Katherine WARD-EL,Aubrey WILLIAMS, Sydney WOODWARD,Cori BUHR,Caroline BROSSMANN,Patricia RAMOS,Ana KISSINGER,Jamie HEPBURN,Tayla YOUNG,Alexandria POLLOCK,Madison SHEPARD,Sydney HAGEN,Alexandra Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS USD OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/16 CAL STATE FULLERTON W /14/16 at CSUN W /17/16 SAN DIEGO STATE W /20/16 at Northern Colorado L /25/16 UC SANTA BARBARA W /02/16 at Washington State L /7/16 at Arizona L /10/16 NEVADA W /12/16 SEATTLE W /21/16 NORTH DAKOTA L * 12/29/16 SAN FRANCISCO L * 12/31/16 SAINT MARY'S W * 01/05/17 at PACIFIC L * 1/7/17 PEPPERDINE L * 01/12/17 at Santa Clara W * 01/14/17 at Brigham Young L * 1/19/17 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W * 01/21/17 at San Francisco L * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals San Diego Opponents

10 San Diego Weekly Release WCC Stats San Diego Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 21, 2017) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 05 WARD-EL,Aubrey WILLIAMS,Sydney HAMILTON,Katherine WOODWARD,Cori BUHR,Caroline BROSSMANN,Patricia RAMOS,Ana HAGEN,Alexandra POLLOCK,Madison HEPBURN,Tayla KISSINGER,Jamie YOUNG,Alexandria SHEPARD,Sydney Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS USD OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/29/16 SAN FRANCISCO L * 12/31/16 SAINT MARY'S W * 01/05/17 at PACIFIC L * 1/7/17 PEPPERDINE L * 01/12/17 at Santa Clara W * 01/14/17 at Brigham Young L * 1/19/17 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W * 01/21/17 at San Francisco L * = Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Totals San Diego Opponents