SAN DIEGO TOREROS 23-7, 13-5 WCC Streak: - L1 MEDIA INFORMATION. NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS 18-16, 4-14 BIG 10 Streak: - L1

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1 SAN DIEGO TOREROS vs NORTHWESTERN GAME 30 Mar. 15, :00 P.M. Date Opponent Time/Result Nov. 6 SAN DIEGO CHRISTIAN (Ex.) W, Nov. 13 Nevada W, Nov. 17 CSUN W, Nov. 21 ARIZONA W, Nov. 24 Montana State W, USD- Courtyard San Diego Central Classic Nov. 27 VALPARAISO W, Nov. 28 AKRON W, Dec. 3 San Diego State W, Dec. 6 WASHINGTON STATE L, Dec. 9 Cal State Fullerton W, Dec. 12 Fresno State W, Dec. 15 HOPE INTERNATIONAL W, Dec. 23 BYU * W, Dec. 31 PACIFIC * W, Jan. 2 SAINT MARY'S * L, Jan. 7 San Francisco * W, (ot) Jan. 9 Santa Clara * W, Jan. 14 PORTLAND * W, Jan. 16 GONZAGA * W, Jan. 21 PEPPERDINE * W, Jan. 23 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT * W, Jan. 28 Pepperdine * W, Jan. 30 Loyola Marymount * W, Feb. 4 Saint Mary's * L, Feb. 6 Pacific * W, Feb. 11 SANTA CLARA * L, Feb. 13 SAN FRANCISCO * L, Feb. 18 BYU * L, Feb. 25 Gonzaga * W, Feb. 27 Portland * W, Mar. 3 San Francisco L, (ot) Mar. 17 Northwestern 5:00 p.m. 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 (6) BYU (4) Saint Mary s SAN DIEGO San Francisco Pacific Santa Clara Loyola Marymount Pepperdine Portland...11 SAN DIEGO TOREROS 23-7, 13-5 WCC Streak: - L1 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS 18-16, 4-14 BIG 10 Streak: - L1 MEDIA INFORMATION VENUE: Orleans Arena CAPACITY: 9,500 LOCATION: Evansville, Ill. TV COVERAGE: Audio Only (USDToreros.com) USD MEDIA RELATIONS WBB Contact: Chris Loucks EM: cloucks@sandiego.edu Ph: #TorerosTogether Toreros Open WNIT at Northwestern Thursday SOCIAL MEDIA: IG:@USDToreros FB: USDAthletics TIP OFF: The University of San Diego women's basketball team (23-7) has learned they have earned an at-large bid into the first round of the Women's National Invitational Tournament on Thursday against Northwestern University. Tip time will be at 5 p.m. Pacific. LAST TIME OUT: Despite a career-high 33 points from Malina Hood and a 22-point outing from Maya Hood, the University of San Diego women's basketball team dropped a heartbreaking overtime decision to the University of San Francisco on March 3, 2016 in the quarterfinal round of the West Coast Conference Tournament at the Orleans Arena. After USD held a lead by as many as 12 in the third quarter, the Dons managed to chop the lead down to three with just 13 seconds left. Then Taylor Proctor hit a leaning 3-pointer with just 0.7 seconds left to stun everyone in the building and force overtime. In the extra period, USD was outscored 11-7 by the Dons, as USF was able to hit free throws down the stretch to claim the win. Malina Hood led all players with her 33 points on 13-of-25 shooting from the field, while also pulling down eight rebounds. Maya Hood recorded 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting, and she pulled down 11 rebounds to post a double-double. Sydney Williams just missed double digits with nine points, while Cori Woodward recorded five assists. As a team, USD shot 44.1% from the field, while the Dons shot 50.0% from the floor. USD out rebounded USF 44-27, and the Toreros committed 14 turnovers to USF's 11. USD scored 50 points in the paint to only 30 for the Dons. For USF, Rachel Howard led the way, as she scored 26 points, including hitting 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Taylor Proctor also had a good day with 24 points on 9-of-14 shooting from the field, while pulling down seven rebounds. The final USF player in double figures was Zhane Dikes, who scored 11. ABOUT THE RECORD: San Diego enters the WNIT with an impressive 23-6 overall record. The Toreros are just three wins shy of tying the programs most single-season win total. The team holds the record of 26, and that team was the USD squad that made the Final Four of the WNIT.

2 San Diego Weekly Release Torero Notes 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... Ky Snyder Senior Associate Athletics Director/SWA...Shaney Fink Assoc. AD/Business Affairs... Dan Yourg Assoc. AD/Sports Medicine...Carolyn Greer, A.T., C Assoc. AD/Athletic Development...Sean Farrell Assoc. AD for Facilities & Operations...Josh Lawrence Assoc. AD for External Relations...Brian Fogarty 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 (T7th) Home Record Road Record Neutral Court Record Postseason (WNIT Sweet 16) Letterwinners returning/lost...12/3 Starters returning/lost... 3/2 COACHING INFORMATION Head Coach... Cindy Fisher Alma Mater...Arizona State (1988) Overall Record (13 years) School Record (9 years) Assistant Coaches...Mary Ann Falcosky,...Niecee Nelson, Ashley Ford Director of Basketball Operations...Morgan Henderson 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. Malina Hood G 5-10 SR Katherine Hamilton G 5-8 JR Cori Woodward G 5-6 JR Maya Hood F 5-10 JR Sydney Williams F 6-1 SO NORTHWESTERN'S PROBABLE STARTERS Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Pts. Reb. Nia Coffey F 6-1 JR Christen Inman G 5-10 JR Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah F 6-2 FR Ashley Deary G 5-4 JR Lydia Rohde G 5-10 SO SCOUTING THE WILDCATS: This is the fifth postseason appearance during the Joe McKeown era at Northwestern as the Wildcats are Record 18-16, 4-14 Big in the WNIT. Northwestern enters the game Series Record with an overall record of 18-16, after falling in the 1-0, NU semifinals of the Big 10 tournament. The Wildcats are led offensively by Nia Coffey, who is averaging 20.3 ppg, and pulling down 9.8 rebounds per game. Maggie Lyon (16.0 ppg), Christen Inman (14.7 ppg), and Ashley Deary (12.1 ppg) are the other Northwestern players averaging double figures. Coach McKeown is in his eighth season at the helm of the Wildcats program. TEAM COMPARISON TEAM PPG FG% 3-FG% FT% RPG TOPG SPG BPG NU USD MALINA DROPS 33 ON USF: There is no questions that senior guard Malina Hood took the Toreros on her shoulders during the WCC Tournament, as she recorded a career-high 33 points in the heartbreaking loss to San Francisco. Hood scored her game-high 33 points on 13-of-25 shooting from the field, while also going a perfect 6-for-6 from the charity stripe. Hood also managed to pull down eight rebounds. On the season, Hood is now averaging 18.7 ppg, and if she maintains this mark, she will set a new USD single-season ppg average. MAYA, OH MAYA, OH MAYA: Redshirt junior forward Maya Hood also had a dominating performance in USD's stunning loss to San Francisco in the WCC Tournament. Maya scored 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting from the field, and she pulled down 11 rebounds to post her team-leading 12th double-double of the season. Hood also managed to record a game-high four steals, proving why she was named the WCC Defender of the Year. On the season, Hood is now averaging 14.6 ppg and just missing a double-double with 9.4 rebounds-per-game. AUDIO BROADCAST AVAILABLE: Thursday's game against Northwestern will carry a live audio broadcast. USD Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations, Chris Loucks, will call all the live play-by-play action. A listen link can be found on the women's basketball schedule page on USDToreros.com.

3 San Diego Weekly Release Torero Notes notes TOREROS IN THE POSTSEASON: San Diego has made nine postseason appearances in the history of the program. This marks the sixth trip to the WNIT for USD, and fifth year in a row. USD is 8-5 all-time in WNIT games, posting an 0-1 record in , then having a magical run to the Final Four in , going 4-1. USD then went 1-1 in the season, went 2-1 and made the Sweet 16 two years ago, and went 1-1 this past season, losing in the second round to eventual WNIT champions UCLA. HOOD SISTERS HIGHLIGHT ALL-WCC AWARDS: The West Coast Conference announced the 2016 All-WCC awards, and pair of University of San Diego women s basketball players highlighted this list. Taking home first-team honors is senior guard Malina Hood, and earning second-team honors was junior forward Maya Hood. Maya was also named the WCC Defensive Player of the Year. 7 Malina Hood had an outstanding senior campaign for the Toreros, as she led the team in scoring with an average of 18.7 ppg, which currently stands as a USD single-season record. Malina became the 18th player in program history to eclipse the 1,000 career point mark, and she has moved her name all the way up to No. 3 all-time in scoring at USD with 1,660 points. Malina also broke the USD career 3-pointers made record with 232. This season, Malina has scored 20 or more points on 13 different occasions. Malina also managed to record her first three career double-doubles in her final season. 7 Maya Hood earned Defensive Player of the Year honors after leading the WCC with 2.6 steals per game while also pulling down 5.1 defensive rebounds per game. Maya averaged 14.6 points and 9.4 rebounds per game second-most in the conference to pace San Diego. In WCC games, Maya averaged a double-double with 14.1 ppg, and 10.0 rpg. Maya is the second straight Torero to earn Defensive Player of the Year honors, joining former teammate Sophia Ederaine who took home the award last season. BRAINS AND BASKETBALL: The West Coast Conference is pleased to announce the West Coast Conference Women s Basketball All-Academic Team. This season, 14 honorees turned in a GPA of 3.5 or higher and four posted a 3.75 GPA or better. The University of San Diego s sophomore forward, Sydney Williams, highlights this list. Williams, a 6-1 post player from Coeur d Alene, Idaho, is bolstering a 3.45 GPA as a Behavioral Neuroscience major at USD. On the court, she is just as brilliant, as she is currently USD s third leading scorer at 10.2 ppg, while also pulling down 4.9 rebounds per game and she is shooting 38% from the field. Williams has helped lead USD to its fifth consecutive 20-win season, and she continues to be an everyday starter for the Toreros this season. RECORD WATCH: Malina Hood has moved up the career scorers list at USD with 1,660 total points, good for third all-time. She would need to score 83 more points this season to move into second alltime. Hood has also made 64 three-pointers this season, moving her career total to 232, making her the all-time leader in career 3-pointers made at USD. Hood's current 18.7 ppg average is on pace to set a new USD single-season ppg average record at USD. Cori Woodward has etched her name into the USD single-season assists list this season, as she currently has 130, which ties her for fourth all-time. Woodward needs 32 more to catch third place in this category West Coast Conference Standings WCC OVERALL TEAM W L PCT. W L PCT BYU Saint Mary s SAN DIEGO Santa Clara Gonzaga San Francisco Loyola Marymount Pacific Pepperdine Portland TORERO STARTING LINE-UPS Date Opponent Result Starters 11/13 Nevada W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 11/17 CSUN W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 11/21 Arizona W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 11/24 Montana State W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 11/27 Valparaiso W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 11/28 Akron W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 12/3 San Diego State W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 12/6 Washington State L, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 12/9 CS Fullerton W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 12/12 Fresno State W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 12/15 Hope W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 12/23 BYU W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 12/31 Pacific W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/2 Saint Mary's L, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/7 San Francisco W, (ot) Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/9 Santa Clara W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/14 Portland W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/16 Gonzaga W, Hood, Buhr, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/21 Pepperdine W, Hood, Buhr, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/23 LMU W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/28 Pepperdine W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 1/30 LMU W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 2/4 Saint Mary's L, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 2/6 Pacific W,59-56 Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 2/11 Santa Clara L, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 2/13 San Francisco L, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 2/18 BYU L, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 2/25 Gonzaga W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 2/27 Portland W, Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward 3/3 San Francisco L, (ot) Hood, Williams, Hood, Hamilton, Woodward TORERO DOUBLE-DOUBLES Maya Hood (19 pts., 11 Nevada ( ) Maya Hood (12 pts., 12 reb.)... vs. Arizona (11/21/15) Maya Hood (23 pts., 11 reb.)...vs. Akron (11/28/15) Maya Hood (18 pt., 11 reb...vs. Washington State (12/6/15) Maya Hood (10 pts., 10 reb.)...@ Cal State Fullerton(12/9/15) Maya Hood (17 pts., 18 reb.)... vs. BYU (12/23/15) Malina Hood (17 pts., 11 reb.)... vs. BYU (12/23/15) Maya Hood (12 pts., 11 reb.)...vs. Pacific (12/31/15) Maya Hood (14 pts., 10 reb.)...@ San Francisco (1/7/15) Malina Hood (16 pts., 10 reb.)...@ San Francisco (1/7/15) Malina Hood (18 pts., 10 Pepperdine (1/28/16) Maya Hood (17 pts., 13 reb.)...@ Loyola Marymount (1/30/16) Maya Hood (13 pts., 14 Pacific (2/6/16) Maya Hood (24 pts., 10 Portland (2/27/16) Maya Hood (22 pt.s, 11 reb.)... vs. San Francisco (3/3/16)

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 INSIDE THE NUMBERS: The Toreros as a team, are third in the WCC in free throw percentage (73.9%)...the Toreros are first in scoring margin (+9.6)...USD is raked No. 3 in scoring defense (59.8). Several players are also in the top echelon of the WCC stats categories, with Malina Hood second in ppg (18.6 ppg), Maya Hood is now second in rebounding (9.4) and she is sixth in scoring at 14.6 ppg, while Cori Woodward is second in assists-per-game at Maya Hood is also leading the WCC ins steals per game at 2.6. THAT'S FIVE STRAIGHT: With USD's thrilling win over Loyola Marymount on January 30, 2016, the Toreros had recorded their 20th win for a fifth consecutive season. Never before in program history, has USD posted five consecutive 20-win seasons. This was the sixth 20-win season in program history, and all of them have come under the watchful eye of head coach Cindy Fisher. All of the 20-win teams have gone on to play in the postseason, highlighted by the team that made it to the Final Four of the WNIT, led by the program's all-time leading scorer, Dominique Conners. Last season's squad made it to the second round of the WNIT, but fell to eventual WNIT champion UCLA. TOREROS TABBED FOURTH: Gonzaga University is once again the preseason favorite to win the West Coast Conference regular season title in the annual poll of the WCC s 10 head coaches. The Bulldogs received six first place votes and 78 points. BYU was picked to finish second, just two points behind the Zags, while Saint Mary's rounded off the top three with 61 votes. The Toreros of San Diego came in fourth with 58 votes, followed by San Francisco (51), Pacific (40), Santa Clara (30), Loyola Marymount (25), Pepperdine (20) and Portland (11). MALINA TABBED PRESEASON ALL-WCC : Senior guard Malina Hood represented the Toreros on the preseason All-WCC team for the second consecutive year. Hood led USD in scoring last year with 15.5 points per game, scoring in double-digits in 21 of her 26 games. She broke her own school record for three-pointers made in a season with 77. 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, and providing color commentary, will be Torero Hall of Famer Susie (Erpelding) Barosso. USD will have all 15 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 NCAA Tournament participant BYU. 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 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-to-back 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) 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 vs. North Dakota State (2/22/14)... POINTS vs. South Dakota (1/17/15)*... REBOUNDS... 5 vs. Denver (3/7/15)...ASSISTS... 2 vs. Arkansas (12/4/14)...BLOCKS... 3 vs. No. Colorado (12/6/14)... STEALS vs. Saint Mary's (1/2/16)... POINTS... 5 vs. Saint Mary's (1/2/16) 7 vs. Montana State (11/24/15)... REBOUNDS... 7 vs. Montana State (11/24/15) 1 vs. Wash. St (12/6/15)*...ASSISTS... 1 vs. Wash. St (12/6/15)* 3 vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16)...BLOCKS... 3 vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16) 1 vs. Nevada (11/17/15)... STEALS... 1 vs. Nevada (11/17/15) 5 14 vs. LMU (1/23/16)... POINTS vs. LMU (1/23/16) 5 vs. Akron (11/28/15)... REBOUNDS... 5 vs. Akron (11/28/15) 5 vs. CSUN (11/17/15)...ASSISTS... 5 vs. CSUN (11/17/15)...BLOCKS... 2 vs. Pepperdine (1/28/16)*... STEALS...2 vs. Pepperdine (1/28/16)* vs. San Francisco (3/2/16)... POINTS...33 vs. San Francisco (3/2/16) 11 vs. BYU (12/23/15)... REBOUNDS...11 vs. BYU (12/23/15) 6 vs. Portland (1/14/16)*...ASSISTS...6 vs. Portland (1/14/16)* 4 vs. Portland (1/8/14)...BLOCKS... 2 vs. Saint Mary's (2/4/16)* 6 vs. LMU (1/23/16)... STEALS...6 vs. LMU (1/23/16) 12 4 vs. Portland (1/14/16)... POINTS...4 vs. Portland (1/14/16) 4 vs. Portland (1/14/16)... REBOUNDS...4 vs. Portland (1/14/16)...ASSISTS......BLOCKS... 1 vs. Montana State (11/24/15)*... STEALS... 1 vs. Montana State (11/24/15)* 21 2 vs. Hope (12/15/15)... POINTS...2 vs. Hope (12/15/15)... REBOUNDS......ASSISTS......BLOCKS STEALS CHYNNA STEVENS Jr F 7 Clark, SD 7 South Dakota State University TAYLA HEPBURN Fr F 7 Perth Western, Australia 7 St. Mary's Anglican Girls School AUDREY WARD-EL SO G 7 Vancouver, WA 7 Skyview HS MALINA HOOD Sr F 7 San Diego, CA 7 La Jolla Country Day ALEXANDRA HAGEN Fr G 7 Kenmore, WA 7.Inglemoor HS SYDNEY SHEPARD Fr G 7 Kirkland, WA 7 Lake Washington HS MAYA HOOD RS-Jr F 7 San Diego, CA 7 La Jolla Country Day vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16)*... POINTS...10 vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16)* 6 vs. Nevada (11/17/15)... REBOUNDS... 6 vs. Nevada (11/17/15) 2 vs. CSUF (12/9/15)...ASSISTS... 2 vs. CSUF (12/9/15)...BLOCKS... 3 vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16)... STEALS... 3 vs. Gonzaga (1/16/16) vs. UC Irvine (12/14/14)... POINTS...15 vs. Santa Clara (1/9/16) 12 vs. Saint Mary's (2/1/14)... REBOUNDS...9 vs. USF (1/7/16) 9 vs. Long Beach State (3/19/15)...ASSISTS...6 vs. LMU (1/30/15) 2 vs. BYU (12/23/15)*...BLOCKS... 2 vs. BYU (12/23/15)* 6 vs. Montana (3/24/14)... STEALS...4 vs. Hope (12/15/15)* 32 CAROLINE BUHR RS-Fr G 7 Mishawaka, IN 7 Penn HS KATHRINE HAMILTON Jr G 7 Chandler, AZ 7 Dobson HS 17 vs. Portland (2/28/15)... POINTS...16 vs. Akron (11/28/15) 7 vs. Pacific (12/31/15)... REBOUNDS...7 vs. Pacific (12/31/15) 8 vs. LMU (1/30/16)*...ASSISTS...8 vs. LMU (1/30/16)*...BLOCKS... 3 vs. Pepperdine (1/28/16)*... STEALS...3 vs. Pepperdine (1/28/16)* 40 CORI WOODWARD Jr G 7 Vancouver, WA 7 Prairie HS JAMIE KISSINGER So G 7 Minden, NE 7 Minden HS 5 vs. Dartmouth (12/1/14)... POINTS...4 vs. LMU (1/23/16) 2 vs. Portland (1/14/16)*... REBOUNDS...2 vs. Portland (1/14/16)* 1 vs. Portland (1/14/16))*...ASSISTS...1 vs. Portland (1/14/16)* 1 vs. CSUN (11/17/15)...BLOCKS... 1 vs. CSUN (11/17/15)... STEALS vs. Saint Mary's (2/4/16)*... POINTS...17 vs. Saint Mary's (2/4/16)* 11 vs. Montana State (11/25/14)... REBOUNDS... 8 vs. VALPO (11/27/15)* 3 vs. VALPO (11/27/15)...ASSISTS... 3 vs. VALPO (11/27/15) 3 vs. USF (1/7/16)*...BLOCKS... 3 vs. USF (1/7/16)* 1 vs. CSUF (12/9/15)*... STEALS... 1 vs. CSUF (12/9/15)* 55 SYDNEY WILLIAMS So F 7 Coeur d' Alene, ID 7 Coeur d' Alene HS ALEXANDRIA YOUNG RS-So F 7 San Diego, CA 7 Mater Dei HS 13 vs. Pacific (2/12/15)... POINTS... 6 vs. Pacific (2/12/15)... REBOUNDS... 1 vs. Pacific (1/17/15)*...ASSISTS... 1 vs. Saint Mary's (1/15/15)...BLOCKS... 1 vs. BYU (2/21/15)*... STEALS vs. CSU San Marcos (11/15/14)... POINTS vs. Portland (2/27/16) 18 vs. BYU (12/23/15)... REBOUNDS...18 vs. BYU (12/23/15) 5 vs. Montana State (11/25/14)...ASSISTS... 3 vs. VALPO (11/27/15) 2 vs. Arizona (11/21/15)*...BLOCKS... 2 vs. CSUF (12/9/15)* 6 vs. Santa Clara (1/9/16)... STEALS... 6 vs. Santa Clara (1/9/16) *Indicates most recent high

7 Chynna Stevens JR 7 G Clark, SD South Dakota State Tayla Hepburn FR 7 F Perth Western, Australia St. Mary's Anglican Girls School Aubrey Ward-El SO 7 G Vancouver, WA Skyview HS Malina Hood SR 7 F San Diego, CA La Jolla Country Day 11 Alexandra Hagen FR 7 G Kenmore, WA Inglemoor HS Sydney Shepard FR 7 G Kirkland, WA Lake Washington HS Maya Hood RS-JR 7 F San Diego, CA La Jolla Country Day Caroline Buhr RS-FR 7 F Mishawaka, IN Penn HS Katherine Hamilton JR 7 G Chandler, AZ Dobson HS Cori Woodward SO 7 G Vancouver, WA Prarie HS Jamie Kissinger SO 7 G Minden, NE Minden HS Sydney Williams SO 7 F Coeur d' Alene, ID Coeur d' Alene HS 55 Alexandria Young FR 7 F San Diego, CA Mater Dei HS Edi Utibe RS-So 7 F Virgin Islands Charlotte Amalie HS Cindy Fisher Head Coach 11th Season

8 San Diego Weekly Release Torero Roster Notes SAN DIEGO ROSTER No. Player Ht. Pos. Yr. Hometown - Previous School 0 Chynna Stevens 6-0 F JR Clark, SD South Dakota State 2 Tayla Hepburn 6-2 F FR Perth Western, Australia St. Mary s Anglican Girls School 5 Aubrey Ward-El 5-9 G SO Vancouver, WA Skyview HS 11 Malina Hood 5-10 G SR San Diego, CA La Jolla Country Day 12 Alexandra Hagen 6-0 G FR Kenmore, WA - Inglemoor HS 21 Sydney Shepard 5-11 G FR Kirkland, WA Lake Washington HS 22 Maya Hood * 5-8 G JR San Diego, CA La Jolla Country Day 24 Caroline Buhr 6-1 F FR Mishawaka, IN Penn HS 25 Katherine Hamilton 5-8 G JR Chandler, AZ Dobson HS 32 Cori Woodward 5-6 G JR Vancouver, WA Prairie HS 40 Jamie Kissinger 5-9 G SO Minden, NE Minden HS 44 Sydney Williams 6-1 F SO Coeur d Alene, ID - Coeur d Alene HS 55 Alexandria Young * 6-0 F SO San Diego, CA Mater Dei HS Edi Utibe 6-1 F SO Virgin Islands - Charlotte Amalie HS * has utilized redshirt season Head Coach: Cindy Fisher (11th Year - Arizona St., 1988) Assistant Coaches: Mary Ann Falcosky (11th Year - Northern Arizona, 1993) Niecee Nelson (11th Year - Concordia U., 1996) Mery Andrade (1st year, Old Dominion, 1999) Graduate Assistant Manager: Morgan Henderson (2nd Year, San Diego 2010) Back Row (l-r): Asst. Coach Niecee nelson, Asst. Coach Mery Andrade, Graduate Asst. Manager Morgan Henderson, Tayla Hepburn, Edi Utibe, Caroline Buhr, Head Coach Cindy Fisher, Asst. Coach Mary Ann Falcosky. Middle Row (l-r): Maya Hood, malina Hood, Sydney Shepard, Alexandria Young, Sydney Williams, Chynna Stevens, Alexandra Hagen. Front Row (l-r): Cori Woodward, Jamie Kissinger, Aubrey Ward-El, Katherine Hamilton.

9 San Diego Weekly Release Stats San Diego Toreros San Diego Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 15, 2016) 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 11 HOOD, Malina HOOD, Maya WILLIAMS, Sydney HAMILTON, Katherine WOODWARD, Cori WARD-EL, Aubrey BUHR, Caroline HEPBURN, Tayla KISSINGER, Jamie HAGEN, Alexandra 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 Score by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Totals San Diego Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/13/15 at Nevada W /17/15 CSUN W /21/15 ARIZONA W /24/15 at Montana State W /27/15 VALPARAISO W /28/15 AKRON W at San Diego State W /6/15 WASHINGTON STATE L /09/15 at Cal State Fullerton W /12/15 at Fresno State W N 12/15/15 HOPE W * 12/23/15 BYU W * 12/31/15 PACIFIC W * 1/2/16 ST. MARY'S L * 01/07/16 at San Francisco Wot * 01/09/16 at Santa Clara W * 1/14/16 PORTLAND W * 1/16/16 GONZAGA W * 1/21/16 PEPPERDINE W * 1/23/16 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W * 01/28/16 at Pepperdine W * 01/30/16 at Loyola Marymount W ** 2/4/16 at Saint Mary's (CA) L * 02/06/16 at Pacific W * 2/11/16 SANTA CLARA L * 2/13/16 SAN FRANCISCO L * 02/18/16 at Brigham Young L * 02/25/16 at Gonzaga W * 02/27/16 at Portland W /03/16 vs San Francisco Lot * = Conference game

10 San Diego Weekly Release Torero WCC Stats Notes

11 Women s National Invitation Tournament POSTSEASON WNIT BRACKET Produced by Round 1 March Gonzaga 6pmPTThur3/17 at Gonzaga UC Riverside Utah 7 pm MT Fri 3/18 at Utah Montana St. Oregon 6 pm PT Thur 3/17 at Oregon Long Beach St. Fresno St. 7pmPTFri3/18 at Fresno State Santa Clara St. Mary's 7pmPTThur3/17 at St. Mary's Eastern Michigan TCU 7 pm CT Thur 3/17 at TCU UTRGV Arkansas St. at Arkansas State Southern UTEP 7:05 pm MT Thur 3/17 at UTEP Abilene Christian Minnesota 7pmCTWed3/16 at Minnesota Milwaukee South Dakota 7pmCTWed3/16 at South Dakota Creighton Drake at Drake Sacred Heart Nebraska 7 pm CT Thur 3/17 at Nebraska Northern Iowa Iowa at Iowa Ball St. Saint Louis at Saint Louis Little Rock Memphis 7 pm CT Thur 3/17 at Memphis UT Martin Western Kentucky at Western Kentucky Dayton Round 2 March Round 3 March Quarterfinals March Semifinals March WNIT CHAMPIONSHIP 3 p.m. ET Sat. April 2 At School TBD CBS Sports Network CHAMPIONS Championship Game Televised on All game times are according to host school s time zone. Semifinals March Quarterfinals March Round 3 March Round 2 March Round 1 March Northwestern at Northwestern San Diego Central Michigan at Central Michigan IUPUI Michigan 7pmETWed3/16 at Michigan Wright St. Akron at Akron Bucknell Quinnipiac 7 pm ET Fri 3/18 at Quinnipiac Maine Drexel 7 pm ET Fri 3/18 at Drexel Temple Ohio 7 pm ET Thur 3/17 at Ohio Marshall Virginia Tech at Virginia Tech Elon Villanova 7 pm ET Thur 3/17 at Villanova Liberty Hofstra 7 pm ET Thur 3/17 at Hofstra Harvard Rutgers at Rutgers Georgetown VCU at VCU Virginia Tulane 7pmCTWed3/16 at Tulane Alabama Georgia Tech at Georgia Tech Mercer Charlotte at Charlotte Wake Forest FGCU 7:05 pm ET Fri 3/18 at FGCU Beth.-Cookman