Toreros Talk

SAN DIEGO (USD) - The University of San Diego women's basketball team (9-6, 0-1 West Coast) will welcome the West Coast Conference's defending champion and first place Gonzaga University Bulldogs to town on Thursday for the Toreros' WCC home opener. Tip off is scheduled for 7 p.m. inside the friendly confines of the Jenny Craig Pavilion.

Gonzaga enters the game with a 11-6 overall record and sit on top of the WCC standings with a 2-0 mark after picking up wins over the Los Angeles based schools, Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine this past week. The Zags hold a 22-19 edge of the Toreros in the all-time series between the two programs. In fact, GU is currently riding a 10-game winning streak against USD with the Toreros' last win in the series coming on Feb. 7, 2002, a 63-48 win in Spokane.