# 2023–24 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team

The 2023–24 San Diego Toreros women's basketball team represented the University of San Diego in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Toreros, led by 19th-year head coach Cindy Fisher, played their home games at the Jenny Craig Pavilion and are members of the West Coast Conference (WCC).

## Previous season

The Toreros finished the 2022–23 season 19–14, 11–7 in WCC play, to finish in third place. As the No. 3 seed in the WCC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Pacific. They were invited to the WNIT where they defeated Long Beach State in round 1 and UC Irvine in round 2, before losing to Oregon in the super 16 to end their season.

## Offseason
### Departures

San Diego departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kiera Oakry | 0 | G | 5' 10" | Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
| Ayanna Khalfani | 5 | G | 5' 11" | Senior | Woodland Hills, CA | Graduate transferred to UNC Greensboro |
| Myah Pace | 10 | G | 5' 11" | GS Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated/signed to play professionally in England with Manchester Mystics |
| Laura Erikstrup | 11 | F | 6' 2" | Junior | Portland, OR | Transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Amanda Olinger | 33 | F | 6' 3" | Senior | Chatsworth, CA | Graduate transferred to Cal Poly |

### Incoming

San Diego incoming transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Dylan Horton | 10 | G | 5' 9" | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Florida A&M |
| Maddie Vejsicky | 14 | G | 6' 0" | Sophomore | New Concord, OH | Virginia Tech |

#### Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Chapman | W 92–38 | 1–0 | 14 – Horstmeyer | 11 – Neubert | 6 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (202) San Diego, CA |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 71–43 | 2–0 | 18 – Horstmeyer | 12 – Neubert | 5 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (327) San Diego, CA |
| November 14, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | at Arizona | L 66–79 | 2–1 | 15 – Sheffey | 10 – Neubert | 2 – Sheffey | McKale Center (6,727) Tucson, AZ |
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Princeton | L 51–62 | 2–2 | 12 – Neubert | 6 – Horton | 6 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,059) San Diego, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament | W 56–53 | 3–2 | 17 – Sheffey | 10 – Kaur | 4 – Finney | Jenny Craig Pavilion (555) San Diego, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNLV The Dana on Mission Bay Thanksgiving Tournament | L 56–93 | 3–3 | 10 – tied | 4 – tied | 5 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (223) San Diego, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Nevada | L 63–76 | 3–4 | 18 – Sheffey | 8 – Wristen | 4 – Sheffey | Lawlor Events Center (1,003) Reno, NV |
| December 3, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | | at No. 6 USC | L 58–89 | 3–5 | 18 – Horstmeyer | 10 – Wristen | 7 – Sheffey | Galen Center (2,169) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 7, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Diego State | L 63–67 | 3–6 | 23 – Sheffey | 9 – Neubert | 8 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (637) San Diego, CA |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | W 85–61 | 4–6 | 14 – Finney | 9 – Wristen | 8 – Sheffey | Premier America Credit Union Arena (244) Northridge, CA |
| December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana USD Winter Classic | L 52–72 | 4–7 | 12 – Sheffey | 7 – Neubert | 4 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (232) San Diego, CA |
| December 21, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Boise State USD Winter Classic | L 54–62 | 4–8 | 15 – Sheffey | 13 – Neubert | 5 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (203) San Diego, CA |
| December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | L 61–70 | 4–9 | 17 – Finney | 10 – Neubert | 6 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (413) San Diego, CA |
| WCC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pepperdine | L 52–53 | 4–10 (0–1) | 13 – Horstmeyer | 14 – Neubert | 3 – tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (235) San Diego, CA |
| January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | L 59–67 | 4–11 (0–2) | 18 – Neubert | 11 – Neubert | 6 – Sheffey | University Credit Union Pavilion (457) Moraga, CA |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland | L 54–65 | 4–12 (0–3) | 15 – tied | 12 – tied | 5 – Sheffey | Chiles Center (436) Portland, OR |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 16 Gonzaga | L 67–85 | 4–13 (0–4) | 20 – Sheffey | 7 – Neubert | 2 – tied | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,303) Spokane, WA |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | L 48–75 | 4–14 (0–5) | 18 – Sheffey | 16 – Neubert | 2 – Gallagher | Jenny Craig Pavilion (247) San Diego, CA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 60–67 | 4–15 (0–6) | 16 – Neubert | 10 – Neubert | 5 – Sheffey | Gersten Pavilion (289) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | L 59–64 | 4–16 (0–7) | 12 – Kaur | 8 – Neubert | 6 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (388) San Diego, CA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 19 Gonzaga | L 52–80 | 4–17 (0–8) | 13 – Horton | 9 – Neubert | 8 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (334) San Diego, CA |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | San Francisco | W 77–66 | 5–17 (1–8) | 22 – Horton | 8 – Wawszkowicz | 6 – tied | Jenny Craig Pavilion (314) San Diego, CA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Santa Clara | L 57–83 | 5–18 (1–9) | 18 – Kaur | 6 – Neubert | 7 – Sheffey | Leavey Center (418) Santa Clara, CA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 69–49 | 6–18 (2–9) | 15 – Horstmeyer | 11 – Neubert | 5 – Sheffey | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Loyola Marymount | W 66–50 | 7–18 (3–9) | 18 – Horton | 9 – Neubert | 6 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (631) San Diego, CA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Santa Clara | L 57–66 | 7–19 (3–10) | 12 – Horstmeyer | 11 – Neubert | 5 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (384) San Diego, CA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Saint Mary's | W 69–52 | 8–19 (4–10) | 19 – Sheffey | 13 – Neubert | 7 – Sheffey | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,494) San Diego, CA |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pacific | L 62–82 | 8–20 (4–11) | 15 – Finney | 10 – Neubert | 5 – Sheffey | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,040) Stockton, CA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | L 66–68 | 8–21 (4–12) | 23 – Finney | 5 – Neubert | 4 – Finney | War Memorial Gymnasium (578) San Francisco, CA |
| WCC women's tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (9) Pepperdine First round | W 79–64 | 9–21 | 21 – Kaur | 8 – tied | 7 – Sheffey | Orleans Arena (513) Paradise, NV |
| March 8, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (5) Pacific Second round | L 66–72 | 9–22 | 18 – Horstmeyer | 14 – Kaur | 8 – Finney | Orleans Arena (853) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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