SAN DIEGO, California – Utah State women's basketball fell on the road at San Diego State, 78-63, on Saturday afternoon at Viejas Arena.
 
After the Aztecs opened the game on a 9-2 advantage, the Aggies blitzed the home side with a 17-3 run over the next four minutes. Junior guard Mia Tarver kickstarted the stretch with a pair of 3-pointers while senior guard Cheyenne Stubbs hit three field goals during the first quarter run. Freshman guard Carlie Latta also hit a 3-pointer plus a jumper from the free throw line to help Utah State go up 19-12. 
 
SDSU battled back to tie the game at 23 after the opening period and continued their momentum into the second quarter to build a seven-point lead. Tarver again led the Aggie rally, hitting her third triple of the first half before junior center Sophie Sene scored three the old-fashioned way via a layup plus the foul to bring Utah State back within one. An SDSU jumper at the buzzer, however, pushed the Aztecs back up to 40-36 entering halftime. USU shot 62.5 percent (15-of-24) from the field in the first 20 minutes, also shooting 50.0 percent (4-of-8) from 3-pointer territory. 
 
Stubbs hit a 3-pointer to begin the second half and cut SDSU's lead to a single point before the Aztecs rebuilt their second-point advantage. The Aggies again fought back to a single point with a 6-0 run featuring a Latta triple and a bucket from freshman guard/forward Taliyah Logwood. After clawing back within one, however, San Diego State responded with a 19-5 run stretching into the fourth quarter to wrestle away control of the game. 
 
Stubbs led the Aggies with 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting while Tarver tied her career-high with 19 points on 7-of-13 shooting, including a perfect 3-of-3 mark from behind the 3-point line. Latta added 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting, including 3-of-7 from 3-point range, and tied for the team lead with three assists alongside junior guard Jamisyn Heaton. Heaton and Sene also tied for the team lead with two steals apiece while Sene led the team with seven rebounds.
 
The Aggies shot 49.0 percent (25-of-51) from the field and 41.2 percent (7-of-17) from 3-point territory. USU finished with 11 assists, their 19th game this season with 10 or more assists this season.
 
UP NEXT
The Aggies head home to the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum to host Air Force on Wednesday, Feb. 19, at 11 a.m.
 
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