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PORTLAND STATE VIKINGS
67
Portland St. PSU 0-3,0-0 Big Sky
70
Winner San Diego SD 2-1,0-0 WCC
Portland St. PSU
0-3,0-0 Big Sky
67
Final
70
San Diego SD
2-1,0-0 WCC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Portland St. PSU 19 25 6 17 67
San Diego SD 18 17 18 17 70
Portland State women's basketball player Kyleigh Brown drives against an opponent during the Vikings' home game against Pepperdine.
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Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Hayden Neumann

Cold Third Quarter Costs Vikings Despite Seasonal-Best Showing against San Diego

In the closest game the Portland State women's basketball team has played this season, the Vikings almost came up with a win in a desperate 70-67 loss against San Diego Tuesday. 

"There was a lot of promise in tonight's performance," said head coach Karlie Burris. "That third quarter seems to be our kryptonite, but I'm really happy with the effort in the first half. You just can't win when you get out-rebounded that way [40-to-21]. We'll just have to figure that out, but we'll have a quick turnaround, we'll bounce back." 

Portland State set the tone early, going up 19-18 in the first quarter. By the second, the Vikings stepped up the pace, going 100% on three-pointers (5 made on 5 attempts), and scoring nine field goals. By halftime, juniors Kyleigh Brown and Teagan Colvin were leading the team in points with 13 each. Brown and Laynee Torres-Kahapea had made three three-pointers each, with all three of Torres-Kahapea's coming in the second quarter. 

Just like last game, when they took on Boise State, Portland State's pace wavered in the third quarter after winning the first half. The Toreros upped their defense as the Vikings' offense slowed. San Diego managed a series of field goals and ultimately finished the quarter up 53-50. They outrebounded Portland State 16-7 in the period, and their field goal percentage was 44.4% compared to the Vikings' 13.3%. 

"[San Diego] got that hot start in the third and we couldn't score," said Burris. "Kyleigh really had a great night; she was able to get to the paint and really do whatever she wanted. I was really happy with her effort. We're just going to have to continue to build." 

The Vikings found their fire again in the fourth quarter. They forced five turnovers from the Toreros and went up to a 42.9% field goal percentage. Scoring went back and forth, and despite a valiant effort from the Vikings, an out-of-bounds call and missed last-second three-point attempt kept the Toreros in the lead. The game finished 70-67 in San Diego's favor. 

Brown led the team in points with 24, her highest this season. Colvin was second with 19, a career high; this is the third game in a row that Colvin has set a new career high in points.
 
Additionally, Colvin set two new career highs: field goal percentage (.438) and steals (3). She tied her career high in assists (5, matching her performance versus Creighton on Nov. 11, 2025) and rebounds (8, matching her performance versus Pepperdine on Nov. 2, 2026).

Torres-Kahapea was third with 15 points. She led the team with a 66.7% three-point percentage and had a 55.6% field goal percentage. She had a career high in three-pointers made with four. 

"I thought there was a lot of growth tonight," said Burris. "We're going to take a lot of lessons, continue to put together good quarters. We haven't put together four quarters yet, and that's what we're building towards. The first half was great, and the third quarter is what lost us the game. We had opportunities to win at the end, which is great, and we're going to learn how to win." 

The Vikings are back in action Thursday, when they'll take on UC San Diego at 11 a.m. PT.
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