Vikings Face Toreros Tuesday in First of Two Games in San Diego This Week

TIPOFF
Last week, the Portland State women's basketball team traveled to Boise State to take on the Broncos. Despite leading at halftime, 40-37, they ultimately came up with an 83-68 loss. This week, the Portland State Vikings are back on the road to take on San Diego on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m. PT.

GAME #3: PORTLAND STATE (0-2) at SAN DIEGO (1-1)
GAME DETAILS: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 6 p.m. PT, San Diego, Calif. (Jenny Craig Pavilion)
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SCOUTING SAN DIEGO:

The University of San Diego Toreros won their season opener 61-56 (Nov. 2) and fell 90-88 in overtime to UC San Diego (Nov. 7).
Last season, the Toreros had an 11-22 overall record, and a West Coast conference record of 4-14. They finished second to last in the WCC.
San Diego was picked to finish sixth in the WCC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll. Junior Kylie Ray was named to the 2026-27 West Coast Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Team.
Ray led the team last season in points (429), assists per game (2.7), free throw percentage (.895) and minutes per game (31.5).
Sophomore Olivia Owens led the team in three-pointers last season with 35. Ray was second with 34.
Owens led the team in total assists (81), was second in total points (360), and averaged 30.6 minutes per game.
Junior Eva Ruse had a double-double in the Toreros' last game, with 20 points and 13 rebounds. She led the team in points and field goal percentage (.667).
San Diego is led by head coach Blanche Anderson, who is in her second season at the helm. She has an overall record of 12-23.

ALL TIME SERIES:

This will be the first meeting between Portland State and San Diego in three years. The Vikings' last game against the Toreros resulted in a 71-43 loss on Nov. 11, 2023.
The Toreros lead the all-time series between them and the Vikings, 7-3. When on the road, the Vikings have posted a 1-4 record against San Diego; the last time the Vikings beat the Toreros on the road was 22 years ago on Feb. 26, 2004 (with a final score of 78-56).

QUICK HITTERS:

Junior Teagan Colvin currently leads the team in points (30), rebounds (16), and assists (4). She has scored in double figures in both games so far this season. Colvin ranks in the top 10 of the Big Sky for points per game (15.0, T-10th), rebounds per game (8.00, T-8th), defensive rebounds per game (6.00, T-6th) and minutes played per game (35.2, 3rd).
Despite their loss to Boise State Friday, the Vikings out-rebounded the Broncos 35-to-31, including a 17-to-6 advantage on the offensive glass. That was a reversal of the Vikings' first game of the season, when Pepperdine out-rebounded the Vikings 54-to-39.
The Vikings rank fourth in the Big Sky and 50th nationally with 18.0 offensive rebounds per game. Freshman forward Nihoa Dunn is averaging 4.00 offensive rebounds per game, tying her for fourth in the Big Sky individually. Kirstine Munk and Emma Zuniga rank tied for 14th in the conference with 2.50 offensive rebounds per game.
The Vikings have shown great improvement in ball control this season. Last season, they ranked last in the Big Sky with a minus-3.77 turnover margin. But through two games this season, the Vikings are plus-4.00 in turnovers, ranking them fifth in the Big Sky. They rank third in the conference and 22nd nationally while giving up only 10.0 turnovers per game.
One of the Vikings' best offensive weapons has been their free throw shooting. They rank fourth in the conference with a .730 free throw percentage while they rank fifth with 13.5 free throws made per game. Junior guard Kyleigh Brown is 6-for-6 from the line this season. Teagan Colvin and Laynee Torres-Kahapea, meanwhile, rank 11th and 14th in the Big Sky in free throw percentage at .818 (9-for-11) and .750 (6-for-8), respectively.
The Vikings enter their second year under head coach Karlie Burris, as well as associate head coach Kerri Nakamoto and assistant coach Hailey King.
Assistant coach Jodi Page joins the Vikings from Sacramento State, where she helped lead the Hornets to a semifinal appearance at the 2026 Big Sky tournament.
After Burris only had one recruit out of 14 players on last year's roster, she will have more ownership of this year's roster having brought in 10 newcomers. She's also coached the Vikings' five returners for a year.
Last season, the Vikings had an overall record of 6-25, 2-16 in Big Sky conference play.
Kyleigh Brown led the team in points (517), points per game (16.7), three-pointers (37), minutes played (1035), field goals (181) and free throws (118).
The Vikings won their exhibition game 111-48 on Oct. 27 against Warner Pacific. If that game had counted, it would have been the highest scoring game in 32 years, dating back to when the Vikings scored 112 points against Alaska Fairbanks on Jan. 20, 1994. Additionally, if the game had counted, it would have been the first game with six different Vikings in double figures since Nov. 5, 2019, against Multnomah.
The Vikings won their home opener last season, 89-52, against Willamette on Nov. 11, 2025. That was their highest scoring game of the 2025-26 season, as well as their highest score differential (37).
The Vikings lost their home opener this season, 59-43, against Pepperdine.
The 2026-27 Vikings are the youngest team in the Big Sky. They welcome seven true freshmen: Nihoa Dunn, Emma Zuniga, Aspen McClees, Maaya Lucas, Alex Padilla, Maile Starns, and Liv Collins. Two redshirt freshmen hope to see action this season: Kailee Field and Ryme Jaekel.
Three players join the Vikings from the transfer portal for the 2026-27 season: junior Teagan Colvin (UNLV), sophomore Jordyn Smith (Cal Poly Humboldt), and sophomore Sara Barhoum (Oregon).
Besides Field and Jaekel, the Vikings only have three returning faces: Brown, senior Laynee Torres-Kahapea, and senior Kirstine Munk.

COACHING STAFF:

Head coach Karlie Burris returns to the helm for the second year. She has a 6-28 record with the Vikings.
Burris came to the Vikings after being part of a highly successful four-year stretch at UNLV from 2021-25. Serving as an assistant coach under Lindy La Rocque, Burris helped lead the Lady Rebels to four straight Mountain West Conference regular-season titles, as well as three Mountain West Conference tournament titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Kerri Nakamoto, associate head coach and Burris' "top draft choice," also enters her second season at Portland State. Nakamoto came to the Vikings after four years as an assistant with Santa Clara University (2021-25). She helped lead the Broncos to a 25-win season and a postseason berth in the WBIT where they made the second round in 2023-24.
Hailey King, assistant coach, followed head coach Karlie Burris from UNLV to Portland State and will serve her second year as an assistant coach for the Vikings during the 2026-27 season.
Jodi King, assistant coach, joins the Vikings for the 2026-27 season. Burris and Page overlapped while both assistant coaches at Cal State Fullerton during the 2019-20 season.

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Players Mentioned

#12 Kyleigh Brown: G; 5' 8"; Junior; 2L

#1 Kailee Field: G; 5' 10"; Redshirt Freshman; RS

#2 Ryme Jaekel: G; 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman; RS

#10 Kirstine Munk: F; 6' 0"; Senior; 2L

#3 Laynee Torres-Kahapea: G; 5' 6"; Senior; 3L

#5 Liv Collins: G; 5' 8"; Freshman; HS

#33 Nihoa Dunn: F; 6' 1"; Freshman; HS

#22 Aspen McClees: G; 5' 9"; Freshman; HS

#13 Alex Padilla: F; 6' 1"; Freshman; HS

#23 Emma Zuniga: F; 5' 10"; Freshman; HS

Players Mentioned

#12 Kyleigh Brown
: 5' 8"; Junior; 2L
: G

#1 Kailee Field
: 5' 10"; Redshirt Freshman; RS
: G

#2 Ryme Jaekel
: 5' 9"; Redshirt Freshman; RS
: G

#10 Kirstine Munk
: 6' 0"; Senior; 2L
: F

#3 Laynee Torres-Kahapea
: 5' 6"; Senior; 3L
: G

#5 Liv Collins
: 5' 8"; Freshman; HS
: G

#33 Nihoa Dunn
: 6' 1"; Freshman; HS
: F

#22 Aspen McClees
: 5' 9"; Freshman; HS
: G

#13 Alex Padilla
: 6' 1"; Freshman; HS
: F

#23 Emma Zuniga
: 5' 10"; Freshman; HS
: F