Despite a second half push, the Bulldogs could not come back from a first half deficit, losing 63-53.

Danae Powell led all scorers with 16 points on 4-of-11 shooting.

The Bulldogs were able to win the battle in the paint, out rebounding the Aztecs 44-29.

Head Coach Ryan McCarthy opens up his first Mountain West conference game with a loss.

The Bulldogs are down 61-53 with eight seconds left in the game.

Coach McCarthy called his final timeout of the contest to advance the ball up the court on the inbounds play.

The Bulldogs had three missed shots on the latest possession but were able to grab all three misses.

Following the third rebound, Avery Watkins went up for the put back but was fouled.

Watkins will have two shots at the line following the timeout on the floor.

Bulldogs down 56-45 with three minutes remaining.

The Bulldogs have cut the lead to 11 with under four minutes to play.

Foul trouble could become an issue for the ‘Dogs. Gamble has four fouls while Powell and Long both have three.

‘Dogs down 56-45 with 3:51 left in the game.

The Bulldogs weren’t able to make up any ground in the third quarter as the Aztecs’ offense continued to score.

The ‘Dogs have struggled from the floor, shooting 26% on the night compared to the Aztecs’ 44%.

Fresno State has 10 minutes left to make a run in the first conference matchup of the season.

The Bulldogs opened up the second half and scored on two straight possessions.

Despite the ‘Dogs looking to go on the run, the Aztecs slowed the Bulldog offense.

The ‘Dogs haven’t scored in the last three minutes.

Fresno State is down 44-29 with under five minutes left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs enter halftime down 32-20.

Ava Marr leads the ‘Dogs with nine points on 3-of-8 shooting from the field.

Despite McCarthy rotating between players, Danae Powell was on the court for 20 minutes in the opening half.

The ‘Dogs have struggled from the floor, shooting 23% from the field.

San Diego State enters halftime with their largest lead following a 3-pointer from guard Nat Martinez who banked in a corner three.

The Aztecs’ leading scorer on the season Naomi Panganiban leads the game with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting.

The Bulldogs are shooting just 27% from the floor.

McCarthy has been rotating between players throughout the early going of the game.

Aztecs lead 25-14 with under five minutes to go in the first half.

The Bulldogs are losing 16-8 after the first quarter of the contest.

Both teams end the quarter on a scoring drought.

The ‘Dogs haven’t scored over the last five minutes while the Aztecs end the quarter on a near-three minute scoring drought.

McCarthy loses possession of the ball and a timeout with the unsuccessful challenge.

Aztecs get the ball out of bounds with 2:30 remaining in the opening quarter.

After seven minutes, the ‘Dogs are down 16-8.

The Bulldogs have not made a shot in the last three minutes of action.

The Aztecs have come out hot, shooting over 50% from the field and are out rebounding the ‘Dogs 8-4.

Powell got the scoring started with a 3-pointer on the Bulldogs’ first possession of the game.

Following two straight scores from the Aztecs, Head Coach Ryan McCarthy called a timeout just under two minutes into the contest.

Aztecs lead 5-3 early in the first quarter.

The starting five for the Fresno State women’s basketball team consists of guards Danae Powell, Emilia Long, Ava Marr and forwards Jaisa Gamble and Avery Watkins.