Women's basketball / Anderson Haigler

Unfinished Business

Good news like this was too sweet to get through the grapevine. "It was kind of funny, actually," Bird recalled. "We had known, and all of our teammates had pretty much known that we were gonna come back. In our post-season meeting with Coach Fisher, she was like, 'So what are your plans for next year? Are you gonna come back?'" Several months later, there's an ease in Bird's voice as she describes the moment and relays how the group answered their coach's query with a question of their

University of San Diego Athletics • November 29, 2020

The Brink of Greatness

SAN DIEGO - Cindy Fisher has seen a lot in her 15-plus years at the helm of San Diego women's basketball. The head coach has led the team to the postseason eight times, notched seven 20-win seasons, and rallied the program back to prosperity through tough stretches. But little could have prepared Fisher for what the last several months have held for her and her players."It was like nothing I have ever experienced before, to be honest," Fisher said.Dealt a double gut punch after a crushing last-second loss in the champio

Basketball makes WCC run

Following the Toreros’ final home game of the season, the University of San Diego’s women’s basketball head coach Cindy Fisher placed an emphasis on success in the West Coast Conference (WCC) Championship. “It’s just about getting better every game we can until that conference tournament gets here and then going in there to win that thing,” Fisher said. Three weeks later, USD found themselves right where Fisher said they would

Toreros falter versus Gaels

This certainly isn’t the way the University of San Diego women’s basketball team envisioned their 2018-2019 season playing out. The same Torero team that reached the championship game of the West Coast Conference (WCC) Tournament last season has lost their last 11 consecutive games, with an overall record of 8-16 and a conference record of just 1-12 — good for last place in the WCC. This sudden drop-off

Women’s basketball welcomes 2017 recruiting class

As the University of San Diego Toreros women’s basketball team looks ahead to their upcoming season, the incoming recruiting class provides a lot to be optimistic about. The recruiting class is headlined by high school seniors Kendall Bird, Myah Pace, and Sydney Hunter, all of whom had impressive senior seasons. Kendall Bird, a 6’2” forward from White River High School in Buckley, Wash., led her team to a 24-4 record and a sixth place finish in the 2A state tournament in her senior season. Fo