San Diego, CA
Nat Martinez makes SDSU history in win over Utah State
Freshman guard Nat Martinez had career highs of 22 points, nine rebounds and seven assists Saturday afternoon to lead San Diego State (3-4, 14-6) to a 85-66 Mountain West win at Utah State (0-6, 1-16).
Martinez, who hit her first five 3-point attempts, became the first Aztec in the Mountain West era to have at least six 3-pointers, nine rebounds and seven assists in the same game. Martinez has already earned Mountain West Freshman of the Week honors three times this season.
Point guard Veronica Sheffey had season-highs of 19 points and seven assists. Forward Kim Villalobos had 13 points and eight rebounds, and freshman guard Naomi Panganiban had 12 points. The Aztecs shot 60% (12-for-20) from 3-point range.