SAN DIEGO -- The BYU women's basketball team rallied back after an early deficit to get the 65-55 win over the homestanding San Diego State Aztecs, Wednesday.

"We hung together while playing with maturity and experience tonight," said BYU head coach Jeff Judkins. "We didn't doubt ourselves. Kristen (Riley) came in and gave us a big lift, both offensively and defensively. She really had a great game tonight."

Junior forward Kristen Riley recorded a new career-high 23 points in her explosive performance against the Aztecs on the road. She also added seven rebounds, two blocks and one assist.

Teammates Coriann Fraughton (Wood) and Mindy Bonham joined Riley in double-figures with 14 points apiece.

The Aztecs went on a 10-0 run early in the first half to give them the 14-4 lead after six minutes of action.

From there, however, the Cougars took back control of the game as they went on a 30-12 scoring streak to close out the half with a five-point lead. Riley led all players with 13 points as the teams headed into the locker room at halftime.

BYU extended their lead in the second half with a 9-0 run after being back from the half for just three minutes. Six of those nine points came from Riley.

The Cougars finished out the game, tallying 32 rebounds to the Aztec's 26 and 22 assists to San Diego State's nine. BYU senior guard Mindy recorded nine assists herself.

Up next for BYU is a game at home in the Marriott Center against New Mexico on Saturday, Jan. 29, at 1 p.m.

Postgame Notes

Team

-For the seventh time on the year and the third in MWC action, the Cougars finished the game with three players in double figures.

-BYU grabbed 32 rebounds to SDSU’s 26 and are now 11-2 on the season when they outrebound opponents.

-The Cougars improved to 12-1 on the season when leading at the half. Against the Aztecs they enjoyed a five-point, 31-26 advantage at the break.

-The Cougars had just 13 turnovers in the game improving their record to 10-1 on the year when having 16 or less miscues.

Player

-Kristen Riley picked up new season and career highs in points with 23, 13 of which came in the first half marking her ninth season and 21st overall double figure contest and the second straight in league play. The points were team and game highs as well.

-Mindy Bonham scored in double digits for the 14th time this year and the 54th in her career with 14 points. She also dished out nine assists, which tied for team and game highs.

-Coriann Fraughton tallied 14 points in the win recording her 39th career and 12th season double-digit outing.

-Haley Hall dished out nine assists in the game, which tied for team and game highs.

With a (12-7, 4-1) record and in second place in the latest MWC standings, the Cougar women’s basketball team competes in two conference games this week.

They travel to San Diego to take on the Aztecs (8-9, 2-3), Wed. Jan. 26 before hosting New Mexico (6-11, 0-5) on Sat. Jan. 29. The Lobos and Cougars game tips off at 1 p.m.

2010-11 STATS SUMMARY

-- Shooting from field: (.420, 502-1194)

-- Shooting from three-point line: (.315, 141-447)

-- Shooting from free-throw line: (.682, 178-261)

-- Average points per game: 69.6

-- Average rebounds per game: 40.1

-- Average assists per game: 19.8

-- Average steals per game: 9.5

-- Average blocks per game: 3.4

-- Average turnovers per game: 15.3

ABOUT BYU

--The Cougars are led in scoring by senior guard Mindy Bonham who averages 11.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Senior forward Coriann Fraughton follows averaging 10.1 points and a team high 6.9 rebounds per contest.

--Senior guard Haley Hall tops the assists category with a total of 93 while Bonham has the most steals on the team with 40.

--Jazmine Foreman has the team’s best free throw percentage at .824, 28-34 while freshman center Jennifer Hamson is tops in the field goal percentage category at .632, 43-68.

-- The BYU bench has outscored its opponents 449 to 298 as of 1/23/11. The most points scored by the Cougar bench to date are 44 in the win over BYU-Hawaii on 12/3/10. The most bench points from an opponent on the year are 31 recorded by BYU-Hawaii.

-- BYU’s reserves are outrebounding their opponents 303 to 214 as of 1/23/11. The most rebounds by the Cougar bench are 28 vs. Utah State on 11/23/10. The most boards by the opponent bench are Utah State with 24.

RECORD WATCHING

-- BYU head coach Jeff Judkins has compiled an 192-106 record as of Jan. 23 and is eight wins away from picking up his 200th career victory.

-- Mindy Bonham has tallying a total of 1,104 points as of 1/23/11, which puts her in 18th place out of 20 on BYU’s 1,000-Points Club. She needs 19 points to tie for 17th place with Behka Stafford’s 1,123 total points.

-- Bonham has dished out a grand total of 389 career assists as of 1/23/11, which puts her in sixth place all time. She needs 43 assists away from tying for fifth place with current assistant coach Stacy Jensen’s 432.

-- Jazmine Foreman dished out two assists in the home win over CSU on 1/22/10, which gives her a career total of 358. She needs 20 to tie for eighth place with Cindy Battistone’s career total of 378.

-- In BYU’s number of games played category, Bonham and Foreman have played in a total of 110 games as of 1/23/11, which places the two tied for 17th place all time. They need to play in three more games to tie for 16th place with Cassie King’s 113 career contests played.

NEW MEXICO GAME PROMOTIONS

It's FAMILY DAY. Bring the whole family to the Marriott Center ticket office to receive free admission. Giveaways include a gift certificates to local restaurants at every time out. Contests will be geared towards families competing against each other. The game tips off at 1 P.M.

ABOUT THIS WEEK’S LEAGUE OPPONENTS

SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY

San Diego State is in fifth place in the latest MWC standings with a 8-9, 2-3 record. In league play they’ve captured wins over UNLV and New Mexico. For the Aztecs there are two players scoring in double figures with Paris Johnson’s team highs in points with a 15.2 average and an 8.3 average in rebounds. She’s followed by Courtney Clements who contributes 12.2 points and 3.6 rebounds a game. Coco Davis leads the way in both assists and in steals with 109 and 26 respectively. Head coach Beth Burns is in her sixth season with the women’s basketball program guiding the team to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament last year.

Series History

Overall Series Record: BYU leads 26-14

BYU Record in Provo: 15-3

BYU Record in San Diego: 10-10

BYU Record in Neutral Sites: 1-1

BYU Record under Jeff Judkins: 14-5

UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO

The New Mexico Lobos are in ninth (6-11, 9-0) place heading into this week’s MWC schedule. They are at league leading TCU on Wed. Jan. 26 before making the trip to Provo for Saturday’s game. Junior guard/forward combo Lauren Taylor is leading the way in scoring for UNM averaging 9.6 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Freshman guard Jasmine Patterson is next contributing 9.0 points and 2.5 boards a contest. Senior guard/forward combo Amanda Best tops the list in the rebound category grabbing 6.8 boards per game, and has the most assists with a total of 50. Porche Torrance has the most steals on the team with 35 to date. Head coach Don Flanagan is in his 16th season with the Lobos women’s basketball program.

Series History

Overall Series Record: BYU leads 38-28

BYU Record in Provo: 22-8

BYU Record in Albuquerque: 12-17

BYU Record in Neutral Sites: 4-3

BYU Record under Jeff Judkins: 6-16

TRAVEL ITINERARY (SAN DIEGO)

Team Flight: Delta #1595 departs Salt Lake City on Jan. 25 at 4:45 p.m., arriving in San Diego at 5:36 p.m.

Team Flight: Delta #2578 departs San Diego on Jan. 27 at 6:15 a.m., arriving in Salt Lake City at 9:15 a.m.

Team Hotel: Marriott Courtyard San Diego Central, 8651 Spectrum Center Blvd., 858-573-0700, 858-573-9818, fax.

WHAT’S NEXT

After the home game with New Mexico on Jan. 29, the Cougars host Wyoming on Feb. 2 before starting the second half of MWC play at UNLV on Feb. 5.