Mitchell Lobetos
Staff Writer
San Francisco had to make their way past No. 3 seeded University of San Diego in the quarter-finals and No. 2 St. Mary’s in the semi-finals. USF pulled off both underdog wins in dramatic fashion.
Monday’s game against St. Mary’s was a back-and-forth grinder that was a coin toss and foul away from going one way or the other. Both teams shot poorly in the first half. In the first quarter alone USF shot a mediocre 35%, luckily St. Mary’s shot even worse. Senior forward Taylor Proctor was pivotal in the second quarter fending off the Gaels with five rebounds and steal to maintain a 25-22 lead at halftime.