SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — The San Francisco Dons built a large early lead and withstood a second-half surge to defeat the San Diego Toreros 59-55 in a West Coast Conference women’s basketball game Friday at Jenny Craig Pavilion.

San Francisco led 30-19 at halftime, but San Diego’s 19-point third quarter tightened the game. The Dons sealed the victory with key late free throws. Kylie Ray led all scorers with 24 points for the Toreros. Candy Edokpaigbe scored 17 points for San Francisco.

The Dons improved to 9-5 overall. The Toreros fell to 6-10. Attendance was 385.