Dec. 17, 2015
San José, Calif.--Myzhanique Ladd scored a career-high 19 points, but the San José State women's basketball team could not overcome 20 turnovers in a 75-66 loss to New Mexico State Thursday night a in non-conference game at The Event Center.
Ladd was 7-for-9 from the field in her first start this season. She was also 5-of-6 from the free throw line and dished out a team-best four assists in 27 minutes of action.
Dezz Ramos was the Spartans only other double-figure scorer with 19 points. She was 7-for-10 from the field including 5-for-6 from three-point range. She grabbed three rebounds and two assists.
Jasmine Smith and Nyre Harris each grabbed a team-best five rounds. Smith scored nine points on 4-for-9 shooting from the field.
The Spartans turned the ball over 20 times in the game, including on back-to-back inbounds passes in the fourth period as the team was trying to cut the Aggie to single digits.
San José State fell behind 23-13 after the first period, taking only 12 shots and turning the ball over five times. The Spartans battled back in the second period, tying the game at 25-25 with just over six minutes remaining until halftime. However, the team make just one of its final eight shots of the period and trailed 35-27 at halftime.
Ramos got the Spartans within six at 35-29 to start the third period, but New Mexico State used a 7-0 to extend the lead to 42-29 and held a double-digit lead until Ramos hit a layup with 21 seconds remaining to end the game at 75-66.
San José State falls to 1-8 on the season, while New Mexico State improved to 8-2. The Spartans continue at home this Sunday to face UC Irvine at 2 p.m., inside The Event Center.
Non-conference
New Mexico State vs San José State
12/17/15 7:00 p.m. at San José, Calif. (The Event Center)
NEW MEXICO STATE 75, SAN JOSÉ STATE 66
NEW MEXICO STATE (8-2)
Weber, Sasha 7-13 0-0 20; Freeman, Brianna 5-12 2-4 12; Mack, Moriah 5-10 0-0 10; William, Tamera 2-5 4-5 8; Davis, Shanice 2-7 4-4 8; Scott, Abby 2-10 0-0 5; Salas, Brooke 2-6 0-0 4; Cooper, Jasmine 2-3 0-0 4; Williams, Zaire 1-5 0-0 2; Taylor, Tyesha 1-1 0-0 2; Ellis, Tyler 0-0 0-2 0. Totals 29-72 10-15 75.
SAN JOSÉ STATE (1-8)
Ramos, Dezz 7-10 0-0 19; Ladd, Myzhanique 7-9 5-6 19; Smith, Jasmine 4-9 1-5 9; Harris, Nyre 2-10 1-2 6; Byrd, Riana 2-2 2-2 6; West, Rachol 1-3 0-0 3; Baird, Paris 1-2 0-0 2; Matthews, Kalie 1-3 0-0 2; Kohlhaas, Andrea 0-1 0-0 0; Stevens, Ellie 0-4 0-0 0; Vann, Emily 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 25-56 9-15 66.
New Mexico State.............. 23 12 21 19 - 75
San José State................ 13 14 16 23 - 66
3-point goals--New Mexico State 7-26 (Weber, Sasha 6-11; Scott, Abby 1-6; Mack, Moriah 0-1; Davis, Shanice 0-4; Salas, Brooke 0-2; Williams, Zaire 0-2), San José State 7-17 (Ramos, Dezz 5-6; Harris, Nyre 1-1; West, Rachol 1-3; Baird, Paris 0-1; Kohlhaas, Andrea 0-1; Stevens, Ellie 0 2; Vann, Emily 0-3). Fouled out--New Mexico State-None, San José State-None. Rebounds--New Mexico State 40 (Freeman, Brianna 10), San José State 34 (Harris, Nyre 5; Smith, Jasmine 5). Assists--New Mexico State 16 (Freeman, Brianna 4), San José State 10 (Ladd, Myzhanique 4). Total fouls--New Mexico State 22, San José State 16. Technical fouls--New Mexico State-None, San José State-None. A-224.
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