Dec. 20, 2015
San José, Calif.--Getting double-figure points from five different players, the San José State women's basketball team won 79-58 over UC Irvine Sunday afternoon in a non-conference game at The Event Center.
Dezz Ramos led all scorers with 20 points for the Spartans. She was 8-for-13 from the field including 2-for-4 from three-point range. Jasmine Smith and Nyre Harris each had 14 points, while Emily Vann and Riana Byrd came off the bench to post 11 points a piece. Smith was 6-for-8 from the field, while Byrd was 4-for-9 including 3-for-5 from three-point range.
The Spartans won the scoring battle in all four periods and shot 45.5 percent from the field (30-66). The team also recorded more assists, 19, than turnovers, 12. Harris led the team with six assists and grabbed a team-best five assists in the win.
The only stat San José State did not exactly control was the rebounding as UCI has a slight 44-42 edge. Byrd led the team with a season-best nine rebounds, while Smith and Harris each grabbed six boards.
The two teams played close for the first period. UC Irvine jumped out to a 13-9 lead with 4:01 left in the period before San José State scored 10 of the next 11 points to take a 19-14 lead after the first.
San José State scored the first six points of the second period to take a 25-14 lead and did not let the Anteaters get within six points the rest of the half.
The final two periods found the Spartans extending the lead into double-digits and outscoring the Anteaters 45-31. The team led by as much as 27 twice in the fourth quarter before winning 79-58.
With the win, San José State improves to 2-8 on the year, breaking an eight-game losing streak. The team plays its final non-conference game this Tuesday, December 22, at 3 p.m., inside The Event Center.
Non-Conference
12/20/15 2:00 p.m. at San José, Calif. (The Event Center)
SAN JOSÉ STATE 79, UC IRVINE 58
UC IRVINE (3-8)
Fajemisin, Mokun 4-9 2-2 10; Chavez, Irene 4-11 1-2 10; Piper, Mckenzie 3-7 2-4 9; Santana, Paulina 3-9 0-0 7; Kellum, Chloe 2-4 1-1 5; Sutherland, Shereen 1-7 2-4 4; Cheung-Sutton,Raelyn 2-11 0-0 4; Jackson, Tayla 2-5 0-0 4; Dee, Jenny 1-4 0-0 3; Glassow, Brittany 1-2 0-0 2; Hicks, Teirra 0-1 0-0 0; Knox, Arianna 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-70 8-13 58.
SAN JOSÉ STATE (2-8)
Ramos, Dezz 8-13 2-2 20; Harris, Nyre 5-11 2-2 14; Smith, Jasmine 6-8 2-6 14; Byrd, Riana 5-10 1-2 11; Vann, Emily 4-9 0-0 11; Stevens, Ellie 1-7 2-2 5; West, Rachol 1-3 0-0 3; Matthews, Kalie 0-1 1-2 1; Baird, Paris 0-0 0-0 0; Kohlhaas, Andrea 0-1 0-0 0; Ladd, Myzhanique 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-66
10-16 79.
UC Irvine..................... 14 13 13 18 - 58
San José State................ 19 15 25 20 - 79
3-point goals--UC Irvine 4-18 (Piper, Mckenzie 1-2; Dee, Jenny 1-4; Chavez, Irene 1-7; Santana, Paulina 1-1; Jackson, Tayla 0-1; Hicks, Teirra 0-1; Cheung-Sutton,Raelyn 0-1; Sutherland, Shereen 0-1), San José State 9-24 (Vann, Emily 3-5; Harris, Nyre 2-5; Ramos, Dezz 2-4; Stevens, Ellie 1-4; West, Rachol 1-3; Kohlhaas, Andrea 0-1; Ladd, Myzhanique 0-1; Matthews, Kalie 0-1). Fouled out--UC Irvine-None, San José State-None. Rebounds--UC Irvine 44 (Jackson, Tayla 11), San José State 42 (Byrd, Riana 9). Assists--UC Irvine 15 (Cheung-Sutton,Raelyn 9), San José State 19 (Harris, Nyre 6). Total fouls--UC Irvine 20, San José State 16. Technical fouls--UC Irvine-None, San José State-None. A-311.
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