| San José State (0-0) vs. Washington State (0-0) | |
| When | Tuesday, Nov. 9 | 7:00 p.m. |
| Location | Pullman, Wash. (Beasley Coliseum) |
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| Game Notes | San José State |
| Social Media | Twitter: @SanJoseStateWBB Instagram: @sjswbb YouTube: San Jose State Spartans Use #SpartanUp |
SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State women's basketball kicks off its 2021-22 campaign in Washington with back-to-back meetings with Washington State and Eastern Washington this week. The Spartans will open the season against Washington State at Beasley Coliseum on Tuesday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. before traveling north to Cheney for a date with Eastern Washington on Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
This is the first game for San José State since January 2, 2021 at Boise State, after the remainder of the season was canceled.
Fresh Faces
The Spartans will debut four freshmen on Tuesday: Sidney Richards, Jalen Tanuvasa, Sammy Shields and Jadyn Watson. San José State also adds five incoming transfers to the lineup: A'tyanna Gaulden (Georgia Southern), Deja Ross (Xavier), Stephanie Torres (Eastern Florida), Ellie Boni (Colorado State) and Ella Ogier (Omaha).
Four-year starter, Cydni Lewis returns to the court for her fifth season with the Spartans. The senior averages 7.1 points per game and shoots 32% from behind the arc. Autam Mendez and Meghan Oberg round out the senior class.
Last year, the Spartans averaged 65.5 points and 44.8 rebounds per game and in its shortened season. SJSU was 2-2 in its 2020-21 campaign.
Scouting Report: The Cougars
Washington State is coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 30 seasons, as the Cougars earned a No. 9 seed in last season's tournament. WSU is the only school in the Pac-12 to return five starters with 20-or-more starts last season. The Cougars offense is led by sophomore Charlisse Leger-Walker, who is the top returning scorer in the Pac-12 Conference after averaging 18.8 points per game in 2020-21.
Washington State was picked sixth in the Pac-12 preseason coaches poll, in a loaded conference features the 2021 NCAA champions, Stanford, and runner up, Arizona.
The Spartans are 3-6 all-time against Washington State.
At the Helm
The Spartans are led by head coach Jamie Craighead in her ninth season at the helm. Under Craighead's guidance, San José State reached the semifinals of the 2015 and 2020 Mountain West Tournaments. The 2019-20 Spartans finished in a tie for third place in the Mountain West standings, the best-ever finish for a team picked last in the conference's preseason poll. In addition, the team's 19 wins on the 2019-20 campaign were the program's most since the 1979-80 team won 22 games.
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