SAN JOSE, Calif. - San José State women’s basketball will head south to take on UC Santa Barbara at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. PT. You can watch the game on ESPN+.
- This will be the Spartans' first time playing the Gauchos since 2021
- A win on Sunday would be the Spartans' first against UCSB since 2019.
- The Spartans are coming off of a midweek 92-65 win over San Francisco State at Provident Credit Union Event Center on Tuesday
- The Spartans had four players put up double-digit performances, the most so far this season. Finau Tonga put up 22 points, Rylei Waugh scored 14, Amira Brown had 12, and Djessira Diawara finished with 10
- The frontcourt continues to lead the way for the Spartans, as the team would score 58 points in the paint in the game.
- The bench continues to make an impact early in the season as well, with 26 points off the bench against SFSU.
- The Spartans were sharing the ball with 21 assists as a team in the game, which is the most by a Spartan squad since early March of last season when the team had 20 assists against Colorado State.
- 92 is the most the Spartans have scored in a game since they scored 100 on their way to a win over Bethesda last season.
- Tonga’s 22 points is the most scored by a Spartan since Sydni Summers scored 22 against San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament last season.
- Waugh’s 14 points set a new single-game season high for the sophomore transfer.
- Brown’s seven rebounds and six assists set new career highs for the redshirt junior transfer in both categories.
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