Summers and Tonga Lead Spartans in Loss Against UC Santa BarbaraSummers and Tonga Lead Spartans in Loss Against UC Santa Barbara

Summers and Tonga Lead Spartans in Loss Against UC Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sydni Summers, along with Finau Tonga, both scored in double digits to lead the San José State women’s basketball (2-2, 0-0 MW) in a 86-76 loss against UC Santa Barbara (2-2, 0-0 Big West) on Sunday afternoon at The Thunderdome.

  • Sydni Summers would finish with a season-high 17 points and one assist on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, as well as going 5-for-7 from behind the arc. 
  • Summers sunk three three-pointers in the game's final minute and accounted for 14 points of the Spartans scoring in the final three minutes.
  • Summers’ five made three-pointers set a new career high for the sophomore.  
  • Tonga finished with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field with three rebounds and one assist. 
  • Tonga currently leads the team, averaging 14.5 points per game, and has put up double-digit scoring numbers in all four games so far this season. 
  • Djessira Diawara scored 11 points on 4-of-4 shooting from the field with five rebounds.
  • Diawara has now scored in the double digits in back-to-back games 
  • Amira Brown led the team with six rebounds to go with her five points and one assist in this game.
  • Brown is currently second on the team, averaging 5.8 rebounds per game.  
  • Amiah Simmons finished with seven points on 3-of-6 shooting from the field and 1-for-3 from behind the arc.
  • The Spartans outshot the Gauchos from the field 50% to 49% and outrebounded them 29-27 in this game. 
  • Once again the bench was a big contributor scoring 33 points for the Spartans.  

UP NEXT:  The Spartans will return home for a matchup against Kennesaw State on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 5:00 p.m. (PT) from Provident Credit Union Event Center.

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