BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico - Djessira Diawara put up a double-double performance with 15 points and 14 rebounds, while Amira Brown and Rylei Waugh both scored in the double digits to lead San José State women’s basketball (4-3, 0-0 MW) in a tough 65-61 overtime loss against UNC Wilmington (5-3, 0-0 CAA) in their first game at the Puerto Rico Clásico on Thursday afternoon from Rubén Rodriguez Coliseum.
- Diawara finished with 15 points, 14 rebounds, and one steal on 7-of-14 shooting from the field.
- Diawara’s 15 points set a new single-game career high for the senior transfer, and her 14 rebounds tied her single-game career high that she set in the Spartan's last game against CSUN.
- Diawara’s 7-for-14 night from the field set single-game season highs in field goal attempts and field goals made.
- Brown would finish with 13 points, three rebounds, and one assist while going 5-for-9 from the field and 2-for-2 from behind the arc.
- Brown set single-game season highs in points with 13 and field goals made with five.
- Waugh finished with 11 points, five assists, and two rebounds while going 1-for-2 from behind the arc and 6-for-8 from the free throw line.
- Waugh would set a single-game season high with six free throws made and eight free throw attempts.
- Waugh currently leads the team, averaging 32 minutes per game.
- Sofia Kelemeni scored nine points to go with six rebounds and one assist.
- Kelemeni tied her single-game season high in points and set a new season high in rebounds.
- The Spartans scored 40 points in the paint as a team in this game.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will take on Umass Lowell in their second and final game of the Puerto Rico Clásico on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 1:00 p.m. (PT).
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