BAYAMÓN, Puerto Rico - Sofia Kelemeni scored a career-high 20 points, and Amira Brown scored a season-high 14 points to lead San José State women’s basketball (5-3, 0-0 MW) in a close 68-67 win over UMass Lowell (0-8, 0-0 CAA) in their second and final game of the Puerto Rico Clásico on Saturday afternoon from Rubén Rodriguez Coliseum.
- The Spartans were down by 13 points going into halftime, but they stayed patient and chipped away at the lead to come all the way back and win this game.
- Kelemeni finished with 20 points to go with four rebounds and three assists, going 6-for-11 from the field and 4-for-8 from behind the arc.
- Kelemeni’s 20 points set a new career high for the junior, and her four three-point field goals tied her career high.
- Brown would finish with 14 points, five rebounds, and three assists while going 5-for-11 from the field and 2-for-4 behind the arc.
- Brown’s second three-point field goal was a big one to give the Spartans a lead they would not relinquish.
- Brown set a new single-game season high in points for the second consecutive game.
- Jasmine Singleton scored 11 points with three rebounds and three assists on 3-of-5 shooting from the field with 5-for-11 from the free throw line.
- Singleton set a new single-game season high in free throws made and attempts.
- Djessira Diawara scored seven points to go with five rebounds.
- Rylei Waugh scored six points with two rebounds, two assists and one steal.
- The Spartans scored 11 second-chance points in this game.
- SJSU scored 24 points inside the paint.
- The Spartans finished the Puerto Rico Clásico hosted by Puerto Rico College Sports Tours with a record of 1-1.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will return home to take on Saint Mary’s from Provident Credit Union Event Center on Wednesday, Dec. 4, at 6:00 p.m. (PT). You can watch the game on the Mountain West Network and you can get tickets here.
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