SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose State women’s basketball will play New Year’s Day in their Mountain West home opener against UNLV on Wednesday, Jan. 1, at 1:00 p.m. (PT) from Provident Credit Union Event Center. You can watch the game on the Mountain West Network.
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- SJSU is 8-38 all-time against UNLV, with the Lady Rebels winning their last matchup during the 2023-24 season.
- The Spartans have two separate three-game winning streaks in this series, the first back in 2015-17 and the second during their matchups from the 2019-20 season.
- The Spartans are currently second in the Mountain West in field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to an average of .379.
- SJSU continues to crash the boards, also ranking second in the Mountain West in rebounding defense (34.07), and offensive rebounds per game (12.86).
- SJSU currently holds the conference single-game season high in Rebounds when they pulled down 56 boards against CSUN (11/23/24).
- The Spartans also have the conference single-game season high in steals when they swiped 24 against Bethesda on (12/21/24).
- Last time out, the Spartans fell in their closely contested matchup against Nevada, 63-59.
- Sofia Kelemeni finished with 15 points to go with six rebounds, while going 7-for-13 from the field.
- Kelemeni now has led the team in scoring in back-to-back games and is averaging 21 points per game.
- Djessira Diawara finished with 11 points with nine rebounds while shooting 5-for-8 from the field.
- Diawara currently leads the team averaging 7.1 rebounds per game.
- She also ranks third in the Mountain West with a 9.0 average in conference play.
- Amira Brown scored 10 points to go with three rebounds, and one assist while going 3-for-8 from the field and 1-for-4 from behind the arc.
- Sydni Summers finished with seven points and one rebound while going 2-for-6 from behind the arc. Both three-point field goals came in the fourth quarter as the Spartans made their late comeback.
- This was the Spartans’ second consecutive game with more than three players scoring in double digits.
- The Spartans outshot the Wolf Pack from behind the arc, going 4-for-15.
- Scoring in the paint continues to be a steady trend for the team with 36 points coming inside the paint in this game.
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