Simmons and Waugh Lead Spartans in Loss Against Fresno StateSimmons and Waugh Lead Spartans in Loss Against Fresno State

Simmons and Waugh Lead Spartans in Loss Against Fresno State

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Amiah Simmons scored a season-high 16 points, and Rylei Waugh set a new career high with 15 points to lead San José State women’s basketball (7-10, 0-4 MW) in a 77-64 loss against Fresno State (10-6, 1-2 MW) from Provident Credit Union Event Center on Wednesday night.

  • Simmons finished with 16 points, five rebounds, one assist, and four steals while going 5-for-15 from the field and 4-for-9 from behind the arc.
  • Simmons, recently returning from injury, set new season highs in points, rebounds, steals, and assists.
  • Simmons drained three of her four three-point field goals in the second half as the Spartans made a comeback and cut the lead down to as low as four points. 
  • Waugh finished with a career-high 15 points, four rebounds, four assists, and two steals while going 4-for-10 from the field.
  • Waugh set new career highs in points and minutes. 
  • Waugh also set a new career high in free throws made as she was perfect from the line, going 6-for-6.
  • Amira Brown tallied 13 points to go with eight rebounds, and three assists while going 4-for-10 from the field and 2-for-7 from behind the arc.
  • Brown’s eight rebounds and 38 minutes played set new career highs for the redshirt junior transfer. 
  • Djessira Diawara contributed 10 points with two rebounds, one assist, and one steal while going 4-for-4 from the field. 
  • Finau Tonga contributed 10 points with six rebounds and one assist while going 4-for-7 from the field.
  • This is the 10th game this season the Spartans have had three or more players score in double digits.  
  • The Spartans outrebounded the Bulldogs 34-25.
  • Winning the battle of the boards, resulted in SJSU scoring 26 points in the paint.

UP NEXT: The Spartans will continue their homestand with a matchup against Air Force on Saturday, Jan. 11, at 1:00 p.m. (PT) from Provident Credit Union Event Center. You can watch the game on the Mountain West Network and get tickets here.

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