LOGAN, Utah - Amiah Simmons led the way putting up 29 points while Finau Tonga contributed 18 points of her own to lead San José State women’s basketball (10-19, 3-13 MW) in an 82-75 loss against Utah State (3-25, 2-14 MW) from Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Event Center on Wednesday evening.
- Simmons finished with 29 points to go with five rebounds, four assists, while going 10-for-20 from the field and 4-for-10 from behind the arc.
- Simmons' four made threes set a new season high while her five rebounds and four assists tied her season highs.
- Simmons has now scored over 20 points in eight games this season.
- Simmons has scored in double figures in 12 out of her last 13 games.
- Tonga contributed 18 points with four rebounds and one assist while going 7-for-9 from the field.
- Tonga has now scored in double figures in 12 games this season and two out of her last three games.
- Rylei Waugh finished with eight points to go with four rebounds, two assists, one block, and two steals while going 3-for-9 from the field and 2-for-4 from three.
- Waugh's two three point field goals ties her season high.
- Sydni Summers added six points with five rebounds, four assists and three steals, going 2-for-7 from three.
- Summers' three steals in this game tied her season high.
- Djessira Diawara added six points with a team-leading seven rebounds and one steal while going 3-for-8 from the field.
- Diawara leads the team in rebounding this season with 176 total rebounds, averaging just over 6 per game
- The Spartans won the battle of the boards 39-38.
- The Spartans scored 38 points in the paint.
UP NEXT: The Spartans will head to Las Vegas to take on UNLV in their final road game of the regular season on Saturday, March 1, at 2:00 p.m. (PT). You can watch the game on the Mountain West Network.
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