BACK TO MOUNTAIN WEST ACTION: After a brief break for the Christmas holiday, the San José State women’s basketball team returns to action this Sunday with a Mountain West game against Grand Canyon at the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Both teams enter the game looking for their first conference win of the season. The Spartans fell at Wyoming, 83-60, while GCU fell to UNLV, 61-60, in a home game for the Lopes.
San José State enters Sunday's game looking to extend a winning streak after defeating Sacramento State, 61-56, on December 21. Maya Anderson led all scorers with a career-high 29 points in the win.
Sunday’s game is the first of three SJSU plays this week. The Spartans play at Utah State Wednesday afternoon to end 2025. The team starts 2026 with a home game against New Mexico on January 3 at 2 p.m.
ABOUT GRAND CANYON: The Lopes enter Sunday’s game with a 1-10 overall record and 0-1 mark in the Mountain West. The Lopes opened conference play by pushing defending champion UNLV to the brink before falling 61-60 in the final minute of the game. The team’s only win of the season came against SMU, 76-60, on November 18. Head coach Winston Gandy is in his first season at the school.
Series Record - First meeting
CAREER DAY FOR M. ANDERSON: Maya Anderson recorded her best scoring game as a Spartan with 29 points in the team’s 61-56 win over Sacramento State on December 21. She was 12-for-21 from the field and 2-for-7 from three-point range. Anderson scored 19 of her 29 points in the first half, including 10 points in the first quarter.
M. ANDERSON LEADING THE SPARTANS:
Maya Anderson leads San José State in scoring with 152 points, 12.9 per game. She has led the team in points scored in six games including a career-best 29 points in a win over Sacramento State. She has scored in double figures in eight games this season..
Anderson also leads the team with 71 rebounds, 5.9 per game. She has led the team in boards in four games - 8 at BYU, 9 against UC Santa Barbara, 12 versus Cal State Monterey Bay and 7 against Sacramento State.
NATIONAL RANKINGS: Through December 22, the Spartans rank in the top-100 nationally in five categories.
Blocks PG - 51st 4.6 pg
Three-Point Attempts PG - 62nd 24.3 pg
Rebounds - Defensive - 90th 27.0 pg
Gabriela Pato - Total Blocks - 52nd 20
Gabriela Pato - Blocks per game - 50th 1.67 pg
WHO WANTS TO SCORE TONIGHT? Through 12 games this season, six different Spartans have led the team in scoring. Maya Anderson has led the team in scoring in six games, while Rylei Waugh led the team in three games. Amira Brown scored 12 points in the win at CBU, while Gabriela Pato scored 11 to lead the Spartans at No. 21 Washington. Katarina Anderson came off the bench at California and scored 10 points to lead SJSU. Stella Sgro scored a career-best 12 points off the bench at Wyoming.
UP NEXT: San José State finishes 2025 with a game at Utah State this Wednesday, December 31. Tip time is set for 1 p.m. MT/12 p.m. PT at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.
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