Women's Basketball

Aztecs Return Home to Host SJSU

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Aztecs Return Home to Host SJSUAztecs Return Home to Host SJSU

Need to Know
• The Aztecs will be back at Viejas for the next two games. First, they will host the San José State on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. for Girls and Women in Sports Day. Then on Wednesday, SDSU takes on New Mexico at 11:00 a.m. Field Trip Day.
• Both games will be streamed on the Mountain West Network with Chris Ello (12th season) on the call.
• SDSU lost at Air Force 75-66 Wednesday evening. Mallory Adams led the Aztecs with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
• It was Mallory Adams' sixth double-double of the year and her ninth game with 10 or more rebounds.
•  Sophomore Najé Murray recorded her 31st career game with 10 or more points last Saturday. She has scored in double-figures in 15 of the Aztecs' 18 games this season.
Mallory Adams is averaging 8.5 rebounds per game, the most for an Aztec freshman since Ashlee Dunlap in the 2002-03 season. She is bringing in 9.9 boards per game in conference play, the second most in the league.
Sophia Ramos leads all Mountain West freshmen in points, assists, free throw percentage, assist-to-turnover ratio and minutes played. In conference play, she is shooting 89.5 percent from the free throw line, third most accurate in the Mountain West.
• Ramos is the only true freshman in the nation to average 14 points, 4.5 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game.
Zayn Dornstauder is averaging 8.3 points per game in conference play while shooting 55 percent from the floor and 82 percent from the free throw line.
• The Aztecs already have more blocks (76) than they did all last season (64). They are 57th in the nation with 4.4 blocks per game.
• SDSU is making 75.7 percent of their free throws in conference play, the second best rate in the Mountain West.

Noting the Air Force Game (L, 66-75, 1-30-19)
•  The Aztecs hit their first three three-pointers and then made just two of the next 14 attempts.
•  The Aztecs were 9-for-13 From the free throw line. Last time they played Air Force they were 26-for-37, setting season-highs for free throws made and attempted.
•  SDSU forced 25 Air Force turnovers, a season-high
•  The Aztecs committed a season-high 22 fouls, which led to 25 Air Force free throws, also a new season-high.
•  Mallory Adams finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds. This was her sixth double-double of the year and her ninth game with 10 or more rebounds.
•  Adams is now averaging 9.9 rebounds per game in MW play, just one rebound shy of averaging a double-double.
•  Sophia Ramos and Najé Murray have both scored 10 or more points in 15 of SDSU's 18 games
•  Najé Murray led the Aztecs with three steals. Murray has led the Aztecs in steals in 15 of their 18 games (including ties).
•  Kennedi Villa (2) and Zayn Dornstauder (3) both set new career-highs for steals in a game.
•  Freshman Sophia Ramos led the team with seven assists and Mallory Adams had a team-high 12 rebounds. They each have led the team in their respective categories in 13 of the team's 18 games.
 
Scouting the Spartans
•  The Spartans are 2-17 overall and 1-7 in conference play.
•  They are coming off a 68-59 home win over Utah State, their first MW win of the season.
•  They are 0-10 on the road.
•  They are last in the conference in rebound margin (-15.4) and scoring defense (76.2).
•  They lead the conference in three-pointers attempted, are third in threes made and seventh in three-point percentage (.305)
•  SJSU has three players averaging between 9.1 and 9.5 points (Raziva Potter).
•  Head Coach Jamie Craighead (sixth season) came to SJSU after four years at Sacramento State where she was their winningest coach in 20 years.
 
All-Time Series vs. Spartans
•  The Aztecs lead the all-time series 22-8
•  SDSU swept the Spartans last year, but SJSU beat them three times the year prior.
•  SDSU is 12-3 at home vs. SJSU.
•  They first met December 3, 1977, an 89-83 SDSU win.