Saturday, November 19
Northridge, Calif.
2:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
0-5,0-0Big West
42
vs
48
San José State
1-2,0-0Mountain West
1
2
3
4
F
San Jose St.
9
11
14
14
48
CSUN
15
6
9
12
42
Photo by: Connor Clark
San José State Defeats CSUN in a Defensive Battle
11/19/2022 5:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.—In a defensive battle, San José State edged CSUN 48-42 in women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at Premier America Credit Union Arena.
THE FIRST HALF
Powered by Michelle Duchemin who scored five in a row, the Matadors jumped out to a 8-1 lead. Back-to-back three-pointers from Jada Holland and Sidney Richards, San José State responded with a 8-1 run of their own to tie the score. The CSUN frontcourt of Kayanna Spriggs, Ana Carolina De Jesus, and Tess Amundsen each scored in the final 73 seconds of the first quarter to earn CSUN a 15-9 lead.
The Matadors took their largest lead of the game, 19-11, when Olivia Smith sank on a fast break layup at the 8:19 mark. The Spartans outscored CSUN 9-2 over the final 8+ minutes to trail by only one point at half.
THE SECOND HALF
Amhyia Moreland's basket a little over a minute into the third quarter pushed the Spartans into the lead for the first time at 22-21. Trailing 25-23, Macy Smith's three-pointer returned the lead to CSUN with 7:07 remaining. Neither team would score for over three minutes until Aarion Nichols scored five consecutive points to put San José State up 30-26.
Amundsen cut the lead in half with a layup with a little over four minutes remaining in the third. The Spartans scored the next four before Jordyn Jackson scored on a layup to create the 34-30 score heading into the final 10 minutes.
Thanks to Holland and Richards who connected on consecutive baskets, San José State took their largest lead of the game, 39-30, 49 seconds into the final period. The defenses returned to the forefront as both teams were scoreless for almost three minutes until Spriggs went 1-for-2 at the free throw line.
CSUN forced a turnover which resulted in a Jackson layup. A Spartans' miss resulted in a Macy Smith three-pointer. At 39-36, CSUN called timeout with 5:26 remaining. Marisa Davis-Jones sank a three-pointer on the ensuing SJSU possession. The Spartans got a stop, which led to Richards making a three-pointer. The Matadors went on a 6-0 spurt that cut it to 45-42 with 52 seconds remaining.
San José State called timeout and ran a play that resulted in Davis-Jones being fouled. She was 1-of-2 from the charity stripe. CSUN called timeout with 17 seconds remaining. Spriggs received the ball in the paint as seven seconds came off the clock. Unfortunately for CSUN, Spriggs missed both of her free throw attempts. Moreland grabbed the rebound and made two free throws for the final six-point margin of victory.
THE STATS
Richards led all scorers with 14 points for the Spartans. Holland scored 13 points, dished out six assists, and made five steals. Duchemin led the Matadors with nine points and seven rebounds. Jackson scored seven points, posted five steals, and had four assists.
CSUN limited the Spartans to 27.9% shooting for the game (17-of-61). The Matadors were 16-of-45 from the field (35.6%). CSUN outrebounded San José State 41-37. San José State made 14 steals and forced 27 turnovers which were turned into 19 points. CSUN made 14 steals which resulted in 17 Spartans' turnovers and 14 points.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"I have to take the some of the responsibility for the turnovers as they are unforced. I want our kids to be a little bit loose as they have been hesitant. However, you can see some of the burden is starting to weight on their shoulders a little bit. We have to regroup and that starts with me."
"(Looking at the turnovers today), San Jose is a physical team who tries to speed you up. Looking at our fouls, several were on the offensive end. Our bigs are trying to put the ball on the floor which is resulting in travel calls. (Those type of turnovers) are discipline things (which if you do) can't win games. For the most part on the offensive end, we are taking good shots, but they aren't falling."
NOTES
CSUN and San José State played for the 15th time with the Spartans now leading the all-time series 9-6…the 27.9 SJSU shooting was the lowest by a Matador opponent since Mar. 7, 2020, when UC Riverside shot 26.1% from the field (18-of-69).
UP NEXT
CSUN (0-5) hosts the University of Antelope Valley next Saturday in an exhibition game that will begin at 2 p.m. and is scheduled to stream on ESPN+ with Jill Painter Lopez on the call.
THE FIRST HALF
Powered by Michelle Duchemin who scored five in a row, the Matadors jumped out to a 8-1 lead. Back-to-back three-pointers from Jada Holland and Sidney Richards, San José State responded with a 8-1 run of their own to tie the score. The CSUN frontcourt of Kayanna Spriggs, Ana Carolina De Jesus, and Tess Amundsen each scored in the final 73 seconds of the first quarter to earn CSUN a 15-9 lead.
The Matadors took their largest lead of the game, 19-11, when Olivia Smith sank on a fast break layup at the 8:19 mark. The Spartans outscored CSUN 9-2 over the final 8+ minutes to trail by only one point at half.
THE SECOND HALF
Amhyia Moreland's basket a little over a minute into the third quarter pushed the Spartans into the lead for the first time at 22-21. Trailing 25-23, Macy Smith's three-pointer returned the lead to CSUN with 7:07 remaining. Neither team would score for over three minutes until Aarion Nichols scored five consecutive points to put San José State up 30-26.
Amundsen cut the lead in half with a layup with a little over four minutes remaining in the third. The Spartans scored the next four before Jordyn Jackson scored on a layup to create the 34-30 score heading into the final 10 minutes.
Thanks to Holland and Richards who connected on consecutive baskets, San José State took their largest lead of the game, 39-30, 49 seconds into the final period. The defenses returned to the forefront as both teams were scoreless for almost three minutes until Spriggs went 1-for-2 at the free throw line.
CSUN forced a turnover which resulted in a Jackson layup. A Spartans' miss resulted in a Macy Smith three-pointer. At 39-36, CSUN called timeout with 5:26 remaining. Marisa Davis-Jones sank a three-pointer on the ensuing SJSU possession. The Spartans got a stop, which led to Richards making a three-pointer. The Matadors went on a 6-0 spurt that cut it to 45-42 with 52 seconds remaining.
San José State called timeout and ran a play that resulted in Davis-Jones being fouled. She was 1-of-2 from the charity stripe. CSUN called timeout with 17 seconds remaining. Spriggs received the ball in the paint as seven seconds came off the clock. Unfortunately for CSUN, Spriggs missed both of her free throw attempts. Moreland grabbed the rebound and made two free throws for the final six-point margin of victory.
THE STATS
Richards led all scorers with 14 points for the Spartans. Holland scored 13 points, dished out six assists, and made five steals. Duchemin led the Matadors with nine points and seven rebounds. Jackson scored seven points, posted five steals, and had four assists.
CSUN limited the Spartans to 27.9% shooting for the game (17-of-61). The Matadors were 16-of-45 from the field (35.6%). CSUN outrebounded San José State 41-37. San José State made 14 steals and forced 27 turnovers which were turned into 19 points. CSUN made 14 steals which resulted in 17 Spartans' turnovers and 14 points.
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"I have to take the some of the responsibility for the turnovers as they are unforced. I want our kids to be a little bit loose as they have been hesitant. However, you can see some of the burden is starting to weight on their shoulders a little bit. We have to regroup and that starts with me."
"(Looking at the turnovers today), San Jose is a physical team who tries to speed you up. Looking at our fouls, several were on the offensive end. Our bigs are trying to put the ball on the floor which is resulting in travel calls. (Those type of turnovers) are discipline things (which if you do) can't win games. For the most part on the offensive end, we are taking good shots, but they aren't falling."
NOTES
CSUN and San José State played for the 15th time with the Spartans now leading the all-time series 9-6…the 27.9 SJSU shooting was the lowest by a Matador opponent since Mar. 7, 2020, when UC Riverside shot 26.1% from the field (18-of-69).
UP NEXT
CSUN (0-5) hosts the University of Antelope Valley next Saturday in an exhibition game that will begin at 2 p.m. and is scheduled to stream on ESPN+ with Jill Painter Lopez on the call.
~#UniteTheValley~
Team Stats
SJSU
CSUN
FG%
.279
.356
3FG%
.276
.286
FT%
.545
.500
RB
37
41
TO
17
27
STL
14
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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