Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 22
San Jose, CA
3 PM MT
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San Jose State
Last Out-Of-State Regular Season Trip for Rams
2/21/2020 9:57:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Colorado State Travels to San Jose State for a Saturday at 2 p.m. PT tip.
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – After obtaining redemption Wednesday against UNLV, the Colorado State women's basketball team aims to get it again at San Jose State on Saturday with a 2 p.m. PT tip inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center.
Heading into Mountain West's last weekend of games, the Rams (12-14, 6-9 MW) are coming off a win that split the series against UNLV, while the Spartans (15-11, 9-6) are trying to get out of a five-game losing streak.
In game one of the season series on Jan. 11, the Spartans used a strong second half to erase a halftime deficit and squeak out a 58-53 win inside Moby Arena. The game was knotted up with 3:10 to go and was even a one-point SJSU lead with 25 seconds left, but SJSU's Ayzhiana Basallo sealed it at the free throw line en route to her game-high 27 points. The loss put a damper on Andrea Brady's herculean 23-rebound effort that set a CSU record in addition to a 20-point game from Makenzie Ellis.
The all-time series between the two schools belongs to CSU to a tone of 16-5 despite the early season loss and the Rams have not lost in San Jose since 2014 – a four-game win streak.
Mountain West Outlook
Within the Mountain West standings, CSU currently stands in eighth, two games back from fifth place, with three remaining games before the conference tournament at the start of March. The Rams look for a series sweep at Air Force a split in the other two versus San Diego State and San Jose State.
Off The Tip
• Last time out, the Rams got redemption against UNLV with a 60-56 win to even the season series since the Lady Rebels took game one. It seemed like it was going to be another close lose for the Rams when they were down seven with 3:30 to play, but 11 unanswered points flipped that script to CSU's favor. Six of Lore Devos' eight fourth quarter points occurred in the final stretch to add to her season-high 18 points. Also helping seal the deal was Tori Williams' fifth 3-pointer, which tied a career-high en route to her 15 points that broke her spell of four games without double-digit scoring.
• During conference play, Andrea Brady and Makenzie Ellis have been the Rams' stalwarts. Ellis has 10 double-digit scoring games in MW play and has poured in 164 (12.6 ppg) points in the 13 games after the pre-holiday MW games. Brady has compiled 112 rebounds (7.5 rpg) with 107 points (7.1 ppg) in conference play with highs of 23 points against Boise State and a school record 23 rebounds against San Jose State, which also stands third in NCAA DI this season.
• Defense continues to be the Rams' specialty. Fifteen times this season CSU, the MW second-best scoring defense (59.6 ppg), has held an opponent to 60 points or less. Seven times it has been below 50 points - a feat not replicated in the MW. Seventeen times this season, CSU held its opponent to under 10 points in a quarter including four times it has been under five points.
• Ball control continues to be a strength for the Rams. CSU has had equal or less turnovers than its opponent in all but five games (UIW, BSU, NM, AFA, at NEV), ranking first in the Mountain West in turnovers per game (10.8), which checks in second nationally. The turnover margin (+4.35) is second in the MW and 37th in the NCAA. In all but seven games (SDSU, BSU, TUL, NM, UNLV, FS, UNLV), the Rams have scored more points off of the turnovers than its counterpart.
• Redshirt-senior forward Andrea Brady has pulled in a team-high 218 rebounds, which ranks fifth in the Mountain West and 76th in the NCAA. Average-wise that pans out to 8.4 a game for fourth in the conference and 106th nationally. She has five double-digit board games with a high of 23 and has had at least six in all but four games. She is on pace for 251 rebounds which would put her in CSU's all-time top-10 single-season record list.
What to Watch For? (Stats based on all games)
• San Jose State Scoring Offense (3rd in MW) vs. Colorado State Scoring Defense (2nd in MW)
• San Jose State FTA & FT% (1st in MW) vs. Colorado State fewest fouls (2nd in MW)
• San Jose State FG % (6th in MW) vs. Colorado State FG% Defense (1st in MW)
• SJSU's Tyra Whitehead (7th ppg, 2nd in rpg in MW) vs. CSU's Andrea Brady (4th in MW in rpg)
More on SJSU Spartans
• Sophomore Ayzhiana Basallo has been named as one of 10 semifinalists for the Her Hoop Stats Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award. Basallo dropped 27 points in this season's game one in the series.
• Forward Tyra Whitehead ranks No. 16 in all of Division I and is second in the Mountain West with 263 rebounds. Her 12 double-doubles on the season slots her at second in the MW and 20th nationally. In game one, CSU limited Whitehead to 10 rebounds and two points.
In Game One vs. SJSU (1/11/20; more on page 9 of game notes)
• The last time these two squared off it was the top-scoring offense in the MW (SJSU) against the second-best scoring defense (CSU).
• The Rams held a 31-22 lead at the half before the Spartans outscored CSU 36-22 in the second half. After shooting 13 for 33 in the first half, the Rams went just 7 for 34 in the final two quarters to finish below 30-percent for the game.
• In the final 3:10 when it was tied, CSU went 3-of-6 shooting from the free throw line and had one turnover.
• Makenzie Ellis led the Rams with 20 points, while Andrea Brady set the CSU record for 23 rebounds.
Series History: Colorado State – San Jose State
Overall: 16-5
In Fort Collins: 8-2
In San Jose: 6-2
Neutral Sites: 2-1
Current Streak: SJSU, 2
Last Meeting: CSU 53, SJSU 58 (1/11/20) at CSU
Largest Margin of Victory: 52; CSU 108, SJSU 52(2/21/98) at SJSU
Largest Defeat: 12; CSU 66, SJSU 78 (12/10/05) at SJSU
More series information on page six on the game notes
A Colorado State Win Would Mean…
• The season's second split of a conference series after going 1-1 versus UNLV.
• The Rams second-straight road win.
For More on Colorado State Women's Basketball follow: Twitter – CSUWBasketball | Instagram – csuwbasketball | Facebook – @CSUWBasketball
Heading into Mountain West's last weekend of games, the Rams (12-14, 6-9 MW) are coming off a win that split the series against UNLV, while the Spartans (15-11, 9-6) are trying to get out of a five-game losing streak.
In game one of the season series on Jan. 11, the Spartans used a strong second half to erase a halftime deficit and squeak out a 58-53 win inside Moby Arena. The game was knotted up with 3:10 to go and was even a one-point SJSU lead with 25 seconds left, but SJSU's Ayzhiana Basallo sealed it at the free throw line en route to her game-high 27 points. The loss put a damper on Andrea Brady's herculean 23-rebound effort that set a CSU record in addition to a 20-point game from Makenzie Ellis.
The all-time series between the two schools belongs to CSU to a tone of 16-5 despite the early season loss and the Rams have not lost in San Jose since 2014 – a four-game win streak.
Mountain West Outlook
Within the Mountain West standings, CSU currently stands in eighth, two games back from fifth place, with three remaining games before the conference tournament at the start of March. The Rams look for a series sweep at Air Force a split in the other two versus San Diego State and San Jose State.
Off The Tip
• Last time out, the Rams got redemption against UNLV with a 60-56 win to even the season series since the Lady Rebels took game one. It seemed like it was going to be another close lose for the Rams when they were down seven with 3:30 to play, but 11 unanswered points flipped that script to CSU's favor. Six of Lore Devos' eight fourth quarter points occurred in the final stretch to add to her season-high 18 points. Also helping seal the deal was Tori Williams' fifth 3-pointer, which tied a career-high en route to her 15 points that broke her spell of four games without double-digit scoring.
• During conference play, Andrea Brady and Makenzie Ellis have been the Rams' stalwarts. Ellis has 10 double-digit scoring games in MW play and has poured in 164 (12.6 ppg) points in the 13 games after the pre-holiday MW games. Brady has compiled 112 rebounds (7.5 rpg) with 107 points (7.1 ppg) in conference play with highs of 23 points against Boise State and a school record 23 rebounds against San Jose State, which also stands third in NCAA DI this season.
• Defense continues to be the Rams' specialty. Fifteen times this season CSU, the MW second-best scoring defense (59.6 ppg), has held an opponent to 60 points or less. Seven times it has been below 50 points - a feat not replicated in the MW. Seventeen times this season, CSU held its opponent to under 10 points in a quarter including four times it has been under five points.
• Ball control continues to be a strength for the Rams. CSU has had equal or less turnovers than its opponent in all but five games (UIW, BSU, NM, AFA, at NEV), ranking first in the Mountain West in turnovers per game (10.8), which checks in second nationally. The turnover margin (+4.35) is second in the MW and 37th in the NCAA. In all but seven games (SDSU, BSU, TUL, NM, UNLV, FS, UNLV), the Rams have scored more points off of the turnovers than its counterpart.
• Redshirt-senior forward Andrea Brady has pulled in a team-high 218 rebounds, which ranks fifth in the Mountain West and 76th in the NCAA. Average-wise that pans out to 8.4 a game for fourth in the conference and 106th nationally. She has five double-digit board games with a high of 23 and has had at least six in all but four games. She is on pace for 251 rebounds which would put her in CSU's all-time top-10 single-season record list.
What to Watch For? (Stats based on all games)
• San Jose State Scoring Offense (3rd in MW) vs. Colorado State Scoring Defense (2nd in MW)
• San Jose State FTA & FT% (1st in MW) vs. Colorado State fewest fouls (2nd in MW)
• San Jose State FG % (6th in MW) vs. Colorado State FG% Defense (1st in MW)
• SJSU's Tyra Whitehead (7th ppg, 2nd in rpg in MW) vs. CSU's Andrea Brady (4th in MW in rpg)
More on SJSU Spartans
• Sophomore Ayzhiana Basallo has been named as one of 10 semifinalists for the Her Hoop Stats Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year award. Basallo dropped 27 points in this season's game one in the series.
• Forward Tyra Whitehead ranks No. 16 in all of Division I and is second in the Mountain West with 263 rebounds. Her 12 double-doubles on the season slots her at second in the MW and 20th nationally. In game one, CSU limited Whitehead to 10 rebounds and two points.
In Game One vs. SJSU (1/11/20; more on page 9 of game notes)
• The last time these two squared off it was the top-scoring offense in the MW (SJSU) against the second-best scoring defense (CSU).
• The Rams held a 31-22 lead at the half before the Spartans outscored CSU 36-22 in the second half. After shooting 13 for 33 in the first half, the Rams went just 7 for 34 in the final two quarters to finish below 30-percent for the game.
• In the final 3:10 when it was tied, CSU went 3-of-6 shooting from the free throw line and had one turnover.
• Makenzie Ellis led the Rams with 20 points, while Andrea Brady set the CSU record for 23 rebounds.
Series History: Colorado State – San Jose State
Overall: 16-5
In Fort Collins: 8-2
In San Jose: 6-2
Neutral Sites: 2-1
Current Streak: SJSU, 2
Last Meeting: CSU 53, SJSU 58 (1/11/20) at CSU
Largest Margin of Victory: 52; CSU 108, SJSU 52(2/21/98) at SJSU
Largest Defeat: 12; CSU 66, SJSU 78 (12/10/05) at SJSU
More series information on page six on the game notes
A Colorado State Win Would Mean…
• The season's second split of a conference series after going 1-1 versus UNLV.
• The Rams second-straight road win.
For More on Colorado State Women's Basketball follow: Twitter – CSUWBasketball | Instagram – csuwbasketball | Facebook – @CSUWBasketball
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