SAN DIEGO – San Diego State (4-5, 1-0) heads to San Jose State (6-3, 1-0) for their first Mountain West road game of the season Saturday. The game will be streamed on the MW Network and there will also be an audio-only broadcast with Chris Ello on the call.
Aztec Tidbits
• The Aztecs snapped a three game losing streak with a 59-49 win over Colorado St. in their MW opener Wednesday evening.
• Téa Adams, Sophia Ramos and Taylor Kalmer all tied for the team-lead with 15 points each.
• SDSU scored 28 points in the first quarter to open a 16-point lead and never trailed in the game.
• Téa Adams has made 11 three-pointers through nine games this season. She made 10 threes in 58 career games entering the season.
• SDSU leads the Mountain West with 4.1 blocks per game.
• The Aztecs are averaging just 13.9 personal fouls this season, the 16th best in the nation.
• SDSU is holding their opponents to 25.0 percent from three-point territory, second best in the conference.
• The Aztecs are averaging just 13.2 turnovers per game, 38th in the nation.
• SDSU has four players averaging 10.4 points per game or more and have had four players score 10 or more points in at least five games.
• Taylor Kalmer has scored in double-digits in seven of SDSU's nine games. Sophia Ramos and Téa Adams have reached 10 or more points six times.
• San Diego State received votes in the preseason Coaches' Poll, marking the first time since 2012 the Aztecs have been recognized in a national poll.
• The Aztecs were picked to finish fifth in the Mountain West preseason poll, their highest preseason ranking since 2013, Coach Terry-Hutson's first year on The Mesa.
• SDSU finished with 14 wins in the 2018-19 season, the most they have had under head coach Stacie Terry-Hutson.
• Head coach Stacie Terry and her staff announced the signing of three players to National Letters of Intent. Asia Avinger, Kimberly Villalobos and Flera "Flo" Vinerte will join the Aztecs for the 2020-21 season.
Noting the Colorado State Game (W, 59-49, 12-4-19)
• The Aztecs scored 28 points in their first quarter, easily topping their previous season-high of 17 vs. Towson.
• The Aztecs scored 10 of their 18 field goals in the first quarter.
• SDSU followed up their 28 point first quarter with four points in the second and 11 points in the third, both of which were season-lows.
• The Aztecs were 18-for-21 from the free throw line, a new season-high for single-game percentage (.857).
• The Rams were 15-for-49 from the field, a new season-low for a SDSU opponent in field goal makes and attempts.
• SDSU committed a season-high 20 fouls.
• CSU had 31 rebounds, a new season-low for a SDSU opponent.
• SDSU held the Rams to 3-for-17 (.176) shooting from three. CSU entered the game shooting 39 percent from deep and averaged 8.8 made three-pointers per game
• Monique Terry tied her career-high in assists (3) and rebounds (5). She has had five rebounds in two of the last three games.
• Defensive stopper Kennedi Villa tied her career-high with five points and made her first career three-pointer.
• Téa Adams made her 11th three-pointer of the year. She made a combined 10 three-pointers in her first two years at SDSU.
• Téa Adams made eight free throws, the most in a game for an Aztec this season.
• Taylor Kalmer set a new career-high with 15 field goal attempts and with five made free-throws.
• The Aztecs are now 4-0 when winning the rebounding battle and 0-5 when being outrebounded.
Opponent Notebook (San Jose State)
• The Spartans are 6-3 and 1-0 in conference play.
• They have already matched their win total from last year when they went 6-24.
• They are 4-0 at home on the year.
• They lead the conference in scoring (79.8), three-point percentage (.381), free throw percentage (.796) and steals per game (11.3).
• Ayzhiana Basallo is sixth in the nation in scoring (22.9) and 14th in assists per game (6.1). She also leads the nation in free throws made (65).
• Head coach Jamie Craighead (7th season) led the Spartans to setting a new program record for points scored in a season in 2014-15.
Series History
• San Diego State leads the all-time series 23-9.
• Saturday will be the only meeting between SJSU and SDSU this season, marking the first year with just one regular season game since the 2014-15 campaign.
• The Aztecs are 9-4 when playing at SJSU.
• The Aztecs have won three of the last four meetings.
• Their first meeting was December 3, 1977, a 89-83 SDSU win.