PHOENIX, Ariz. — Utah State women’s basketball (2-4, 0-1 MW) opened up the Mountain West portion of its 2020-21 campaign Monday evening, falling to San José State (2-0, 1-0 MW), 78-73, playing on the campus of Grand Canyon University.
Junior forward Bre Mathews led the Aggies in scoring, going for a career-high 22 points, including scoring 13 of USU’s 20 third quarter points. Mathews finished the game 9-of-12 from the field, 1-of-1 from 3-point range and 3-of-4 from the free throw line while also bringing down six boards. She is the first USU player to hit the 20-point plateau this season.
The Spartans were led by senior forward Tyra Whitehead and senior forward Meghan Oberg, who each finished the game with 18 points.
As a team, Utah State shot 36.0 percent (27-of-75) from the field, 26.7 percent (8-of-30) from 3-point range and 61.1 percent (11-of-18) from the free throw line. San José State shot 44.3 percent (27-of-61) from the field, while shooting 40.0 percent (10-of-25) from the 3-point line and 60.9 percent (14-of-23) from the charity stripe.
The Aggies and the Spartans will face off again in the second game of this two-game series on Wednesday, Dec. 23, at 1 p.m. at GCU Arena. The game will be streamed on Mountain West Network, and live stats will be available via Statbroadcast.
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