My prediction: Cal 75, San Jose State 50.
The Spartans have a first time, first year head coach. The only competitive game that SJS has played was their last one last Thursday night when the lost at home to St Mary's, 58-53. The other six losses were by double-digits. On the season, they have been outscored by 16.3 points per game (71.9-55.6). Spartans are a great matchup for the Bears. They only have one tall player that is a 6-4 freshman center from Spain. On average, they have been outrebounded by 5 boards per contest. Cal should dominate inside play. Their offense has turned the ball over approximately 20x per game (which includes 10.9 steals). The Spartan defense has yielded 8 three- pointers per game.
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San Jose State has three offensive threats. I will quickly review their starting lineup. Their best overall player is #15, a 6-1 soph wing, Maya Anderson, from Canada. She's a NIL quality player. She averages 12 points & 6 rebounds per game. She is #2 in steals (10) and second in treys made (10). Their PG is 5-7 junior, Rylei Waugh. She averages three assists per game. Waugh contributes 11 points and 5.9 boards. She is tops in steals w/12! The starting SG is 5-9 junior Allie Cummins. She scores 9 points and has the most made threes (13).
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The other two starters are 5-10 senior SG Amira Brown. This player leads the team in rebounds with 6.3 and adds 7 points per game. The fifth is their frosh 6-4 center, Gabriela Pato. She hardly played early on but has started the last couple of games. Her playing time has been increasing but she has seen the court only 16.5 minutes on average. Pato's stats are steading improving: 6 points & 4 boards per game.. Gabriela provides a shot blocking dimension that SJS needs and has provided 9 shot blocks. The sixth "man" is a fellow freshman import from Spain, a 5-10 shooting guard, Carla Fuster, that has averaged 3.1 ppg. She also has 5 three-pointers.
Cal has only reached 70 points twice in nine games. I would suggest that splitting post minutes between Sakima Walker (25) and Naya Ojukwu (15) would add another double-figure scorer to the offense. I would also suggest that wing Gisella Maul joins the starting lineup and have frosh PG, Puff Morris, come off of the bench.
I hope Cal doesn't take this victory for granted. I can still remember when the Spartans upset the Bears in Berkeley. It was one of the most upsetting losses ever. Tomorrow is Pearl Harbor Day-be prepared for anything. GO BEARS!
The Spartans have a first time, first year head coach. The only competitive game that SJS has played was their last one last Thursday night when the lost at home to St Mary's, 58-53. The other six losses were by double-digits. On the season, they have been outscored by 16.3 points per game (71.9-55.6). Spartans are a great matchup for the Bears. They only have one tall player that is a 6-4 freshman center from Spain. On average, they have been outrebounded by 5 boards per contest. Cal should dominate inside play. Their offense has turned the ball over approximately 20x per game (which includes 10.9 steals). The Spartan defense has yielded 8 three- pointers per game.
g8FwWC6Sv88uAeOuUMHh74Ak7YxufwOX4feB1uMB.pdf
San Jose State has three offensive threats. I will quickly review their starting lineup. Their best overall player is #15, a 6-1 soph wing, Maya Anderson, from Canada. She's a NIL quality player. She averages 12 points & 6 rebounds per game. She is #2 in steals (10) and second in treys made (10). Their PG is 5-7 junior, Rylei Waugh. She averages three assists per game. Waugh contributes 11 points and 5.9 boards. She is tops in steals w/12! The starting SG is 5-9 junior Allie Cummins. She scores 9 points and has the most made threes (13).
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The other two starters are 5-10 senior SG Amira Brown. This player leads the team in rebounds with 6.3 and adds 7 points per game. The fifth is their frosh 6-4 center, Gabriela Pato. She hardly played early on but has started the last couple of games. Her playing time has been increasing but she has seen the court only 16.5 minutes on average. Pato's stats are steading improving: 6 points & 4 boards per game.. Gabriela provides a shot blocking dimension that SJS needs and has provided 9 shot blocks. The sixth "man" is a fellow freshman import from Spain, a 5-10 shooting guard, Carla Fuster, that has averaged 3.1 ppg. She also has 5 three-pointers.
Cal has only reached 70 points twice in nine games. I would suggest that splitting post minutes between Sakima Walker (25) and Naya Ojukwu (15) would add another double-figure scorer to the offense. I would also suggest that wing Gisella Maul joins the starting lineup and have frosh PG, Puff Morris, come off of the bench.
I hope Cal doesn't take this victory for granted. I can still remember when the Spartans upset the Bears in Berkeley. It was one of the most upsetting losses ever. Tomorrow is Pearl Harbor Day-be prepared for anything. GO BEARS!
