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'Dogs head north to face off against Spartans
2/3/2026 1:53:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 24: Fresno State (10-13, 4-8 MW) at San Jose State (3-19, 1-10 MW)Â
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 | 7 p.m. PT | San Jose, Calif.Â
Media CoverageÂ
Watch: Mountain West NetworkÂ
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Matt NorvilleÂ
Stats: Statbroadcast
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State women's basketball team takes a trip up north to visit the San Jose State Spartans for a late night matchup with tip-off set for 7 p.m. PT.Â
Bulldog Bones
Emilia Long ranks second among Mountain West players in assists with 86 thus far. This season alone, the guard has played nine games with 5 or more assists and only holds one game with less than two.
Bench production
Djessira Diawara has been putting up shots coming off the bench. For the first time this season, Diawara led the team in scoring with eight points at Wyoming. In the last three games the forward has accounted for at least 40% of the points off the bench.
Ava Marr has contributed well for the 'Dogs off the bench as well. The freshman logged seven points against Air Force to make up under half of the 17 points from the bench.Â
A history with the Spartans
Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 | 7 p.m. PT | San Jose, Calif.Â
Media CoverageÂ
Watch: Mountain West NetworkÂ
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network
Play-by-Play: Matt NorvilleÂ
Stats: Statbroadcast
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State women's basketball team takes a trip up north to visit the San Jose State Spartans for a late night matchup with tip-off set for 7 p.m. PT.Â
Bulldog Bones
- Fresno State looks to sweep the series meetings with San Jose State after a 15-point margin win in their first meeting at home, 67-52
- Fresno State ranks 57th in the nation in scoring defense and 3rd in the Mountain West (59.1)
- Emilia Long continues to hold a top 50 national ranking in steals at No. 45 with 56 steals this season
- Danae Powell and Jaisa Gamble saw a double-digit scoring efforts against Air Force with 15 points and 13 points, respectively
- Avery Watkins saw three consecutive games with 10+ rebounds this season (10, 12, 10)
- Ava Marr has played four games this season making 3 or more 3PFG
- Head coach Ryan McCarthy logged his first MW win at Fresno State against Wyoming (53-36)
- Ava Marr has been named Mountain West Freshman of the Week three times this season, tying for the most in program history (Nov. 10, Dec. 1 and Dec. 15)
- Bulldogs closed non conference play with a 6-5 record (.545)
- Incoming freshmen (2) - Ava Marr (Brier, Wash.) and Briana Webb (Hayward, Calif.)
- Incoming transfers (8) - Morelia Chavez (Florida State), Indiya Clarke (Wofford), Djessira Diawara (San Jose State), Jaisa Gamble (Alaska Anchorage), Hedda Koehne (Alaska Anchorage), Emilia Long (Alaska Anchorage), Ashlyn Rean (Alaska Anchorage), Kenzie Sirowich (Alaska Anchorage)Â
Emilia Long ranks second among Mountain West players in assists with 86 thus far. This season alone, the guard has played nine games with 5 or more assists and only holds one game with less than two.
- Long ranks 3rd in the MW in assists per game, averaging 3.7
- In the last five games, Long has logged at least three assists.
- Long holds a season-high 135 steals (2024-25).
Bench production
Djessira Diawara has been putting up shots coming off the bench. For the first time this season, Diawara led the team in scoring with eight points at Wyoming. In the last three games the forward has accounted for at least 40% of the points off the bench.
Ava Marr has contributed well for the 'Dogs off the bench as well. The freshman logged seven points against Air Force to make up under half of the 17 points from the bench.Â
A history with the Spartans
- Fresno state looks to sweep the series meeting with San Jose state after a 15-point win margin in the first meeting
- Fresno State has seen 30 wins in San Jose since the first meeting in 1973-74
- In Fresno State's six-game series win streak, two of those have been in San Jose
- In the last meeting with the Spartans, Emilia Long and Danae Powell scored 20 or more points
- In the last meeting Fresno State held San Jose State to shooting 26% from the field (12-of-46)Â
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