GAME 24: FRESNO STATE (15-8, 6-4 MW) vs SAN DIEGO STATE (16-7, 5-5 MW)
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 | 6 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Save Mart Center | Fresno, Calif.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Watch: Mountain West Network
Listen: Bulldog Sport Network (BSN)
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Sidelines: Taylor Martinez
Stats: Statbroadcast
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FRESNO, Calif. - Fresno State women's basketball looks to build on their three game conference win streak as they host the San Diego State Aztecs on Wednesday night. Tip off is set for 6 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.
BULLDOG BONES
Fresno State improves to 15-8, 6-4 MW
With 15 wins this season, Fresno State matches their season total of wins from the 2023-24 season (15-18)
One more conference win will match last year's MW record (7-11)
Fresno State matches their best conference win streak this season at three games
For the first time this season all five starters finished in double figures - Mia Jacobs (36), Maria Konstantinidou (18), Mariah Elohim (15), Kylee Fox and Saga Ukkonen (11)
Bulldogs saw a season-high 15 3PFGM, six of which came from Mia Jacobs and five from Mariah Elohim, Jacobs hits a new career high as Elohim matches her season high Mia Jacobs hit her 14th double-double of the season with a new career-high 36 points and 11 rebounds
Fresno State's Mia Jacobs has four games this season with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, including her last game against San José State. That is the most in DI this season and the most by a MW player in a single season all-time.
Fresno State's Mia Jacobs has four games this season with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds, including her last game against San José State. That is the most in DI this season and the most by a MW player in a single season all-time.
Maria Konstantinidou hit a new-career high 18 points
Bulldogs out rebounded their opponent for the third straight game (35-27)
Fresno State shot a new season-high 51% from the field (29-of-56) and from the three (15-of-28)
Bulldogs are now 10-3 at home
Bulldogs last home loss was on Jan. 22 against UNLV
With a win against Nevada, Fresno State has now seen two months with five wins and three losses- November and January
'Dogs longest winning streak this season was at four games (11/1-11/22)
Only three players from the bench played against Nevada totaling 16 points, the highest bench total with the lowest players played
Fresno State defeated Nevada after spending only four minutes and nineteen seconds with the lead.
Mia Jacobs remains in the mix as one of the top three scorers in the MW, alongside Fertig (19.0, Wyoming) and Ronisek (18.2, Colorado), Jacobs takes the No. 2 spot to start the week averaging 18.5 ppg
Kylee Fox is 5th in minutes played averaging 32.7 min per game, along with Taija Sta. Maria at 6th (32.2) with only four games played this season
ABOUT THE MATCH UP
Fresno State and San Diego will meet for the 60th time in program history and for the 28th time in Fresno.
San Diego State leads the all-time meeting at 33-26 and have won the last four meetings. Fresno State saw only one meeting with the Aztecs last season in San Diego. Bulldogs' fell to the Aztecs in a close matchup, 77-70. In that matchup Taija Sta. Maria dropped 19 points, four assists, two three-pointers and one turnover.
Fresno State has won four of the last ten meetings and the last home win against the Aztecs came in 2021 (73-67).
PLAYER OF THE WEEK x3
Mia Jacobs was selected as the Mountain West Women's Basketball Player of the Week. This is the third MW weekly honor for Jacobs this season and she is one of two players that have received three weekly honors this season, joining Colorado State's Emma Ronsiek.
Led the Bulldogs to a 2-0 week with wins over Nevada (65-59) on the road and at home against San José State (99-85).
Averaged a double-double with 29.5 points and 13 rebounds. Also added 2.5 assists and one assist per game.
Shot 58.1 percent from the field (18-for-31) and 71.4 percent from three (10-for-14) in two games.
At Nevada, logged 23 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.
Against the Spartans, recorded a career-high 36 points, 11 rebounds and four steals.
Jacobs earned back-to-back double-doubles this week, marking her 13th and 14th of the season
Jacobs is now fourth in the nation in double-doubles this season, 14
Jacobs has earned three MW Weekly honors this season
Jacobs hit a new career-high 36 points and six 3PFGM against San Jose State
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS
Maria Konstantinidou hit multiple career highs against San Jose State on Saturday. The sophomore hit a career high 18 points, 3-of-3 3PFG, 60% (6-of-10) from the field and 30 minutes on the court.
Fresno State hit over 50% in shooting for the first time this season. Bulldogs' went 29-of-56 from the field and 53% from the three going 15-of-28. Four starters shot 50% or better from the field; Maria Konstantinidou (6-10), Mia Jacobs (9-15), Mariah Elohim (5-10) and Kylee Fox (3-6).
Fresno State also shot a season-high 15 3PFG. Mia Jacobs led the scoring from beyond the arc with six, a new career-high, four of which came in the first half. Mariah Elohim followed in suit with five, matching her career high.
MILESTONE TRACKER (as of Feb. 4)
Player Stat Total Need for Milestone
Mia Jacobs Points 442 58 to 500 in a season
Mia Jacobs Points 891 109 to 1,000 at Fresno State
Kylee Fox Points 464 36 to 500 at Fresno State
Mariah Elohim Points 818 182 to 1,000 in a career
Jaime White Games 192 8 to 200 wins at Fresno State
AT LOOK AT THE AZTECS
San Diego is coming off of wins to UNLV (59-58) and New Mexico (59-46)
Aztec hold a 7-2 road record
San Diego State has seen two different freshmen earn Freshman of the Week - Nat Martinez (3x) and Naomi Panganiban (2x)
Aztecs have used the same starting lineup in the last four games (Quezada, Villalobos, Martinez, Panganiban, Sheffy) going 3-1
Sheffy dropped her double-figure scoring streak of four games after a six point output at New Mexico - 16 (UNLV), 13 (SJSU), 19 (USU), 15 (CSU)
Aztecs have three players averaging 10+ ppg, Adryana Queszada (10.7), Veronica Sheffy (10.7), Naomi Panganiban (10.5)
SDSU sits fifth in the MW rankings
Aztecs are No. 9 in the nation in bench points per game (30.3)