The San Jos\u00e9 State women\u2019s basketball team plays its second road game of the season at No. 14 Oklahoma Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. CT\/4 p.m. PT. This the second consecutive year the Spartans have faced a top-25 opponent in the non-conference season after playing at No. 21 Washington last year.<\/p>\n
San Jos\u00e9 State enters the game with an 0-1 record after falling at Nebraska, 81-54, to open the season on November 2. Freshman Erika Mace<\/a> made her presence known on the roster by scoring 20 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field. She was 3-for-3 from three-point range and also dished out three assists. Sydnie Rodriguez<\/a> came off the bench to score 15 points as the only other Spartan in double-figure points.<\/p>\n ABOUT NO. 14 OKLAHOMA: The Sooners enter Tuesday night\u2019s game with a 2-0 record after opening the season with wins over No. 12 North Carolina, 91-79, in Paris, and over Morgan State, 95-38, this past Sunday afternoon. Oklahoma finished the 2025-26 season with a 26-8 overall record and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in Sacramento where the team fell to South Carolina, 94-68. Head coach Jennie Baranczyk is in her sixth season at the school.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Oklahoma\u2019s Leaders <\/p>\n Points\/Game 22.5 Leelee Bell<\/p>\n Reb.\/Game 10.0 Leelee Bell<\/p>\n 3pt Made 5 LeeLee Bell<\/p>\n Assists 10 Keziah Lofton<\/p>\n Blocks 3 Sa\u2019myah Smith, Brooklyn Stewart<\/p>\n Steals 5 Leelee Bell<\/p>\n Field Goal % .833 (10-12) Sa\u2019myah Smith<\/p>\n 3PT % .429 (3-7) Sina H\u00f6llerl<\/p>\n Free Throw % .833 (10-12) Leelee Bell<\/p>\n Series Record – First meeting<\/p>\n HEAD COACH JONAS CHATTERTON<\/a>: San Jos\u00e9 State head coach Jonas Chatterton<\/a> is in his second season at the helm of the Spartan program. He recorded his first win as a collegiate head coach on December 11, 2025, when the Spartans defeated Cal State Monterey Bay, 83-40, inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center.<\/p>\n OKLAHOMA CONNECTION: Two Spartan coaches have ties to the Oklahoma women\u2019s program. Head coach Jonas Chatterton<\/a> was the associate head coach for Jennie Baranczyk during the 2024-25 season.<\/p>\n Assistant coach Jordan Moser<\/a> returns to her alma mater where she was a three-year member of the team and served as a student coach in 2024-25. She is also the daughter of current Sooner head men\u2019s basketball coach Porter Moser.<\/p>\n MACE ACHIEVES FEAT NOT REACHED IN 30+ YEARS: Freshman Erika Mace<\/a> became the first Spartan in over 30 years to score 20 or more points in her freshman debut. Mace scored 20 points in the loss at Nebraska to lead the team in scoring. No San Jos\u00e9 State freshman women\u2019s basketball played had scored 20 or more point in debut since Kylie Page came off the bench to score 27 points in a loss at Fresno State (74-66) on November 29, 1995. Page went on that year to earn Big West Freshman of the Year honors.<\/p>\n 20+ IN SEASON-OPENER – PART 2: With her 20 points in the season-opener at Nebraska, Erika Mace<\/a> is the first San Jos\u00e9 State women\u2019s basketball player this decade to open the season with a 20+-point game. Mace went 8-for-12 from the field including 3-of-3 from three-point range.<\/p>\n Last 10 Opening-Day 20+-point Scorers<\/p>\n 1. Erika Mace<\/a> – 20 points at Nebraska, Nov. 2, 2026<\/p>\n 2. Tyra Whitehead<\/a> – 21, at UC Irvine, Nov. 5, 2019<\/p>\n 2. Ayzhiana Basallo<\/a> – 20 points, at UC Irvine, Nov. 5, 2019<\/p>\n 4. Rebecca Woodberry<\/a> – 30 points, at Utah, Nov. 14, 2014<\/p>\n 5. Jasmine Smith<\/a> – 25 points, vs. San Francisco St., Nov. 8, 2013<\/p>\n 5. Classye James<\/a> – 20 points, vs. San Francisco St., Nov. 8, 2013<\/p>\n 7. Classye James<\/a> – 21 points, vs. San Francisco St., Nov. 9, 2012<\/p>\n 8. Chasity Shavers – 21 points, vs. CS Fullerton, Nov. 13, 2009<\/p>\n 9. Natalie White – 27 points, vs. Oregon, Nov. 15, 2008<\/p>\n 10. Amber Jackson- 26 points, vs. Gonzaga, Nov. 18, 2005<\/p>\n BLOCKING PROWESS CONTINUES: After finishing her freshman campaign ranked 108th nationally in blocked shots, sophomore Gabriela Pato<\/a> continued her blocking ways in the season-opener with a team-best three blocked shots. She blocked 40 shots last season and finished 124th nationally at 1.25 blocks per game.<\/p>\n INTERNATIONAL FLAVOR: This year\u2019s Spartan team needs a bigger display for all the flags the players represent. In all, six flags are needed to represent San Jos\u00e9 State\u2019s international flavor on the team. The United States is represented by eight players, followed by Spain with three. Four other countries are represented by a player.<\/p>\n USA – Blacklock, Grizelj, Lorenz, Rodriguez, Rudd, Sitterud, Tolliver, Waugh<\/p>\n Spain – Fuster, Pato, S\u00e1nchez<\/p>\n Israel – Bargal<\/p>\n Finland – Mace<\/p>\n Luxembourg – H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen<\/p>\n Netherlands – Blagrove<\/p>\n NATIONAL RANKINGS: Through November 8, the Spartans rank in the top-100 nationally in three categories.<\/p>\n Free Throw Pct. – 33rd 80.0%<\/p>\n Three-Point Pct. – 4th 50.0%<\/p>\n Gabriela Pato<\/a> – Blocks per game – 12th 3.0 pg<\/p>\n Sydnie Rodriguez<\/a> – FG Pct. – 9th 83.3%<\/p>\n Erika Mace<\/a> – FG Pct. – 54th 66.7%<\/p>\n Erika Mace<\/a> – Points PG – 62nd 20.0 pg<\/p>\n