It was the biggest ass-whooping a San José State basketball team has ever given out— literally.
The Spartans (4-4) defeated Bethesda University (0-8) 122-28 on Monday night at Provident Credit Union Event Center, capping off a record-breaking night.
Sophomore guard Sabrina Ma led SJSU with a career-high 31 points and shot seven of 15 from behind the arc. Junior forward/center Amhyia Moreland added 26 points and 12 rebounds, both were career-highs.
“Tonight was a good opportunity to get back to a good game,” SJSU head coach April Phillips said. “Some of our players got high numbers and that’s always a fun experience.”
Ma got going in the first half, hitting four corner 3-pointers in a row. SJSU shot 57.8% from the field and 40% from the 3-point line in the first half.
“I was surprised at how open I was honestly,” Ma said. “But the way (Bethesda) were in a 2-3 zone, I think we handled it well.”
At halftime, the Spartans led 63-18.
The second half was much of the same for SJSU. Bethesda was only able to score 10 points in the second half.
Senior point guard Sophia Jones, daughter of ESPN commentator Mark Jones, made her season debut in the second half.
Jones tore her ACL before the 2022-23 season and was sidelined for the beginning of this season.
With her dad in the stands, Jones scored her first points since the 2021-22 season on a right-wing jumper that gave SJSU a 97-23 lead in the fourth quarter. As Sophia ran back on defense, Mark Jones was seen tearing up in the stands.
He later took to X to say, “Fourteen months of painful rehab and physiotherapy from a torn ACL & meniscus..and my daughter @sophiajones_2 finally made it back into the court. Sometimes your children inspire you in unimaginable ways. Grateful to have been there for the moment.”
The Spartans set a record with most field goals made in a game with 49. SJSU is still missing four players (Marisa Davis-Jones, Finau Tonga, Jasmine Singleton and Sofia Kelemeni) out with injury.
Up next for the Spartans is a four-game road trip on the west coast. SJSU is scheduled to play at 7 p.m. on Wednesday against the California State University of Fullerton at the Titan Gym in Fullerton.
