SAN JOSE — The UCSB women’s basketball team enjoyed another blowout win Tuesday at San Jose State, using a 23-4 run in the middle of the game to pull away and defeat the Spartans 81-51.
Junior center Ila Lane led the way with another unstoppable performance, scoring 26 points on 11-of-15 (73.3 percent) field goal attempts to go along with seven rebounds.
Lane leads Big West Conference teams in shooting percentage, hitting 59.5 percent of her shots. The Gauchos, 6-3, have now won four straight games. San Jose State falls to 3-8.
As a team, UCSB shot 53.3 percent (32-60) against San Jose State, including a season-high 45 percent from 3-point range (9-20).
Three other Gauchos scored in double-figures. Senior point guard Danae Miller went for 13 points (5-10 FG), making it four straight games with at least 11. Junior point guard Johnni Gonzalez scored 11 with a game-high six assists and junior guard Alexis Tucker added 10 points off the bench.
The Gauchos begin Big West play on Dec. 30 as they host UC San Diego at the Thunderdome, with tipoff at 7 p.m.