SAN JOSE, Calif. – 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%) field goal attempts to go along with seven rebounds.

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.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1st Half

• SJSU (3-8) held an 8-6 advantage early on, but would never see the lead again. The Spartans shot just 31.1 percent from the field and 27.8 percent on threes for the day.
• The Gauchos (6-3) held a 21-17 lead early in the second, but would find separation as they started to find their touch from the outside. UCSB went on a 12-2 run to go up 33-19, thanks to three straight three-point makes, including two from Gonzalez.
• A three from Miller capped the opening half's scoring to send it into the break with a scoreline of 38-21, advantage visitors.

2nd Half

• Santa Barbara opened the second half with six unanswered, taking a 44-21 lead to cap an extended 23-4 run.
• UCSB's lead went over 30 for the second time this season on a three-pointer by junior forward Tatyana Modawar in the final minute of the third. The lead would grow to as high as 32 before the game was over.

NOTABLE

• The Gauchos shot 53.3 percent from the field (32-60 FG) and 45 percent on threes (9-20 3FG). This marks the third time in four games that they have shot over 50 percent or scored over 80 points, after doing neither in any of their first five games.
• UCSB's three-point makes and percentage were both season-highs. Gonzalez knocked down 3-of-4 from the outside while Miller matched her with three makes on six tries.
• This was the Gauchos' fourth straight win in December. With a win against UC San Diego on Dec. 30, they would complete their first undefeated month since January of 2008.
• Ila Lane had her second-highest scoring performance of the year with 26 points. She is leading the Big West Conference with an oustanding 59.5 field goal percentage.
• Gonzalez recorded six assists for the third time this season. It was also her third time reaching double-digits in the point department.

NEXT UP

• Santa Barbara welcomes UC San Diego to town on Dec. 30 at 7:00 p.m. at the Thunderdome to open Big West play.