PROVO, Utah (Interstat) — Delaney Gibb scored 21 points and Olivia Hamlin added 18 as the BYU women’s basketball team used a dominant third quarter to pull away from San Jose State for a 70-51 victory on Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center.

The Cougars improved to 2-0 on the young season, while the Spartans dropped their season opener in front of an announced crowd of 1,668.

A competitive first half gave way to a decisive third quarter that saw BYU outscore San Jose State 23-11, turning a seven-point halftime advantage into a commanding 58-36 lead heading into the final period. The Spartans never threatened in the fourth quarter as both teams traded baskets down the stretch.

Gibb, a 5-foot-10 guard from Raymond, Canada, stuffed the stat sheet in her 30 minutes of action, adding six rebounds and six assists to her game-high point total. Hamlin, a 5-10 guard from Santa Clara, Utah, was efficient from the floor and the free-throw line in her 27 minutes.

The Cougars’ interior presence was formidable, led by Lara Rohkohl. The 6-3 forward from Hanover, Germany, nearly recorded a double-double with eight points and 10 rebounds, while also swatting four Spartan shots. Brinley Cannon, a 6-1 forward from Shelley, Idaho, contributed seven points, nine rebounds and three blocks, forming a formidable defensive tandem with Rohkohl.

San Jose State was led by Maya Anderson, who battled for 17 points and eight rebounds in 31 minutes. Rylei Waugh, a 5-6 guard from Los Angeles, provided a scoring spark with 14 points. The Spartans’ defense was anchored by Kaliyah Dillard, a 6-foot forward from Las Vegas, who grabbed six rebounds and blocked three shots.

The game began at a frantic pace, with both teams finding early offensive success. San Jose State’s Anderson and BYU’s Gibb traded baskets in an opening period that saw the Cougars take a slim 22-20 lead. The Spartans’ offense, however, went ice-cold in the second quarter, managing just five points as BYU built a 35-28 halftime lead.

The contest was effectively decided in the third quarter. The Cougars came out of the locker room with a 14-4 run, fueled by Gibb’s playmaking and Hamlin’s scoring, to break the game open. San Jose State could not counter BYU’s heightened defensive intensity, committing a series of turnovers that the Cougars converted into easy transition points.

BYU finished with a slight edge in points in the paint, 28-24, and capitalized on Spartan mistakes, scoring 16 points off turnovers. San Jose State managed 18 points off BYU’s miscues but was ultimately undone by its prolonged scoring droughts.

The victory extends BYU’s early-season momentum following a 91-57 rout of Coastal Carolina on Wednesday. San Jose State will look to rebound quickly, as its home opener against Bethesda is scheduled for Monday. The Cougars’ next test comes on Thursday when they host Omaha.