SAN FRANCISCO DEFEATS 49ERS 67-47
49ers Open Big West Play on Sunday at Irvine LONG BEACH, CA— Long Beach State women's basketball (3-8) dropped their final non-conference match of the season, a 67-47 decision to visiting University of San Francisco (4-9) at The Pyramid on Thursday night. The 49ers open Big West play on Sunday at UC Irvine at 2 p.m. The fell behind early, going scoreless for nearly 15 minutes of the first half, as USF built a 25-6 lead and never looked back. Glory Johnson led the 49ers with a game-high 17 points, scoring 11 second half points. LBSU hit 29% of their shots. Carey Sauer had 15 points for the Hilltop, while Merisa Leatherman added 12 points for USF. San Francisco shot 43%. A three-point play by Toni Russell gave USF their largest lead, at 59-33, with 7:33 left. The Lady Dons led 27-15 at the half, as The Beach would go on a flury over the final two minutes, going on a 9-2 run on 4-of-6 shooting, to close to within 27-15. The 49ers shot just 19% in the first half, compared to USF's 33%. The Lady Dons scored 23 unanswered points to lead 25-6, before Johnson's layup with 2:09 left broke a 14:38 scoring drought by the 49ers. LBSU missed 23 of its first 25 shots. USF led 18-6 with 5:29 left on a baseline jumper from Merisa Leatherman. LBSU led 6-2 with 16:47 left on a Mack steal and layup. The Hilltoppers plays their fifth-straight road game, at UCI, on Friday at 7 p.m. BOX SCORE | 
