Buzzer Beater Upsets 49ers 66-65
Wong's Three-Pointer Gives Tigers Upset, Despite Strong Defensive Second Half STOCKTON, CA-- Corine Wong's three-pointer with time expiring upset visiting Long Beach State women's basketball (10-13, 7-5 Big West) 66-65, as the 49ers dropped their third straight decision. With the victory, the Tigers (10-13, 7-5 Big West) along with LBSU are a game behind second place UC Irvine, who won 58-54 at CS Northridge. The 49ers held the Tigers' top two players scoreless in the second half, leading scorer Gillian d'Hondt to 0-of-10 shooting and Nancy Dinges without a shot. The Beach also came back from a 10-point halftime deficit to lead by as many as five in the second half, and held Pacific to just 23% over the final 20 minutes. Candice Wilson would twice go to the line with 14 seconds left, making the first two with 14 seconds left, before making 1-of-2 with 5.1 seconds left. After the first free throw put LBSU up 65-63, she missed the second, forcing UOP to go the length of the court. Alissa Tarsiuk grabbed the miss and gave it to Wong, who went from one perimeter to the other, hitting the game-winning shot as time expired. Wilson hit both free throws with 14 seconds left, to put LBSU up 64-63, before Tarsiuk missed a three-pointer, forcing the Tigers to foul. Wilson scored a career-high 22 points on 7-of-14 shooting, while Jennifer Baker added 12 points and eight rebounds. Glory Johnson was held in single digits (8) for the first time in 21 games. LBSU shot 39% for the game, including 44% in the second half. D'Hondt led UOP with 16 points, while Dinges added 10 points, all in the first half. Wong, who played every second, added 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists. D'Hondt led all players with 11 rebounds. The Beach led 62-57 with 2:10 left on a layup from Johnson and used a 15-4 run to open the half, and take a 49-45 lead with 9:25 left on a three-point play from Christina Mack. The Tigers missed 21 of their first 24 shots. UOP ended the half on a 7-0 run to lead 41-31. A Dinges' three with 14 seconds left extended the lead to double digits for the first time. The Tigers limited the 49ers to 34% shooting, while Pacific hit 52% of its shots. D'Hondt led all scorers with 16 first half points. The Beach had closed to 34-31 on a Wilson bucket with 5:06 left, before the Tigers closed the half with seven unanswered. After LBSU led 18-16 with 10 minutes left, Sarah Feely's running jumper with 8:23 left in the first half, capped an 8-0 run and gave Pacific a 26-18 lead. A Johnson jumper with 10:34 left gave the 49ers an 18-16. The 49ers, losers of three straight, travel to CS Northridge on Saturday at 7 p.m. BOX SCORE | 
