Long Beach State University Athletics
49ers Close 2004 with Win over Cal Poly
12/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
49ers Split Opening Weekend
LONG BEACH, CA-- Long Beach State women's basketball (5-4, 1-1 Big West) split its opening weekend of Big West play, using a 10-2 run midway through the second half to pull away from visiting Cal Poly (6-3, 1-1 Big West) 57-48. Senior Aisha Hollans (Berkeley) scored a game-high 16 points and 14 rebounds, including eight points during that key rally to lead The Beach. LBSU outrebounded Cal Poly 55-to-45, as they had three players with double digits rebounds, and added a trio of double digit scorers. The 49ers shot 35 percent for the contest, including 40 percent in the second half. Petra Gläser (Amtsberg, Germany) had the game's other double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. Jayme Connors (Las Vegas) added 14 rebounds and eight points, while Crystal McCutcheon (Lancaster) had 10 points and six rebounds. Jessica Eggleston led the Mustangs with 14 points and seven rebounds, who shot 27 percent for the game, including 23 percent in the second half. Katy Paterson, the Mustangs' leading scorer at just over 10 points per game, was limited to three points, missing all five of her field goals. The Beach used a 10-2 run midway through the second half to lead 41-33 with 11:21 left. Hollan ignited the rally with six consecutive points and a personal 8-2 run to start. Hollans putback at 11:56 gave LBSU a 39-33 cushion. LBSU would eventually extend the lead to double digits and never look back. Neither team could get much of a rhythm offensively in the first half, as Cal Poly held a slim 24-22 lead at the half, shooting 31 percent. LBSU shot 29 percent, committing 11 first half turnovers. Cal Poly missed their first seven shots, and the 49ers started the contest missing seven of their first eight. The 49ers hit the road for two next week, traveling to Pacific on Thursday and to CS Fullerton on Saturday night. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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