Long Beach State University Athletics
LBSU Claims Road Win at Pacific
1/11/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
49ers Claim 74-61 Win at Pacific
STOCKTON, CA -- The Long Beach State women's basketball team earned its second road win of the season after a 74-61 win over the Pacific Tigers on Friday night from the Spanos Center. Freshman Karina Figueroa led The Beach (10-5, 3-0 Big West) with 14 points, four assists, and no turnovers, while Fernanda Santos added 11 points and seven rebounds. Crystal McCutcheon chipped in with 10 points. McCutcheon also added a three-pointer to tie Adara Newidouski for third all-time in program history with 93 career three-point field goals made. Jayme Connors pulled down a game-high 11 rebounds. Connors ranks No. 1 in the Big West and No. 13 in the nation in rebounds per game (10.7). Kelsey Lavender led four Tigers in double-figures with a game-high 20 points in the losing effort. Both Long Beach State and Pacific (4-11, 1-3 Big West) shot 41 percent from the field. A strong second half allowed LBSU to own double-digit leads of 14, 16, and 18. Pacific only made it to the free throw line three times in the second period, while the 49ers converted 9-of-10 from the charity stripe in the second half. The 49ers jumped out to a 7-2 lead on the Tigers in the first half after a McCutcheon three-pointer. Pacific responded with an 8-4 run to trim the LBSU lead to 11-10 after a Lavender three-pointer at the 15:27 mark. Back-to-back layups by Santos gave The Beach its biggest lead of the half at nine, 21-12, with 10:50 left in the period. Pacific took the lead temporarily at 29-27, after back-to-back three-pointers by Lavender and Renee Roberts with 2:42 left in the half. A Meghan Griffith converted three-point play and a late free throw by Figueroa gave Long Beach State the three-point lead at the half. The 49ers shot just 35 percent from the field, while holding the Tigers to just a 38 percent clip. Long Beach State returns to action on Jan. 15 at CS Northridge at 4 pm.
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