LBSU Stings Cal Poly, 78-58
Figueroa Leads with 18 Points
January 9, 2006 | WOMEN'S BASKETBALL | 1 | 2 | OT1 | OT2 | F | RECORDS | | Cal Poly | 28 | 30 | | - | 58 | 8-5, 3-1 | | Long Beach State | 47 | 31 | | - | 78 | 9-5, 2-0 | LEADING SCORERS: LBSU-Figueroa, 18 CP-Harrison, 18
LEADING REBOUNDERS: LBSU-Connors, 16 CP-Harrison, Eggleston, 7 | | BOX SCORE |
LONG BEACH, CA -- The Long Beach State women's basketball team defeated the Cal Poly Mustangs 78-58 from The Walter Pyramid on Monday night. The Beach held the conference scoring leader to 18 points below their season average (76.8) Cal Poly defeated UC Irvine, 99-72 two nights ago. LBSU leads the Big West in scoring defense at 59.8 points per game. Long Beach State is 2-0 in conference play for the first time under Head Coach Mary Hegarty.
Karina Figueroa paced The Beach (9-5, 2-0) with 18 points, while Jeannie Saunders chipped in with 15 points. Jayme Connors registered her fourth double-double of the season with 10 points and 16 rebounds. Val Willhoit pulled down a career-high 10 rebounds. Megan Harrison led Cal Poly (8-5, 3-1) with 18 points in the losing effort.
Long Beach State never allowed Cal Poly to make a serious threat in the second half, holding leads of 21, 27, and 29. LBSU shot 43 percent from the field (29-of-67) and held Cal Poly to just a 32 percent clip (24-of-73). LBSU ranks No. 1 in the Big West (No. 26 in the nation) in field goal percentage defense. The 49ers out-rebounded Cal Poly, 54-39.
The 49ers used 41 percent shooting from the field to capture a 47-28 halftime lead. Long Beach State unlocked a 15-15 tie with a 9-0 run capped off by a Saunders jumper to give The Beach a 24-15 advantage at the 9:46 mark. LBSU pushed its lead to 11, 30-19, after a Figueroa jumper with 6:53 left in the period. Long Beach State led by as many as 19 on three different occasions. LBSU held Cal Poly to just 28 percent shooting in the first half.
Long Beach State returns to action at Pacific on Friday, Jan. 13 at 7 pm.
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