Thursday, February 28
Long Beach, Calif.
7 p.m.
Long Beach State University
vs
UC Davis
Photo by: John Fajardo
LBSU Women’s Basketball Hosts UC Davis in Thursday Night Contest
2/27/2019 5:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Beach and the Aggies go head-to-head at 7 p.m.
Game #26 UC Davis at Long Beach State
Date: Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Long Beach, Calif.
Arena: Walter Pyramid
Radio: 22 West Radio
Radio Talent: Jay Holloway
Webcast: Beach Vision
Live Stats: BeachLiveStats.com
Complete LBSU Game Notes (PDF)
LBSU Women's Basketball Hosts UC Davis in Thursday Night Contest
The Long Beach State women's basketball team will welcome Big West Conference foe UC Davis to the Walter Pyramid on Thursday, Feb. 28 for a 7 p.m. match up. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.
Catch All The Action
All Long Beach State women's basketball games are live streamed via Beach Vision. Fans can also tune into 22 West Radio to hear the match broadcasted by Jay Holloway.
Staying Social
Follow Long Beach State women's basketball on Instagram and Twitter at @BeachWBB.
You can also stay up-to-date on all things Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @LBSU.
And don't forget our hashtag #GoBeach.
About the Beach
• Long Beach State snapped a three-game losing skid with a 62-53 victory over UC Santa Barbara last week.
• The Beach are now 8-18 overall and 5-8 in Big West Conference action.
• As a team, Long Beach State is shooting 35.7 percent from the field and averaging 56.6 points per game as we well as 32.1 rebounds per game.
• Long Beach State has been solid defensively swiping 9.2 steals per game to rank second in the Big West. The Beach also boast a 2.5 turnover margin which is good for second in the league. Additionally, LBSU has defended the arc well limiting opponents to 28.7 percent shooting from long distance, which is also second in the conference.
• The Beach is a young team, with over 80% of available minutes going to freshmen and sophomores this season. Long Beach State's top four scorers are sophomores Shanaijah Davison (14.0 ppg) and Naomi Hunt (10.7 ppg), and freshmen Justina King (9.5 ppg) and Jasmine Hardy (6.4 ppg).
• A unanimous preseason All-Big West selection to start the season, sophomore Shanaijah Davison has picked up where she left off after an outstanding freshman season. Long Beach State's leading scorer, averaging 14.0 points per game, Davison has scored over 20 points five times in 2018-19, including a 26-point effort at Cal Poly. The sophomore also passed 500 points scored against Montana State in just her 36th game at the Beach.
• Freshman Justina King came to the Beach fresh off an international appearance with Team Canada at the 2018 FIBA U18 Americas Championship. A Scarborough, Canada native, King has transitioned well into the collegiate game, starting every game so far for Long Beach State and leading the team in assists while averaging 9.5 points per game, including a 29-point performance against Montana State.
Scouting the Aggies
• UC Davis is 19-6 on the year and 10-1 in the Big West as the Aggies sit at the top of the conference standings.
• The Aggies are averaging 71.5 points per game and 38.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from long distance.
• Morgan Bertsch leads the Aggies with 23.8 points per game and is the second leading rebounder on the team with 5.9 boards per game. She also leads the squad with 35 blocks and 36 steals.
• Cierra Hall cleans up the glass with 6.1 rebounds per game after grabbing a total of 152 boards on the year.
• Kourtney Eaton has dished out a team-best 116 assists, while also contributing 7.4 points per game and 27 steals.
• In the overall series, Long Beach State leads 18-16, however, UC Davis has won the last three meetings including a 70-50 victory earlier this season up at Davis.
The Players
• Long Beach State continues be a dangerous team from behind the arc this season with a number of great shooters on the squad. The Beach is averaging 6.5 made threes per game to rank second in the Big West, and has four players shooting 30% or better from behind the arc. Leading the way is Naomi Hunt who has connected on 52-of-126 threes for a clip of 41.3 percent, while Cydnee Kinslow is shooting 36.6 percent (15-for-41), Jasmine Hardy is shooting 30.9 percent (21-for-68) , and Justina King is shooting 30.0 percent (29-for-97).
• The Beach got a roster boost in the form of Illinois transfer Cydnee Kinslow who was cleared to join the team in late December. Kinslow immediately stepped into the starting lineup. Kinslow is now averaging 4.8 points per game, while leading the team in rebounding with 6.4 boards per game. She collected a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) at Hawaii on Feb. 16.
• Justina King has been solid for Long Beach State this season. The freshman guard leads the Beach with 84 assists and 41 steals, while averaging 9.5 points per game as the squad's third leading scorer.
• Junior Sydney Bordonaro has stepped up to play an important role in her first season at Long Beach State. A graduate transfer from Pepperdine, Bordonaro has been excellent for the Beach off of the bench, averaging 3.6 points per game while shooting 30.0 percent from the field.
• Freshman Kianna Hamilton-Fisher has continued to play a larger role as the season progresses. She is third on the team in steals (37) and is averaging 4.5 points per game.
• Lauren Green has been an important post presence for the Beach in her first season. Starting 15 games and playing in each game this season, Green leads the team in blocked shots with 16 on the year.
• Jasmine Hardy and assistant coach Bryan Camacho have ties dating back before this season at Long Beach State, as Camacho was her head coach at Bishop Alemany HS where Hardy starred for four seasons. Hardy has made a quick adjustment to college ball, averaging 6.4 points per game while adding 3.3 rebounds per game and making four starts on the season.
• Shanaijah Davison had an incredible game in the opening contest of the season, scoring a career-high 34 points with five rebounds, six assists and three steals, but Long Beach State came up just shy despite that effort in an 85-83 loss to California Baptist. The sophomore also had the first double-double of the season in Long Beach State's win over Idaho, scoring 25 points with a career-high 12 rebounds. Davision is leads the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game, while adding 2.8 rebounds per game, 58 assists and 41 steals.
Next Up
Long Beach State will host Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m., before closing out the regular season at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m.
Date: Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Long Beach, Calif.
Arena: Walter Pyramid
Radio: 22 West Radio
Radio Talent: Jay Holloway
Webcast: Beach Vision
Live Stats: BeachLiveStats.com
Complete LBSU Game Notes (PDF)
LBSU Women's Basketball Hosts UC Davis in Thursday Night Contest
The Long Beach State women's basketball team will welcome Big West Conference foe UC Davis to the Walter Pyramid on Thursday, Feb. 28 for a 7 p.m. match up. Fans are encouraged to wear pink in support of breast cancer awareness.
Catch All The Action
All Long Beach State women's basketball games are live streamed via Beach Vision. Fans can also tune into 22 West Radio to hear the match broadcasted by Jay Holloway.
Staying Social
Follow Long Beach State women's basketball on Instagram and Twitter at @BeachWBB.
You can also stay up-to-date on all things Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @LBSU.
And don't forget our hashtag #GoBeach.
About the Beach
• Long Beach State snapped a three-game losing skid with a 62-53 victory over UC Santa Barbara last week.
• The Beach are now 8-18 overall and 5-8 in Big West Conference action.
• As a team, Long Beach State is shooting 35.7 percent from the field and averaging 56.6 points per game as we well as 32.1 rebounds per game.
• Long Beach State has been solid defensively swiping 9.2 steals per game to rank second in the Big West. The Beach also boast a 2.5 turnover margin which is good for second in the league. Additionally, LBSU has defended the arc well limiting opponents to 28.7 percent shooting from long distance, which is also second in the conference.
• The Beach is a young team, with over 80% of available minutes going to freshmen and sophomores this season. Long Beach State's top four scorers are sophomores Shanaijah Davison (14.0 ppg) and Naomi Hunt (10.7 ppg), and freshmen Justina King (9.5 ppg) and Jasmine Hardy (6.4 ppg).
• A unanimous preseason All-Big West selection to start the season, sophomore Shanaijah Davison has picked up where she left off after an outstanding freshman season. Long Beach State's leading scorer, averaging 14.0 points per game, Davison has scored over 20 points five times in 2018-19, including a 26-point effort at Cal Poly. The sophomore also passed 500 points scored against Montana State in just her 36th game at the Beach.
• Freshman Justina King came to the Beach fresh off an international appearance with Team Canada at the 2018 FIBA U18 Americas Championship. A Scarborough, Canada native, King has transitioned well into the collegiate game, starting every game so far for Long Beach State and leading the team in assists while averaging 9.5 points per game, including a 29-point performance against Montana State.
Scouting the Aggies
• UC Davis is 19-6 on the year and 10-1 in the Big West as the Aggies sit at the top of the conference standings.
• The Aggies are averaging 71.5 points per game and 38.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 36.7 percent from long distance.
• Morgan Bertsch leads the Aggies with 23.8 points per game and is the second leading rebounder on the team with 5.9 boards per game. She also leads the squad with 35 blocks and 36 steals.
• Cierra Hall cleans up the glass with 6.1 rebounds per game after grabbing a total of 152 boards on the year.
• Kourtney Eaton has dished out a team-best 116 assists, while also contributing 7.4 points per game and 27 steals.
• In the overall series, Long Beach State leads 18-16, however, UC Davis has won the last three meetings including a 70-50 victory earlier this season up at Davis.
The Players
• Long Beach State continues be a dangerous team from behind the arc this season with a number of great shooters on the squad. The Beach is averaging 6.5 made threes per game to rank second in the Big West, and has four players shooting 30% or better from behind the arc. Leading the way is Naomi Hunt who has connected on 52-of-126 threes for a clip of 41.3 percent, while Cydnee Kinslow is shooting 36.6 percent (15-for-41), Jasmine Hardy is shooting 30.9 percent (21-for-68) , and Justina King is shooting 30.0 percent (29-for-97).
• The Beach got a roster boost in the form of Illinois transfer Cydnee Kinslow who was cleared to join the team in late December. Kinslow immediately stepped into the starting lineup. Kinslow is now averaging 4.8 points per game, while leading the team in rebounding with 6.4 boards per game. She collected a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) at Hawaii on Feb. 16.
• Justina King has been solid for Long Beach State this season. The freshman guard leads the Beach with 84 assists and 41 steals, while averaging 9.5 points per game as the squad's third leading scorer.
• Junior Sydney Bordonaro has stepped up to play an important role in her first season at Long Beach State. A graduate transfer from Pepperdine, Bordonaro has been excellent for the Beach off of the bench, averaging 3.6 points per game while shooting 30.0 percent from the field.
• Freshman Kianna Hamilton-Fisher has continued to play a larger role as the season progresses. She is third on the team in steals (37) and is averaging 4.5 points per game.
• Lauren Green has been an important post presence for the Beach in her first season. Starting 15 games and playing in each game this season, Green leads the team in blocked shots with 16 on the year.
• Jasmine Hardy and assistant coach Bryan Camacho have ties dating back before this season at Long Beach State, as Camacho was her head coach at Bishop Alemany HS where Hardy starred for four seasons. Hardy has made a quick adjustment to college ball, averaging 6.4 points per game while adding 3.3 rebounds per game and making four starts on the season.
• Shanaijah Davison had an incredible game in the opening contest of the season, scoring a career-high 34 points with five rebounds, six assists and three steals, but Long Beach State came up just shy despite that effort in an 85-83 loss to California Baptist. The sophomore also had the first double-double of the season in Long Beach State's win over Idaho, scoring 25 points with a career-high 12 rebounds. Davision is leads the team in scoring with 14.0 points per game, while adding 2.8 rebounds per game, 58 assists and 41 steals.
Next Up
Long Beach State will host Cal State Fullerton on Thursday, March 7 at 7 p.m., before closing out the regular season at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m.
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