Thursday, March 7
Long Beach, Calif.
7 p.m.
Long Beach State University
8-20 (5-10BWC)
47
vs
50
Cal State Fullerton
14-14 (6-9BWC)
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2
3
4
F
Cal State Fullerton
4
18
10
18
50
Long Beach State
20
14
9
4
47
Photo by: John Fajardo
Long Beach State Drops Heartbreaker to Cal State Fullerton, 50-47
3/7/2019 10:58:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Cold-shooting in the second half doomed the Beach
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Long Beach State women's basketball team had a strong first half, but was unable to overcome a cold spell in the second half as the Beach dropped a 50-47 contest to Cal State Fullerton at the buzzer in a tough loss.
With the setback, Long Beach State drops to 8-20 on the year and 5-10 in the Big West, while Cal State Fullerton improves to 14-14 overall and 6-9 in league play. The Beach are now in a tie for seventh place in the Big West standings with UC Santa Barbara heading into the final game of the regular season.
The Beach shot 45.2-percent from the field in the first half, but connected on just 4-of-22 field goals in the second half (18.2 percent shooting). While LBSU went cold in the second half, Cal State Fullerton heated up as the Titans outscored the Beach 18-4 in the final 10 minutes of action.
Long Beach State opened the game strong as the Beach shot 43.8-perent from the field and used an 18-0 run to take a commanding 20-2 lead over the Titans. LBSU would take a 20-4 lead into the second quarter, and a 34-22 advantage at halftime.
LBSU owned the lead for 34 minutes of action and led by as many as 18, but Cal State Fullerton chipped away. The Beach held an 11-point edge heading in to the fourth quarter, but the Titans opened the frame on an 8-0 run to make it a one-possession game (43-40) with 4:57 left to play.
Cal State Fullerton took its first lead of the game with 3:20 left on the clock on a three by Jade Vega. However, Shanaijah Davison countered with a three of her own at 2:54 to give the Beach back a two-point edge (47-45).
The conference foes found themselves deadlocked at 47-all after a Daeja Smith jumper at 1:11 as the clock wound down. Long Beach State had possession in the tie game with 15.0 seconds remaining, but a costly turnover with just three seconds to go would lead to Raina Perez hitting a three at the buzzer to end the game.
Justina King led Long Beach State with nine points and three assists, while Cydnee Kinslow posted nine rebounds, and Aaryon Green led the defense with four steals.
For the Titans, Perez would finish with a game-high 15 points, while Smith added a double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds).
Long Beach State closes out the regular season at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m. at the Bren Center.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Long Beach State women's basketball team had a strong first half, but was unable to overcome a cold spell in the second half as the Beach dropped a 50-47 contest to Cal State Fullerton at the buzzer in a tough loss.
With the setback, Long Beach State drops to 8-20 on the year and 5-10 in the Big West, while Cal State Fullerton improves to 14-14 overall and 6-9 in league play. The Beach are now in a tie for seventh place in the Big West standings with UC Santa Barbara heading into the final game of the regular season.
The Beach shot 45.2-percent from the field in the first half, but connected on just 4-of-22 field goals in the second half (18.2 percent shooting). While LBSU went cold in the second half, Cal State Fullerton heated up as the Titans outscored the Beach 18-4 in the final 10 minutes of action.
Long Beach State opened the game strong as the Beach shot 43.8-perent from the field and used an 18-0 run to take a commanding 20-2 lead over the Titans. LBSU would take a 20-4 lead into the second quarter, and a 34-22 advantage at halftime.
LBSU owned the lead for 34 minutes of action and led by as many as 18, but Cal State Fullerton chipped away. The Beach held an 11-point edge heading in to the fourth quarter, but the Titans opened the frame on an 8-0 run to make it a one-possession game (43-40) with 4:57 left to play.
Cal State Fullerton took its first lead of the game with 3:20 left on the clock on a three by Jade Vega. However, Shanaijah Davison countered with a three of her own at 2:54 to give the Beach back a two-point edge (47-45).
The conference foes found themselves deadlocked at 47-all after a Daeja Smith jumper at 1:11 as the clock wound down. Long Beach State had possession in the tie game with 15.0 seconds remaining, but a costly turnover with just three seconds to go would lead to Raina Perez hitting a three at the buzzer to end the game.
Justina King led Long Beach State with nine points and three assists, while Cydnee Kinslow posted nine rebounds, and Aaryon Green led the defense with four steals.
For the Titans, Perez would finish with a game-high 15 points, while Smith added a double-double (10 points, 14 rebounds).
Long Beach State closes out the regular season at UC Irvine on Saturday, March 9 at 2 p.m. at the Bren Center.
Team Stats
CSF
LBSU
FG%
.375
.340
3FG%
.412
.250
FT%
.583
.500
RB
37
31
TO
20
15
STL
9
11
Game Leaders
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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