Saturday, January 18
Long Beach, Calif.
2:00 PM
Long Beach State University
7-10,2-2Big West
60
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CSUN
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CSUN
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Long Beach St.
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Photo by: John Fajardo
Long Beach State Picks Up 60-52 Victory Over CSUN
1/18/2020 5:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ma’Qhi Berry and Justina King help lead the Beach to victory
Box Score (PDF)
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Long Beach State women's basketball team came out firing on Saturday afternoon as the Beach handed CSUN its first Big West Conference loss of the season en route to LBSU claiming a 60-52 victory.
Long Beach State (7-10, 2-2 Big West) shot 42.9 percent in the game and received solid performances from Justina King and Ma'Qhi Berry as CSUN (8-10, 3-1 Big West) was forced into 23 turnovers.
King led the offensive charge with 23 points in the game, while Berry turned in an all-around solid performance finishing the game with 11 points, six assists, five rebounds, and four steals.
The Beach led by as many as 23 points in the game (53-30) with 7:57 remaining in the game before the Matadors whittled the host's lead down to eight to end the night.
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The game was close early on as LBSU went up 9-4, before CSUN used a 7-0 run to take an 11-9 edge with 3:08 on the clock in the first quarter. That would be the Matadors last lead of the game as the Beach got a layup from Aaryon Green with 1:37 on the clock to even the score, before Cydnee Kinslow knocked down both free throws to give Long Beach State a 13-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
CSUN managed to even the score twice more to start the second quarter, but the Beach quickly regained the lead thanks to a pair of made free throws by King with 7:26 on the clock to give Long Beach State a lead it would not relinquish. From there, the Beach extended its lead up to 10 (28-18) at halftime as Berry sunk a jumper at the buzzer.
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The break in action did little to stop the Beach. Long Beach State used a 9-0 run in the third quarter, with seven of those points coming from King, to push its lead up to 19 (46-27), before taking a 46-29 lead into the final 10 minutes of action.
Berry kicked off the fourth quarter with a three to jump start a 7-1 run that saw Long Beach State lead by as many as 23 points (53-30) with 7:57 left in the game. Despite the difference, CSUN would not go away. The Matadors chipped away at Long Beach State's lead and cut it down to single-digits (60-52) by the end of the game.
CSUN was led by De'Jionae Calloway's 16-point performance, while she added eight boards, four assists and four steals. Jordyn Jackson contributed 13 points, while Deja Williams registered 11 to go along with five steals. Lauren Shymkewicz and Eliza Matthews led the Matadors with nine rebounds each.
Long Beach State continues its homestand next week as the Beach host Hawaii on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Long Beach State women's basketball team came out firing on Saturday afternoon as the Beach handed CSUN its first Big West Conference loss of the season en route to LBSU claiming a 60-52 victory.
Long Beach State (7-10, 2-2 Big West) shot 42.9 percent in the game and received solid performances from Justina King and Ma'Qhi Berry as CSUN (8-10, 3-1 Big West) was forced into 23 turnovers.
King led the offensive charge with 23 points in the game, while Berry turned in an all-around solid performance finishing the game with 11 points, six assists, five rebounds, and four steals.
The Beach led by as many as 23 points in the game (53-30) with 7:57 remaining in the game before the Matadors whittled the host's lead down to eight to end the night.
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THREE!!! Justina King puts the Beach up 20-16 over CSUN #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/9unoSTbUhM
— LBSU W Basketball (@beachwbb) January 18, 2020
The game was close early on as LBSU went up 9-4, before CSUN used a 7-0 run to take an 11-9 edge with 3:08 on the clock in the first quarter. That would be the Matadors last lead of the game as the Beach got a layup from Aaryon Green with 1:37 on the clock to even the score, before Cydnee Kinslow knocked down both free throws to give Long Beach State a 13-11 lead at the end of the first quarter.
CSUN managed to even the score twice more to start the second quarter, but the Beach quickly regained the lead thanks to a pair of made free throws by King with 7:26 on the clock to give Long Beach State a lead it would not relinquish. From there, the Beach extended its lead up to 10 (28-18) at halftime as Berry sunk a jumper at the buzzer.
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Berry's jumper at the buzzer sends the Beach into halftime with a 28-18 lead over CSUN #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/b5Zk5ne5Jw
— LBSU W Basketball (@beachwbb) January 18, 2020
The break in action did little to stop the Beach. Long Beach State used a 9-0 run in the third quarter, with seven of those points coming from King, to push its lead up to 19 (46-27), before taking a 46-29 lead into the final 10 minutes of action.
Berry kicked off the fourth quarter with a three to jump start a 7-1 run that saw Long Beach State lead by as many as 23 points (53-30) with 7:57 left in the game. Despite the difference, CSUN would not go away. The Matadors chipped away at Long Beach State's lead and cut it down to single-digits (60-52) by the end of the game.
CSUN was led by De'Jionae Calloway's 16-point performance, while she added eight boards, four assists and four steals. Jordyn Jackson contributed 13 points, while Deja Williams registered 11 to go along with five steals. Lauren Shymkewicz and Eliza Matthews led the Matadors with nine rebounds each.
Long Beach State continues its homestand next week as the Beach host Hawaii on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid.
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Team Stats
CSUN
LBSU
FG%
.333
.429
3FG%
.250
.235
FT%
.684
.778
RB
39
25
TO
23
16
STL
9
9
Game Leaders
Pts
23
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
7
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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