Thursday, January 26
Long Beach, Calif.
7:00 PM
Long Beach State University
vs
Cal Poly
Photo by: ©John Fajardo Photography
Beach Basketball Looking to Extend Winning Streak against Cal Poly, UC Davis
1/25/2023 3:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Long Beach State hosts Cal Poly Thursday Night, before heading up to UC Davis on Saturday
LONG BEACH STATE (11-7, 6-2) vs. CAL POLY (5-11, 2-6)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 26
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Long Beach, Calif.
Venue: Walter Pyramid
Live Stats: BeachLiveStats.com
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Jason Schwartz & Dave Miller
Twitter: @LBSUWBB
Ticket Website: LongBeachState.com
LONG BEACH STATE (11-7, 6-2) @ UC DAVIS (8-10, 4-4)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 28
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Davis, Calif.
Venue: University Credit Union Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+
Twitter: @LBSUWBB
COMPLETE LBSU GAME NOTES (PDF)
Beach Basketball Looking to Extend Winning Streak against Cal Poly, UC Davis
The Long Beach State Women's Basketball team takes its four-game winning streak up against Cal Poly and UC Davis this week. The Beach hosts Cal Poly on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, before traveling up to UC Davis to take on the Aggies on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.
Catch All the Action
Both Long Beach State games will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can sign up for ESPN+ for $5.99 per month ($59.99 per year) at ESPN.com, ESPNPluss.com, or on the ESPN App. It is also available as part of the Disney Bundle that gives subscribers access to Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu for $13.99 per month (Hulu with ads) or $19.99 per month (Hulu without ads). Fans can also follow stats updates for all home contests on BeachLiveStats.com.
Staying Social
Follow Long Beach State women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram at
@LBSUWBB. You can also stay up-to-date on all things Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics on Twitter. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @LBSU. And don't forget our hashtag #GoBeach.
In the Rankings
Long Beach State has played two ranked teams this season so far in then-No. 18 Arizona in Tucson and then-No. 24 Baylor in Waco. The Beach suffered a pair of road losses to both the Wildcats and the Bears.
Earlier this season, LBSU opened the season against then-unranked Gonzaga and dropped an 80-54 decision on the road. However, since the season opener on November 10, the Bulldogs have moved into the national rankings coming in at No. 17 in the latest AP Poll.
In the Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, Gonzaga ranks No. 1, while UC Irvine comes in at No. 13. Meanwhile, Southern Miss, UC Santa Barbara, and San Francisco are receiving votes.
About the Beach
• Long Beach State comes into the week with an 11-7 overall record and a 6-2 ledger in Big West action.
• The Beach are riding a four-game winning streak with victories over Cal Poly (65-42), Hawaii (62-48), Cal State Fullerton (70-42), and UC San Diego (70-52).
• LBSU has been chosen to finish third in the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll with a total of 73 points. Long Beach was chosen to finish behind preseason favorite Hawaii, which earned 99 points and nine first-place votes, as well as UC Santa Barbara, which came in second with 84 points and two first place votes.
• As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 63.06 points per game for a scoring margin of +5.61 as their opponents are averaging 57.44 points per game.
• Offensively, the Beach are shooting 43.5 percent from the field, a mark that leads The Big West.
• The Beach also lead the Big West in steals per game (12.56), turnover margin (+6.22), and assist/turnover ratio (0.95).
• This season, LBSU is averaging 29.56 rebounds per game, while adding 13.94 assists per game.
• LBSU has two double-figure scorers on the squad in Tori Harris (13.4 ppg) and Malia Bambrick (12.8 ppg).
• Both Harris and Bambrick had big games last week as Bambrick tied her season-high of 21 points at Cal State Fullerton, and Harris set a new career-best with 32 points against UC San Diego.
• Harris also leads the team with a 47.2 field goal percentage which is good for fourth in The Big West, while Bambrick's field goal percentage of 45.3 ranks her fifth in the conference.
• Junior Kristyna Jeskeova is the team's leader in rebounding as she has accumulated 118 to average 6.6 per game, which ranks her fifth in the Big West. The product out of the Czech Republic also adds 7.1 points per game, while totaling a team-best 56 steals, and 15 blocks. Her 3.11 steals per game lead The Big West, while her 0.93 blocks per game are good for sixth in the league.
• Redshirt senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry has been a key component to Long Beach State's success as she leads the way with 66 assists, 38 steals and 11 blocks. She also contributes 6.5 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game. Berry leads the Big West in assits per game (4.40), while ranking second in assist/turnover ratio (1.40), and third in steals per game (2.53).
Scouting Cal Poly
• Cal Poly brings a 5-11 overall record into the week.
• The Mustangs are 2-6 in The Big West and are looking to bounce back after having dropped their last two league contests to UC San Diego (70-58) and UC Davis (74-52) last week.
• Cal Poly is averaging 54.3 points per game, while allowing 63.4, on a 36.1 field goal percentage.
• The Mustangs also add 32.4 rebounds per game to go along with 10.6 assists per game, 6.2 steals per game, and 1.6 blocks per game.
• Annika Shah is the Mustangs' leading scorer as she averages 10.4 points per game. She also leads the team in assists with 42.
• Natalia Ackerman and Sydney Bourland lead Cal Poly in rebounding as Ackerman averages 5.3 boards per game after having racked up 69 rebounds in 13 games. Meanwhile, Bourland has recorded 73 total boards to average 4.6 per game over 16 games played. Ackerman also leads the way with nine blocks on the year.
• Oumou Toure's 13 steals are good for tops on the team, while she also contributes 6.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game to go along with four assists and three blocks on the year.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Mustangs
Long Beach State and Cal Poly will meet for the 79th time in program history and for the second time this season. Overall, the Beach lead the all-time series 50-28. LBSU has defeated Cal Poly in the last three meetings, including a 65-42 win over the Mustangs in San Luis Obispo, Calif., earlier this month. When playing each other in Long Beach, Calif., the Beach holds a 26-9 advantage over the Mustangs.
Scouting UC Davis
• UC Davis comes into the week with an 8-10 overall record and a 4-4 Big West mark.
• The Aggies won both their games last week at UC Riverside (60-48) and at Cal Poly (74-52) as they look to continue their winnings ways this week.
• As a team, UC Davis is averaging 63.1 points per game on a 40.6 field goal percentage, while allowing 61.7 points per game.
• The Aggies have grabbed 37.2 rebounds per game to go along with 13.9 assists, 6.2 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game this season.
• Evanne Turner is the Aggies' leading scorer as she averages 15.7 points per game on a 42.3 field goal percentage. Turners also leads the team in steals with 20, while adding 30 assists and three blocks.
• Tess Sussman is the team's leading rebounder with 5.8 boards per game. She also contributes 5.4 points per game, while adding 34 assists, 15 steals, and five blocks.
• Sydney Burns has been solid this season with a team leading 49 assists to go along with 17 steals, while averaging 6.2 points per game.
• The Aggies get a defensive boost from Megan Jones who has put up 33 blocks this season, while also posting 23 assists and seven steals, while adding 3.5 rebounds per game and 2.3 points per game.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Aggies
Long Beach State and UC Davis will meet for the 43rd time in program history and the Aggies hold the slight edge, 22-20. In their last meeting, on March 9, 2022 at the Big West Tournament, the Aggies defeated the Beach, 55-45, as LBSU is looking to bounce back this season. When playing each other in Davis, Calif., the Aggies lead the series 12-7.
Countdown to 1,000
Senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry has racked up 964 points throughout her Long Beach State career. As she closes in on the 1,000-point milestone, the Irvine, Texas native is looking to become the 27th player in Beach Women's Basketball history to reach 1,000 career points.
VicTORIous
Tori Harris has been solid for Long Beach State all season as she is the team's leading scorer with 13.4 points per game. In the game against UC Davis, she poured in a career-high 32 points to lead LBSU to victory. This season, she has recorded two 20-point games this season, while recording double-digits in 15-of-17 games. The redshirt senior has led LBSU in scoring on seven separate occasions, while earning 14 starts on the year. Harris ranks in the Top 10 in The Big West in three categories as she comes in fourth in field goal percentage (47.2), eighth in three-point field goals made (1.67), and fifth in scoring (13.4 ppg).
Hot on the Court
Redshirt senior guard Courtney Murphy turned in a season-high 15 points against Cal Poly as she connected on 5-of-9 field goals to shoot 55.6 percent from the floor and lead the Beach to a 65-42 win in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Three of Murphy's field goals came behind the arc as she went 3-for-6 from long distance. She went on to finish the game at Cal Poly with season-highs in assists (2), steals (1), field goals made (5), three-point field goals made (3), free throws made (2), and points scored (15). With her solid showing, Murphy is now averaging 4.1 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game, to go along with 12 assists, three blocks, and three steals on the year.
Czech Her Out
Junior guard Kristyna Jeskeova has been a force on all sides of the ball this season for Long Beach State. The Czech Republic native is the team's leading rebounder (6.6 rpg) as she's recorded double-figure rebounding games four times this season and ranks fifth in The Big West in rebounding. She has also led the Beach in scoring twice, including a career-high 21-point performance against Southern Miss. On the year, Jeskeova is averaging 7.1 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game, while also adding a team-high 56 steals and 15 blocks. Jeskeova leads the conference in steals per game (3.11), while coming in sixth in blocks per game (0.83).
Berry Good
Ma'Qhi Berry is a redshirt senior guard in her fifth year at Long Beach State and is currently leading the team in assists (66) as she averages 4.40 to lead The Big West. She has been an integral part of the LBSU starting five averaging 6.5 points per game, while adding 3.1 rebounds per game. She has led the Beach in assists in 11 games this season.
Bam!
Malia Bambrick has been on a roll since making her Long Beach State debut earlier this season. The senior guard who transferred to LBSU from Pepperdine is the Beach's second leading scorer as she averages 12.8 points per game. Her 45.3 field goal percentage is good for second on the team and sixth in The Big West. This season, she has led the Beach in scoring on eight separate occasions, while recording double-digits in 13 games so far.
Ki Component
Redshirt junior guard Kianna Hamilton-Fisher turned in a career-performance against Tulsa at the USF Thanksgiving Classic. The Woodland Hills, Calif., native poured in a career-high 25 points as she led the Beach to a 64-45 victory over the Golden Hurricane. Hamilton-Fisher was hot from the start as she connected on 12-of-19 field goals, with one coming from behind the arc to lead the LBSU offensive attack. With her 25-point showing, Hamilton-Fisher becomes just the sixth player in the Jeff Cammon era to record a 25-point game at the Beach. On the year, Hamilton-Fisher is averaging 9.7 points per game to rank third on the team. She also adds 2.2 rebounds per game, as well as totaling 45 assists, 35 steals, and 11 blocks.
Next Up
Long Beach State will face Cal State Fullerton next Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, before heading to UC Irvine for a Saturday, Feb. 4 matinee at 1 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
Date: Thursday, Jan. 26
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Long Beach, Calif.
Venue: Walter Pyramid
Live Stats: BeachLiveStats.com
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Jason Schwartz & Dave Miller
Twitter: @LBSUWBB
Ticket Website: LongBeachState.com
LONG BEACH STATE (11-7, 6-2) @ UC DAVIS (8-10, 4-4)
Date: Saturday, Jan. 28
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Location: Davis, Calif.
Venue: University Credit Union Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+
Twitter: @LBSUWBB
COMPLETE LBSU GAME NOTES (PDF)
Beach Basketball Looking to Extend Winning Streak against Cal Poly, UC Davis
The Long Beach State Women's Basketball team takes its four-game winning streak up against Cal Poly and UC Davis this week. The Beach hosts Cal Poly on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, before traveling up to UC Davis to take on the Aggies on Saturday, Jan. 28 at 2 p.m.
Catch All the Action
Both Long Beach State games will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Fans can sign up for ESPN+ for $5.99 per month ($59.99 per year) at ESPN.com, ESPNPluss.com, or on the ESPN App. It is also available as part of the Disney Bundle that gives subscribers access to Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu for $13.99 per month (Hulu with ads) or $19.99 per month (Hulu without ads). Fans can also follow stats updates for all home contests on BeachLiveStats.com.
Staying Social
Follow Long Beach State women's basketball on Twitter and Instagram at
@LBSUWBB. You can also stay up-to-date on all things Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics on Twitter. Be sure to "like" us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @LBSU. And don't forget our hashtag #GoBeach.
In the Rankings
Long Beach State has played two ranked teams this season so far in then-No. 18 Arizona in Tucson and then-No. 24 Baylor in Waco. The Beach suffered a pair of road losses to both the Wildcats and the Bears.
Earlier this season, LBSU opened the season against then-unranked Gonzaga and dropped an 80-54 decision on the road. However, since the season opener on November 10, the Bulldogs have moved into the national rankings coming in at No. 17 in the latest AP Poll.
In the Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, Gonzaga ranks No. 1, while UC Irvine comes in at No. 13. Meanwhile, Southern Miss, UC Santa Barbara, and San Francisco are receiving votes.
About the Beach
• Long Beach State comes into the week with an 11-7 overall record and a 6-2 ledger in Big West action.
• The Beach are riding a four-game winning streak with victories over Cal Poly (65-42), Hawaii (62-48), Cal State Fullerton (70-42), and UC San Diego (70-52).
• LBSU has been chosen to finish third in the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll with a total of 73 points. Long Beach was chosen to finish behind preseason favorite Hawaii, which earned 99 points and nine first-place votes, as well as UC Santa Barbara, which came in second with 84 points and two first place votes.
• As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 63.06 points per game for a scoring margin of +5.61 as their opponents are averaging 57.44 points per game.
• Offensively, the Beach are shooting 43.5 percent from the field, a mark that leads The Big West.
• The Beach also lead the Big West in steals per game (12.56), turnover margin (+6.22), and assist/turnover ratio (0.95).
• This season, LBSU is averaging 29.56 rebounds per game, while adding 13.94 assists per game.
• LBSU has two double-figure scorers on the squad in Tori Harris (13.4 ppg) and Malia Bambrick (12.8 ppg).
• Both Harris and Bambrick had big games last week as Bambrick tied her season-high of 21 points at Cal State Fullerton, and Harris set a new career-best with 32 points against UC San Diego.
• Harris also leads the team with a 47.2 field goal percentage which is good for fourth in The Big West, while Bambrick's field goal percentage of 45.3 ranks her fifth in the conference.
• Junior Kristyna Jeskeova is the team's leader in rebounding as she has accumulated 118 to average 6.6 per game, which ranks her fifth in the Big West. The product out of the Czech Republic also adds 7.1 points per game, while totaling a team-best 56 steals, and 15 blocks. Her 3.11 steals per game lead The Big West, while her 0.93 blocks per game are good for sixth in the league.
• Redshirt senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry has been a key component to Long Beach State's success as she leads the way with 66 assists, 38 steals and 11 blocks. She also contributes 6.5 points per game and 3.1 rebounds per game. Berry leads the Big West in assits per game (4.40), while ranking second in assist/turnover ratio (1.40), and third in steals per game (2.53).
Scouting Cal Poly
• Cal Poly brings a 5-11 overall record into the week.
• The Mustangs are 2-6 in The Big West and are looking to bounce back after having dropped their last two league contests to UC San Diego (70-58) and UC Davis (74-52) last week.
• Cal Poly is averaging 54.3 points per game, while allowing 63.4, on a 36.1 field goal percentage.
• The Mustangs also add 32.4 rebounds per game to go along with 10.6 assists per game, 6.2 steals per game, and 1.6 blocks per game.
• Annika Shah is the Mustangs' leading scorer as she averages 10.4 points per game. She also leads the team in assists with 42.
• Natalia Ackerman and Sydney Bourland lead Cal Poly in rebounding as Ackerman averages 5.3 boards per game after having racked up 69 rebounds in 13 games. Meanwhile, Bourland has recorded 73 total boards to average 4.6 per game over 16 games played. Ackerman also leads the way with nine blocks on the year.
• Oumou Toure's 13 steals are good for tops on the team, while she also contributes 6.4 points per game and 3.9 rebounds per game to go along with four assists and three blocks on the year.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Mustangs
Long Beach State and Cal Poly will meet for the 79th time in program history and for the second time this season. Overall, the Beach lead the all-time series 50-28. LBSU has defeated Cal Poly in the last three meetings, including a 65-42 win over the Mustangs in San Luis Obispo, Calif., earlier this month. When playing each other in Long Beach, Calif., the Beach holds a 26-9 advantage over the Mustangs.
Scouting UC Davis
• UC Davis comes into the week with an 8-10 overall record and a 4-4 Big West mark.
• The Aggies won both their games last week at UC Riverside (60-48) and at Cal Poly (74-52) as they look to continue their winnings ways this week.
• As a team, UC Davis is averaging 63.1 points per game on a 40.6 field goal percentage, while allowing 61.7 points per game.
• The Aggies have grabbed 37.2 rebounds per game to go along with 13.9 assists, 6.2 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game this season.
• Evanne Turner is the Aggies' leading scorer as she averages 15.7 points per game on a 42.3 field goal percentage. Turners also leads the team in steals with 20, while adding 30 assists and three blocks.
• Tess Sussman is the team's leading rebounder with 5.8 boards per game. She also contributes 5.4 points per game, while adding 34 assists, 15 steals, and five blocks.
• Sydney Burns has been solid this season with a team leading 49 assists to go along with 17 steals, while averaging 6.2 points per game.
• The Aggies get a defensive boost from Megan Jones who has put up 33 blocks this season, while also posting 23 assists and seven steals, while adding 3.5 rebounds per game and 2.3 points per game.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Aggies
Long Beach State and UC Davis will meet for the 43rd time in program history and the Aggies hold the slight edge, 22-20. In their last meeting, on March 9, 2022 at the Big West Tournament, the Aggies defeated the Beach, 55-45, as LBSU is looking to bounce back this season. When playing each other in Davis, Calif., the Aggies lead the series 12-7.
Countdown to 1,000
Senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry has racked up 964 points throughout her Long Beach State career. As she closes in on the 1,000-point milestone, the Irvine, Texas native is looking to become the 27th player in Beach Women's Basketball history to reach 1,000 career points.
VicTORIous
Tori Harris has been solid for Long Beach State all season as she is the team's leading scorer with 13.4 points per game. In the game against UC Davis, she poured in a career-high 32 points to lead LBSU to victory. This season, she has recorded two 20-point games this season, while recording double-digits in 15-of-17 games. The redshirt senior has led LBSU in scoring on seven separate occasions, while earning 14 starts on the year. Harris ranks in the Top 10 in The Big West in three categories as she comes in fourth in field goal percentage (47.2), eighth in three-point field goals made (1.67), and fifth in scoring (13.4 ppg).
Hot on the Court
Redshirt senior guard Courtney Murphy turned in a season-high 15 points against Cal Poly as she connected on 5-of-9 field goals to shoot 55.6 percent from the floor and lead the Beach to a 65-42 win in San Luis Obispo, Calif. Three of Murphy's field goals came behind the arc as she went 3-for-6 from long distance. She went on to finish the game at Cal Poly with season-highs in assists (2), steals (1), field goals made (5), three-point field goals made (3), free throws made (2), and points scored (15). With her solid showing, Murphy is now averaging 4.1 points per game and 2.0 rebounds per game, to go along with 12 assists, three blocks, and three steals on the year.
Czech Her Out
Junior guard Kristyna Jeskeova has been a force on all sides of the ball this season for Long Beach State. The Czech Republic native is the team's leading rebounder (6.6 rpg) as she's recorded double-figure rebounding games four times this season and ranks fifth in The Big West in rebounding. She has also led the Beach in scoring twice, including a career-high 21-point performance against Southern Miss. On the year, Jeskeova is averaging 7.1 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game, while also adding a team-high 56 steals and 15 blocks. Jeskeova leads the conference in steals per game (3.11), while coming in sixth in blocks per game (0.83).
Berry Good
Ma'Qhi Berry is a redshirt senior guard in her fifth year at Long Beach State and is currently leading the team in assists (66) as she averages 4.40 to lead The Big West. She has been an integral part of the LBSU starting five averaging 6.5 points per game, while adding 3.1 rebounds per game. She has led the Beach in assists in 11 games this season.
Bam!
Malia Bambrick has been on a roll since making her Long Beach State debut earlier this season. The senior guard who transferred to LBSU from Pepperdine is the Beach's second leading scorer as she averages 12.8 points per game. Her 45.3 field goal percentage is good for second on the team and sixth in The Big West. This season, she has led the Beach in scoring on eight separate occasions, while recording double-digits in 13 games so far.
Ki Component
Redshirt junior guard Kianna Hamilton-Fisher turned in a career-performance against Tulsa at the USF Thanksgiving Classic. The Woodland Hills, Calif., native poured in a career-high 25 points as she led the Beach to a 64-45 victory over the Golden Hurricane. Hamilton-Fisher was hot from the start as she connected on 12-of-19 field goals, with one coming from behind the arc to lead the LBSU offensive attack. With her 25-point showing, Hamilton-Fisher becomes just the sixth player in the Jeff Cammon era to record a 25-point game at the Beach. On the year, Hamilton-Fisher is averaging 9.7 points per game to rank third on the team. She also adds 2.2 rebounds per game, as well as totaling 45 assists, 35 steals, and 11 blocks.
Next Up
Long Beach State will face Cal State Fullerton next Thursday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid, before heading to UC Irvine for a Saturday, Feb. 4 matinee at 1 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast live on ESPN+.
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