Friday, March 10
Henderson, Nev.
2:30 PM
Long Beach State University
vs
Hawaii
Photo by: John Fajardo
No. 2 Seed Long Beach State Set to Take on No. 3 Seed Hawai’i in The Big West Semifinals on Friday
3/9/2023 12:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Beach and the Bows will square off on Friday, March 10 at 2:30 p.m. at The Dollar Loan Center
LONG BEACH STATE (23-8) vs. HAWAI'I (16-14)
Date: Friday, March 10
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Henderson, Nev.
Venue: The Dollar Loan Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Krista Blunk & Tammy Blackburn
Twitter: @LBSUWBB
COMPLETE LBSU GAME NOTES (PDF)
No. 2 Seed Long Beach State Set to Take on No. 3 Seed Hawai'i in The Big West Semifinals on Friday
The No. 2 seed Long Beach State Women's Basketball team will face off against No. 3 seed Hawaii on Friday, March 10 in The Big West Semifinals. Tip-off is slated for 2:30 p.m., at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.
Catch All the Action
The Long Beach State game 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 via StatBroadcast.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. Since then, Arizona has dropped to No. 24 in the AP Poll, while Baylor has dropped out of the rankings, but is receiving votes in the USA Today/WBCA Poll.
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. 16 in the latest AP Poll.
In the Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, Gonzaga is ranked second, while UC Irvine comes in at No. 20. Meanwhile, Long Beach State is receiving votes after going on a 15-game winning streak from January 12 - March 2, including a victory over the Anteaters on February 4.
About the Beach
• Long Beach State brings a 23-8 overall record into The Big West Semifinals.
• With a 17-3 Big West ledger, the Beach earned the No. 2 seed in The Big West Championships.
• The Beach advanced to the semifinals with an exciting come-from-behind victory over No. 10 seed UC Riverside in the quarterfinals. Knocking off the Highlanders, 55-49, and earning their first-ever postseason win over UC Riverside.
• The last time Long Beach State was the No. 2 seed in The Big West Championships, the Beach won the 2017 Tournament Title and punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament after defeating CSUN (61-60) and UC Santa Barbara (56-55) at the Honda Center.
• With 23 wins on the year, Long Beach State has reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since the 2016-17 season. It also marked the first time in head coach Jeff Cammon's tenure that the Beach have recorded a 20-win season.
• The Beach went on a 15-game winning streak from January 12 - March 2. At the time, that streak was tied for the seventh-longest winning streak in Women's Basketball Division I this season.
• Long Beach State's 17 Big West victories are the most in program history since the 1988-89 season when the Beach went 18-0 in The Big West.
• At the end of the regular season, redshirt senior guard Tori Harris was named Big West Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and to the All-Big West First Team. She became the first LBSU Big West Player of the Year since Crystal McCutcheon in 2006.
• LBSU Head Coach Jeff Cammon was named The Big West Coach of the Year, becoming the first Long Beach State coach to earn that award since Mary Hegarty in 2006.
• Junior guard Kristyna Jeskeova earned two of the three Big West Specialty Awards as she collected Best Defensive Player and Best Hustle Player. Additionally, she earned Honorable Mention status and a nod to the All-Defensive Team.
• Redshirt junior guard Ma'Qhi Berry was also named to the All-Defensive Team. Berry also garnered All-Big West Second Team accolades.
• Senior Malia Bambrick and junior Kianna Hamilton-Fisher rounded out the Beach All-Conference awards as they collected Honorable Mention status.
• As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 62.3 points per game for a scoring margin of +5.8 as their opponents are averaging 56.5 points per game.
• Offensively, the Beach are shooting 43.0 percent from the field, a mark that is second in The Big West.
• The Beach lead The Big West in free throw percentage (77.2), three-point field goal percent defense (28.6), steals per game (11.4), turnover margin (+6.1), and assist/turnover ratio (1.0).
• This season, LBSU is averaging 29.4 rebounds per game, while adding 13.9 assists per game, and 3.0 blocks per game.
• LBSU has three double-figure scorers on the squad in Tori Harris (13.6 ppg), Malia Bambrick (12.1 ppg), and Kianna Hamilton-Fisher (11.0 ppg).
• The trio also leads the Beach in field goal percentage as Hamilton-Fisher leads the way with a 44.9 percentage. Bambrick's 44.8 percentage and Harris' 44.2 percentage round out the top three on the squad.
• Redshirt senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry has been a key component to Long Beach State's success as she leads the way with 123 assists, 64 steals and 17 blocks. She also contributes 8.7 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game. Berry leads the Big West in assists per game (4.39), while ranking third in assist/turnover ratio (1.46), and second in steals per game (2.29).
• In the game at UC Santa Barbara on February 9, junior Kristyna Jeskeova, the team's leader in rebounding (6.7 rpg), steals (63) and blocks (20) suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Scouting Hawai'i
• No. 3 seed Hawaii brings a 16-14 overall record into The Big West Semifinals.
• The Rainbow Wahine concluded the conference season with a 13-7 league record to secure the No. 3 seed.
• Hawaii is riding a three-game winning streak and has won five of their last six contests. During that stretch, their lone loss was an overtime setback at UC Irvine, 68-66.
• The Bows are averaging 60.4 points per game on a 39.5 field goal percentage, while allowing 59.5 points per game for a scoring margin of +0.8.
• Hawaii is averaging 34.7 rebounds per game, 11.8 assists per game, 15.4 turnovers per game, 7.1 steals per game, and 2.4 blocks per game on the year.
• The Rainbow Wahine have two double-figure scorers in Lily Wahinekapu (12.2 ppg) and Daejah Phillips (10.6 ppg).
• Wahinekapu was named to the All-Big West First Team for her efforts this season. In addition to leading the team with 12.2 points per game, she also leads the squad with 87 assists and 51 steals, while contributing 3.7 rebounds per game and four blocks.
• Phillips was a Big West Honorable Mention selection along with Kallin Spiller.
• In addition to being the team's second-leading scorer, Phillips also adds 4.0 rebounds per game to go along with 74 assists, 47 steals, and six blocks.
• Spiller is the Bows' third-leading scorer with 8.9 points per game. She also leads the team with 7.0 rebounds per game and 25 blocks.
• Rounding out the Bows' All-Conference selections was Imani Perez who was named to the All-Freshman Team. On the year, she is averaging 4.3 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game, while totaling 17 blocks, 15 steals, and 13 assists.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Rainbow Wahine
Long Beach State and Hawaii will meet for the 47th time in program history. The Rainbow Wahine lead the all-time series 24-22. However, the Beach swept the Bows in the series earlier this season picking up a 62-48 win in Long Beach, Calif., and earning a 48-47 victory on the islands. The win at Hawaii marked Long Beach's first road win over the Bows since 1995. The last time the two teams met in The Big West Championships was in 2016 when Hawaii defeated LBSU, 76-60, in the Semifinals at the Honda Center. In that meeting, the Bows were the No. 2 seed and the Beach were the 3 seed. Overall in The Big West Championships, Hawaii leads the series against Long Beach State 2-1.
It's Been Grand
The Long Beach State Women's Basketball program has had a long and storied history. Since its inaugural season in 1962-63, the Beach have made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Four showings, while boasting 27 1,000-point scorers, four All-Americans, (LaTaunya Pollard, Cindy Brown, Kristen Cummings, and Penny Toler) and two Olympians (Pollard and Brown). With their win over UC Riverside on February 15, Long Beach State earned its 1,000th program victory in the 58 years of the program's existence. The Beach are now 1005-620 overall for a .618 winning percentage.
A Grand Trio
Senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry became the 27th player in Long Beach State Women's Basketball history to record 1,000 career points. Berry sunk a pair of free throw at UC Irvine on February 4, the first marking the milestone, as she went on to finish with 12 points in LBSU's 52-50 win. Berry has now amassed 1,110 points in her career and has moved into 21st place in the all-time record book. Joining Berry in the 1,000 point club were teammates Courtney Murphy and Tori Harris who both reached the milestone last Saturday at CSUN. Murphy, who played four years at Seattle U before transferring to Long Beach for her master's degree recorded her 1,000th career point in her Division I career with a triple in the first quarter at CSUN. Harris, who came to Long Beach State to earn her master's degree, after graduating from St. Bonaventure and playing two years at James Madison, scored her 1,000th career point in her Division I career in the second quarter at CSUN as she completed a three-point play to reach her milestone.
Hot Streak
Long Beach State went on a 15-game winning streak during Big West action. The last time LBSU women's basketball won 15 in a row was during the 2014-15 season when the squad went 22-10 and made an appearance in the WNIT. The longest winning streak ever in LBSU Women's Basketball history sits at a whopping 23, a record set by the 1988-89 team that went 30-5 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
20/20 Vision
With a win over UC Santa Barbara, the Long Beach State Women's Basketball team secured its 20th win of the season as LBSU closed out the regular season with a 22-8 overall record and is now 23-8. The 20-win season marks the first in head coach Jeff Cammon's tenure and the first for the program since the 2016-17 season in which they finished the year 23-11 overall, won the Big West Championship, and punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. In program history, Long Beach State Women's Basketball has recorded 20 wins 18 times, while reaching the 30-win plateau twice.
Next Up
Should Long Beach State defeat No. 3 seed Hawaii in the semifinals on Friday, March 10, the Beach will advance to The Big West Championship game for the first time since 2017. The championship game is set for Saturday, March 11 at 3 p.m., at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN+.
Date: Friday, March 10
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Henderson, Nev.
Venue: The Dollar Loan Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com
TV: ESPN+
TV Talent: Krista Blunk & Tammy Blackburn
Twitter: @LBSUWBB
COMPLETE LBSU GAME NOTES (PDF)
No. 2 Seed Long Beach State Set to Take on No. 3 Seed Hawai'i in The Big West Semifinals on Friday
The No. 2 seed Long Beach State Women's Basketball team will face off against No. 3 seed Hawaii on Friday, March 10 in The Big West Semifinals. Tip-off is slated for 2:30 p.m., at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev.
Catch All the Action
The Long Beach State game 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 via StatBroadcast.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. Since then, Arizona has dropped to No. 24 in the AP Poll, while Baylor has dropped out of the rankings, but is receiving votes in the USA Today/WBCA Poll.
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. 16 in the latest AP Poll.
In the Women's Mid-Major Top 25 Poll, Gonzaga is ranked second, while UC Irvine comes in at No. 20. Meanwhile, Long Beach State is receiving votes after going on a 15-game winning streak from January 12 - March 2, including a victory over the Anteaters on February 4.
About the Beach
• Long Beach State brings a 23-8 overall record into The Big West Semifinals.
• With a 17-3 Big West ledger, the Beach earned the No. 2 seed in The Big West Championships.
• The Beach advanced to the semifinals with an exciting come-from-behind victory over No. 10 seed UC Riverside in the quarterfinals. Knocking off the Highlanders, 55-49, and earning their first-ever postseason win over UC Riverside.
• The last time Long Beach State was the No. 2 seed in The Big West Championships, the Beach won the 2017 Tournament Title and punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament after defeating CSUN (61-60) and UC Santa Barbara (56-55) at the Honda Center.
• With 23 wins on the year, Long Beach State has reached the 20-win plateau for the first time since the 2016-17 season. It also marked the first time in head coach Jeff Cammon's tenure that the Beach have recorded a 20-win season.
• The Beach went on a 15-game winning streak from January 12 - March 2. At the time, that streak was tied for the seventh-longest winning streak in Women's Basketball Division I this season.
• Long Beach State's 17 Big West victories are the most in program history since the 1988-89 season when the Beach went 18-0 in The Big West.
• At the end of the regular season, redshirt senior guard Tori Harris was named Big West Player of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, and to the All-Big West First Team. She became the first LBSU Big West Player of the Year since Crystal McCutcheon in 2006.
• LBSU Head Coach Jeff Cammon was named The Big West Coach of the Year, becoming the first Long Beach State coach to earn that award since Mary Hegarty in 2006.
• Junior guard Kristyna Jeskeova earned two of the three Big West Specialty Awards as she collected Best Defensive Player and Best Hustle Player. Additionally, she earned Honorable Mention status and a nod to the All-Defensive Team.
• Redshirt junior guard Ma'Qhi Berry was also named to the All-Defensive Team. Berry also garnered All-Big West Second Team accolades.
• Senior Malia Bambrick and junior Kianna Hamilton-Fisher rounded out the Beach All-Conference awards as they collected Honorable Mention status.
• As a team, Long Beach State is averaging 62.3 points per game for a scoring margin of +5.8 as their opponents are averaging 56.5 points per game.
• Offensively, the Beach are shooting 43.0 percent from the field, a mark that is second in The Big West.
• The Beach lead The Big West in free throw percentage (77.2), three-point field goal percent defense (28.6), steals per game (11.4), turnover margin (+6.1), and assist/turnover ratio (1.0).
• This season, LBSU is averaging 29.4 rebounds per game, while adding 13.9 assists per game, and 3.0 blocks per game.
• LBSU has three double-figure scorers on the squad in Tori Harris (13.6 ppg), Malia Bambrick (12.1 ppg), and Kianna Hamilton-Fisher (11.0 ppg).
• The trio also leads the Beach in field goal percentage as Hamilton-Fisher leads the way with a 44.9 percentage. Bambrick's 44.8 percentage and Harris' 44.2 percentage round out the top three on the squad.
• Redshirt senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry has been a key component to Long Beach State's success as she leads the way with 123 assists, 64 steals and 17 blocks. She also contributes 8.7 points per game and 4.1 rebounds per game. Berry leads the Big West in assists per game (4.39), while ranking third in assist/turnover ratio (1.46), and second in steals per game (2.29).
• In the game at UC Santa Barbara on February 9, junior Kristyna Jeskeova, the team's leader in rebounding (6.7 rpg), steals (63) and blocks (20) suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Scouting Hawai'i
• No. 3 seed Hawaii brings a 16-14 overall record into The Big West Semifinals.
• The Rainbow Wahine concluded the conference season with a 13-7 league record to secure the No. 3 seed.
• Hawaii is riding a three-game winning streak and has won five of their last six contests. During that stretch, their lone loss was an overtime setback at UC Irvine, 68-66.
• The Bows are averaging 60.4 points per game on a 39.5 field goal percentage, while allowing 59.5 points per game for a scoring margin of +0.8.
• Hawaii is averaging 34.7 rebounds per game, 11.8 assists per game, 15.4 turnovers per game, 7.1 steals per game, and 2.4 blocks per game on the year.
• The Rainbow Wahine have two double-figure scorers in Lily Wahinekapu (12.2 ppg) and Daejah Phillips (10.6 ppg).
• Wahinekapu was named to the All-Big West First Team for her efforts this season. In addition to leading the team with 12.2 points per game, she also leads the squad with 87 assists and 51 steals, while contributing 3.7 rebounds per game and four blocks.
• Phillips was a Big West Honorable Mention selection along with Kallin Spiller.
• In addition to being the team's second-leading scorer, Phillips also adds 4.0 rebounds per game to go along with 74 assists, 47 steals, and six blocks.
• Spiller is the Bows' third-leading scorer with 8.9 points per game. She also leads the team with 7.0 rebounds per game and 25 blocks.
• Rounding out the Bows' All-Conference selections was Imani Perez who was named to the All-Freshman Team. On the year, she is averaging 4.3 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game, while totaling 17 blocks, 15 steals, and 13 assists.
The Series: The Beach vs. The Rainbow Wahine
Long Beach State and Hawaii will meet for the 47th time in program history. The Rainbow Wahine lead the all-time series 24-22. However, the Beach swept the Bows in the series earlier this season picking up a 62-48 win in Long Beach, Calif., and earning a 48-47 victory on the islands. The win at Hawaii marked Long Beach's first road win over the Bows since 1995. The last time the two teams met in The Big West Championships was in 2016 when Hawaii defeated LBSU, 76-60, in the Semifinals at the Honda Center. In that meeting, the Bows were the No. 2 seed and the Beach were the 3 seed. Overall in The Big West Championships, Hawaii leads the series against Long Beach State 2-1.
It's Been Grand
The Long Beach State Women's Basketball program has had a long and storied history. Since its inaugural season in 1962-63, the Beach have made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, two Final Four showings, while boasting 27 1,000-point scorers, four All-Americans, (LaTaunya Pollard, Cindy Brown, Kristen Cummings, and Penny Toler) and two Olympians (Pollard and Brown). With their win over UC Riverside on February 15, Long Beach State earned its 1,000th program victory in the 58 years of the program's existence. The Beach are now 1005-620 overall for a .618 winning percentage.
A Grand Trio
Senior guard Ma'Qhi Berry became the 27th player in Long Beach State Women's Basketball history to record 1,000 career points. Berry sunk a pair of free throw at UC Irvine on February 4, the first marking the milestone, as she went on to finish with 12 points in LBSU's 52-50 win. Berry has now amassed 1,110 points in her career and has moved into 21st place in the all-time record book. Joining Berry in the 1,000 point club were teammates Courtney Murphy and Tori Harris who both reached the milestone last Saturday at CSUN. Murphy, who played four years at Seattle U before transferring to Long Beach for her master's degree recorded her 1,000th career point in her Division I career with a triple in the first quarter at CSUN. Harris, who came to Long Beach State to earn her master's degree, after graduating from St. Bonaventure and playing two years at James Madison, scored her 1,000th career point in her Division I career in the second quarter at CSUN as she completed a three-point play to reach her milestone.
Hot Streak
Long Beach State went on a 15-game winning streak during Big West action. The last time LBSU women's basketball won 15 in a row was during the 2014-15 season when the squad went 22-10 and made an appearance in the WNIT. The longest winning streak ever in LBSU Women's Basketball history sits at a whopping 23, a record set by the 1988-89 team that went 30-5 and advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen.
20/20 Vision
With a win over UC Santa Barbara, the Long Beach State Women's Basketball team secured its 20th win of the season as LBSU closed out the regular season with a 22-8 overall record and is now 23-8. The 20-win season marks the first in head coach Jeff Cammon's tenure and the first for the program since the 2016-17 season in which they finished the year 23-11 overall, won the Big West Championship, and punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. In program history, Long Beach State Women's Basketball has recorded 20 wins 18 times, while reaching the 30-win plateau twice.
Next Up
Should Long Beach State defeat No. 3 seed Hawaii in the semifinals on Friday, March 10, the Beach will advance to The Big West Championship game for the first time since 2017. The championship game is set for Saturday, March 11 at 3 p.m., at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson, Nev. The game will also be broadcast on ESPN+.
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