Long Beach State University
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Women’s Basketball Returns Home To Face CSUN
1/22/2025 9:50:00 AM | Women's Basketball
The Beach will face CSUN on Thursday night and Cal Poly on Saturday afternoon.
LONG BEACH, Calif. - Long Beach State went on the road and defeated Cal State Fullerton, upending the Titans 72-60 after losing their first conference game of the season at UC San Diego. Back at home, the Beach will host CSUN and Cal Poly. Tipoff for the match up against the Matadors is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN+ on Thursday, January 23.
GAME INFORMATION
TV................................................................................ESPN+
TV Talent..............................Jason Schwartz & Devin Hudson
Live Stats.................................................BeachLiveStats.com
X........................................................................@LBSUWBB
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ABOUT THE BEACH
• Long Beach State and UC Irvine are the only teams with just one league loss so far this year, sharing the top of the Big West standings.
• This will be the first match up in the season between the Beach and the Matadors.
• As a team, LBSU is shooting 38.5% from the field and averaging a league-leading 43.1 rebounds per game.
• LBSU Head Coach Amy Wright is back on the hardwood for her second season at the Beach.
• Long Beach State closed the non-conference season with a milestone heavy victory against Bethesda. The Beach downed the Lion Angels, 122-49, marking the highest scoring game in program history since 1987. It was also the first time in 10 years LBSU has recorded 100 points.
• LBSU also set a program record for most points scored in a single quarter as the Beach tallied 46 points in the third quarter.
• In the win over Bethesda, the Beach recorded six season-highs in points (122), rebounds (61), assists (29), steals (25), made field goals (44), and field goal percentage (49.4%).
• For the first time in Long Beach State Women's Basketball history, all five starters reached double-figures as Mykelle Richards led the way with 21 points, while Lovely Sonnier (16 points), Savannah Tucker (16 points), Rachel Loobie (15 points), and Patricia Chung (13) all recorded double-figures.
VERY SAVVY
• Senior guard Savannah Tucker leads the Beach in scoring with 15.7 points per game as she comes in second in The Big West. The product out of Fresno, Calif., turned in a career-high 29-point performance at Sacramento State on November 17. She has recorded five 20-plus point performances this season and eight in her career, including three in January already with 22 points against UC Riverside and UC Davis and 26 points against UC San Diego. In addition to her hot shooting, Tucker also contributes 2.6 rebounds per game, while leading the team with 44 assists. Her 20 steals are third on the team. Tucker leads the conference with a 1.57 assist/turnover ratio, while ranking sixth in assists per game (2.9), tenth in free throw percentage (.789), and seventh in field goal percentage (.390).
CLEANING UP THE GLASS
• Rachel Loobie is the team's leader in rebounding with 7.5 boards per game to rank fourth in the conference. That number has gone up in league play, as Loobie leads the Big West at 9.3 rebounds per game. The grad transfer from Wright State is solid all around as she adds 7.7 points per game, while leading the Beach in blocks with 21.
CAREER DAY
• Sophomore forward Jada Crawshaw turned in a career performance on Saturday, Jan. 18 against Cal State Fullerton as she added 20 points to help the Beach secure the win. Prior to that game, Crawshaw's had a career high of 19 points against top ranked UCLA. In that game, 14 of her points coming in the second half and 10 of those points coming in the final 10 minutes of action. Crawshaw is Long Beach State's second leading scorer as she averages 10.9 points per game. Crawshaw is an all around solid player as she adds 4.9 rebounds per game, while totaling 18 assists, 14 steals, and 11 blocks on the year.
PLAYER NOTES
• True freshman Mykelle Richards registered a career-effort with 21 points, while shooting 41.7% from the field (10-14) to lead LBSU to a win over Bethesda on Monday, Dec 30. She also set a new career-best with seven steals against the Lion Angels. On the year, she owns a 52.8% field goal percentage to lead the Beach. Richards' 20 steals lead the team as she is in fourth place in the league with 2.0 steals per game.
• Senior guard Patricia Chung has been a consistent force for Long Beach State this season. She ranks in the Top 10 in The Big West in a pair of statistical categories. She is sixth in assists per game (2.9) and sixth in defensive rebounds per game (4.7). On the year, she is averaging 9.2 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game, to go along with 44 assists, 21 steals, and one block.
• True freshman JaQuoia Jones-Brown has found her groove with the Beach as she earned her first career start against Elon on Dec. 19. In that contest, she led LBSU with a career-high 17 points on 50.0% shooting from the field and 66.7% shooting from long distance. Against Bethesda,Jones-Brown registered her first-ever collegiate double-double with 16 points and 12 boards. On the year, she averages 6.9 points per game and 5.8 rebounds per game, to go along with 16 assists, 11 steals, and 4 blocks.
• In the Big West Preseason Coaches Poll, Long Beach State was picked to finish fourth in the standings. The Beach garnered 63 points to come in behind preseason favorite Hawaii (96 points, 6 first-place votes), second place UC Irvine (95 points, 5 first-place votes), and UC Davis (81 points).
SCOUTING CSUN
• CSUN are 3-13 overall and have only defeated Cal State Fullerton in conference play to kick off their 2025 games. The Matadors started their season with two wins against La Sierra and Utah State.
• Erika Aspajo is the scoring leader for the Matadors, averaging 11.2 points per game while leading the squad with 54 assists while starting every game. Yves Cox is averaging 6.6 rebounds to lead the team while adding 20 blocks. Erica Adams leads the team with 23 steals in the year.
THE SERIES: THE BEACH VS. THE MATADORS
LBSU leads the series against CSUN 46-21. In the past years, the Beach and the Matadors traded streaks and Long Beach State brings a three-game winning streak against CSUN into the Goldmine on Thursday.
UP NEXT
Long Beach State faces UC Irvine on the road Thursday, January 30th at 6 p.m. in the Black and Blue Rivalry before heading back home to host UC Santa Barbara on Saturday, February 1st at 2 p.m.
