Long Beach State University
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Women's Basketball Hosts First-Place Hawai'i On Thursday Night
2/11/2025 1:32:00 PM | Women's Basketball
The Beach looks for their second win against the Rainbow Wahine in the season.
LONG BEACH, Calif. -Â Long Beach State comes back home to the Walter Pyramid to host first-place Hawai'i. UH is the only team that has already clnched a spot into the Big West Championship. The Beach looks to break the Bows' streak on Thursday night Tipoff for the match up against UH is scheduled for 6 p.m. at ESPN+.
Game #23 Hawai'i at Long Beach State
Date Thursday, February 13
Time 6:00 p.m.
Location Long Beach, Calif.
Arena Walter Pyramid
TV ESPN+Â
TV Talent Jason Schwartz & Devin Hudson
Live Stats BeachLiveStats.com
Twitter @LBSUWBB
CATCH ALL THE ACTION
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STAYING SOCIAL
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ABOUT THE BEACH
• The Beach defeated CSUN on the road, 88-65 led by a career-high of 33 points by Savannah Tucker.
• For the first time in the season the Beach shot over 50% from the field as the team recorded 51% against the Matadors. In the win, LBSU shot 58% from the three-point line.
• As a team, LBSU is shooting 38.3% from the field and averaging a league-leading 43.2 rebounds per game.
• LBSU Head Coach Amy Wright is back on the hardwood for her second season at the Beach.Â
• The Beach welcomed back six letterwinners from a year ago, while adding eight talented newcomers to the mix.
• 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 17.2 points per game and leads the Big West as well. The product out of Fresno, Calif., turned in a career-high 33-point performance at CSUN on February 8. In addition to her hot shooting, Tucker also contributes 3.0 rebounds per game, while adding 58 assists. Her 30 steals are tied for third on the team. Tucker ranks sixth in both assists per game (2.64) and free throw percentage (.792), and fifth in field goal percentage (.398).
CHASING 1,000
• Senior guard Savannah Tucker looks to be the 26th player in Long Beach State Women's Basketball history to reach 1,000 points. The milestone would put Tucker along program greats LaTaunya Pollard, Cindy Brown and Penny Toler. The senior currently has 969 points in her career with 379 of those coming from this season.Â
CLEANING UP THE GLASS
• Rachel Loobie is the team's leader in rebounding with 8.5 boards per game to rank first in the conference and in league play with 10.08 rebounds per game. The grad transfer from Wright State is solid all around as she adds 8.8 points per game, while leading the Beach in blocks with 26. Loobie tied a career-high of 15 rebounds against UC Davis in conference play and currently has 517 Division 1 career rebounds.
CAREER DAY
Sophomore forward Jada Crawshaw turned in another career performance on Thursday, Jan. 23 against CSUN as she added 20 points to help the Beach secure the win, the sophomore also collected 12 rebounds in the night. 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 10.8 points per game. Crawshaw is an all around solid player as she adds 5.0 rebounds per game, while totaling 33 assists, 22 steals, and 19 blocks on the year.Â
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 50% field goal percentage to lead the Beach. Richards' 36 steals lead the team as she is in fifth place in the league with 1.82 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 assists per game (3.14) sitting in second. On the year, she is averaging 8.8 points per game and 5.2 rebounds per game, to go along with 69 assists, 30 steals, and two blocks.
• 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 6.7 points per game and 5.3 rebounds per game, to go along with 27 assists, 14 steals, and 5 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).Â
SCOUTING HAWAI'I
• Hawai'i leads the Big West with a 11-2 record and an overall 17-6. The Bows' were the first team to clich a spot in the Big West Championships.
• Lily Wahinekapu is the scoring leader for the Rainbow Wahine, averaging 10.8 points per game while leading the team in assists with 60 and in steals with 29. Ritorya Tamilo leads the team in blocks with 30 while averaging a team-high of 5 rebounds per game.
THE SERIES: THE BEACH VS. THE RAINBOW WAHINE
Hawai'i leads the series 27-23 over Long Beach State. The last time both teams saw each other was early in conference play where LBSU defeated UH on the road in overtime, 73-69. Long Beach State brings a one-game winning streak against UH into the Walter Pyramid on Thursday night.
UP NEXT
Long Beach State will face UC Riverside at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday February 20 before facing UC Santa Barbara on the road on Saturday February 22. Tipoff for the match up against the Highlanders is scheduled for 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
