Women’s Basketball Clinches Spot At The Big West Championships After Win Against Cal State Bakersfield

Thursday, February 27

Bakersfield, Calif.

6:30 PM

Long Beach State University

14-12,10-7Big West

Cal State Bakersfield

2-26,2-16Big West

Long Beach St.

CSU Bakersfield

Photo by: Kim Carrillo

Women’s Basketball Clinches Spot At The Big West Championships After Win Against Cal State Bakersfield

2/27/2025 9:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score Box Score - Cal State Bakersfield

Four Beach players scored in double-digits as Rachel Loobie added her fourth double-double of the year.

By: Luiza Moraes - Athletic Communication Assistant

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - Long Beach State clinched a spot in the 2025 Hercules Tires Big West Basketball Championships, presented by Credit Union 1, Thursday night as the Beach defeated Cal State Bakersfield, 82-70 in the Icardo Center.

The Roadrunners led, but a 12-0 LBSU run that featured Jada Crawshaw sinking a pair of three-pointers put the Beach up 16-8. The 'Runners answered with two quick baskets before Lovely Sonnier found JaQuoia Jones-Brown open for a layup. Savannah Tucker closed the period with a layup to give the Beach a 20-14 advantage at the end of the opening frame.

Jones-Brown's back-to-back baskets extended the Long Beach State lead to start the second period to 25-16. Patricia Chung and Tucker hit threes to extend the LBSU lead to 31-20 at the media timeout. The Beach used a pair of 6-0 runs to increase their advantage further as LBSU closed the first half, leading the Roadrunners 50-29.

Cal State Bakersfield started the second half with a 12-2 run to cut the Beach lead to 52-41. Crawshaw stopped the run, but back-to-back baskets kept Bakersfield within reach. Both teams traded three-pointers as CSUB chipped away at the Beach to lower the lead into single digits as the third quarter ended with LBSU leading CSUB 62-54.

Chung found Rachel Loobie to open the fourth quarter with a basket. The field goal keyed a 10-1 spurt that put the Beach up 72-55. Cal State Bakersfield stopped the Beach with a three-pointer, but LBSU kept the lead as the final three minutes featured physical play that resulted in the teams going to the free-throw line. A late Roadrunners' three-pointer cut the lead to 80-70, but Chung added two from the charity stripe to close the game, 82-70.

Tucker led Long Beach State with 19 points, while Loobie scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her fourth double-double. Chung dished out a team-high five assists while also scoring 15 points. Crawshaw posted 12 points to close the double-digit scorers for the Beach.

Catie Gingras and Alli Dioli led Cal State Bakersfield with 14 points each. Marley Langi and Ary Dizon added 10 points for the 'Runners on the night.

The Roadrunners (2-26, 2-16 Big West) shot 44.3% (27-of-61) from the field and 44.4% from the three-point line (8-of-18), while the Beach (14-12, 10-7 Big West) shot 38.6% (27-of-70) from the field and 38.9% (7-of-18) from three-point range. LBSU edged CSUB in the paint, 36-34, while the Roadrunners bench outscored Long Beach State 20-18.

The Beach returns to the Walter Pyramid for Senior Day as LBSU hosts UC Irvine (18-8, 13-4 Big West). Tipoff against the Anteaters is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Spectrum SportsNet and ESPN+.