Saturday, March 1
Long Beach, Calif.
1:00 PM
Long Beach State University
15-12,11-7Big West
73
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UC Irvine
19-9,13-5Big West
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UC Irvine
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52
Long Beach St.
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Photo by: Kat Acosta
Women’s Basketball Sends Off Seniors With a Dominant Win Over UC Irvine, 73-52
3/1/2025 4:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Patricia Chung had a season-high of 21 points while Rachel Loobie had a career-high of 18 rebounds.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – A strong effort on defense led Long Beach State to a 73-52 victory over UC Irvine in Big West women's basketball action Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid.
The Beach started the game on a 7-0 run as Mykelle Richards hit back-to-back baskets. UCI answered with two quick baskets before Savannah Tucker hit one from three-point range to extend the lead to 11-4. The Anteaters came out of the first-quarter media timeout on a 9-0 run to take a two-point advantage. Rachel Loobie got on the board to tie the game at 13 as the first quarter ended.
JaQuoia Jones-Brown opened the second with a quick three. A 6-0 Anteaters' spurt returned the lead to UCI with 7:20 left, 19-16. Jones-Brown tied the game with her second three. Both teams traded baskets until Patricia Chung's back-to-back field goals gave the Beach the lead at halftime, 32-28.
The third quarter started with both teams going back and forth, and Jones-Brown hitting her third three of the game to make it a seven-point lead for LBSU. UCI went on a 7-0 run to tie the game, 37-37, but the Beach answered with nine consecutive points to take a 46-37 advantage with 2:41 left and leave UCI scoreless for five minutes. The drought ended with back-to-back threes for the Anteaters, but the Beach answered back with Chung adding another layup, and LBSU kept the lead at the end of the third, 48-45.
The Beach kept their momentum, extending the lead, 60-48, after an 11-0 run, with Tucker adding two more threes to the scoresheet. Redshirt sophomore Kenan Ka added back-to-back baskets to extend the Beach lead, 71-52. Tucker closed the game with two more points as Loobie cleaned the board for the Beach. Shooting 3-for-3 from the three-point line in the fourth, the Beach defeated UC Irvine by 19 on Senior Day.
The LBSU victory broke a four-game UC Irvine winning streak in the Black and Blue Rivalry. Long Beach State (15-12, 11-7 Big West) outscored the Anteaters (19-9, 13-5 Big West) in the paint, 28-16, and outrebounded the Anteaters, 54-37 (a new season-best in the rebounding category for LBSU). From the field, the Beach shot 45% (27-of-60) while holding UCI to 28.3% (20-of-76).
Chung led the Beach with a season-high 21 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out a team-high five assists. Tucker and Jones-Brown both added 13 points for LBSU. Loobie grabbed a career-high of 18 rebounds. Hunter Hernandez led the Anteaters with 14 points.
The Beach will return at the Walter Pyramid for their last home game of the season as they host UC San Diego (15-14, 11-6 Big West) Thursday night. Tipoff is 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
The Beach started the game on a 7-0 run as Mykelle Richards hit back-to-back baskets. UCI answered with two quick baskets before Savannah Tucker hit one from three-point range to extend the lead to 11-4. The Anteaters came out of the first-quarter media timeout on a 9-0 run to take a two-point advantage. Rachel Loobie got on the board to tie the game at 13 as the first quarter ended.
JaQuoia Jones-Brown opened the second with a quick three. A 6-0 Anteaters' spurt returned the lead to UCI with 7:20 left, 19-16. Jones-Brown tied the game with her second three. Both teams traded baskets until Patricia Chung's back-to-back field goals gave the Beach the lead at halftime, 32-28.
The third quarter started with both teams going back and forth, and Jones-Brown hitting her third three of the game to make it a seven-point lead for LBSU. UCI went on a 7-0 run to tie the game, 37-37, but the Beach answered with nine consecutive points to take a 46-37 advantage with 2:41 left and leave UCI scoreless for five minutes. The drought ended with back-to-back threes for the Anteaters, but the Beach answered back with Chung adding another layup, and LBSU kept the lead at the end of the third, 48-45.
The Beach kept their momentum, extending the lead, 60-48, after an 11-0 run, with Tucker adding two more threes to the scoresheet. Redshirt sophomore Kenan Ka added back-to-back baskets to extend the Beach lead, 71-52. Tucker closed the game with two more points as Loobie cleaned the board for the Beach. Shooting 3-for-3 from the three-point line in the fourth, the Beach defeated UC Irvine by 19 on Senior Day.
The LBSU victory broke a four-game UC Irvine winning streak in the Black and Blue Rivalry. Long Beach State (15-12, 11-7 Big West) outscored the Anteaters (19-9, 13-5 Big West) in the paint, 28-16, and outrebounded the Anteaters, 54-37 (a new season-best in the rebounding category for LBSU). From the field, the Beach shot 45% (27-of-60) while holding UCI to 28.3% (20-of-76).
Chung led the Beach with a season-high 21 points, grabbed six rebounds, and dished out a team-high five assists. Tucker and Jones-Brown both added 13 points for LBSU. Loobie grabbed a career-high of 18 rebounds. Hunter Hernandez led the Anteaters with 14 points.
The Beach will return at the Walter Pyramid for their last home game of the season as they host UC San Diego (15-14, 11-6 Big West) Thursday night. Tipoff is 6 p.m. on ESPN+.
Team Stats
Irvine
LBSU
FG%
.263
.450
3FG%
.188
.474
FT%
.750
.714
RB
37
54
TO
10
19
STL
12
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
4
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
2
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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