Women’s Basketball Travels To Portland - Long Beach State University Athletics

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The Long Beach State women's basketball team heads north for a road contest at Portland on Saturday evening.

Long Beach State (0-2) at Portland (2-2) | 5 p.m. | Chiles Center | LIVE STATS | ESPN+ | TICKETS

OPENING TIP

Noemi Arvai set career-highs with 22 points and 9 rebounds in the Beach's home opener against Santa Clara. Arvai went 8-for-13 from the field on her career night.
Kailyn Berry scored 14 points, grabbed eight boards and dished out three assists against the Broncos, while Amber Furch tallied 13 points and a career-best eight assists.
Danijela Kujovic also tabbed a career-high with six blocks against Santa Clara.
The Beach made 11 triples and shot 40.7% from beyond the arc, with seven different players recording a three in the home opener.
Long Beach State is 0-1 in the all-time series against Portland, having lost 94-58 in Long Beach last season.
Long Beach State was picked T-10th in the preseason Big West poll.
Portland was picked second in the West Coast Conference preseason poll.
Pilot guards Dyani Ananiev and Florence Dallow both made the WCC Women's Basketball Preseason Team.
Freshman guard Sarah Mangan leads the Pilots in scoring, averaging 11.3 points per contest.
The Pilots are 2-2 this season and are 2-0 at home.
After Portland, the Beach will stay on the road as they travel to San Francisco and San Jose State before closing out the month with a home matchup against Hope International.
Week 0 of the Big West slate will see the Beach visit Utah Valley on December 3 and welcome Cal State Fullerton to Long Beach on December 5.

KEY PLAYERS

Long Beach State has 12 newcomers on the 2026-27 squad. The Beach welcome seven transfers and five freshmen.
Redshirt sophomore forward Noemi Arvai joins Long Beach State from Sacramento State. She tabbed career-highs with 22 points and 9 rebounds against Santa Clara and went 8-for-13 from the field on her career night. The Budapest, Hungary native leads the Beach with 15.5 points per game this season.
Junior forward Kailyn Berry joins the Beach after two years at Howard College. Berry is second on the team with 11.5 points per contest and leads the Beach with 6.5 rebounds per game. Berry recorded 14 points, eight boards and three assists against Santa Clara.
Senior guard Amber Furch joins Long Beach State after three seasons at Saint Michael's. Furch tallied 13 points and set a career-best with eight assists in the home opener against the Broncos.
Sophomore forward Rosie Akot is the lone returner for the Beach. She started in 15 games and averaged 6.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game during her debut season. In the 2026-27 season opener, Akot tallied six points, six assists and three blocks.
Freshman guard Lucia Chico Fernandez joins Long Beach State after a decorated career with Club Baloncesto Araba. She helped lead her teams to four-consecutive Basque Championships and qualify for four Spanish Club Championships at the U14, U16 and U18 levels. Chico Fernandez went 2-for-2 from the field in her collegiate debut.
Redshirt sophomore forward Danijela Kujovic joins the Beach after two seasons at Hawaii. Kujovic tallied seven points and a career-high six blocks against Santa Clara.
Freshman guard Ebony Taylor-Smith joins the Beach after a four-year career at Rancho Christian High School. She hit three triples and recorded nine fourth quarter points in her collegiate debut at Cal.
Junior forward Fia Proctor joins the Beach after competing in both the Mountain West and West Coast Conference. Proctor went 2-for-2 from the field with a triple as she scored five points against Santa Clara.

CAREER MILESTONES

Rosie Akot – 199 points
Noemi Arvai – 86 points
Kailyn Berry – 298 field goals
Amber Furch – 190 field goals

A NEW ERA

Minyon Moore was named the ninth head coach of the Long Beach State women's basketball program, bringing championship experience, elite defensive expertise and a proven record of program development to the Beach.
Moore enters her first head coaching stint after three seasons as an assistant coach at TCU, where she helped transform the Horned Frogs into a national contender. During the 2025-26 season, TCU finished 32-6 overall and 15-3 in Big 12 play, captured its second consecutive Big 12 championship and advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight for the second straight year. Since Moore's arrival in 2023, TCU recorded an NCAA-leading 26-game improvement, emerging from an 8-23 season into a national power.
During her career as an assistant coach, Moore has made two Elite Eight appearances and been to the NCAA Tournament three times. She's also won two conference championships.
As a player, Moore was a three-time All-Pac-12 Defensive Team selection after competing at USC and Oregon. At Oregon, she helped the Ducks win Pac-12 regular season and tournament championships.
In addition to head coach Minyon Moore, the Beach added three additional coaches for the 2026-27 season.
Jeff Harada joins the Beach as the associate head coach after eight seasons as the head coach at Cal State Fullerton. During his time with the Titans, Harada made six Big West Tournament appearances and helped revitalize the program. During his tenure, Fullerton produced the 2019-20 Big West Player of the Year, the 2021-22 Big West Freshman of the Year, the 2021-22 Big West Hustle Player of the Year, multiple All-Big West selections and numerous All-Freshman Team honorees. His 2019-20 squad posted a 17-14 record, the program's first winning season since 1990-91, while leading the Big West in scoring, field goal percentage and defensive rebounds.
Lexi Petersen joins Long Beach State as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator after three seasons on Saint Mary's coaching staff, and four seasons with Seattle U. Petersen played for the University of Oregon from 2012-16 and appeared in a school record 126 games as she finished with 1,226 points.
Kaylin Randhawa joins the Beach as an assistant coach after a stint at Cal State Monterey Bay. Randhawa played for Pacific, Utah State and Sacramento State as she played in 143 games and scored over 1,000 points.
Long Beach State has also hired Ken Ammann as an Associate Athletic Director of Basketball Strategy & Revenue, who will serve as the General Manager for both the Men's and Women's Basketball programs at the Beach. Ammann recently retired after spending the last 25 years leading the Concordia University Irvine Men's Basketball program, winning 546 games in his career and two NAIA National Championship during his tenure with the Eagles.
In his role as General Manager, Ammann will be responsible for strategic guidance of business operations for the basketball programs with a focus on fundraising, donor relations, NIL partnerships, revenue sharing, roster planning and student-athlete support. Working closely will all members of the Beach Basketball community, this leadership role will help strengthen the competitiveness, community presence, and long-term success of Long Beach State's basketball programs.

UP NEXT

Long Beach State will stay on the road for a contest at San Francisco on Thursday, November 19.
Tip-off is set for 6 p.m., and the game with be streamed on ESPN+.

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Players Mentioned

Rosie Akot

Noemi Arvai

Kailyn Berry

Lucia Chico Fernandez

Amber Furch

Danijela Kujovic

Fia Proctor

Ebony Taylor-Smith

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