Long Beach State University Athletics
Long Beach State University
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California
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach St. | 9 | 11 | 5 | 21 | 46 |
| California | 21 | 23 | 30 | 26 | 100 |
11/5/2026 8:33:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Freshman Ebony Taylor-Smith led all scorers with nine fourth quarter points.
BERKELEY, Calif. – The Long Beach State women's basketball team began its 2026-27 season with a 100-46 loss at Cal on Thursday night.
After Lucia Chico Fernandez and Rosie Akot combined for a pair of layups to give the Beach an early 4-2 advantage, the Bears closed the quarter on a 19-5 run and took a 21-9 edge into the second period.
Cal pushed its lead to 20, but a pair of buckets from Kailyn Berry and a triple from Noemi Arvai made it a 31-16 game in favor of the Bears halfway through the second stanza. From there, Cal finished the second period with another run and took a 44-20 lead into the break.
The second half proved similar to the first as the Bears controlled the last 20 minutes and defeated the Beach 100-46 at Haas Pavilion on Thursday night.
OF NOTE
- Minyon Moore made her head coaching debut.
- Freshmen Lucia Chico Fernandez, Aryanna Reyes, Ebony Taylor-Smith and Malia Taulani all made their collegiate debuts. Additionally, Chico Fernandez, Reyes and Taylor-Smith each scored their first collegiate points on Thursday night.
- Noemi Arvai, Kailyn Berry, Ashanti Dias, Amber Furch, Danijela Kujovic and Fia Proctor all made their Beach debuts.
- In the fourth quarter, Taylor-Smith led all scorers with nine points.
- Eight different players scored for the Beach, with Arvai, Berry and Taylor-Smith all leading the way with nine points each.
- Amber Furch dished out her 100th career assist.
- Rosie Akot tabbed six points, six boards and three blocks.
- Long Beach State is now 11-8 in the all-time series against Cal, and 2-7 on the road against the Bears.
UP NEXT
- Long Beach State welcomes preseason WCC favorite, Santa Clara, to the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid for the home opener on Monday, November 9.
- Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. and the game with be streamed on ESPN+. Links to live stats and the stream can be found on the women's basketball schedule page on longbeachstate.com.
