Alex Sanchez

Alex Sanchez in the first round game of the WNIT against Utah Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.

Devin Hudson and Alex Sanchez tighten up the defense in the first round of the WNIT game against Utah Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.

Alex Sanchez in the first round WNIT game against Utah Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif.

Alex Sanchez in the Big West Conference Tournament match against Cal State Fullerton at the Bren Events Center, Irvine, Calif., Tues., March 12, 2013

Alex Sanchez in the Big West Conference match against Northridge at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sat., Feb. 9, 2013.

Alex Sanchez gin the Big West Conference match against Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thurs., Feb. 7, 2013.

Alex Sanchez in the Big West Conference match against Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thurs., Feb. 7, 2013.

Alex Sanchez in the Big West Conference match against Fullerton at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sat., Jan. 19, 2013.

Alex Sanchez in the Big West Conference match against Cal Poly at the Walter Pyramid, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013

Alex Sanchez and Devin Hudson in the Beach Classic game against Canisius at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thu., Dec. 20, 2012.

Alex Sanchez in the Beach Classic game against Canisius at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thu., Dec. 20, 2012.

Mary Ochiltree and Alex Sanchez in the Beach Classic game against Canisius at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Thu., Dec. 20, 2012.

Alex Sanchez in the non-conference match against Santa Clara at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sun., Dec. 9, 2012.

Alex Sanchez in the Women's basketball game against Arizona at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif., Sun., Dec. 2, 2012.

Long Beach State guard Alex Sanchez. right, shoots as Stanford guard Amber Orrange (33) defends during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. Stanford won 77-41. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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Stanford guard Jasmine Camp (23) battle for a loose ball against Long Beach State guard Alex Sanchez (3) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 25, 2012. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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Alex Sanchez in the non-conference match against Washington at the Walter Pyramid, Long Beach, Calif. Sun., Nov. 18, 2012.

Alex Sanchez in the game against Iona at the Walter Pyramid on Sun., Nov. 11, 2012.

The 49ers in the game against Iona at the Walter Pyramid on Sun., Nov. 11, 2012.

Alex Sanchez in the match against IONA at the Walter Pyramid, Sun., Nov. 11, 2012.

Alex Sanchez in the season opener against Sacramento State at the Walter Pyramid, Fri., Nov. 9, 2012.

3/1/12 - Mary Ochiltree (23) Tipesa Moorer (33) Alex Sanchez (3) Hallie Meneses (11) of the Long Beach State Women's Basketball team celebrate after defeating Fullerton 61-62 in their last regular season home game at the Pyramid
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Tipesa Moorer guards Alex Sanchez in a drill.

Alex Sanchez (3) and Hallie Meneses (40)

Assistant coach Derek Wynn and Alex Sanchez

Alex Sanchez dives for the ball during a drill.

Long Beach State will head to San Diego for the first round of the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

LBSU will begin the Big West Tournament with a quarterfinal game at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11.

Senior Alex Sanchez had 10 points at Hawai'i to give her 1,003 in her four-year career at the Beach.

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The Beach was picked to finish fifth in the Big West Women's Basketball Preseason Media Poll.

Junior Alex Sanchez was 11-for-11 from the free throw line as she finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists in a win at UC Riverside.

The 49ers will host their annual 'Pink Game' Thursday when they take on UC Davis at 7 p.m.

Junior Alex Sanchez scored 21 points against Florida State in the Beach Classic championship game on Saturday.<br><i>(Photo by John Fajardo)</i>

Junior Alex Sanchez led the 49ers with a career-high 24 points in the championship game of the ASU Classic.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez had 13 points and six assists against Utah in the first round of the WNIT.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez was named to the All-Big West Team for the second year in a row.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez scored a game-high 18 points, but the 49ers fell at UC Irvine, 65-57.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez had 13 points and a career-high nine assists in an 80-66 win at UC Riverside on Saturday.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez scored a game-high 13 points in a 58-56 win at Cal State Fullerton.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez had a team-high 13 points in a 73-52 loss at Cal State Northridge.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez was named the Big West Player of the Week after leading the 49ers to a 2-0 start in conference play.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez had a team-high 12 points as the 49ers defeated UC Santa Barbara, 52-45, on Saturday.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez scored a game-high 15 points to lead the 49ers to a 62-52 Big West-opening win over Cal Poly.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez made a free throw with 0.6 seconds left to give the 49ers a 50-49 win over Sam Houston State.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez had 14 points and seven rebounds in a loss at No. 1 Stanford on Sunday.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez scored a game-high 19 points, 14 of which came in the second half, to lead the 49ers to a 77-69 victory over Utah Valley.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez had a season-high 18 points to go along with seven assists in a 71-62 win over Washington.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez had a team-high 17 points and nine rebounds in a heartbreaking 60-58 loss to Iona.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez is the 49ers' top returning scorer after averaging 9.2 points per game last year.

Sophomore Alex Sanchez, who earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition last year, is the 49ers' top returning scorer in 2012-13.

Alex Sanchez, a 2012 Big West honorable mention selection, is the 49ers' top returning scorer.

Tipesa Moorer (left) and Alex Sanchez (right) were named to the 2011-12 All-Big West Women's Basketball Team.

Freshman Alex Sanchez scored a team-high 13 points in a loss at Cal Poly on Thursday.

Freshman Alex Sanchez was two points shy of her career high as she tallied 18 points in a 63-51 Big West victory over UC Irvine.

Redshirt freshman Alex Sanchez had 17 points and 10 rebounds in a 74-67 loss at Sacramento State.

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Position:
G
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Major:
Master's in Sports Management
Hometown:
Anaheim, Calif.
High School:
Troy HS
Prev School:
Troy HS

Career: Became the 23rd player in program history to join the 1,000-point club and finished her four-year career ranked 17th on the all-time scoring list with 1,125 points ... Also leaves the Beach ranked among the top-10 in 3-pointers made (107), 3-pointers attempted (343), free throws made (268), free throw percentage (78.8) and defensive rebounds (318).

2014-15 (Senior): Started 18 of 32 games played ... Averaged 8.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per outing ... Reached double figures in scoring 12 times ... Had a season-high 18 points on a 6-for-8 shooting performance against Florida Atlantic in the first round of the Beach Classic on Dec. 19 ... Went on to earn tournament MVP honors ... Also finished with 16 points at UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 17) and 17 points vs. Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 31) ... Netted 15 points against UC Davis in the Big West Tournament quarterfinals on March 11.

2013-14 (Junior): Missed half of the conference season with an injury ... Played in 24 games with 16 starts ... Averaged 9.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.5 steals per outing ... Tops on the squad with a 45.4 field goal percentage and ranked second with an 80.0 free throw percentage ... Reached double digits in scoring 10 times ... Recorded a career-high 24 points on a 10-for-15 shooting performance at Arizona State on Dec. 8 ... Named to the Beach Classic All-Tournament Team after notching 14 points vs. Richmond (Dec. 20) and a game-high 21 points vs. No. 23 Florida State (Dec. 21) ... Also had 19 points at San Francisco on Nov. 17 ... Was a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line in the regular-season finale at UC Riverside on March 8.

2012-13 (Sophomore): Garnered All-Big West honorable mention recognition ... Started 30 of 32 games played ... Led The Beach in scoring (10.6 ppg) and assists (132), while finishing second in rebounding (4.3 rpg) and steals (1.5 spg) ... Her 4.1 assists average ranked second in the conference ... Was also among the top-five in the Big West in free throw percentage (81.1) and assist/turnover ratio (1.5) ... Reached double figures in scoring in 18 games ... Drained a season-best 19 points at Utah Valley on Nov. 23 ... Also had 18 points vs. Washington (Nov. 18) and at UC Irvine (Feb. 21) ... Dished out a career-high nine assists at UC Riverside on Feb. 16 ... Named the Big West Player of the Week after leading LBSU to a 2-0 start in conference action with 15 points and eight rebounds vs. Cal Poly (Jan. 3), and 12 points vs. UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 5) ... Compiled 17 points and nine boards against Iona (Nov. 11) ... Matched that rebound total at Loyola Marymount on Nov. 15 ... Scored 14 points and made the game-winning free throw with 0.6 seconds left in a 50-49 victory over Sam Houston State (Dec. 21) ... Notched a career-best six steals vs. Cal State Fullerton (Jan. 19).

2011-12 (Freshman): Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition and was named to the conference's all-freshman team ... Started 32 games ... Finished second on the team with 9.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per contest ... Also ranked among the Big West leaders in a number of categories as she was seventh in field goal percentage (43.9), eighth in assists (3.09 apg), ninth in free throw percentage (74.5), 14th in rebounding and 15th in scoring ... Selected to the Big West All-Tournament Team after averaging 10.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per outing ... Poured in 17 points against UC Santa Barbara in the championship game on March 10 ... Also had eight points and seven helpers in the first round at Cal State Northridge (March 6) ... Reached double figures in scoring 16 times on the year ... Compiled a then career-high 20 points at Washington on Dec. 4 ... Went 7-for-10 from the field and 5-of-5 from the free throw line ... Totaled 18 points on an 8-for-10 shooting performance vs. UC Irvine (Dec. 31) ... Registered her first career double-double at Sacramento State (Nov. 19) with 17 points and 10 rebounds ... Added five steals and four assists against the Hornets ... Dished out a season-high eight helpers against Western Michigan on Dec. 18.

2010-11: Redshirted.

High School: Lettered four years at Troy High School in Fullerton ... Led the Warriors to four Freeway League titles ... Two-time first-team all-state and All-CIF selection ... Three-time all-league honoree ... Also garnered Freeway League MVP honors as a junior and senior ... McDonald's All-America nominee.

Personal: Played for the Cal Swish club team ... Currently working toward her master's degree in sport management ... Graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development and family studies in May, 2014.