Sigrid Skorpen

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

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

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

Sigrid Skorpen in the game against Iona at the Walter Pyramid on Sun., Nov. 11, 2012.

Sigrid Skorpen in the match against IONA at the Walter Pyramid, Sun., Nov. 11, 2012.

Photo by: Steven Georges

Sigrid Skorpen guards Lauren Spargo in a drill.

Sigrid Skorpen (12) goes for the layup while Ella Clark (10) and Lauren Spargo (4) look on.

The 49ers travel to UC Davis and Pacific for a pair of key Big West games this week.

Sophomore Sigrid Skorpen had a career-high 17 points in a 79-50 win over Columbia.

Long Beach State will host Pac-12 foe Washington Sunday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid.

The 49ers play host to UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly in Big West action this week.

The 49ers close out a season-long seven-game road stretch at Seattle and Washington this weekend.

Position:
G
Height:
5-10
Class:
Freshman
Major:
Sports Psychology
Hometown:
Asker, Norway
High School:
Asker HS
Prev School:
Asker HS

2012-13 (Sophomore): Missed the last 11 games after suffering a season-ending knee injury ... Finished the year averaging 4.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per contest ... More than doubled her previous career high with 17 points vs. Columbia ... Went 6-for-11 from the field and 3-of-6 from 3-point range ... Had eight points and three assists in a win at Utah Valley ... Also totaled eight points at Cal State Northridge and at Hawai'i ... Earned her first career start in the opener vs. Sacramento State ... Registered six points and three rebounds in 20 minutes ... Notched a season-best four boards against Arizona and a career-high four assists vs. UC Irvine.

2011-12 (Freshman): Appeared in 31 games ... Averaged 1.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 10.0 minutes per contest ... Scored a season-high five points vs. UC Santa Barbara (Jan. 19), going 2-for-2 from the field with one 3-pointer ... Matched that performance with five points, while adding a season-best four rebounds at UC Irvine on Feb. 2.

High School: Competed four years for Asker High School in the Norwegian League ... Averaged 11.6 points per game and shot 40.0 percent from 3-point range in 2010-11 ... Led the team to the regular season and playoff championship in 2009-10 ... Selected to the all-star team and was also tabbed the Best Defensive Player in the Norwegian League in 2008-09.

International: Member of the Norwegian national program since 2008 ... Played with the U-18 squad for two years before joining the senior national team in 2010.

Personal: Majoring in sport psychology.