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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Long Beach State rallies for victory over UC Irvine LONG BEACH STATE 52, UC IRVINE 50
By Dan Arritt
Correspondent IRVINE >>
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team
needed to try a different brand of defense against UC Irvine in the second half on Saturday afternoon.
That change in philosophy coincided with a change in attitude, allowing Long Beach to rally from a double-digit halftime deficit against the Anteaters and post a 52-50 win in a Big West Conference showdown at Bren Events Center.

With its eighth consecutive victory, Long Beach (15-7, 10-2) moved into first place in
the conference standings, a half-game ahead of UCI (17-5, 9-2). Tori Harris scored 15 points to lead Long Beach. Ma’Qhi Berry, who did not play in a
60-57 loss to UCI on Jan. 7 because of an injury, scored a season-high 12 points while also contributing four steals.

“Berry being able to play makes a big difference,” Long Beach coach Jeff Cammon said. “To have her presence on the floor, her leadership, makes a difference.” Long Beach took a 51- 50 lead with 21.4 seconds left when Harris missed a 3-pointer, but Kianna Hamilton-Fisher grabbed the offensive rebound and scored.

The Anteaters tried to get
the ball inside to Nevaeh Parkinson, who had given them a 50-49 lead with 1:24 left, but Lauren Green blocked her shot with 10 seconds remaining.
Harris made one of two free throws with four seconds left, and Diaba Konate missed a layup off a drive in the final second.

“We’ve just got to regroup,” UCI coach Tamara Inoue said. “Can’t hang your heads, lots to learn. They’re a good team, they did a good job against us.” Hunter Hernandez had 19 points and 13 rebounds to lead Irvine, but Long Beach limited
her to four field-goal tries and four points in the second half.

The Anteaters scored the first basket of the second half to take their biggest lead of
the game at 36-24. Long Beach responded
with a 10-0 run, however, and trailed by just four points entering the fourth quarter. LBSU moved ahead 49-48 on two free throws by Harris with 5:51 left, and neither team scored again until Parkinson’s offensive rebound and putback 3½ minutes later. Long Beach held UCI to 16 points in the second half and just one field goal over the final six minutes.
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Long Beach State rallies
for victory over UC Irvine
LONG BEACH STATE 52,
UC IRVINE 50