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2 NCAA FINAL FOURS • 12 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 4 WNIT APPEARANCES • 4 ALL-AMERICANS 2020-21 LONG BEACH STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL LBSU ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • WOMEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: LINDY ZAMORA OFFICE: 562-985-8569 • CELL: 909-557-4158 • EMAIL: [email protected] 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Game 21 Date Opponent Time (PT) (3) LONG BEACH STATE VS. Dec. 12 Westmont W, 70-59 (6) CAL POLY Dec. 23 at USC L, 71-65 Date: Tuesday, March 10 Dec. 27 UC Riverside* W, 74-44 12-10 Time: 8:00 p.m. 12-8 Dec. 29 at UC Riverside* W, 71-66 Arena: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Mandalay Bay 8-8 (Big West) 11-7 (Big West) Location: Las Vegas, Nev. Jan. 1 at CSU Bakersfield* W, 61-57 Head Coach: Live Stats: StatBroadcast.com Head Coach: Jan. 2 at CSU Bakersfield* W, 68-59 Faith Mimnaugh Watch: ESPN3 Jeff Cammon Talent: Matt Brown, Dave Miller & Courtney Sweet Jan. 8 Cal State Fullerton* W, 69-50 Record at Cal Poly Record at LBSU: 317-367 (24th Season) Twitter: @BeachWBB 42-70 (4th Season) Jan. 9 Cal State Fullerton* W, 66-64 LBSU SET TO FACE CAL POLY IN BIG WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT QUARTERFINALS Jan. 29 at UC San Diego* W, 54-50 The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will open the 2021 Air Force Reserve Big West Basketball Championships presented by Hawaiian Islands on Wednesday, March 10. As the No. 3 seed, LBSU will face No. 6 seed Cal Poly at 8 p.m. at the Jan. 30 at UC San Diego* W, 74-53 Michelob ULTRA Arena in Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Nev. The game will be broadcast on ESPN3 with Matt Brown, Dave Miller Feb. 5 UC Santa Barbara* W, 61-49 and Courtney Sweet on the call. Feb. 6 UC Santa Barbara* W, 70-55 GETTING SOCIAL Follow Long Beach State women’s basketball on Twitter and Instagram at @BeachWBB. You can also stay up-to-date on all things Feb. 12 UC Davis* L, 67-52 Long Beach State by following @LBSUAthletics on Twitter. Be sure to “like” us on Facebook and follow us on Instagram at @ LBSU. And don’t forget our hashtag #GoBeach. Feb. 13 UC Davis* L, 67-50 LAST GAME STARTERS Feb. 19 at Cal Poly* L, 55-44 No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG Asts Stls Blks Feb. 20 at Cal Poly* L, 45-42 0 Ma’Qhi Berry RS Jr. G 5-10 Irving, Texas 9.1 3.1 49 36 22 Feb. 26 Hawaii* L, 77-75 2 Savannah Tucker Fr. G 5-9 Fresno, Calif. 2.6 1.4 3 4 3 Feb. 27 Hawaii* L, 76-73 (OT) 10 Justina King Jr. G 5-8 Scarborough, Canada 13.7 3.2 75 42 4 March 5 at UC Irvine* L, 79-70 12 Kristyna Jeskeova So. G 6-2 Jablonec, Czech Republic 4.3 7.2 23 45 16 March 6 at UC Irvine* W, 80-62 42 Naomi Hunt RS Jr. F 6-2 Fullerton, Calif. 12.1 4.0 23 28 2 March 10 vs. (6) Cal Poly^ 8:00 p.m. OFF THE BENCH March 12 Big West Tournament TBA No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown PPG RPG Asts Stls Blks March 13 Big West Tournament TBA 1 Imani Lacy Jr. F 6-1 Fresno, Calif. 2.6 0.6 0 3 1 *Big West Conference game 11 Jasmine Hardy Jr. G/F 6-1 Santa Clarita, Calif. 10.6 5.8 11 21 4 ^Big West Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) All home games in BOLD at Walter Pyramid 20 Myrrah Joseph Jr. F 6-0 Carson, Calif. 7.2 4.5 13 12 1 All Times Pacific 23 Lauren Green Jr. F 6-2 Tucson, Ariz. --- --- --- --- --- All Games Are Subject to Change 24 Kamryn Lemon Jr. G 5-8 Sumter, S.C. 2.0 0.0 0 0 0 25 Kianna Hamilton-Fisher RS So. G 6-0 Woodland Hills, Calif. 5.7 3.1 23 24 4 30 Patricia Chung Fr. G 5-8 Monterey Park, Calif. 6.9 2.8 20 14 0 52 Danelle Arigbabu Fr. C 6-4 Berlin, Germany 0.0 2.0 0 0 1 @BEACHWBB 1 LONGBEACHSTATE.COM 2020-21 LONG BEACH STATE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOTES ABOUT THE BEACH MEDIA INFORMATION • Long Beach State closed out the regular season on a high note, with an 80-62 victory over UC Irvine on the road. Long Beach State Athletic Communications • The Beach head into the Big West Tournament as the No. 3 seed owning a conference record of 11-7 and an overall mark Walter Pyramid of 12-8. 1250 Bellflower Blvd. • The Beach opened Big West Conference action on a 10-game winning streak, the team’s best league start since the Long Beach, CA 90840 1987-88 season. • LBSU has played Cal Poly eight time in the Big West Conference Tournament and owns a 7-1 record over the Mustangs. Women’s Basketball Contact ................................Lindy Zamora • As a No. 3 seed, Long Beach State is 6-4 in the Big West Conference Tournament. Office Phone ........................................................ 562-985-8569 • The Beach had three players named to the All-Big West Conference Team as Justina King earned First Team honors as Cell Phone ........................................................... 909-557-4158 well as a nod to the All-Defensive Team. Ma’Qhi Berry also was named to the All-Defensive Team and Patricia Chung was Email ..................................................Lindy.Zamora@csulb.edu named to the All-Freshman Team. Website ............................................www.LongBeachState.com • Long Beach State boasts three players who are averaging double figures. Leading that group is Justina King with 13.7 Athletics Twitter ............................................... @LBSUAthletics points per game, while Naomi Hunt is second on the squad with 12.1, and Jasmine Hardy is hot on her heels with 10.6. Women’s Basketball Twitter ..................................@BeachWBB • In addition to leading the Beach in scoring, King also leads the team with 75 assists. She tallied a new career-high nine in Jeff Cammon Twitter ......................................@CammonJeffrey the final game of the series against UC Santa Barbara. King also contributes 3.2 rebounds per game, 42 steals, and four blocks. MEDIA AVAILABILITY • Hunt leads the squad with 32 made three-point field goals. She has now amassed 138 three-point field goals in her career Head Coach Jeff Cammon and players will be available on to rank fifth all-time at Long Beach State. Monday’s and Wednesday’s after the conclusion of practice. • Hardy is shooting 48.1 percent from the field and has made 40-of-46 free throws for an 87.0 percent clip from the line to Interviews must be set up with approval from the women’s lead the conference. Additionally, she contributes 5.8 rebounds per game to go along with 21 steals, 11 assists, and four basketball contact, Lindy Zamora. No interviews will be blocks. conducted on scheduled days off per NCAA policy. To set up an interview, please contact Lindy Zamora at least 24 hours in • Kristyna Jeskeova has been on point for the Beach as she leads the team with 7.2 rebounds per game and 16 blocks. advance. Additionally, Jeskeova averages 4.3 points per game to go along with a team-best 45 steals, and 23 assists. • As a team, Long Beach State is shooting 40.2 percent from the field and averaging 64.5 points per game. The Beach has GAME CREDENTIALS held their opponents to 60.3 points per game on 41.1 percent shooting. Seating in the Walter Pyramid press areas are solely for • The Beach still remain a strong defensive team as Long Beach State leads the Big West with 11.5 steals per game, while credentialed media. To request a credential, please call or email forcing opponents in to 18.1 turnovers per game. LBSU’s steals per game average leads the Big West and ranks 11th in Lindy Zamora. A request does not guarantee a credential and the nation. will be approved on a case-by-case basis. Members of the media covering LBSU on the road should request a credential SCOUTING CAL POLY through LBSU athletic communications. • Cal Poly comes into the Big West Tournament as the No. 6 seed after having closed out the regular season with a 12-10 overall record and an 8-8 league mark. POST-GAME PROCEDURE • The Mustangs defeated the Beach twice during the regular season in San Luis Obispo, Calif., on Feb. 19 and 20. LBSU’s locker room is closed to the media. Head Coach Jeff • Sierra Campisano and Abbey Ellis were both selected for Big West All-Conference First Team honors and are the Cammon and select players will be brought to the Ukleja Room Mustangs’ lone representatives. after a brief cooling off period for a postgame press conference. • The duo both lead the Mustangs in scoring with 15.5 points per game, while Campisano also leads the squad with 8.6 rebounds per game and 25 blocks. QUICK FACTS • Ellis, meanwhile, sets the standard for the squad with 54 assists and 58 steals this season. UNIVERSITY • Overall, Cal Poly is averaging 61.9 points per game, while shooting 40.1 percent from the field. Location .............................Long Beach, Calif. • The Mustangs’ defense has allowed opponents to average 63.1 points per game on 39.4 shooting. Founded ...................................... 1949 • As a team, Cal Poly is averaging 39.0 rebounds per game for a 5.3 rebounding margin. Enrollment ....................................36,288 • The Mustangs also average 14.0 assists per game, 8.1 steals per game, and 2.3 blocks per game.