Fall to Pacific

Long Beach State women’s basketball cannot tame the Tigers on senior night before 992 fans at the Walter Pyramid.

Behind a barrage of there point shooting, the Pacific Tigers spoil the 49ers last home game of the season 77-67.  Fitting for senior night, Karina Figueroa and Lauren Sims led the Beach with 18 and 17 points respectively.

Game images at: Ballin’ at Da Beach – Facebook – Flickr

From Long Beach State reports – Box Score

LONG BEACH – The Long Beach State women’s basketball team dropped a 77-67 decision to Pacific in front of 992 fans at the Walter Pyramid Saturday evening.

The Beach forced 28 turnovers, but the Tigers shot a blistering 56.0 percent from the field and outrebounded the 49ers, 35-28.

Senior Karina Figueroa led LBSU with 18 points and five assists, while classmate Lauren Sims finished with 17 points. Junior Melanie Lisnock chipped in 12 points and senior Ally Wade grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.

Pacific raced out to a 13-2 advantage and went up by as many as 19 at the 6:59 mark. The Beach then used a 15-5 run, capped by a Lisnock 3-pointer with nine seconds on the clock, to cut the deficit to 37-28 at the break.

The Tigers shot 66.7 percent from the field, while holding the 49ers to a 36.7 field goal percentage in the first half.

LBSU (12-16, 8-7 BWC) opened the second period with five unanswered points to pull within four (37-33) at the 18:07 mark. UOP was able to rebuild its lead to double digits, but The Beach went on a 16-4 spurt, capped by a pair of free throws from Wade, to even the score at 56-56 with 6:40 to play.

The two teams traded baskets over the next two minutes before UOP pulled ahead, outscoring Long Beach State 12-4 down the stretch, to come away with the 77-67 victory.