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Photo by: Heidi Eligio
Tu'ua's Gamewinner With 4.7 Seconds Remaining Lifts CSUN Past Long Beach
1/5/2023 10:18:00 PM | Women's Basketball
LONG BEACH, Calif.---In a match-up of a pair of undefeated Big West Conference teams, Anaiyah Tu'ua's three-pointer with 4.7 seconds remaining gave CSUN a 57-55 victory over Long Beach State Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid.
Kayanna Spriggs made the first two baskets for the Matadors as The Beach led 6-4 at the first quarter media timeout. Long Beach State increased the advantage to 12-6 over the next three minutes before Tess Amundsen's three-pointer with 11 seconds cut the lead in half as the period closed.
Three consecutive Beach turnovers to begin the second resulted in a pair of Michelle Duchemin field goals and CSUN's first game lead early in the frame. Kianna Hamilton-Fisher returned Long Beach State to the lead with a basket at the 7:11 mark. A little over a minute later, Jordyn Jackson's three-pointer put the Matadors ahead. Amundsen's fast-break three-pointer at 2:38 put CSUN ahead 19-16. The Beach outscored the Matadors 7-0 over the final 1:38 of the first half to take a 25-21 advantage into halftime.
Long Beach State increased the run to 12-0 and a nine-point lead before Laney Amundsen's layup four minutes into the third quarter broke the drought. Jackson quickly followed with a basket. The Matadors kept the Beach off the scoreboard for nearly three minutes, cutting the lead to 33-29 on a pair of Macy Smith free throws at the 3:30 mark. LBSU outscored the Matadors 8-4 in the final three minutes, which allowed the Beach to take a seven-point advantage into the last 10 minutes.
The fourth quarter began with a Jackson long three-pointer and an Amundsen three-point play which helped the Matadors chip away at LBSU. Hamilton-Fisher's layup with just under eight minutes remaining put the Beach ahead 45-40. Back-to-back field goals from Laney Amundsen and Tess Amundsen put the Matadors back by three, 47-44, at the fourth quarter media timeout. Out of the break, Smith tied the game with a three-pointer. A short time later, Tess Amundsen was fouled on a putback of a miss. The 6-0 forward completed the three-point play to return the lead to CSUN, 50-47. Hamilton-Fisher's three-pointer tied the game on the ensuing LBSU possession.
Duchemin responded with a short jumper to again give CSUN the lead. Then, Kristyna Jeskova's three-pointer put the Beach 53-52. Spriggs' putback of her miss earned CSUN a 54-53 lead with 1:53 remaining. Hamilton-Fisher was fouled on a drive on the next Long Beach State possession; however, she missed both free throw attempts at 1:38. The teams traded turnovers, with Long Beach ending up with the ball, calling a timeout to advance with 35.2 seconds remaining. Jeskova's layup nine seconds later made it 55-54 with 30 seconds left.
CSUN called a timeout to advance the ball to halfcourt. Ten seconds went by with LBSU knocking the ball out of bounds. The inbounds pass went off a Beach player, with the Matadors calling their final timeout with 13.9 seconds to go, setting the stage for Tu'ua's game winning three-pointer. Long Beach State called timeout, advancing to half court. After a scramble, Tori Harris' three at the buzzer went off the back rim for the fourth straight CSUN win in the series.
THE STATS
Tess Amundsen led all scorers with 18 points. Jackson charted 12 points and five assists for the Matadors. Hamilton-Fisher paced the Beach with 15 points. Malia Bambrick scored 12, with Savannah Tucker adding 10. CSUN outscored LBSU 23-14 in the fourth quarter, with the Matadors making 9-of-17 field goal attempts. CSUN shot 41.8% (23-of-55) from the floor on the night. Long Beach State was 22-of-51 from the field (43.1%).
The Beach was not whistled for a foul in the second quarter. As such, CSUN took its first free throw attempt at 4:36 of the second half when Jackson missed a chance to complete a three-point play. The Matadors were called for 16 fouls, Long Beach State 11. CSUN made 4-of-5 free throws while the Beach connected on 3-of-8 free throw attempts. The Matadors outrebounded Long Beach State 38-23, 15-6 on the offensive glass. LBSU made 14 steals and forced 20 turnovers.Â
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Anaiyah had a great game. Having experienced players on the floor who have the mindset that we can win if we are up by 10 or down by 10 allowed us to continue to compete and proved to be the difference. We made big shots down the stretch. We put the ball in Tess and Jordyn's hands late in the shot clock and made plays when needed. Our kids deserve the credit for continuing to fight during the game."
NOTES
Long Beach State falls to 7-6 overall and 2-1 in league play…CSUN is off to a 3-0 start in Big West play for only the fourth time since the Matadors joined the Big West in 2001…remaining undefeated in conference action are UC Irvine (2-0) and Hawai'i (2-0)… Jackson's 12 raised her career total to 923… Amundsen's 18 lifted her CSUN total to 576 and her overall collegiate total to 824.
UP NEXT
CSUN (4-9, 3-0 Big West) hosts UC Riverside (2-11, 0-3 Big West) Saturday. ESPN+ coverage begins at 2 p.m.
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Kayanna Spriggs made the first two baskets for the Matadors as The Beach led 6-4 at the first quarter media timeout. Long Beach State increased the advantage to 12-6 over the next three minutes before Tess Amundsen's three-pointer with 11 seconds cut the lead in half as the period closed.
Three consecutive Beach turnovers to begin the second resulted in a pair of Michelle Duchemin field goals and CSUN's first game lead early in the frame. Kianna Hamilton-Fisher returned Long Beach State to the lead with a basket at the 7:11 mark. A little over a minute later, Jordyn Jackson's three-pointer put the Matadors ahead. Amundsen's fast-break three-pointer at 2:38 put CSUN ahead 19-16. The Beach outscored the Matadors 7-0 over the final 1:38 of the first half to take a 25-21 advantage into halftime.
Long Beach State increased the run to 12-0 and a nine-point lead before Laney Amundsen's layup four minutes into the third quarter broke the drought. Jackson quickly followed with a basket. The Matadors kept the Beach off the scoreboard for nearly three minutes, cutting the lead to 33-29 on a pair of Macy Smith free throws at the 3:30 mark. LBSU outscored the Matadors 8-4 in the final three minutes, which allowed the Beach to take a seven-point advantage into the last 10 minutes.
The fourth quarter began with a Jackson long three-pointer and an Amundsen three-point play which helped the Matadors chip away at LBSU. Hamilton-Fisher's layup with just under eight minutes remaining put the Beach ahead 45-40. Back-to-back field goals from Laney Amundsen and Tess Amundsen put the Matadors back by three, 47-44, at the fourth quarter media timeout. Out of the break, Smith tied the game with a three-pointer. A short time later, Tess Amundsen was fouled on a putback of a miss. The 6-0 forward completed the three-point play to return the lead to CSUN, 50-47. Hamilton-Fisher's three-pointer tied the game on the ensuing LBSU possession.
Duchemin responded with a short jumper to again give CSUN the lead. Then, Kristyna Jeskova's three-pointer put the Beach 53-52. Spriggs' putback of her miss earned CSUN a 54-53 lead with 1:53 remaining. Hamilton-Fisher was fouled on a drive on the next Long Beach State possession; however, she missed both free throw attempts at 1:38. The teams traded turnovers, with Long Beach ending up with the ball, calling a timeout to advance with 35.2 seconds remaining. Jeskova's layup nine seconds later made it 55-54 with 30 seconds left.
CSUN called a timeout to advance the ball to halfcourt. Ten seconds went by with LBSU knocking the ball out of bounds. The inbounds pass went off a Beach player, with the Matadors calling their final timeout with 13.9 seconds to go, setting the stage for Tu'ua's game winning three-pointer. Long Beach State called timeout, advancing to half court. After a scramble, Tori Harris' three at the buzzer went off the back rim for the fourth straight CSUN win in the series.
THE STATS
Tess Amundsen led all scorers with 18 points. Jackson charted 12 points and five assists for the Matadors. Hamilton-Fisher paced the Beach with 15 points. Malia Bambrick scored 12, with Savannah Tucker adding 10. CSUN outscored LBSU 23-14 in the fourth quarter, with the Matadors making 9-of-17 field goal attempts. CSUN shot 41.8% (23-of-55) from the floor on the night. Long Beach State was 22-of-51 from the field (43.1%).
The Beach was not whistled for a foul in the second quarter. As such, CSUN took its first free throw attempt at 4:36 of the second half when Jackson missed a chance to complete a three-point play. The Matadors were called for 16 fouls, Long Beach State 11. CSUN made 4-of-5 free throws while the Beach connected on 3-of-8 free throw attempts. The Matadors outrebounded Long Beach State 38-23, 15-6 on the offensive glass. LBSU made 14 steals and forced 20 turnovers.Â
ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Anaiyah had a great game. Having experienced players on the floor who have the mindset that we can win if we are up by 10 or down by 10 allowed us to continue to compete and proved to be the difference. We made big shots down the stretch. We put the ball in Tess and Jordyn's hands late in the shot clock and made plays when needed. Our kids deserve the credit for continuing to fight during the game."
NOTES
Long Beach State falls to 7-6 overall and 2-1 in league play…CSUN is off to a 3-0 start in Big West play for only the fourth time since the Matadors joined the Big West in 2001…remaining undefeated in conference action are UC Irvine (2-0) and Hawai'i (2-0)… Jackson's 12 raised her career total to 923… Amundsen's 18 lifted her CSUN total to 576 and her overall collegiate total to 824.
UP NEXT
CSUN (4-9, 3-0 Big West) hosts UC Riverside (2-11, 0-3 Big West) Saturday. ESPN+ coverage begins at 2 p.m.
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Team Stats
CSUN
LBSU
FG%
.418
.431
3FG%
.389
.364
FT%
.800
.375
RB
38
23
TO
20
13
STL
4
14
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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