Saturday, December 30
Northridge, Calif.
2:00 p.m.
California State University at Northridge
2-10,0-2Big West
58
vs
76
Long Beach State
6-6,1-1Big West
1
2
3
4
F
Long Beach St.
20
5
29
22
76
CSUN
13
13
16
16
58
Photo by: Connor Clark
Matadors Fall To The Beach
12/30/2023 5:22:00 PM | Women's Basketball
NORTHRIDGE, Calif.---CSUN Women's Basketball lost to Long Beach State by a final score of 76-58 on Saturday afternoon in the Premier America Credit Union Arena. Three Matadors scored in double digits as Kayanna Spriggs had a team-high 18, and Laney Amundsen and Erica Adams each added 14.
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beach opened the game with a 9-0 run. The Matadors quickly fired back with their own shots by Amundsen and a 3-pointer by Adams. The Beach looked to pull away further, but Spriggs stopped them a basket bringing the Matadors to within 12-7. Long Beach State would outscore CSUN 8-6 to close the opening quarter as the Beach led 20-13 after one.
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The Matadors opened the second quarter as Spriggs made a layup, beginning CSUN's six-point run. The Beach tried pulling away, but Amiyah Ferguson and Adams rallied together to tie the game at 23-23. Adams and Ana Carolina De Jesus continued to put points on the board as CSUN took the lead, 26-23. The Beach tried to close the distance, but the Matadors held their lead at the end of the first half, 26-25.
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Long Beach State returned with a vengeance as it quickly overtook the Matadors in the first 30 seconds of the third quarter. CSUN once again reclaimed the lead as Talo Li-Uperesa made two layups and a free throw to put CSUN on top 31-30. Long Beach State took back the lead, but Ferguson tied the score once more within 20 seconds with a jumpshot. The Matadors fought hard, but the Beach began to pull away with a 21-11 run. Spriggs attempted to interrupt the Beach momentum, but the third quarter ended with CSUN trailing 54-42.
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CSUN came into the fourth quarter strong as Spriggs opened with a layup. The Beach tried pulling away, but Spriggs, Li-Uperesa, and Amundsen kept sinking baskets as they trimmed the deficit to 10 at 60-50. The Beach pulled ahead with another run, boosting the lead to 20 points. The Matadors didn't stop fighting with one final layup by Spriggs in the last 12 seconds of the game. Â
NOTES OF THE GAME
ACCORDING TO COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Of course, I'm going to give our opponents credit, but a lot of the turnovers were self-inflicted. No excuses, but we were playing with a short bench right now between injuries and the flu. We're putting the ball in freshmen's hands a lot. There are growing pains with that and experience with that. Give Long Beach State the credit but a lot of that is on us."
UP NEXT
CSUN hits the road for its next conference game as the Matadors head to Hawai'i on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 9 p.m PT. Tune into the game on ESPN+.
#GoMatadors
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HOW IT HAPPENED
The Beach opened the game with a 9-0 run. The Matadors quickly fired back with their own shots by Amundsen and a 3-pointer by Adams. The Beach looked to pull away further, but Spriggs stopped them a basket bringing the Matadors to within 12-7. Long Beach State would outscore CSUN 8-6 to close the opening quarter as the Beach led 20-13 after one.
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The Matadors opened the second quarter as Spriggs made a layup, beginning CSUN's six-point run. The Beach tried pulling away, but Amiyah Ferguson and Adams rallied together to tie the game at 23-23. Adams and Ana Carolina De Jesus continued to put points on the board as CSUN took the lead, 26-23. The Beach tried to close the distance, but the Matadors held their lead at the end of the first half, 26-25.
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Long Beach State returned with a vengeance as it quickly overtook the Matadors in the first 30 seconds of the third quarter. CSUN once again reclaimed the lead as Talo Li-Uperesa made two layups and a free throw to put CSUN on top 31-30. Long Beach State took back the lead, but Ferguson tied the score once more within 20 seconds with a jumpshot. The Matadors fought hard, but the Beach began to pull away with a 21-11 run. Spriggs attempted to interrupt the Beach momentum, but the third quarter ended with CSUN trailing 54-42.
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CSUN came into the fourth quarter strong as Spriggs opened with a layup. The Beach tried pulling away, but Spriggs, Li-Uperesa, and Amundsen kept sinking baskets as they trimmed the deficit to 10 at 60-50. The Beach pulled ahead with another run, boosting the lead to 20 points. The Matadors didn't stop fighting with one final layup by Spriggs in the last 12 seconds of the game. Â
NOTES OF THE GAME
- Spriggs recorded a new career high with 18 points as well as eight free throws made.
- Ferguson reached a new season high in rebounds, going from five to eight.
- Amundsen also reached a new career high with 14 points and four 3-point field goals made.
- De Jesus collected a season-high six rebounds.
- Long Beach State narrowly had more rebounds, 44-41, while CSUN outshot the Beach from 3-point range at 33.3 percent compared to 30.8 percent.
- The Beach led in steals 18-10 while the Matadors led in blocks 7-3.
- Long Beach State committed 22 turnovers in the game while CSUN had 30. The Beach would have a 31-14 edge in points off turnovers.
ACCORDING TO COACH CARLENE MITCHELL
"Of course, I'm going to give our opponents credit, but a lot of the turnovers were self-inflicted. No excuses, but we were playing with a short bench right now between injuries and the flu. We're putting the ball in freshmen's hands a lot. There are growing pains with that and experience with that. Give Long Beach State the credit but a lot of that is on us."
UP NEXT
CSUN hits the road for its next conference game as the Matadors head to Hawai'i on Saturday, Jan. 6 at 9 p.m PT. Tune into the game on ESPN+.
#GoMatadors
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Team Stats
LBSU
CSUN
FG%
.369
.298
3FG%
.308
.333
FT%
.741
.818
RB
44
41
TO
22
30
STL
18
10
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
18
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
4
FTM
2
Pts
14
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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