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Beach falls in
overtime
By Danielle
Grossman
On-line Forty-Niner
The Long Beach
State women's basketball team battled with visiting Syracuse
into overtime Saturday at The Pyramid, but the 49ers ultimately
lost, 76-70, in the season opener for both squads.
Jinga Gosschalk, who was starting in his first game with LBSU,
led the 49ers with 20 points, sinking five of eight shots
from the three-point line.
"Nothing feels good if you don't win," said Gosschalk,
a junior guard from Amsterdam. "It doesn't feel good
any more."
All five Beach starters scored in double figures. Senior Crystal
Givens registered a double-double, scoring 10 points and grabbing
13 rebounds, while Tamara Inoue added 11 points, nine assists
and five steals. Ekuah Ramsey had 10 points, nine rebounds
and five assists and freshman center Jayme Connors added 15
points and grabbed seven rebounds in her first college game.
Syracuse was led by Julie McBride with 21 points and
Shannon Perry with 19 points and 10 rebounds.
The Orangewomen dominated the 49ers on the free-throw line,
making 25 of 33 shots while LBSU made eight of 13.
"They shot 20 more free throws than we did," 49er
Head Coach Dallas Bolla said. "They made 25 shots, and
we weren't even up there that many times."
The 49ers started the first half strong and built a 15-6 lead.
Syracuse's Jazmine Wright tied the game at 25-25 with with
a layup and another layup by McBride put Syracuse ahead for
the first time in the half at 30-28.
The teams swapped the lead in the second half until Perry
made a free throw with 30.2 seconds left in regulation to
tie the game at 62-62 and push it to overtime.
Two jumpshots by Connors put the 49ers ahead, 66-62, in overtime,
but McBride was able to hit four free throws and once again
tie the score. Ramsey pulled the 49ers ahead for the
last time with a layup, but Syracuse answered with three-pointers
from Jaime James and McBride to go ahead for good.
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Cara
Garcia/On-line Forty-Niner
Senior guard Tamara Inoue attempts to control
a loose ball during The Beach's 76-70 overtime loss to Syracuse
Saturday at The Pyramid. Inoue had 11 points, nine assists
and five steals on the night.
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