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sports
Givens' career
high doesn't pan out for 49ers
Staff reports
Guard Bryn Britton
scored a career-high 34 points and pulled down seven rebounds
to lead Loyola Marymount to a 76-68 nonconference victory
over visiting Long Beach State Thursday at Gersten Pavilion.
The 49ers (0-4)
fell behind by as many as 13 points in the second half, but
climbed to within four points twice in the final two minutes
of the contest, on baskets by Jayme Conners and Glory Johnson.
The Lions (6-2) held off the 49ers' charge by hitting several
free throws down the stretch, including two by Raelen Self
with 30 seconds left in the game that clinched the victory
for LMU.
LBSU's Crystal
Givens tied a career-high with 17 points and Johnson finished
with 13 points. Jinga Gosschalk had nine points and seven
rebounds and Tamara Inoue added eight points and seven assists
for the 49ers, who lost despite shooting 51.9 percent from
the field, including 57.7 percent in the first half. The Lions
hit 43.3 percent of their field goals in the game.
Britton, a preseason
All-America candidate, scored 16 of her points in the first
seven minutes of the game and had 21 by halftime to give the
Lions a 45-39 lead going into the break. The senior hit 13
of 20 field goals and connected on three three-pointers for
the game.
The contest against
LMU was the 49ers' last game before heading into the winter
break. LBSU will look to improve on its record with several
nonconference and Big West Conference matchups during December
and January. Here's a look at The Beach's schedule over the
break (All home games at The Pyramid and in bold; all times
PDT; Big West games marked with an *):
December
Sun 16 at Indiana 12:00 p.m.
Tue 18 at Northwestern 5:00 p.m.
Fri 21 at San Francisco 7:00 p.m.
Thu-Fri 27-28 Beach Classic (Fairfield, St. Francis
(N.Y.), University of Missouri-Kansas City) 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Sun 30 vs. Centenary 2:00 p.m.
January
Thu 3 * at UC Riverside 7:00 p.m.
Sat 5 * at CS Fullerton 7:00 p.m.
Thu 10 * vs. UC Irvine 7:30 p.m.
Sun 13 * vs. Idaho 2:00 p.m.
Fri 18 * at CS Northridge 7:00 p.m.
Sun 20 * at Pacific 2:00 p.m.
Thu 24 * vs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 7:30 p.m.
Sat 26 * vs. UC Santa Barbara 7:30 p.m.
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