Women’s
hoops beat Aggies with three-pointers
By Alexis Kindig
On-line Forty-Niner
The
49ers women’s basketball team reeled in
its first win of the season in its second
try Monday night at The Pyramid, beating
the New Mexico State Aggies, 78-67.
Long
Beach State (1-1) poured in nine three-pointers,
the second most in school history.
Seven
of the three-pointers were scored in the
first half, contributing to the Beach’s
18-point lead at halftime.
The
49ers started off strong, sprinting ahead
to an 8-0 advantage in the first few minutes
of the game.
 Christina
Mack, Glory Johnson, Jinga Gosschalk and
Lauren Bull all scored three-pointers in
the first half to boost LBSU to the big
lead going into the half.
Bull
scored the last points of the first half,
which was another three-pointer, to up the
score to 44-26.
Immediately
after, Bull was knocked down and injured,
and did not return to the game because of
soreness in her neck.
In
the second half, the Aggies (1-1) managed
to come within five points, 54-49, but the
LBSU quickly widened the gap with the help
of two more three-point shots.
Freshman
forward Deja Blevins earned her first points
as a 49er with two free throws to secure
The Beach’s 78-67 victory.
Senior
forward Glory Johnson led the team with
19 points and seven rebounds, while dishing
out nine assists.
Sophomore
guard Candice Wilson scored a career-high
14 points for The Beach, and also grabbed
three rebounds and distributed nine assists.
For
the Aggies, Princess Moore scored 31 points,
a career high, along with tallying five
rebounds and two assists.
Sinnamon
Garrett was second in scoring with 14 points
and eight rebounds for New Mexico State.
The
LBSU women’s basketball team will be on
the road against Eastern Washington on Wednesday
at 7 p.m. and return to The Pyramid on Sunday
at 2 p.m. to play Florida.
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