2023–24 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 15-18 (8–12 Big West) |
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Home arena | Walter Pyramid |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawai'i | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC San Diego* | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big West tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by first-year head coach Amy Wright, played their home games at the Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California as members of the Big West Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Beach finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 17–3 in Big West play, to finish in second place.[1] As the #2 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated #10 seed UC Riverside in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to #3 seed and eventual tournament champions Hawaii in the semifinals.[3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they lost to San Diego in the first round.[4]
On March 29, 2023, head coach Jeff Cammon announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the head coaching position at Saint Mary's.[5] On April 17, Oklahoma associate head coach Amy Wright was named the Beach's next head coach.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Biola | W 82–62 | 1–0 |
25 – Tucker | 9 – Shoff | 8 – Chung | Walter Pyramid (747) Long Beach, CA | ||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Nevada | W 79–57 | 2–0 |
18 – Shoff | 9 – Shoff | 2 – 5 tied | Walter Pyramid (1,050) Long Beach, CA | ||||
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | L 71–82 | 2–1 |
17 – Givens | 7 – Woodley | 6 – Valenti Paea | Fowler Events Center (590) Riverside, CA | ||||
November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MWN |
at Fresno State | L 64–74 | 2–2 |
17 – Givens | 7 – Tucker | 3 – Chung | Save Mart Center (1,233) Fresno, CA | ||||
November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Pepperdine | W 68–53 | 3–2 |
14 – Tucker | 6 – Givens | 4 – Chung | Firestone Fieldhouse (103) Malibu, CA | ||||
December 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., LHN |
at No. 5 Texas | L 62–106 | 3–3 |
22 – Tucker | 5 – Sonnier | 3 – Valenti Paea | Moody Center (5,087) Austin, TX | ||||
December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Colorado State Beach Classic |
W 77–76 | 2–5 |
19 – 2 tied | 10 – Chung | 3 – 2 tied | Walter Pyramid (340) Long Beach, CA | ||||
December 16, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Pacific Beach Classic |
L 86–90 | 4–4 |
20 – Valenti Paea | 7 – Woodley | 5 – 2 tied | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ||||
December 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Francisco | W 81–79 | 5–4 |
17 – Tucker | 8 – Matthews | 5 – Matthews | Walter Pyramid (547) Long Beach, CA | ||||
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
No. 6 USC | L 77–85 | 5–5 |
17 – Tucker | 10 – Crawshaw | 2 – 4 tied | Walter Pyramid (1,243) Long Beach, CA | ||||
Big West regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Fullerton | L 61–67 | 5–6 (0–1) |
17 – Valenti Paea | 6 – 3 tied | 4 – Valenti Paea | Walter Pyramid (730) Long Beach, CA | ||||
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Northridge | W 76–58 | 6–6 (1–1) |
19 – Givens | 10 – Woodley | 3 – Woodley | Premier America Credit Union Arena (159) Northridge, CA | ||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal Poly | L 56–64 | 6–7 (1–2) |
13 – Tucker | 8 – Matthews | 5 – Valenti Paea | Walter Pyramid (569) Long Beach, CA | ||||
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Riverside | L 43–49 | 6–8 (1–3) |
11 – Valenti Paea | 10 – Valenti Paea | 5 – Valenti Paea | SRC Arena (121) Riverside, CA | ||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC San Diego | L 30–45 | 6–9 (1–4) |
8 – Sonnier | 8 – Crawshaw | 1 – 3 tied | Walter Pyramid (535) Long Beach, CA | ||||
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Santa Barbara | L 56–69 | 6–10 (1–5) |
14 – Valenti Paea | 7 – Chung | 4 – Givens | Walter Pyramid (853) Long Beach, CA | ||||
January 18, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Hawaii | L 55-68 | 6–11 (1–6) |
16 – Tucker | 7 – Chung | 3 – Woodley | Stan Sheriff Center (1,567) Honolulu, HI | ||||
January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Irvine | L 59–74 | 6–12 (1–7) |
16 – Valenti Paea | 9 – Chung | 4 – Chung | Bren Events Center (2,294) Irvine, CA | ||||
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Riverside | W 54–52 | 7–12 (2–7) |
18 – Woodley | 7 – Woodley | 3 – 2 tied | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Bakersfield | W 70–57 | 8–12 (3–7) |
24 – Chung | 12 – Crawshaw | 5 – Chung | Walter Pyramid (517) Long Beach, CA | ||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | L 45–78 | 8–13 (3–8) |
14 – Valenti Paea | 6 – Valenti Paea | 3 – Chung | LionTree Arena (568) La Jolla, CA | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal Poly | L 76–84 | 8–14 (3–9) |
17 – Crawshaw | 7 – Tucker | 3 – 2 tied | Mott Athletics Center (1,294) San Luis Obispo, CA | ||||
February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., SPECTSN/ESPN+ |
UC Davis | W 78–52 | 9–14 (4–9) |
17 – Valenti Paea | 8 – 2 tied | 3 – 2 tied | Walter Pyramid (661) Long Beach, CA | ||||
February 17, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | W 86–62 | 10–14 (5–9) |
21 – Woodley | 10 – Crawshaw | 4 – 2 tied | Walter Pyramid (1,002) Long Beach, CA | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Bakersfield | W 69–67 | 11–14 (6–9) |
20 – Tucker | 10 – Matthews | 4 – Tucker | Icardo Center (515) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., SPECTSN/ESPN+ |
Hawaii | L 68–80 | 11–15 (6–10) |
14 – Givens | 8 – Woodley | 4 – Chung | Walter Pyramid (1,504) Long Beach, CA | ||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Fullerton | W 74–59 | 12–15 (7–10) |
16 – Valenti Paea | 8 – Crawshaw | 4 – Valenti Paea | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UC Irvine | L 76–86 OT | 12–16 (7–11) |
21 – Woodley | 9 – 2 tied | 11 – Valenti Paea | Walter Pyramid (819) Long Beach, CA | ||||
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Santa Barbara | W 75–69 | 13–16 (8–11) |
17 – Tucker | 6 – Woodley | 5 – Chung | The Thunderdome (678) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Davis | L 58–70 | 13–17 (8–12) |
11 – Tucker | 6 – Crawshaw | 2 – Tucker | University Credit Union Center (917) Davis, CA | ||||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (6) UC Santa Barbara First round |
W 90–75 | 14–17 |
17 – Tucker | 10 – Chung | 6 – Woodley | Dollar Loan Center (557) Henderson, NV | |||
March 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (3) UC Riverside Quarterfinals |
W 83–75 OT | 15–17 |
20 – Chung | 10 – Woodley | 4 – 2 tied | Dollar Loan Center (580) Henderson, NV | |||
March 15, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
(7) | vs. (2) UC Irvine Semifinals |
L 57–69 | 15–18 |
13 – Valenti Paea | 7 – Sonnier | 3 – Sonnier | Dollar Loan Center (1,239) Henderson, NV | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "No. 2 Seed Long Beach State Rallies to Defeat No. 10 Seed UC Riverside in The Big West Quarterfinals". Long Beach State University Athletics. March 8, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Shimabuku, Christian (March 10, 2023). "Hawaii women's basketball advances to Big West finals". KHON-TV. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Neubert's Historic Night Powers Toreros Past Long Beach State in WNIT". University of San Diego Athletics. March 16, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ Zamora, Lindy (March 29, 2023). "Jeff Cammon Leaving Long Beach State Women's Basketball For New Position". longbeachstate.com. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
- ^ "Former A&M assistant Wright hired at Long Beach State". The Eagle. April 17, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Long Beach State Beach 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.