UC Riverside Advances in Big West Tournament With 54-40 Win Over Long Beach State

Wednesday, March 12

Henderson, Nev.

2:30 p.m.

University of California, Riverside

17-14,12-8Big West

Long Beach State

16-14,12-8Big West

Team	1	2	3	4	F
UC Riverside	8	9	14	23	54
Long Beach St.	4	10	13	13	40

UC Riverside Advances in Big West Tournament With 54-40 Win Over Long Beach State

3/12/2025 6:05:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

HENDERSON, Nev. – The UC Riverside Highlanders opened the Big West Championship with a dominant defensive performance, securing a 54-40 victory over Long Beach State on Wednesday afternoon at Lee's Family Forum.

HOW IT HAPPENED

UC Riverside and Long Beach State battled in a defensive first half, with both teams struggling from the field. The Highlanders held the Beach to just four points in the opening quarter while shooting 25% (3-for-12) themselves.
Long Beach State managed to pull within three at halftime, but UC Riverside found its rhythm after the break. The Highlanders outscored the Beach 14-13 in the third quarter before delivering a decisive 23-point fourth quarter to pull away for the win.
A 9-0 run midway through the final period, highlighted by three-pointers from Makayla Rose and Shelley Duchemin, pushed UCR's lead to double digits. The Highlanders finished the game shooting 57.1% in the fourth quarter and 77.3% from the free-throw line.

NOTABLES

Makayla Rose led all scorers with 13 points while adding six assists and three steals.
Seneca Hackley followed with 12 points, going 7-for-10 from the free-throw line.
The Highlanders held the Beach to 25.4% shooting, including just 3-of-20 from three-point range.
UC Riverside forced 17 turnovers and scored 11 points off those opportunities.

UP NEXT

The Highlanders advances to the second round of the Big West Championship, as they face No. 3 seed UC Davis tomorrow, Friday, March 13^th at 2:30pm tomorrow, March 13^th.