College women’s basketball: UCI surrender to 49ers, 91-60
LONG BEACH - The UC Irvine women’s basketball team witnessed a hot
shooting night by Big West host Long Beach State, which won 91-60
Thursday in The Pyramid.
The 49ers (6-7, 1-2 in the Big West Conference), winners of six of
their last seven, shot 63% from the field and used a 17-6 run over the
first 5:30 of the second half to coast to victory.
The Anteaters (4-10, 1-2) went on an early 11-0 run after falling 10-0
to open the game. UCI’s Cindy Oparah and Christina Callaway keyed the
scoring run and led UCI throughout the night, each finishing with a
double-double.
UCI led, 22-18 with seven minutes left in the first half, but the
49ers answered with an 18-7 to close out the half with a 36-29 lead.
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