College Roundup

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

UC Irvine 68,

Long Beach State 61

IRVINE — Jade Smith-Williams scored a career-high 33 points for the Anteaters in the Big West Conference game Thursday night at the Bren Events Center.

Smith-Williams was nine of 14 from the field, including five for nine from three-point range and 10 for 10 from the free-throw line.

Mikah Maly-Karros recorded her league-leading sixth double-double with 15 points and 13 rebounds for UCI (6-13, 3-4 in conference). She scored 12 of her points in the second half. Rebecca Maessen added 13 points, five rebounds and two steals.

Karina Figueroa led Long Beach State (7-11, 3-3) with 18 points.

The Anteaters beat the 49ers on the boards, 39-37 and knocked down a season-high seven three-pointers.

The Anteater win is only the ninth all-time against the Forty-Niners (9-47) and gives UCI two points in the Black & Blue Rivalry Series presented by Duke’s of Huntington Beach.

UCI plays at UC Riverside Saturday at 5 p.m.