Nov. 16, 2008
LONG BEACH, Calif. -
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The San Diego State women's basketball team had a 15-point first-half lead, but had to rally to survive a strong Long Beach State run, coming away with a 67-59 victory Sunday at the Pyramid in Long Beach, Calif. The Aztecs start the season 2-0 for the second year in row, while the 49ers dropped to 0-1 in the teams' first meeting since 1997.
Sophomore Jerica Williams (San Diego, Calif.) had a career-best 23 points with 16 in the second half and three of the team's four triples. Sophomore center Paris Johnson (San Diego, Calif.) had 14 points and 12 boards for the second outing in a row, posting her fifth career double-double to go with four blocked shots. Junior guard Quenese Davis (Sacramento, Calif.) was the third Aztec in double-figures, notching 16 points and a game-high five steals.
The host 49ers scored the first point of the afternoon on a free throw, the only time LBSU would lead during the game. The Aztecs countered with a Williams' three pointer and took a 4-1 advantage on a free throw. The Beach got back to within one on a fast break lay-up by Courtney Jacob.
Over the next seven minutes, SDSU held LBSU without a field goal, building an 18-3 lead, before the 49ers could finally break the string at the 9:52 mark. That 15-point advantage at 18-3 was the Aztecs' largest of the game, but LBSU was able to shave six points off that deficit and went into the break down by just nine, 31-22.
San Diego State pushed its lead back into double-figures on a Lindsay Leo (San Jose, Calif.) jumper to open the second half at 33-22. The rest of the way was a battle, however, as the 49ers drew to within four at the 11:17 mark and the score 46-42.
Another three-pointer by Williams increased the SDSU advantage to seven and the visitor's were up by 10 at 60-50 and again at 67-57. The Aztecs finished out the game by making five of six free throws in the final 1:33 to come away with the 67-59 win.
The 49ers were led by Courtney Jacob's 14 points and Whitney Fields' 13 points and eight rebounds.
San Diego State heads to No. 1 ranked Connecticut for a Thursday night game at 7 p.m. ET at the XL Center in Hartford, Conn. The game will be shown on a tape-delay basis on The Mtn. at 8 p.m. PT. Live audio will be available on SDSU's official website, www.goaztecs.com.