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LBSU freshman guard Brynna Pukis faces off against UCLA senior guard Gabriela Jaquez. The Beach struggled against the Bruins\u2019 defense, shooting 17-52 from the field. Photo courtesy of Kat Acosta | LBSU Athletics.<\/p>\n
LOS ANGELES, Calif. \u2014 The Long Beach State women\u2019s basketball team (0-10) continued the worst start to a season in school history, suffering its 10th consecutive loss, falling to No. 4 UCLA (11-1) 106-44 on Saturday, Dec. 20, at Pauley Pavilion.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think we\u2019ve gotten better every game, even though this was a tough loss. In terms of what the scoreboard reads, I saw our team compete together, and that was one of the things that we have not been doing,\u201d LBSU head coach Amy Wright said.<\/p>\n
UCLA senior guard Gabriela Jaquez<\/a> opened the game with a 3-pointer from the top of the key, foreshadowing her 12-point first quarter on a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n In just three and a half minutes of play, Jaquez knocked down a 3-pointer from the wing for her ninth point and third 3-pointer, giving the Bruins a 12-4 lead they would never get close to giving up.<\/p>\n LBSU sophomore guard JaQuoia Jones-Brown<\/a> hit a deep jumper just before the shot clock buzzer to end a 9-0 UCLA run as LBSU trailed 21-7, with six of their seven points coming from Jones-Brown.<\/p>\n LBSU sophomore guard JaQuoia Jones-Brown was limited to just 10 points during Saturday\u2019s matchup against No. 4 UCLA. Photo courtesy of Kat Acosta | LBSU Athletics.<\/p>\n Coming off a 25-point performance in her previous game, Jones-Brown was the only member of LBSU to find offensive success. <\/p>\n She scored The Beach\u2019s following four points, finishing the first quarter with 10 of the team\u2019s 11 points, as no other LBSU player made a field goal, as they trailed 29-11.<\/p>\n Jones-Brown reflected on her first quarter success.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it was just me moving and getting to the spots where I know I can shoot the ball. Those are my spots, some things I work on, so that was just what was working for me,\u201d Jones-Brown said.<\/p>\n Jaquez picked up where she left off, opening the second quarter with a driving layup. The Beach freshman forward Rosie Akot<\/a> and sophomore forward Judit Olivia Fernandez<\/a> also added points, but The Beach still trailed the Bruins, 35-15.<\/p>\n The Betts sisters for UCLA made their presence felt on both ends of the court. Senior center Lauren Betts<\/a> and freshman forward Sienna Betts<\/a> combined for two blocks, and Sienna found Lauren open at the top of the key for a jumper to put the Bruins ahead, 44-18.<\/p>\n The pair combined for 31 points, with Lauren\u2014who is projected to be a top-five pick in the upcoming WNBA Draft\u2014leading the way. Wright said she \u201cknew it was coming\u201d from Lauren today.<\/p>\n LBSU sophomore guard Judit Olivia Fernandez goes up for a shot. LBSU scored just 20 points in the paint compared to UCLA\u2019s 56 during Saturday\u2019s contest. Photo courtesy of Kat Acosta | LBSU Athletics.<\/p>\n UCLA went on a 20-5 run to close out the half, leading LBSU 57-23, with 11 turnovers, and the size mismatch proved too much for The Beach to handle.<\/p>\n Back-to-back steals by UCLA senior guard Kiki Rice started a 4-0 run for the Bruins before a Lauren Betts layup put UCLA ahead by 40 in the third quarter, 66-26.<\/p>\n The deficit was too much for The Beach to overcome, as Jones-Brown went scoreless after the first quarter. She finished with 10 points, still leading LBSU in scoring in the 106-44 defeat.<\/p>\n LBSU looks to claim its first win of the season on Monday, Dec. 22, against Toledo at home. Wright believes her team\u2019s confidence will come with the wins.<\/p>\n Junior Contreras is a senior at California State University, Long Beach, majoring in journalism with a minor in communications. Beginning as a video assistant, Junior is a sports assistant of the Long Beach Current this year. After graduation, he plans to pursue a career in sports journalism.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/IMG_3861-scaled.jpg\")
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