{"id":124874,"date":"2026-01-08T07:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/124874\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:34:07","slug":"beach-aim-to-build-big-west-momentum-in-clash-with-uc-irvine-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/124874\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Aim To Build Big West Momentum In Clash With UC Irvine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long Beach State is gearing up to take on UC Irvine in a Big West clash, looking to build on their challenging non-conference run. The team is led by JaQuoia Jones-Brown, whose all-around contributions have become crucial as they navigate through conference play. Long Beach currently holds a slight edge of 19\u201318 in their all-time series against UC Irvine.<\/p>\n<p> By the NumbersLong Beach State averages 50.5 points per game, shooting .329 overall and .261 from three-point range.JaQuoia Jones-Brown logs 36.5 minutes per game and leads the Beach in scoring (17.1 ppg), rebounding (7.2 rpg), and assists (2.2 apg). Yes, But<\/p>\n<p>Despite their strong statistical leaders, Long Beach has faced challenges in the non-conference season, suggesting potential vulnerabilities that UC Irvine could exploit. Their scoring efficiency and overall performance will be under scrutiny as they enter conference play.<\/p>\n<p> State of PlayLong Beach is seeking to turn their non-conference experience into momentum against UC Irvine.The team&#8217;s defensive strategy includes forcing 6.3 steals per game and averaging 2.5 blocks. What&#8217;s Next<\/p>\n<p>If Long Beach can harness their defensive prowess and maintain their key players&#8217; performance, they may set the stage for a successful run in the Big West conference. Continued development from their new recruits could also bolster their competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p> Bottom Line<\/p>\n<p>Long Beach State&#8217;s ability to adapt their learned experiences from a tough non-conference slate could be pivotal as they aim for a strong showing in the Big West. The performance of Jones-Brown, alongside solid contributions from other players, will be critical in achieving their goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach State is gearing up to take on UC Irvine in a Big West clash, looking to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124605,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-124874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124605"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}