{"id":271523,"date":"2026-04-16T22:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271523\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T22:43:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T22:43:08","slug":"long-beach-state-womens-basketball-signs-kailyn-berry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/271523\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach State Women\u2019s Basketball Signs Kailyn Berry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2013 Long Beach State has officially signed Kailyn Berry, a standout forward from Howard College and one of the most productive players in the WJCAC.<\/p>\n<p>Kailyn Berry | Forward | 5-10 | Edmond, Okla.<\/p>\n<p>Berry arrives at Long Beach State following two strong seasons at Howard College, where she developed into one of the top all-around players in her conference. A three-time WJCAC Women&#8217;s Basketball Player of the Week selection, Berry played a key role in helping the Lady Hawks to a 21-9 record during her sophomore campaign and a berth in the NJCAA Region V Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>A consistent double-double threat, Berry combined physical rebounding with perimeter scoring ability, highlighted by multiple standout performances. Among them was a 21-point, 12-rebound, 3-block effort against No. 8 New Mexico Junior College, along with a 23-point, 10-rebound performance on Sophomore Night. She also showcased efficiency from the perimeter, shooting 55% from three-point range in a key conference victory.<\/p>\n<p>Head Coach <a href=\"https:\/\/longbeachstate.com\/sports\/womens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/amy-wright\/1404\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"1404\" target=\"_blank\">Amy Wright<\/a> on Berry:&#13;\n<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are excited to welcome Kailyn Berry to our women&#8217;s basketball program at Long Beach State. Kailyn comes to us as an intense competitor that can score at all 3 levels. She plays the game with energy and passion and has a knack for rebounding the basketball. We are looking for her to be an impact player for the Beach as well as in the Big West.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\nBerry joins a 2026-27 class built on skill and versatility, and will bring immediate scoring, rebounding, and competitive intensity to the Beach when she arrives in Long Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LONG BEACH, Calif. \u2013 Long Beach State has officially signed Kailyn Berry, a standout forward from Howard College&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":271524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[131,133,132],"class_list":["post-271523","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\/271523","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=271523"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271523\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}