Long Beach State 56, at UC Santa Barbara 72

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (Interstat) — The UC Santa Barbara women’s basketball team used a dominant first half and a standout performance from Olivia Bradley to secure a 72-56 victory over Long Beach State in a Big West Conference game Saturday at the Thunderdome. The Gauchos (15-3, 4-1 Big West) never trailed, building a 19-point lead by halftime and withstanding a late push from the 49ers to win their second straight game. Long Beach State fell to 2-17 overall and 1-5 in conference play. Bradley, a 6-foot-1 junior from Adelaide, Australia, led all scorers with 20 points. She added four assists… Read more...