Official Site of the Dons · Dec 20, 2023
Comeback Falls Short as Dons Drop Road Contest at Long Beach State
Luana Leite LONG BEACH, Calif. – The University of San Francisco women's basketball team (3-8) erased a double-digit deficit but came up short at Long Beach State (5-4), falling 81-79 in the final non-conference road game Tuesday afternoon at Walter Pyramid.
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Long Beach State kicked off the game with a 5-0 run before Luana Leite put San Francisco on the board with a driving layup at the 7:50 mark of the first quarter.
The Beach continued to increase their lead in the following minutes and led by 14, 20-6, at the 2:49 mark. The Dons, however, recovered and closed out the first quarter on a 10-0 run to cut the deficit to four, 20-16.