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USU women shoot 8 percent in first half, lose 63-36 to
Long Beach
By Jerome Le Carrou
January 31, 2005 | The Utah State Aggies
lost 63-36 to the Long Beach State 49ers Saturday night
in the Spectrum, and fell to 10-8 on the season and
5-4 in conference play.
Each Aggie entered the court with a red heart printed
on her jersey.
Kalhie Quinones explained that this was for Anne-Marie
Torp, who may have open-heart surgery in the coming
months. It also served as a reminder that the Aggies
have to play with their heart because they never know
when the game can be taken away from them.
The 49ers had a 23-0 run to open the game, the Aggies
were unable to score any points until a free-throw by
Camille Brox with 5:15 remaining in the first half.
The 49ers played an impressive defense putting a lot
of pressure on the Aggies, who were unable to break
through. They missed 19 shots from the field before
Quinones scored a three-pointer with 4:26 remaining.
"Regardless of what they're playing, we have got
to execute," Quinones said about the defense the
49ers were playing on the Aggies.
At halftime the 49ers led 32-9.
During this first half, the Aggies shot just 8 percent
from the field while the 49ers, led by Jeannie Saunders'
10 points, shot 41.4 percent.
"This first half was very frustrating -- not being
able to hit any shots, getting rushed out of our offense.
At those time you have to have composure. We talked
about that at halftime, come back out and if they're
gonna win make them earn it, " Quinones said after
the game.
The Aggies had a better second half and scored 25 points.
Despite raising their shooting accuracy to 20 percent
for the game, the margin didn't get smaller than 18
points.
The Aggies were led by Brittany Tressler, who scored
nine points, while the 49ers were led by Petra Glaser
with 15.
The Aggies were outrebounded 51-35.
"We just didn't score," said Coach Raegan
Pebley after the game.
"We are not an 8 percent shooting team,"
she added.
The Aggies will face Cal Poly Thursday night and UC
Santa Barbara Saturday afternoon in the Spectrum.
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