UC Santa Barbara Gauchos at Long Beach State Beach
· BIG WEST CONFERENCE WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - FINAL
55 - 56
Long Beach St. women edge Santa Barbara 56-55 for MWC title
Trailing by two, second-seeded Long Beach State got a 3-pointer from Montgomery to retake the lead for good 54-53 with 1:45 to play. Jewelyn Sawyer then dropped in a layup to stretch the advantage to three and No. 4 seed Santa Barbara went 2 of 4 from the line over the final 44 seconds.
Montgomery finished with 14 points and Raven Benton had 12 for Long Beach State (23-10), which played in its first conference tournament championship since 2012.
Santa Barbara (16-16) rallied in the second half, slashing a 19-point deficit with a 21-4 run stretching across most of the third quarter and into the fourth to trail 42-40 with 8:31 to play. Six minutes later, the Gauchos edged into their first lead of the game, 53-51, on Drea Toler's 3-pointer.
Toler finished with 16 points and Drew Edelman had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Santa Barbara.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 55 - 56 |
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UC Santa Barbara Defensive Rebound. | 55 - 56 |
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Martina McCowan missed Three Point Jumper. | 55 - 56 |
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UC Santa Barbara Offensive Rebound. | 55 - 56 |
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Drea Toler missed Free Throw. | 55 - 56 |
Statistics
 UCSB |
LBSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 19-53 | FG | 23-55 |
| 36 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 9-13 | FT | 5-7 |
| 69 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 15 | Assists | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 4 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 20 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 1,212 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC Irvine | 17-3 | - | 26-7 |
| UC San Diego | 17-3 | - | 24-9 |
| UC Davis | 15-5 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Hawai'i | 14-6 | 5 | 22-11 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 13-7 | 4 | 18-14 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 12-8 | 5 | 20-10 |
| UC Riverside | 8-12 | 9 | 11-21 |
| Cal State Northridge | 6-14 | 11 | 10-20 |
| Long Beach State | 4-16 | 13 | 5-25 |
| Cal State Bakersfield | 2-18 | 15 | 7-23 |
| Cal Poly | 2-18 | 15 | 4-26 |