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2025–26 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team

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The 2025–26 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by third-year head coach Amy Wright, played their home games at the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid in Long Beach, California as members of the Big West Conference.

ConferenceBig West Conference
Record5–25 (4–16 Big West)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Clark
  • Jashae Lee
  • Raru Archer
Quick facts Long Beach State Beach women's basketball, Conference ...
2025–26 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record5–25 (4–16 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Clark
  • Jashae Lee
  • Raru Archer
Home arenaLBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid
Seasons
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2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine17–3 .85026–7  .788
UC San Diego †17–3 .85024–9  .727
UC Davis15–5 .75023–11  .676
Hawai'i14–6 .70022–11  .667
Cal State Fullerton13–7 .65018–14  .563
UC Santa Barbara12–8 .60020–10  .667
UC Riverside8–12 .40011–21  .344
Cal State Northridge6–14 .30010–20  .333
Long Beach State4–16 .2005–25  .167
Cal State Bakersfield2–18 .1007–23  .233
Cal Poly2–18 .1004–26  .133
† 2026 Big West tournament winner
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Previous season

The Beach finished the 2024–25 season 16–14, 12–8 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They were eliminated by UC Riverside in the first round of the Big West tournament.[2]

Offseason

On October 16, 2025, the Big West released their preseason poll. Long Beach State was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[3]

Preseason rankings

More information Place, Team ...
2025 Big West Preseason Poll[3]
Place Team Votes
1Hawai'i91 (4)
2UC Irvine90 (4)
3UC Davis83 (1)
4UC San Diego77 (2)
5UC Santa Barbara61
6Long Beach State57
7UC Riverside51
8Cal Poly Mustangs34
9Cal State Northridge27
10Cal State Fullerton20
11Cal State Bakersfield14
(#) first-place votes
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Preseason All-Big West Team

No players were named to the Preseason All-Big West Team.[3]

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2025–26 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Lauren Cummings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoBillings Senior High School Billings, MT
F 2 Rosie Akot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrSacred Heart College North Adelaide, Australia
G 3 Tairat Samuel-Afolabi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS FrFryshuset Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
F 5 Kennan Ka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrMission Hills High School San Diego, CA
G 10 Christy Reynoso 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoSierra Canyon School Los Angeles, CA
G 13 Khylee Pepe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrBishop Montgomery High School Long Beach, CA
F 20 Brelynn Brice 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoLincoln High School Stockton, CA
F 22 Mykelle Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoEtiwanda High School San Bernardino, CA
G 25 Morgan Mack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrWilliam S. Hart High School Lancaster, CA
G 30 JaQuoia Jones-Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoWestlake High School Atlanta, GA
G 32 Brynna Pukis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrGlacier Peak High School Snohomish, WA
C 33 Haley Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoValencia Basket Valencia, Spain
F 42 Judit Oliva Fernandez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSouth Florida El Prat de Llobregat, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2025

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2025*
1:00 p.m.		 Point Loma L 71–74  –
  16 – Pepe  9 – Pepe  6 – Jones-Brown  Gold Mine (452)
Long Beach, CA
Regular season
November 7, 2025*
5:30 p.m., MWN		 at Wyoming L 39–72  0–1
  13 – Jones-Brown  9 – Cummings  3 – Jones-Brown  Arena-Auditorium (1,974)
Laramie, WY
November 9, 2025*
12:00 p.m., MWN		 at Colorado State L 34–73  0–2
  13 – Jones-Brown  10 – Jones-Brown  2 – Tied  Moby Arena (6,405)
Fort Collins, CO
November 12, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 California Baptist L 60–83  0–3
  19 – Jones-Brown  11 – Oliva Fernandez  5 – Pepe  LBS FCU Pyramid (628)
Long Beach, CA
November 15, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Sacramento State L 54–57  0–4
  29 – Jones-Brown  10 – Pepe  4 – Oliva Fernandez  LBS FCU Pyramid (612)
Long Beach, CA
November 20, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 San Francisco L 55–68  0–5
  20 – Jones-Brown  12 – Jones-Brown  4 – Jones-Brown  LBS FCU Pyramid (511)
Long Beach, CA
November 23, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Oregon State L 55–71  0–6
  16 – Jones-Brown  13 – Akot  4 – Jones-Brown  Gill Coliseum (3,190)
Corvallis, OR
December 4, 2025
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Santa Barbara L 52–67  0–7
(0–1)		  15 – Jones-Brown  7 – Ka  3 – Oliva Fernandez  LBS FCU Pyramid (607)
Long Beach, CA
December 6, 2025
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC San Diego L 45–75  0–8
(0–2)		  12 – Pukis  4 – Ka  3 – Ka  LionTree Arena (245)
La Jolla, CA
December 11, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Portland L 58–94  0–9
  25 – Jones-Brown  9 – Jones-Brown  6 – Ka  LBS FCU Pyramid (620)
Long Beach, CA
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+		 at No. 4 UCLA L 44–106  0–10
  10 – Jones-Brown  7 – Team  2 – Reynoso  Pauley Pavilion (3,428)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Toledo L 43–64  0–11
  21 – Jones-Brown  6 – Akot  3 – Ka  LBS FCU Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 29, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Hope International W 68–62  1–11
  23 – Jones-Brown  17 – Jones-Brown  8 – Oliva Fernandez  LBS FCU Pyramid (185)
Long Beach, CA
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal Poly L 49–63  1–12
(0–3)		  13 – Jones-Brown  11 – Jones-Brown  2 – Reynoso  Mott Athletics Center (496)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 8, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Irvine L 59–78  1–13
(0–4)		  18 – Akot  8 – Akot  6 – Ka  LBS FCU Pyramid (639)
Long Beach, CA
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Bakersfield L 48–75  1–14
(0–5)		  15 – Jones-Brown  8 – Ka  3 – Pepe  Icardo Center (62)
Bakersfield, CA
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Riverside L 59–77  1–15
(0–6)		  15 – Jones-Brown  10 – Akot  4 – Ka  SRC Arena (157)
Riverside, CA
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Northridge W 62–61  2–15
(1–6)		  16 – Pepe  11 – Akot  3 – Akot  LBS FCU Pyramid (612)
Long Beach, CA
January 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Fullerton L 66–84  2–16
(1–7)		  16 – Akot  9 – Akot  4 – Ka  LBS FCU Pyramid (618)
Long Beach, CA
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Santa Barbara L 56–72  2–17
(1–8)		  19 – Jones-Brown  14 – Jones-Brown  4 – Ka  The Thunderdome (628)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Riverside W 75–72  3–17
(2–8)		  29 – Jones-Brown  6 – Ka  4 – Ka  LBS FCU Pyramid (654)
Long Beach, CA
January 31, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Hawaii L 44–67  3–18
(2–9)		  18 – Jones-Brown  9 – Pepe  1 – Ka  Stan Sheriff Center (4,671)
Honolulu, HI
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC San Diego L 53–64  3–19
(2–10)		  14 – Pukis  7 – Mack  4 – Ka  LBS FCU Pyramid (571)
Long Beach, CA
February 12, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Fullerton L 62–70  3–20
(2–11)		  18 – Pepe  8 – Pepe  5 – Jones-Brown  Titan Gym (432)
Fullerton, CA
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 UC Davis L 66–77  3–21
(2–12)		  21 – Jones-Brown  7 – Pepe  7 – Jones-Brown  LBS FCU Pyramid (655)
Long Beach, CA
February 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Irvine L 62–77  3–22
(2–13)		  24 – Jones-Brown  14 – Akot  4 – Pepe  Bren Events Center (741)
Irvine, CA
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at Cal State Northridge L 75–85  3–23
(2–14)		  24 – Pepe  8 – Akot  4 – Ka  PACU Arena (197)
Northridge, CA
February 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal Poly W 67–57  4–23
(3–14)		  28 – Jones-Brown  8 – Pepe  4 – Ka  LBS FCU Pyramid (532)
Long Beach, CA
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Cal State Bakersfield W 72–62 OT 5–23
(4–14)		  25 – Jones-Brown  12 – Pepe  5 – Pukis  LBS FCU Pyramid (1,043)
Long Beach, CA
March 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 at UC Davis L 56–59  5–24
(4–15)		  23 – Jones-Brown  10 – Pepe  3 – Pukis  University Credit Union Center (518)
Davis, CA
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+		 Hawaii L 39–74  5–25
(4–16)		  10 – Ka  7 – Pepe  3 – Pepe  LBS FCU Pyramid (991)
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.
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