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

2025–26 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record0–9 (0–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jesse Clark
  • Jashae Lee
  • Raru Archer
Home arenaWalter Pyramid
2025–26 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Santa Barbara 2 0   1.000 10 1   .909
UC Irvine 2 0   1.000 11 2   .846
Cal State Fullerton 2 0   1.000 5 5   .500
UC Davis 1 0   1.000 8 3   .727
UC San Diego 1 0   1.000 6 4   .600
Cal State Northridge 1 1   .500 5 5   .500
UC Riverside 1 1   .500 2 8   .200
Hawai'i 0 2   .000 6 5   .545
Cal State Bakersfield 0 2   .000 4 7   .364
Cal Poly 0 2   .000 2 9   .182
Long Beach State 0 2   .000 0 9   .000
† 2026 Big West tournament winner
As of December 19, 2025

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 Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, California as members of the Big West Conference.

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]

Roster

2025–26 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lauren Cummings 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Billings Senior High School Billings, MT
F 2 Rosie Akot 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sacred Heart College North Adelaide, Australia
G 3 Tairat Samuel-Afolabi 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Fryshuset Gymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
F 5 Kennan Ka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Mission Hills High School San Diego, CA
G 10 Christy Reynoso 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Sierra Canyon School Los Angeles, CA
G 13 Khylee Pepe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Bishop Montgomery High School Long Beach, CA
F 20 Brelynn Brice 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Lincoln High School Stockton, CA
F 22 Mykelle Richards 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Etiwanda High School San Bernardino, CA
G 25 Morgan Mack 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr William S. Hart High School Lancaster, CA
G 30 JaQuoia Jones-Brown 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Westlake High School Atlanta, GA
G 32 Brynna Pukis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Glacier Peak High School Snohomish, WA
C 33 Haley Wright 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Valencia Basket Valencia, Spain
F 42 Judit Oliva Fernandez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So South 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

Schedule and results

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 
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  Walter 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  Walter 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  Walter 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  Walter 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  Walter Pyramid (620)
Long Beach, CA
December 20, 2025*
2:00 p.m., B1G+
at No. 4 UCLA L 44–106  0–10
   -     -     -  Pauley Pavilion (3,428)
Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2025*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Toledo       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 29, 2025*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hope International       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly       Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 8, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield       Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 15, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside       SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 22, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara       The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 29, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
January 31, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii       Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 12, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton       Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 19, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine       Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge       PACU Arena 
Northridge, CA
February 26, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
February 28, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
March 5, 2026
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis       University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
March 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hawaii       Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
  2. ^ Arritt, Dan (March 13, 2025). "UC Riverside women outlast Long Beach State in Big West Tournament opener". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved November 8, 2025.