9:29am | For the first time this season, a freshman has received Big West Women's
Basketball Player of the Week honors as Lauren Spargo snagged Long
Beach State's first award of the year.
Spargo
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led Long Beach State to a pair of home wins last weekend to
improve its record to 5-7 and 4-0 at home. Early in the week, the Santa
Clarita, Calif., native came off the bench to spark the 49ers to a 66-52
victory over Dartmouth. The 49ers were trailing by seven before Spargo
entered the game and scored eight unanswered points. The 5-11 guard
went on to match her career-high with 16 points while adding two
rebounds and two steals to her total.
Two days later in game one of the Beach Classic Presented by Residence
Inn/Courtyard Marriott, Spargo set a career-best with 18 points in a
76-56 triumph over Western Michigan. She also totaled season-highs in
field goals made (7), 3-point field goals made (4), rebounds (7) and
assists (2). The 49ers take on Wichita State in the championship game
of the Beach Classic tonight.
For the week, Spargo averaged 17.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per contests, while shooting .481 from the field.
