The Long Beach State women’s basketball team is set for a pair of key Big West games this week as they try to set the ship straight against the bottom half of the conference…

Thursday, February 26, 2009 @ UC Irvine (6-20, 3-10) 7pm
The 49ers have a good history against the Anteaters (series record: 45-8) and LBSU will be looking for revenge over the loss at home last month to UCI.  Irvine is coming off a 57-53 victory at CSU Northridge that ended a six-game losing streak.  Rebecca Maessen is the leading scorer for UCI with 13.6 points per game.

Saturday, February 28, 2009 @ Cal State Fullerton (7-17, 4-9) 7pm
If Long Beach can get the win on the road on Thursday, a little home cooking could be just what this team needs as they look for momentum before the Big West Tournament.  Fullerton has lost two in a row, while Toni Thomas leads CSUF with 13.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.