Injured Coleman to Miss Long Beach Women’s Game Against Fresno State

Cindy Brown will be in the lineup after suffering two injuries against Louisiana Tech Wednesday, but Shameil Coleman, the other starting forward for the Cal State Long Beach women’s basketball team, will not play when the 49ers face Fresno State today. The Pacific Coast Athletic Assn. game will start at 2 p.m. at the university gym.

Coleman, a sophomore who had started 13 of Long Beach’s 14 games this season, will be out with a sprained ankle. Bettina Turner will start in her place.

The 49ers, who were ranked seventh in the country before they beat sixth-ranked Louisiana Tech, are 13-1 overall and 4-0 in the PCAA. Fresno State is 11-2 and 4-1.

Tonight, USC will play host to Oregon in a Pacific 10 Conference game at 5:15 at the Sports Arena. The Trojans are 10-4 overall and 4-1 in the conference, the Ducks 9-3 and 3-1.

UCLA (10-4, 4-1) will play Oregon State (11-3, 2-2) at Pauley Pavilion at 7:30 p.m.