Jody Wynn, who spent the last five seasons as the senior assistant, recruiting coordinator and head of scouting at USC, has been named the sixth head coach in Long Beach State women's basketball history, 49er athletic director Vic Cegles announced Tuesday.  Watch the press conference now on BigWest.TV.

Regular season champion UC Santa Barbara captured its second straight Big West Tournament title with a 64-57 victory over Cal Poly in the championship game at the Anaheim Convention Center. This year’s berth into the NCAA Tournament extended the Gauchos’ posteseason streak to 14 (11 NCAA, 3 WNIT).

A year removed from making it to the national championship game, the No. 2 seeded Cardinal got off to quick start in the NCAA tournament with a 74-39 win over the No. 15 seed on Saturday.

UC Riverside is set to compete in the postseason for the third time in four years with its berth into the 2009 Women’s NIT.  The Highlanders, who earned the conference’s automatic qualifier after placing second in the Big West  with a 14-2 mark, visits Creighton Saturday, March 21 in the first round of the WNIT.

The Big West regular season and tournament champion, UC Santa Barbara, is headed to San Diego, Calif., for the NCAA First and Second Rounds as the No. 15 seed.  The Gauchos drew No. 2 Stanford in the first round of the Berkeley Region.