After its NCAA tournament run in 2018, the Long Beach State softball team has a couple things missing entering this season: 10 seniors and a star pitcher. With an overall record of 43-14, the 49ers found themselves in the first round of the NCAA tournament with the help of sophomore[Read More…]
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Long Beach has strong start to season against UC Riverside
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team stringed in a couple strong performances early on, allowing that momentum to culminate in a 5-2 victory against UC Riverside in its first match of the season that took place on Saturday. Having won the doubles point, Long Beach (1-0 Big West) continued[Read More…]
Long Beach drops intense game to UC Santa Barbara
The post game handshake ritual was going just fine until the Long Beach and UC Santa Barbara coaches exchanged less than friendly words, which led to chaos on the court. After dropping its third game in a row, 82-71, the 49ers (8-13, 2-3 Big West) got into an altercation with[Read More…]
Long Beach drops second match against UC Riverside
“Choppy” was the word head coach Jeff Cammon used to describe the women’s basketball team’s 73-59 loss to UC Riverside Thursday night. The sound of whistles filled the Walter Pyramid throughout the game as Long Beach ended with 21 fouls and Riverside with 20, including a technical foul on the[Read More…]
Long Beach struggles defensively in loss to CSUN
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team desperately missed the presence of redshirt senior forward Temidayo Yussuf in Wednesday night’s loss to Cal State Northridge. Out due to lingering knee soreness, the absence of Yussuf’s energy was evident. Long Beach was out-rebounded, out-hustled and out-played by CSUN in a 86-71[Read More…]
Long Beach looks to pull ahead in Big West standings
Coming off a 92-90 loss in overtime to Fullerton, Long Beach (2-1) is looking to bounce back against Northridge. In the Big West media preseason rankings poll, Cal State Northridge was picked to finish last in conference play. The Matadors have proven to be formidable opponents, going 8-12 in the[Read More…]
Long Beach drops heartbreaker to Cal State Fullerton
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has not lost to Cal State Fullerton at the Walter Pyramid since 2010. After starting out Big West play with two wins, Long Beach broke that streak Saturday night, falling to Cal State Fullerton 92-90 for the first time in nine years. “I’m[Read More…]
Booker, Alberts pace Long Beach past UC Irvine
IRVINE — Long Beach State senior point guard Deishuan Booker is on a redemption tour. After the 49ers finished in fifth place in the Big West conference last year, Booker said he’s hoping to make a statement by leading the team to road wins this season. Wednesday night marked the[Read More…]
Long Beach defeats UC Davis behind Booker’s career-high night
Despite redshirt senior forward Temidayo Yussuf sitting out due to knee soreness, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team pulled away with a 82-77 win over UC Davis Saturday to begin Big West conference play. Senior point guard Deishuan Booker set the tone for Long Beach (7-10 overall, 1-0 Big[Read More…]
Long Beach enters Big West play working on fundamentals
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has had two weeks to prepare for its biggest and most important stretch of the season: Big West conference play. Prior to a blowout 124-52 win over Division II Bethesda Saturday, Long Beach (6-10) has not been satisfied with its defensive presence. The[Read More…]