Box score With the Big West Conference seedings still up for grabs, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team made a strong case for why it deserves a shot at a postseason berth. The 49ers used a second-half surge to hold on for a 74-64 victory over Cal State Northridge[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
LBSU faces ‘must-win’ scenario against last-place CS Northridge
If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is seeking to clinch a berth in the Big West Conference Tournament, then it can start by picking up a victory Wednesday in a seemingly must-win predicament. The 49ers (5-19, 3-7 Big West) — who hold a one-game lead over Cal State[Read More…]
Seattle spoils LBSU’s festivities
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team paid homage to its illustrious history on a Friday night it would probably like to otherwise forget. The 49ers — who honored former LBSU legend and WNBA general manager Penny Toler — had no answer for Seattle University’s full court pressure.[Read More…]
Beach softball picked 4th in Big West
Coming off a .500 season, the Long Beach State softball team was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference preseason poll by the league’s eight head coaches Tuesday. The 49ers, who finished 26-26 and 10-11 in conference play last season, finished in fourth last year. Cal Poly, which[Read More…]
Bringing back a blast from the past
Second-year head coach Jody Wynn started the turnaround process for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team last season, and many believe her recruiting prowess could translate into a bright future for the program. But it may be tough to outshine the 49ers of the late 1980s. Looking back Cindy[Read More…]
Second half trouble for 49ers
Box score FULLERTON — After coming off consecutive victories for the first time this year, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team reverted to the same struggles it has had all season on Saturday. This time, it was defending the 3-point line. The 49ers surrendered 10 3-pointers — all of[Read More…]
LBSU posts first win streak
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team did its best Jekyll and Hyde impersonation Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. After arguably its best offensive half of the season, the 49ers (5-17, 3-6 Big West Conference) overcame a shaky second half and won consecutive games for the first[Read More…]
LBSU looking to build on latest Big West victory
If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is looking to turn its season around, then it can start by doing something it hasn’t done all year: win consecutive games. Stringing together victories hasn’t been easy for the 49ers, who have lost 17 of their 21 contests — including six[Read More…]
49ers stop 4-game skid in thriller
Box score If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team was looking to make a statement Saturday, then it couldn’t have picked a better game to do it. Just 13 days ago, the 49ers walked off the Bren Events Center floor feeling embarrassed and dejected after giving up a season-high[Read More…]
Poor shooting plagues ‘Niners
Box score After returning from a four-game road stretch, you would think the Long Beach State women’s basketball team would be confident in playing in front of its home crowd at the Walter Pyramid. Unfortunately for the 49ers (3-17, 1-6 Big West Conference), it didn’t appear that way Wednesday as[Read More…]