Senior Dean Bittner has shined brightly for a men’s volleyball team that struggled with consistency all season long. The Lakewood native could go down as one of the most accomplished players Long Beach State has ever seen. Bittner recently finished his collegiate career with 1,872 kills and 40 matches with[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
No sweet sendoff for 49er seniors at Walter Pyramid
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was unable to send its seniors out with a victory in Saturday’s season finale at the Walter Pyramid. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest saw the USC Trojans defeat the 49ers (12-17, 8-14 MPSF) in three quick sets, 30-25, 30-25, 30-23[Read More…]
Postseason hopes dashed in 5-set defeat
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s sixth straight loss marked the end of its postseason hopes Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (12-16, 8-13 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell in five sets 29-31, 28-30, 31-29, 31-29, 15-13 to Pepperdine, eliminating them from contention for a[Read More…]
Fifth straight loss puts 49ers’ postseason hopes in jeopardy
Box score The 49er men’s volleyball team (12-15, 8-12 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) had opportunities to finish off No. 7 UCLA in the fourth and fifth sets before allowing them to slip away on Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. The MPSF bout went five sets before the Bruins (15-11,[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 7
Women’s Tennis: Alawi picks up conference nod Freshman Jaklin Alawi was named the Big West Conference Player of the Week on Wednesday after picking up singles victories at Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara over the weekend. She defeated No. 85 Susie Matzenauer in the 49ers’ 5-2 win over Cal[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 2
Baseball: Offensive eruption keys rout of Pacific Box score Long Beach State exploded for eight runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to pull away to a 13-4 win over Pacific on Friday at Blair Field. Devin Lohman’s bat helped LBSU (12-12, 1-1 Big West Conference) even its three-game[Read More…]
The Beach unable to swing away at Cardinal
Box score Long Beach State could not carry the momentum from Friday night’s sweep against Pacific into Saturday’s showdown with No. 1 Stanford. The 49ers were overmatched in a 30-28, 30-22, 30-21, sweep at the hands of the Cardinal at the Walter Pyramid. Stanford hit a blistering .420 as a[Read More…]
Baughman leads with 14 kills, LBSU returns to win column
Box score The 49er men’s volleyball team hit .433 as a unit to cruise past Pacific 30-22, 30-22, 30-21 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest at the Walter Pyramid on Friday night. Long Beach State (12-10, 8-7 MPSF) also proved too much for Pacific defensively, as the home team[Read More…]
49er teams have no time for a Beach vacation
There won’t be too much downtime for Long Beach State teams as students take a week away from school. While some LBSU squads prepare to begin Big West Conference play, others will look to finish strong down the stretch. Baseball The Dirtbags might not have started the 2010 season the[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 21
Baseball: Late error foils attempt at sweep Box score An error in the ninth inning cost the Dirtbags (9-9) a series sweep against UNLV as they fell, 2-1, to the Rebels on Sunday. Long Beach State closer David Brown (2-1) was charged with the loss. He picked up the last out[Read More…]