Head coach Brian Gimmillaro’s prediction came to fruition Sunday afternoon at Legends Sports Bar and Grill. He then made a few more bold predictions. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will travel to Pauley Pavilion and face the No. 8-seeded UCLA Bruins in the first round of the NCAA[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
Washington reaches milestone in 5-set victory
Box score Fifth-year senior Naomi Washington capped off what might be her Walter Pyramid finale in fitting fashion and left with a milestone Saturday night. Washington hammered a match-high 22 kills — including the 1,000th of her career — to guide the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team to a[Read More…]
Herzog leads balanced 49er attack in sweep
Box score Long Beach State head coach Brian Gimmillaro kept his team in the locker room for about an hour and a half following Friday afternoon’s loss to Texas Christian University — it took the 49ers only one hour, 18 minutes to finish off Loyola Marymount. The Beach (21-8) swept[Read More…]
LBSU slowly puts away UNLV, 3-1
Box score After dropping a four-set decision to Texas Christian University earlier in the day, Long Beach State women’s volleyball head coach Brian Gimmillaro spent an hour and a half talking to his team in the locker room. He emerged with the decision to rest four of his starters for[Read More…]
49ers foiled by hot-hitting TCU
Box score Call it a Thanksgiving hangover, or complacency from having already secured a Big West Conference title and an NCAA bid, but the 49er women’s volleyball team looked out of it Friday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid. Long Beach State (19-8) dropped a four-set decision to Texas Christian University,[Read More…]
49er teams serve full plate for Thanksgiving
The NFL and college football dominate the Thanksgiving sports calendar, but a couple of Long Beach State teams will be in action within driving distance this weekend. The 49er men’s basketball team could provide an alternate viewing option to yet another Detroit Lions game on Turkey Day when it challenges[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Nov. 23-24
Women’s Basketball: Wade garners first Player of the Week honor Senior forward Ally Wade nabbed the Big West Women’s Basketball Player of the Week award, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. The Yorba Linda native led the 49ers (2-2) to a 79-56 win over Texas-Pan American after dropping a season-high[Read More…]
Back-to-back: 49ers claim Big West crown
Box score The Big West Conference women’s volleyball championship match Saturday night was much like Long Beach State’s entire conference slate — a rollercoaster. Fifth-year senior Naomi Washington nailed down the final two exclamation points of an intense, five-set thriller to give the 49ers their second consecutive Big West title[Read More…]
LBSU to play for Big West title
Box score The race for the Big West Conference women’s volleyball championship is now down to two teams after Friday night’s action. Long Beach State moved a step closer to the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament with a sweep over UC Riverside at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers[Read More…]
Big West title to be decided this weekend
The math is simple for Long Beach State’s women’s volleyball team: A win Friday plus a win Saturday equals the school’s 10th Big West Conference championship. Two wins will give the 49ers’ back-to-back Big West titles and the conference’s automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament, which would be the program’s[Read More…]