Senior outside hitter Quincy Verdin surpassed 1,000 kills in her career as 25th-ranked Long Beach State defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters in five sets Wednesday night. The 49ers won 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13 at the Walter Pyramid to inch one step closer to the Big West Conference title. Coming[Read More…]
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Sports Picks: Women’s volleyball garners third Big West Player of the Week honor
Women’s volleyball Herzog becomes third ‘Niner to win Player of the Week award Junior middle blocker Brittney Herzog was rewarded with the Big West Conference’s Player of the Week honor Monday. Herzog helped lead first-place Long Beach State to a 3-0 record and recorded a career-high 16 kills on a[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Women’s volleyball takes control in Big West
Women’s volleyball Big West-leading ‘Niners extend streak to 7 The 49er women’s volleyball team swept through Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara over the weekend to take sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference. LBSU came back from a 2-1 deficit Saturday night to outlast Cal Poly,[Read More…]
49ers fight off CS Fullerton in four-set victory
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team earned its ninth victory in 10 matches, beating the CS Fullerton Titans in four sets 19-25, 25-15, 25-22, 25-16 on Tuesday night at the Walter Pyramid. The Beach was led by outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux and middle blocker Brittney Herzog, who finished with[Read More…]
Freshman golfer highlights Tuesday’s Sports Picks
Women’s golf Freshman opens tournament with three-shot lead Freshman Lee Lopez sank eight birdies to finish the opening round atop the leaderboard at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Monday. The freshman, who played a bogey-free round, carded an 8-under 64 round at the Boulder Creek Golf Club and leads[Read More…]
Current 49ers live up to legacy with reunion night victory
With the 1998 national champions in attendance, outside hitter Quincy Verdin made sure to let her childhood idols know that Long Beach State women’s volleyball is in good hands. The senior produced 13 kills on .500 hitting to help the 49ers throttle visiting UC Davis, 25-15, 25-17, 25-15, at the[Read More…]
A perfect night for the perfect team
The 1998 season saw tremendous success from the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team. A 36-0 record and LBSU’s fifth women’s volleyball title was only the icing on the cake. Led by senior setter and NCAA Player of the Year Misty May-Treanor, LBSU became the first team in NCAA history[Read More…]
Senior ties career high as 49ers roll past Fighting Irish, 3-1
Led by great plays from seniors Quincy Verdin and Nicole Vargas, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team defeated the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in four sets (20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-12) at the Walter Pyramid Tuesday night. After a slow start in the first set and hitting just .083 compared[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Cross country wins team titles
Cross country Men, women sweep team titles Long Beach State’s cross country teams ran away from the field at the Santa Clara Invitational, nabbing the men’s and women’s titles on Saturday. The women, which took first with 88 points, were led by senior Sarah Apgar, who crossed the finish line[Read More…]
Olympic dream attracts freshman
Long Beach State may have another Olympic athlete in the making. Freshman outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux is only three months into her collegiate career, but her importance to the women’s volleyball team is enormous. The super-freshman has started all 17 matches and appeared in all 66 sets in her collegiate[Read More…]