The Long Beach State track and field team wrapped up a successful second day at the Mountain T’s Invitational Saturday afternoon at Northern Arizona’s LJ Walkup Skydome. Junior Tayler O’Connor led the women with a first-place finish in the high jump as she cleared 5-05.75. Senior Miia Mobley had a[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Beach men get back on track
Box score IRVINE, Calif. — T.J. Robinson may find himself in the starting line-up again very soon. After scoring nine points and pulling down 15 rebounds in a loss Thursday night, the freshman forward led Long Beach State to a 67-63 road win over UC Irvine with 20 points and[Read More…]
Crowd shows up like never before at Pyramid
I think the entire school was in the building for the men’s basketball game between Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton on Thursday night. A season-high crowd of 4,263 packed the Walter Pyramid but it looked and felt like more than that. But maybe that’s just because I haven’t[Read More…]
LBSU men’s basketball to play Big West rivals
After dropping its first Big West Conference game last Saturday at home to UC Riverside, the first-place Long Beach State men’s basketball team will take the Walter Pyramid court again tonight for a tussle with the Titans of Cal State Fullerton. The game will feature the two leading scorers in[Read More…]
CS Fullerton steals win at the Pyramid
Box score Josh Akognon’s fadeaway jumper from the left elbow with 3.9 left on the clock lifted Cal State Fullerton to a wild 61-60 win over Long Beach State Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. In front of a raucous season-high crowd of 4,263 fans, the Titans (10-10, 4-4 Big[Read More…]
Report: Women’s volleyball finds coaching replacements
Next fall, some old faces will be in new places for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team. Volunteer Matt Ulmer reportedly will move into a full-time position and former 49er standout Erika Chidester will be added to the coaching staff, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported late Monday night. Ulmer[Read More…]
Beach volleyball should become an NCAA sport
Beach volleyball as an NCAA sport? That idea is gaining momentum by the moment. At a meeting among 31 Division I representatives earlier this month, a measure that would make beach volleyball — or sand volleyball as the NCAA dubs it — a sanctioned sport fell just short of reaching[Read More…]
LBSU streak shattered by Highlander glass work
Box score UC Riverside came to the Walter Pyramid and outworked the ‘Niners en route to a 64-55 victory in front of 2,873 spectators Saturday night. The loss drops Long Beach State to 10-8. It was their first loss in Big West Conference play after starting the season 5-0. It[Read More…]
‘Niners topped by Anteaters in four hotly-contested sets
The Beach men’s volleyball team had already swept UC Irvine at the Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational in Santa Barbara two weeks ago. That momentum wouldn’t carry over into the rematch Friday night. The No. 7 49ers (3-3, 2-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell to No. 5 UC Irvine, 34-32,[Read More…]
No. 7 ‘Niners outlast No. 8 Bruins in five sets
Long Beach State junior outside hitter Tommy Pestolesi had a career night at the Walter Pyramid on Wednesday. Pestolesi recorded personal bests with 25 kills on .413 hitting to lead the No. 7 49ers over No. 8 UCLA in five sets. Pestolesi added six digs, as well. “I’m just going[Read More…]