The voters made the right choice giving the National League’s Most Valuable Player award to St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols. Sure, Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard led the majors with 48 home runs and 146 RBIs, but two numbers shouldn’t make up for his glaring statistics: batting average[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Sophomore volleyball player out for season, NCAA Tourney
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will be without sophomore outside hitter Ashley Lee for the rest of the season. Against CS Fullerton on Nov. 4, Lee partially tore the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in her right knee while diving for a ball late in the first set. At[Read More…]
Shooting help arrives
Stephan Gilling is ready to play his first home basketball game in a 49er jersey after patiently waiting a year on the bench. Gilling transferred from Colorado State University to Long Beach State during the 2007-08 season but was not able to play due to the NCAA transfer rules. Now[Read More…]
No. 10 49ers sink No. 18 Pacific for first conference win
LBSU wins first conference match, clinches spot in tournament The 49ers won their first conference match of the year in a victory over the University of Pacific, 13-6, on Sunday at the 49er Campus Pool. No. 10 Long Beach State (13-16, 1-6) dominated the No. 18 Tigers to ensure a[Read More…]
‘Niners fall late to No. 21 Badgers
A trip to Brigham Young and Wisconsin was not expected to yield much for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. But a 10-point loss to BYU on Friday and a very close 68-61 loss to No. 21 Wisconsin Sunday afternoon shows how far this team has come in a[Read More…]
Men’s basketball falls late to BYU in season opener
All-American forward Lee Cummard was just as good as advertised for Brigham Young. This past off-season he turned down the NBA to return to Provo, Utah for his senior season, much to the delight of everyone but Long Beach State on Friday night at the Marriott Center. Behind Cummard’s career-high[Read More…]
No. 25 49ers cruise past Highlanders, claim share of Big West title
The Big West Conference has a new women’s volleyball champion. No. 25 Long Beach State swept UC Riverside in three sets (25-14, 25-18, 25-13) Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid to win at least a share of the Big West title. LBSU (23-4, 12-2) started the match a little shaky,[Read More…]
Men’s basketball starts season on the road Friday
LBSU at BYU (Friday, 6 p.m. in Provo, Utah) Last year, BYU finished 27-8 with a 14-2 mark in the Mountain West Conference. The Cougars advanced to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8-seed and dropped a 67-62 decision to Texas A&M. They return two starters including All-American Lee Cummard,[Read More…]
Milestone reached in women’s volleyball win over UCI
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…]
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…]