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…]
Men’s Sports
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…]
Sports Picks: Cross country teams place 5th, 6th at Big West
Cross country‘Niners take fifth and sixth places at Big West Championships Senior Sarah Apgar led the 49ers in the women’s 6K race with an 11th place finish, crossing the line in 20:55:30. Senior Carly Harris was the second LBSU runner to cross the finish line, clocking at a time of[Read More…]
Waves overcome the Beach at 49er Campus Pool
The No. 6 Pepperdine Waves edged the No. 10 Long Beach State men’s water polo team, 8-7, in front of an overflowing crowd of 455 in a “Gold Game” Thursday night at the 49er Campus Pool. Just two minutes into the fourth quarter, senior Ashley Blythen scored the final goal[Read More…]
Women finish 7th in tournament
Freshman Lee Lopez dropped nine spots in the standings to finish in a four-way tie for 15th place at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Wednesday. Pepperdine’s Lisa McCloskey shot 17-under-par 199, including 5-under 67 in the final round, to narrowly win the individual title by one stroke. Long Beach[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…]
Newcomers on display in open practice, scrimmage
Here are some quick thoughts on the 2008-09 Long Beach State men’s basketball team before the season opens in mid-November. The 49ers conducted an open practice and scrimmage at the Walter Pyramid last Saturday. New recruits look promising, especially freshmen – Casper Ware, a 5-foot-9 point guard, can get to[Read More…]
Howard powers Phillies to Game 4 victory
The Philadelphia Phillies crushed the Tampa Bays Rays, 10-2, to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. Eight of the 10 runs scored by Philadelphia were off home runs, which the Phillies led the National League in during the regular season. The Phillies were[Read More…]
Ruiz reigns over Rays, helps Phillies win wild Game 3
The Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 World Series lead Saturday as Carlos Ruiz’s walk-off hit ended Game 3 and beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, at Citizens Bank Park. Tied at 4, Phillies reliever J.C. Romero retired the Rays’ in order to start the ninth inning. In the bottom of[Read More…]
49er tennis trio headlines Sports Picks
Men’s water polo Team drops matches in Palo Alto, Irvine Despite getting on the board first, the No. 10 49ers were unable to pull an upset over No. 2 Stanford. LBSU fell to the Cardinal, 13-7, on Saturday in Palo Alto. Seniors Jake Kinne and Ash Blythen led the 49ers[Read More…]