Host Long Beach State finished in third place at the 13th annual Del Walker Intercollegiate Tournament, but it was Colorado State that left every other school and visitor in awe inside the clubhouse Friday. The Rams, who broke the tournament record by 20 strokes Thursday and the team-record total by[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Men’s golf in 5th place after Day 1
Sophomore Ricky Montanez shot 3-under-par in back-to-back rounds to lead the Long Beach State men’s golf team to fifth place after the first day of the 13th annual Del Walker Intercollegiate Tournament on Thursday. Montanez, who shot a 68 in the first and second rounds, finished the day at 6-under[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…]
Sports Picks: Men’s water polo splits at SoCal Tournament
Men’s water polo LBSU take split at SoCal Tourney Long Beach State produced a 10th place finish at the SoCal Tournament in Los Angeles after going 2-2 in four weekend matches. The 49ers wrapped up the tournament with a 10-9 loss to UC Irvine Sunday afternoon. Jeff Greenwood led the[Read More…]
Blocking sparks ‘Niners in five-set victory over Gauchos
Call it coincidence, but the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has a knack for winning five-set matches this season. The trend continued Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid, as the 49ers defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-19, 15-9) to improve to 4-1 in five-set matches.[Read More…]
LBSU hands No. 22 Cal Poly first conference loss
The No. 22-ranked Cal Poly Mustangs are undefeated in the Big West Conference no more. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team defeated the Mustangs at the Walter Pyramid Friday night in five hard-fought sets, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-9. Freshman outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux led the 49ers at the[Read More…]
Big West announces FOX, ESPN men’s basketball schedule
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will appear on FSN Prime Ticket three times this season as part of the Big West Conference television package, unveiled today by commissioner Dennis Farrell. The schedules features 21 games on the ESPN and FOX platforms, including ESPN2, ESPNU, FSN West and FSN[Read More…]
Women’s golfer denied back-to-back wins
Long Beach State senior All-American Kay Hoey was denied a second consecutive tournament win on Wednesday, finishing in a four-way tie for third place. Hoey, who started the day as the leader at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational, shot 9-over-par 81 in the final round to finish the event 10-over 226.[Read More…]
LBSU records sloppy win over CSUN at the net
After a shaky start, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team defeated the CS Northridge Matadors in three straight sets 25-18, 25-21, 25-21 on Tuesday night. LBSU (12-3, 2-1 Big West Conference), who had a week off in conference schedule, began their first league match at the Walter Pyramid with[Read More…]
ESPN, Big West agree to expand basketball package
Expect to see the Big West Conference gain a little more national exposure this season. ESPN and the Big West agreed to a new, expanded five-year contract that includes a minimum of 12 annual national telecasts including men’s basketball games and other conference events on ESPN2 and ESPNU, Big West[Read More…]