Senior tops women’s field in Colorado Senior All-American Kay Hoey is tied atop the leaderboard after the first day of the Heather Farr Memorial Invitational in Colorado on Monday. Hoey shot a 7-under-par 65 in the first round and shares the lead with Notre Dame’s So-Hyun Park at 8-under-par 136.[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
LBSU on the road again
‘Niners avoid three-game skid The 49er women’s volleyball team rallied from two sets down to defeat UC Davis 27-29, 22-25, 25-15, 25-14, 15-13, Saturday night at The Pavilion in Davis. Senior libero Iris Murray tied her career-high with 29 digs. Junior middle blocker Naomi Washington led LBSU’s attack with 16[Read More…]
No. 7 Lions drown visiting 49ers, 8-6
LOS ANGELES — Despite two Justin Koeppen fourth-periodgoals, the No. 5 Long Beach State men’s water polo team was unable to swim past No. 7 Loyola Marymount University Lions Saturday, losing 8-6. The 49ers are now 1-2 against LMU this year, its only win coming at the NorCal Tournament last[Read More…]
Sports Picks highlighted by ’98 national championship team anniversary
Men’s volleyball New top assistant signed Former Southern California and UC Irvine assistant John Hawks was hired as the top assistant for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team on Wednesday. Hawks is also a member of the USA Volleyball national coaching staff, where he has worked with 49er head[Read More…]
Longoria helps Rays clinch franchise’s first-ever playoff berth
Third baseman Evan Longoria has experienced his share of “firsts” in his rookie season with the Tampa Bay Rays. In October, the former Long Beach State star will be able to add “first playoff appearance” to that list. Longoria caught the final out as the Rays clinched the franchise’s first[Read More…]
Santa Clara returns favor, sweeps LBSU for split
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team dropped the second match of a back-to-back against the Santa Clara Broncos, who returned the sweep Saturday night. The Broncos defeated the 49ers 25-18, 25-23, 25-13 at the Walter Pyramid. It was only the second loss for The Beach in the young season.[Read More…]
Water polo’s 5th place tournament finish headlines Sports Picks
Men’s water poloLBSU posts 3-1 mark over weekend No. 8 Long Beach State (5-4) upset No. 6 Loyola Marymount, 7-6, to finish in fifth place at the NorCal Tournament on Sunday afternoon. The ‘Niners outscored the Lions, 4-1, in the second half to edge LMU. Jake Kinne, Justin Koeppen and[Read More…]
Water polo’s 2-1 mark in tournament headlines Sports Picks
Men’s water poloLBSU posts 2-1 mark over weekend No. 8 Long Beach State (4-4) won a 15-11 shootout with No. 5 Pepperdine (5-3) in the second day of the NorCal Tournament on Sunday. Senior Jake Kinne powered the offense with four goals and Kevin vanHaaster chipped in three goals. The[Read More…]
LBSU takes round one of two-game set
After a road trip that included seven matches in Florida and Massachusetts, the 49ers showed no signs of jetlag in their return to the Walter Pyramid on Friday night. Long Beach State defeated visiting Santa Clara University of the West Coast Conference in three sets, 25-14, 25-18, 26-24. The 49ers[Read More…]
LBSU unhappy with rule change in women’s college volleyball
Women’s volleyball has been in a state of flux this decade. The drama began with the monumental decision to shift the way the game was scored back in 2001. The NCAA facilitated the change from side-out scoring, where only the team who had the serve could score, and rally scoring[Read More…]