When the Long Beach State men’s basketball team traveled to Northern California for its last two regular-season games, it needed one win to become the first team in more than 20 years to win three straight outright Big West Conference championships. The 49ers were able to get that win on[Read More…]
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49ers end regular season in fifth place
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will head into the Big West Conference tournament as the fifth seed after splitting the final two games of its regular season. The 49ers (16-14, 9-9 Big West) fell 59-50 at UC Santa Barbara before ending the season on a high note with[Read More…]
No. 3 Long Beach State falls to No. 2 UC Irvine in SoCal showdown
Anyone who unknowingly stumbled into the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night would’ve been greeted with a bare-knuckle clash between two of the nation’s best volleyball teams. No. 3 Long Beach State (14-4, 12-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell to second-ranked UC Irvine (15-4, 12-4 MPSF) three games to one in[Read More…]
Heartfelt effort not enough to defeat defending national champs
Anyone who unknowingly stumbled into the Walter Pyramid on Saturday night would’ve been greeted with a bare-knuckle brawl between two of the nations best volleyball teams. Third ranked-Long Beach State (14-4, 12-3 MPSF) fell to second-ranked UC Irvine (15-4, 12-4 MPSF) three games to one in a match that had[Read More…]
Softball to face tough slate at home tournament
Home field advantage could turn out to be more of a challenge as the 49ers take their eight game winning streak home to host a competitive Long Beach State Invitational this weekend. After a tournament sweep, a walk-off grand slam and two consecutive Big West Player of the Week awards,[Read More…]
LBSU Navigates Bumpy Second Set in Win Over UCSD
Long Beach State able to sweep UC San Diego in three games on Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid despite being down for more than half of the second set. The ‘Niners (14-4, 12-3 MPSF) started the first set of the night by playing textbook volleyball. Junior Dalton Ammerman opened[Read More…]
Long Beach State loses to No. 7 UCLA in late-inning thriller
In a marathon of a game that lasted longer than four hours, the Dirtbags suffered a 3-2 loss to No. 7 UCLA that saw the winning run scored in the ninth inning. Long Beach State (6-7) fell below .500 despite outhitting the Bruins seven to five and striking out 11[Read More…]
49ers defeat UC Davis on Senior Night
Mary Ochiltree got her coronation on Senior Day as she celebrated her last home game as a 49er. A solid team effort carried the Long Beach State women’s basketball team past UC Davis with a convincing 66-54 win on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. The victory was a fitting ending[Read More…]
LBSU goes undefeated at San Diego State Classic I behind Jones-Wesley’s no-hitter
It was just a few weeks ago that the Long Beach State softball team was brushed aside in five innings by Texas A&M. One week later at the Easton Desert Classic, it lost in five innings to an Oregon State team that went on to sweep the tournament. This time,[Read More…]
Satterfield surges ‘Niners past Gauchos in three
Ian Satterfield knows what it’s like to be summoned upon when Long Beach State is in need of a spark, and he produced that and a whole lot more in a 3-0 win over UC Santa Barbara Friday night. “That’s the job that you have if you get subbed into[Read More…]