The sight of Long Beach State women’s soccer players walking off the field with tears in their eyes has become unusually common this year, but the tears cried following the 49ers’ 2-1 loss to Santa Clara in the first round of the NCAA tournament had entirely different meaning than those[Read More…]
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Men’s water polo: The Beach stops fourth-ranked Waves
Showers poured down as the final seconds ticked off the clock, but the 49ers would let neither the weather or the opposition rain on their parade as Long Beach State defeated No. 4 Pepperdine, 12-7, Thursday night at the Campus Pool. The win gave the eighth-ranked 49ers (20-7, 2-4 Mountain[Read More…]
LBSU evens season series with Titans
After falling to Cal State Fullerton earlier in the season for the first time in 30 years, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team started a new streak from scratch Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. The Beach (14-11, 9-5 Big West Conference) defeated the Titans (13-13, 7-6 Big West)[Read More…]
King looks to lead 49ers to Big West crown in first year at LBSU
While his eligibility for the 2012-13 season is still up in the air, Long Beach State men’s basketball player Keala King has his mind set on one thing: helping this new-look 49er squad reach its full potential. King, who transferred to LBSU from Arizona State, is still waiting to hear[Read More…]
Men’s basketball season preview
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will take the court Saturday afternoon with one goal in mind: creating a path back to the Big Dance in March. The 2012-13 installment will look much different from last year’s squad, which featured seven seniors. Its ultimate goal to defend its Big[Read More…]
Women’s basketball season preview
After overcoming injuries and defying all odds in 2011-12 to finish as runners-up at the Big West Conference tournament, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is heading into this season with a renewed sense of pride and confidence. There’s a distinct swagger within the team now, and eight letter[Read More…]
Sanchez inherits important role with ease
Alex Sanchez is a natural leader. The voice echoing most clearly through the angled walls of the Walter Pyramid and barking out orders in defensive drills during practice belongs to Sanchez, a guard for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team. The versatile sophomore has been thrust into a leadership[Read More…]
Caffey, Ennis leading LBSU by example
For four years, Casper Ware, Larry Anderson, T.J. Robinson and Eugene Phelps were regulars on the basketball court at the Walter Pyramid. Now, for the first time since 2008, the core four that led Long Beach State to a Big West Conference championship and NCAA tournament appearance in 2012 are[Read More…]
With Alex Balcer, a good defense is the best offense
When the Long Beach State women’s soccer team suffered a 1-0 double-overtime loss to Cal State Northridge on Senior Day, its biggest disappointment wasn’t that it had squandered a playoff spot. It was the possibility that its seniors had played their last game as 49ers. The centerpiece among that group[Read More…]
Women’s soccer headed to NCAA tournament
The NCAA didn’t allow for much tension or suspense to build up Monday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid, where members of the Long Beach State women’s soccer team gathered to learn the fate of their season. Just a few minutes into the NCAA selection show, the 49ers heard their name[Read More…]