PORTLAND – The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will play its first NCAA tournament game since 2007 against the University of New Mexico today at 1:10 p.m. It will also be the first NCAA appearance for four 49er seniors – Casper Ware, T.J. Robinson, Eugene Phelps, and[Read More…]
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Media coverage reward for LBSU fans, players
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has been hurling toward national notoriety this entire season. Last Saturday, they arrived and a slew of media attention came with it, confirming what 49er fans have known all along. “Numerous NCAA tournament teams have hungry veterans,” Myron Medcalf wrote in ESPN’s College[Read More…]
‘Niners end LBSU Invitational on strong note
Friday The Long Beach State softball team experienced two extremely different outcomes on Thursday as they beat Eastern Kentucky 10-7, but followed up by losing to Oregon State 12-2 in the Long Beach State Invitational. The ‘Niners (8-16) opened their own tournament with a convincing victory that saw them score[Read More…]
LBSU gives reason to turn doubters into believers
Well, so much for finishing dead last in the Big West Conference. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team defied odds this season with plenty reason to be hopeful for the future. Despite being projected to be the only team left out of the nine-team conference tournament in the conference’s[Read More…]
‘Niners draw New Mexico in NCAA tournament opener
Two rows of seats awaited the Long Beach State men’s basketball team in a private room at Legends Sports Bar to view its fate on Selection Sunday. The first row, designated for LBSU head coach Dan Monson and the seniors, was strategically placed in front of two flat-screen televisions. The[Read More…]
LBSU ousted in Big West championship
After becoming the first team ever to eliminate the number one and two seeds in a Big West Conference tournament, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team has seen its run come to an end Saturday. The seventh-seeded ‘Niners (14-18) were defeated, 63-54, by UC Santa Barbara (16-15) in the[Read More…]
‘Niners headed to the Big Dance
ANAHEIM — There’s nothing that can keep the Long Beach State men’s basketball team from the “Big Dance” now. The 49ers sealed their own fate with a 77-64 victory over UC Santa Barbara in the Big West Conference championship game Saturday night in front of a crowd of 7,564 at[Read More…]
LBSU evens series with Sun Devils
The Long Beach State baseball team (5-9) evened its weekend series with the No. 10-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (9-4) Saturday with a 7-3 win after dropping the opening game Friday night at Blair Field. Dirtbags starting pitching Matt Anderson (1-0) scattered eight hits over 6 1/3 innings pitched, giving[Read More…]
49ers advance to Big West title game
ANAHEIM — The Black and Blue rivalry between the Long Beach State and UC Irvine men’s basketball teams spilled into the semi-finals of the Big West Conference tournament Friday night at Honda Center. The Anteaters took a one-point lead into halftime, but were unable to stop the second half onslaught[Read More…]
Dirtbags drop opener to No. 10 ASU
The Long Beach State baseball team let a solid outing from pitcher Shawn Stuart go to waste, losing to the No. 10-ranked Arizona State Sun Devils (9-3) 3-2 in twelve innings Friday night at Blair Field. The loss is the Dirtbags sixth loss in one-run games this season and fifth[Read More…]