Both the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball teams had a player earn Big West Conference Player of the Week—senior guard Casper Ware and senior forward Tipesa Moorer, respectively. Ware was given the award after leading the 49ers to two road wins last week over Cal Poly San Luis[Read More…]
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‘Niners cruise to easy victory over UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA – The Long Beach State men’s basketball team looked like a squad that had payback on their minds Saturday evening, as they beat up on UC Santa Barbara at the Thunderdome. The 49ers pounded the Gauchos 71-48 behind a focused defensive effort which saw the ‘Niners lock[Read More…]
LBSU pulls out close win over Cal Poly
Despite not converting a field goal in the final five minutes of the contest, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team poured in 44 second half points on their way to victory Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. After a back-and-forth contest that included six ties and 12 lead changes,[Read More…]
49ers defeat UC Santa Barbara behind outstanding defensive performance
After a tough two-game Northern California road trip, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team are glad to be back in the friendly confines of the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers used the home-cooking to defeat UC Santa Barbara 46-34 on Thursday night–improving their record to 7-2 at home this season.[Read More…]
LBSU downed in first two MSPF matches
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opened Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play with back-to-back losses. The first loss came to No. 5-ranked USC in sweeping fashion. The 49ers were dropped in straight sets, 25-17, 25-16, 25-18 at the Galen Center. Sophomore Taylor Crabb led the ‘Niners (2-2, 0-2 MSPF)[Read More…]
Stellar free throw shooting helps ‘Niners thwart Pacific, stay perfect in Big West
One of the biggest criticisms cast upon the Long Beach State men’s basketball team this season has been their inconsistency at the free throw line, but it only takes one game to silence the pundits. The 49ers, who shoot just 68.4 percent from the charity stripe this season, took advantage[Read More…]
LBSU makes easy work of UC Davis behind Phelps’ career night
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team proved that one half of basketball is all it takes to highlight the discrepancies between first and last place teams. The 49ers dismantled UC Davis in the second period en route to an 86-58 victory Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. Up only[Read More…]
49ers road woes continue with 93-56 loss to Pacific
Stockton, Calif. – The Long Beach State women’s basketball team started out their first Big West Conference road trip of the season on a shaky note. The 49ers turned the ball over 30 times and gave up a season-high in points allowed in their 93-56 loss at the hands of[Read More…]
No. 6 ‘Niners open season with strong effort
The No. 6-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opened their season with a strong third place finish in the UC Santa Barbara/Asics College Invitational. The Beach opened play on Friday with a sweep of No. 10–ranked Loyola-Chicago, 25-21, 32-30, 25-21. That victory marked the ‘Niners fifth straight season-opening win.[Read More…]
Turnovers, lackluster shooting lead to 49ers first Big West Conference loss
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team didn’t have the look of the confident, cohesive squad that peaked its head out from underneath all of the question marks surrounding them over the last few games. After starting Big West Conference play with two steps in the right direction, LBSU took[Read More…]