The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will have 10 of its 30 regular-season games televised this season — five of which will be a part of the Big West Conference’s television package. The ESPN networks (ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU) will broadcast eight of LBSU’s games, including three Big West contests, while Fox[Read More…]
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Ware named to Wooden top 50 list
For the first time in program history, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team has a candidate for the John Wooden Award — the most prestigious individual award in NCAA basketball. Senior point guard Casper Ware was among the top 50 players to be named to a preseason list released[Read More…]
Beach soccer breaks into NSCAA’s top 25 poll
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team broke into the national rankings Tuesday as it came in at No. 23 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. The 49ers (9-3-1, 2-0 Big West Conference) had been receiving votes for the last two weeks. It marks the second[Read More…]
Freshman leads 49ers to victories over Air Force and Pomona Pitzer
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team picked up two victories on the final day of the SoCal Tournament on Sunday. The tournament hosts defeated Pomona Pitzer, 13-7 and Air Force, 10-6. Freshmen Connor Reilly, Jake Kisher, and John Mroch sparked the team to victory in their first game[Read More…]
Link receives invite from US U-23 Women’s Soccer National Team
Long Beach State junior forward Nadia Link was invited to train with the United States Under-23 Women’s National Soccer Team, LBSU head coach Mauricio Ingrassia announced Sunday. Ingrassia first broke the news via Twitter late Sunday night: “Nadia Link gets late call up to U-23 US National Team camp at[Read More…]
LBSU ties single-game program record for goals – again
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team tied a single-game program record for goals scored for the second time this season in a 6-0 drubbing of Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on Sunday at Alex G. Spanos Stadium. The last time the 49ers scored six goals was when they defeated[Read More…]
Men’s water polo suffers consecutive losses in SoCal opener
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team opened up the SoCal Tournament with back-to-back losses on Saturday at the 49er Campus Pool. The 49ers lost to Pepperdine, 11-9, before falling to Princeton, 8-4. The Niners had just as many shots on goal in both games, but failed to convert[Read More…]
Highlanders prove too much for inconsistent 49ers
The last time the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team faced UC Riverside on the road, the 49ers needed a quadruple-double from then-setter Ashley Lee to pull off a five-set victory. On Saturday, however, there would be no quadruple-double or LBSU victory for that matter. UCR outlasted the inconsistent ‘Niners[Read More…]
Brad Pitt’s ‘Moneyball’ shot at Blair Field
office.” In 1993, the LBSU baseball team officially made Blair Field its home. The facility is considered one of the best amateur baseball fields. Not only has it been home to numerous Big West championship teams, it has also played a number of parts in movies, television shows and commercials.[Read More…]
‘Niners end three-year road skid against CSUN
NORTHRIDGE — With a raucous crowd providing a boost to its home squad, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team had to regroup after a lopsided third set to defeat Cal State Northridge in four sets – 25-21, 25-22, 16-25, 25-21 Friday night at the Matadome. The ‘Niners (8-5, 2-1[Read More…]