The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team received a gut-check Saturday night. Not only were the No. 21-ranked 49ers in danger of falling to 0-2 in the Big West Conference, but Olympic gold medalist and LBSU alumna Misty May-Treanor was on hand to see them nearly come undone at the[Read More…]
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Controversial call dooms LBSU in Big West opener
This was not the way the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team expected to start out their trek to a Big West Conference title. A questionable call late in the final set and a match point rally won by UC Santa Barbara that seemed to last a lifetime, ended what[Read More…]
Link erupts in nonconference finale against UNLV
Junior forward Nadia Link had two second-half goals to lift the Long Beach State women’s soccer team to a 4-1 victory over UNLV on Friday at George Allen Field. LBSU (7-3-1), which was coming off a 6-0 rout of Saint Mary’s last Sunday, continued its offensive parade as it has[Read More…]
Beach soccer looks to build momentum in nonconference finale
After coming off a dominant 6-0 victory over Saint Mary’s, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team will be looking to extend its winning streak to three games Friday against the University of Nevada-Las Vegas at George Allen Field. Kickoff is scheduled for 4 p.m. The game will mark the[Read More…]
Injury-plagued ‘Niners to meet pair of Big West powerhouses
Ready or not, here comes the start of Big West Conference play for the No. 21-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team. The hobbled ‘Niners (6-4) will open up conference action against UC Santa Barbara (7-5) on Friday, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo (5-8) on Saturday. Both matches are[Read More…]
‘NIners wrap up NorCal Tournament with consecutive wins
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team added two more victories to its record with a 11-8 win over St. Francis and a 16-9 edge over Air Force on Sunday to conclude the final day of the NorCal Tournament in Stockton, Calif. Sophomore Nick Rascon combined for five goals[Read More…]
LBSU athletics raises men’s basketball season-ticket prices
The Long Beach State athletic department plans to use funds generated from a $125 season-ticket increase to fund approximately 2,000 additional seats that will temporarily be added to the Walter Pyramid for a men’s basketball game against the University of North Carolina next season, athletic director Vic Cegles said Monday.[Read More…]
Hubbard nets hat trick in record-setting romp of Gaels
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team tied a single-game school record for most goals scored since the program was reinstated in 1998 in a dominant 6-0 victory over Saint Mary’s on Sunday at George Allen Field. Hat tips were in order for senior defender Nicole Hubbard who scored three[Read More…]
Men’s water polo suffers first two losses of the season
Sophomore Nick Rascon combined to score seven goals in two games, but it wasn’t enough as Long Beach State men’s water polo team dropped a pair of matches at the NorCal Tournament in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday. The 49ers opened the tournament with an 8-7 loss to UC Irvine, before[Read More…]
Junior forward nets lone goal in victory over San Diego
Junior forward Nadia Link’s goal in the 14th minute was all the Long Beach State women’s soccer team needed as it picked up a much-needed 1-0 victory over the University of San Diego on Friday at Torero Stadium. With the win, the 49ers improved to 5-3-1 on the year after[Read More…]