A win, even by way of a sweep, does not necessarily satiate the winning appetite of the victor. The No. 22-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team defeated Utah State in straight sets — 25-22, 25-22, 25-17 — Saturday morning at the Walter Pyramid, but the 49ers were not particularly[Read More…]
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Beach soccer suffers first shutout in physical affair
Things went from bad to ugly for the Long Beach State women’s soccer team on Friday at George Allen Field. The 49ers suffered its first shutout of the season to the University of California-Berkeley, 2-0, in a match where the tension between the two teams resulted in a combined 20[Read More…]
Men’s water polo cruises to back-to-back wins
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team added two more wins to their record Saturday with 16-5 and 10-5 wins over Vanguard and Calremont-Mudd-Scripps, respectively. On the season, the team has outscored its opponents 58-22, allowing only four goals in the third period all season. Aleksandar Petrovich leads the[Read More…]
No. 22 LBSU looks to rebound from recent setbacks
This weekend’s Baden Classic will give the No. 22-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team a chance to send home a more positive postcard than the one it shipped out of Honolulu. The Aloha State wasn’t a welcoming place for the ‘Niners in last week’s Rainbow Wahine Classic. Before the[Read More…]
Junior forward captures Big West weekly honor
Any time head coach Mauricio Ingrassia has called upon a player to score or set a fellow teammate up for a goal, Long Beach State women’s soccer star Nadia Link has never shied away from a challenge. She has usually been successful at those things, too, and on Monday, the[Read More…]
Men’s water polo steamrolls past Redlands
Freshman Milos Vrzic and senior Aleksandar Petrovic scored four goals each to lead the Long Beach State men’s water polo team past Redlands, 16-7, at the UC Irvine Invitational on Sunday morning at Anteater Pool. Petrovic finished the tournament with eight goals in two games to lead the 49ers to[Read More…]
Link moves into LBSU history, strikes twice in rout of Hawaii
Behind two goals from junior forward Nadia Link, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team claimed its second straight victory with a 3-0 shutout against Hawaii on Sunday at George Allen Field. Link, who scored two goals for the second consecutive match this weekend, moved into ninth place on LBSU’s[Read More…]
No. 23 ‘Niners bust slump in four-set win over No. 22 Ohio State
After dropping its last three matches, the No. 23-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team gained a little bit of its confidence back Sunday. That’s because the 49ers snapped their three-match losing streak Sunday as it defeated No. 22 Ohio State in four sets — 25-21, 23-25, 25-16, 25-21 —[Read More…]
Senior lifts LBSU to decisive victory in opener
Senior Aleksandar Petrovic led the Long Beach State men’s water polo team to a season-opening 16-5 drubbing of Fresno Pacific University on Saturday in the UCI Invitational at Anteater Pool. The starters for the 49ers (1-0) scored 13 of the 16 goals, with Petrovic posting a game-high of four. Nathan[Read More…]
49ers rally behind Link, end two-game skid
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team snapped its two-game losing streak Friday as it toppled Ivy League foe Princeton by a score of 3-1 at George Allen Field. Despite the lopsided outcome, the game didn’t start off too well for The Beach (3-2-0), which were without starting defender Alex[Read More…]