Thoughts of running away with the Big West Conference regular-season title have quickly vanished for Long Beach State men’s basketball followers. The 49ers (11-10, 6-2 Big West), who opened conference play with six consecutive victories, promptly dropped both of their games last week. Instead of distancing itself from the pack,[Read More…]
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49ers stop 4-game skid in thriller
Box score If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team was looking to make a statement Saturday, then it couldn’t have picked a better game to do it. Just 13 days ago, the 49ers walked off the Bren Events Center floor feeling embarrassed and dejected after giving up a season-high[Read More…]
‘Spider-Man’ finishes off LBSU
Box score IRVINE — UC Irvine senior guard Darren Moore may have a “Spider-Man” tattoo across his chest, but he played the role of a villain Saturday night in the eyes of the Long Beach State men’s basketball team. Moore scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half,[Read More…]
No. 19 USC serves The Beach loss in opener
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team opened the 2011 campaign Friday with a 6-1 loss to No. 19-ranked USC in Los Angeles. Sophomore Sarah Cantlay rallied to pick up the lone victory for the 49ers, who are ranked 42nd in the nation. In a battle between No. 5 singles[Read More…]
No. 8 LBSU rallies, upsets No. 3 UCLA
Box score No. 8 Long Beach State upset No. 3 UCLA in men’s volleyball action at the Walter Pyramid on Friday night. After going down 0-2, the 49ers rallied in a 19-25, 22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 15-13, come-from-behind victory. All four of The Beach’s victories have come against top-five nationally-ranked opponents.[Read More…]
Win streak stopped at 6
Box score FULLERTON — The Long Beach State men’s basketball team saw its six-game winning streak end as it lost, 89-87, against Cal State Fullerton at Titan Gym on Wednesday night. The Beach (11-9, 6-1 Big West Conference) committed 16 turnovers and allowed the most points since its 96-91 loss[Read More…]
Poor shooting plagues ‘Niners
Box score After returning from a four-game road stretch, you would think the Long Beach State women’s basketball team would be confident in playing in front of its home crowd at the Walter Pyramid. Unfortunately for the 49ers (3-17, 1-6 Big West Conference), it didn’t appear that way Wednesday as[Read More…]
No. 8 49ers make quick work of No. 5 Gauchos
Box score The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team kicked off its four-game homestand with a sweep over No. 5 UC Santa Barbara at the Walter Pyramid on Tuesday night. Both teams were coming off three-set losses and were out to get a pick-me-up when they squared off[Read More…]
MCDANNALD: ‘Niners flexing their muscles
OK, so maybe we haven’t been here before. The spring semester may not be in session yet, but the Long Beach State men’s basketball team’s growing confidence was put to test Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers passed and, in the process, won their season-high sixth consecutive game.[Read More…]
Ware clutch in wild finish
Box score A crowd of 4,732 fans jammed into the Walter Pyramid Saturday night as the Long Beach State men’s basketball team won its sixth consecutive game in a nail-biter over Pacific. Junior guard Casper Ware drained a long two-point jumper to give LBSU (11-8, 6-0 Big West Conference) a[Read More…]