As the regular season narrows down to just two games, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team will have its sights set on maintaining second place in the Big West Conference. The 49ers (11-4-2, 4-1-1 Big West Conference), who currently have 13 points in the Big West standings, will need[Read More…]
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Runners prepare for Big West Championship meet
The Long Beach State cross country team will be competing at the Big West Conference Championship this Saturday in Riverside. The Riverside course — a packed, dirt surface and mostly flat — suits LBSU, head coach Patrick Cunniff said, adding that the 49ers are a speed and track-based team. “It[Read More…]
No. 8 ‘NIners squander late lead on road
The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo team suffered a close defeat at the hands of No. 6 UC Santa Barbara as the 49ers lost 11-10 in sudden death overtime Saturday. The Beach (7-8, 0-2 MPSF) was unable to end its skid within the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation[Read More…]
Beach soccer moves past CSUN into 2nd place
Box score The Long Beach State women’s soccer team shook up the Big West Conference standings Sunday as it edged Cal State Northridge, 2-1, on Senior Day at George Allen Field. The 49ers’ (11-4-2, 4-1-1 Big West) victory moved them up to second place in the conference with 13 points,[Read More…]
49ers win fifth straight, knock Titans out of 1st place
FULLERTON — Five U.S. presidents later, and a Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has still not lost to Cal State Fullerton. But the 49ers’ lengthy winning streak against their rivals was in jeopardy early Saturday night. LBSU posted a 17-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 victory over first-place CSUF at Titan[Read More…]
49ers dropped by No. 15 UCI in emotional showdown
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team saw its seven-game unbeaten streak snapped as it ran into its most physical conference match of the season Thursday against 15th-ranked UC Irvine. UCI defender CoCo Goodson scored the game-winning goal in the 43rd minute to lift the Anteaters (14-1-2, 6-0-0 Big West[Read More…]
MCDANNALD: LBSU volleyball needs cold-blooded mentality
Anyone who has played the video game Mortal Kombat can probably remember the booming voice demanding that you “finish him.” The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team might want to find a Sega Genesis console. A seemingly disastrous start to October could be countered in an equally crucial stretch to[Read More…]
One school’s decision becomes LBSU’s missing Link
The Long Beach State women’s soccer match Thursday against No. 15 UC Irvine, which kicks off at George Allen Field at 3 p.m., might mean a little more to sophomore Nadia Link. Whether anyone knows it or not, Link is no ordinary student-athlete. Aside from waking up every morning at[Read More…]
Lee bags national player of the week honors
It was already probably safe to say that this was the most successful week of Ashley Lee’s individual volleyball career. Now, it might be an understatement. The Long Beach State senior was named national player of the week Tuesday by both the American Volleyball Coaches Association and Collegiate Volleyball Update.[Read More…]
Bullock nets hat trick in 49ers’ romp of Titans
FULLERTON — Senior midfielder Lindsay Bullock compiled a hat trick to lead the Long Beach State women’s soccer team to a decisive 5-2 victory over Cal State Fullerton on Sunday at Titan Soccer Stadium. Bullock’s hat trick was the first for the 49ers since October 2008 when Hayley Bolt scored[Read More…]