Long Beach State freshman Haleigh Hampton was named the Big West Conference’s co-Player of the Week for women’s volleyball on Monday. The 6-foot-7 middle blocker hit a combined .379 in four matches over the weekend in Colorado. In a five-set upset over then-No. 14 Colorado State, Hampton tied a team-high[Read More…]
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A ‘smash’ hit at The Beach
A large cheering section wielding signs and wearing T-shirts that read “We Dig AshLee” or “Go SmashLee” have been seen at women’s volleyball home matches for the past year. Through the first four home contests of the 2010 season, however, the player for whom those encouraging words were intended for[Read More…]
Men’s water polo places 9th in NorCal
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team defeated fellow ranked opponents UC Davis and Loyola Marymount en route to capturing ninth place in the NorCal Invitational at Diablo Valley College on Sunday. No. 10 LBSU (5-2) cruised past No. 15 UCD, 7-4, and scraped by No. 8 LMU, 6-5.[Read More…]
Zips no match for LBSU in Las Vegas
Box score The Long Beach State women’s soccer team cruised to its second consecutive victory at the Rebel Classic on Sunday as it routed the Akron Zips, 4-1, at Peter Johann Memorial Field. Junior forward Nicole Sweetman led the 49ers offense with a pair of goals, while midfielder Lindsay Bullock[Read More…]
Gordon, 49ers end scoring drought in Vegas
Box score The Long Beach State women’s soccer team rallied from behind and stunned the UNLV Rebels, 2-1, in an overtime thriller on Friday at the Rebel Classic in Las Vegas. 49ers midfielder Shawna Gordon delivered the game-winning goal in the 95th minute after fellow midfielder Lindsay Bullock’s right-side cross[Read More…]
Junior ties career high in 4-set LBSU win
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team closed its trip to Colorado with a four-set victory over host Denver on Saturday night. The 49ers (9-3) received an efficient effort from junior Michelle Osunbor and posted a 28-26, 19-25, 25-14, 25-19 victory. LBSU’s 6-foot-2 middle blocker tied her career[Read More…]
LBSU captures individual title at Aztec Invitational
Two weeks after finishing second at the Fullerton Season Opener, the Long Beach State cross country team notched three top-10 finishers at the San Diego State-hosted Aztec Invitational on Saturday. Junior Rosa Del Toro finished with a time of 18:02.3 to place first in the women’s 5,000-meter race at Balboa[Read More…]
No. 10 LBSU splits first day at NorCal Invitational
No. 10 Long Beach State salvaged a split in the first day of the NorCal Invitational at Diablo Valley College on Saturday. The 49ers (3-2) rebounded from an 11-9 loss in the opener against No. 7 Pacific, squeaking by Air Force, 10-9, in their second match. In the first game,[Read More…]
No. 24 LBSU suffers 5-set letdown
Box score For the second time in less than 24 hours, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team needed five sets to decide a winner. This time, however, the 49ers took a hit in the loss column. The No. 24 49ers rallied from an 0-2 deficit but fell to Middle[Read More…]
No. 24 ‘Niners cruise past VCU in sweep
Box score The return of the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team’s starting setter was a smooth transition the second time around. No. 24 LBSU (7-2) swept Virginia Commonwealth, 25-15, 25-20, 25-19, in the first match of a doubleheader Friday in Fort Collins, Colo. Senior Ashley Lee, who sat out[Read More…]