Men’s Volleyball: Bittner records 20-kill outing in LBSU win The 49ers ran their winning streak to three matches with a 30-25, 30-27, 26-30, 30-24 victory at UC San Diego on Friday night. Senior Dean Bittner led LBSU (5-4, 4-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) with 20 kills, his 34th career match[Read More…]
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Trojan force overwhelms The Beach in home opener
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team lost its home opener to No. 2 USC 13-3, as the ‘Niners could not handle the Women of Troy’s powerful offense. LBSU (0-3) was held scoreless in the final period as USC’s defense proved too much. USC’s Kara-Leigh Huse scored three in[Read More…]
49ers’ shooting goes cold in ‘good rivalry game’ with Titans
Regulation ended with Long Beach State’s starting point guard writhing in pain on the floor. The game ended five minutes later with the Cal State Fullerton players in the stands celebrating a victory with their fans. The 49ers showdown with CSUF had everything a person would want in a rivalry[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball drops home-opener to Matadors
Box score The No. 9 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team suffered a lopsided loss to No.2-ranked Cal State Northridge, Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. In their second Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest, the 49ers (2-3, 1-1 MPSF), coming off a 3-2 win against rival UCSB, lost in three[Read More…]
49ers lack ‘heart’ in loss to Cal Poly
Box score Head coach Dan Monson said that one of the 49ers’ goals this season was to go undefeated at home, but after just five games, that hope has been dashed. Long Beach State couldn’t compete with Cal Poly’s intensity and dropped the Big West Conference contest, 90-79, at the[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Jan. 16
Women’s Basketball: 49ers outworked on the boards, fall to Mustangs Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team dropped an 86-63 decision to Cal Poly Saturday afternoon at Mott Gym. Cal Poly (11-5, 4-1 Big West Conference) outshot The Beach 45.6 percent to 39.3 percent and also outrebounded LBSU[Read More…]
Interim coach seeks to ‘bring in more banners’
Interim men’s volleyball head coach Andy Read takes over for Alan Knipe, who is on a three-year leave of absence to coach the United States men’s national team leading up to the 2012 Olympics. Jon Aviles: Was it a surprise when you were hired as the next men’s volleyball head[Read More…]
Second-half defense sparks LBSU men’s victory
Box score Welcome back 49ers, it’s been a while. The Long Beach State men’s basketball team used an early second-half surge to cement a 67-47 over UC Santa Barbara at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday night. For the first time this season, the 49ers (8-9, 2-2 Big West Conference) kept[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Jan. 13-14
Women’s Basketball: 49ers’ hot shooting torches UC Santa Barbara Box score The 49ers snapped a seven-game losing streak to UC Santa Barbara after cruising to a 78-63 win over the defending Big West Conference champions, Thursday evening at The Thunderdome. LBSU (7-9, 3-1 Big West Conference) shot 51 percent from the[Read More…]
Second-half charge keys victory over UC Irvine
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team shook off a sluggish start to emerge with a 67-55 win over UC Irvine on Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (6-9, 2-1 Big West Conference) trailed the Anteaters (4-12, 1-3 Big West), 35-25, with 11:09 remaining in the[Read More…]