Men’s Basketball: Gilling earns first-ever conference weekly honor Long Beach State guard Stephan Gilling was named the Big West Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon. The senior led the 49ers to a 96-61 win over Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday, scoring a career-high 28[Read More…]
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LEE: School name in need of re-branding
There is a sense of disconnect at Cal State Long Beach. And that’s not referring to the school’s commuter reputation, but the list of names used to label it. The university goes by Cal State Long Beach for academic purposes, while using Long Beach State for reference to its NCAA[Read More…]
LEE: Fiesta Bowl pairing shows BCS elitism
Congratulations to the TCU Horned Frogs and Boise State Broncos for completing undefeated regular seasons. What’s their reward? A trip to the consolation, uh…Fiesta Bowl in Tempe, Ariz., while two other undefeated teams, Alabama and Texas, contest for the Bowl Championship Series National Championship in Pasadena come Jan. 7, 2010.[Read More…]
Figueroa going ‘all out’ in final season
While many athletes have struggled after returning from injury, Long Beach State senior guard Karina Figueroa has shown no signs of rust thus far. Despite missing the entire 2008-09 season, Figueroa wasted no time demonstrating why she was selected as a preseason All-Big West selection by the media earlier this[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Dec 6-8
Men’s Basketball: Texas two-steps past ‘Niners The Long Beach State men’s basketball team committed a season-high 23 turnovers in its biggest challenge of the 2009-10 season. No. 2 Texas proved to be too much for as the 49ers fell, 107-74, in Austin on Monday night. LBSU (4-4) was able to[Read More…]
Season comes to crashing halt at Pauley
Box score LOS ANGELES — The first-round NCAA Tournament match between the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team and UCLA turned out much differently Friday night than the early-season meeting. Kaitlin Sather’s team-leading 12th kill of the night off the LBSU block ended a three-set sweep for No. 8-seeded UCLA[Read More…]
LBSU outmuscled in home loss to USC
Box score For the second time this season, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team staged a last-minute comeback only to fall short, dropping a 83-77 decision to USC, Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. Senior forward Ally Wade hit a 3-pointer to cut USC’s lead to 79-72 with 40[Read More…]
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Leslie picks USC
Editor’s note: On the day that Long Beach State plays USC, the Daily 49er takes a look back at a major recruit’s decision that had an impact on both programs. Lisa Leslie, the most coveted high school basketball player in the country, was so close to signing a national letter[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Dec. 2
Softball: The Beach adds two for 2010-2011 The Long Beach State softball team announced that high school prospects Karli Sandoval and Erin Wesley have signed National Letters of Intent to play for the 49ers next season. Sandoval, a senior at Riverside Poly High School, is a catcher who was a[Read More…]
49ers look to duplicate upset against UCLA
Before last season’s NCAA Tournament, junior setter Ashley Lee was just beginning the early stages of rehabilitating a torn posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in her right knee. This time around, Lee will be on the floor and a key component as the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team travels to[Read More…]