Freshman Simone Hoey jumped 11 spots up the leaderboard to lead the Long Beach State women’s golf team in the final round action Wednesday in Sammamish, Wash. As a team, the 49ers tied for 11th at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational with a 29-over-par 317 round to finish the three-day tournament[Read More…]
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Freshman golfer cracks Top 15 in Palm Desert
The Long Beach State men’s golf team shot an 18-over-par 306 in Tuesday’s final round to finish seventh at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert. LBSU fell four spots to seventh in the team standings after carding 10-over 298 and 2-under 286 scores in the first and second rounds[Read More…]
RAMIREZ: Parity a non-factor for elite programs
Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler put it best when he belted out lyrics to the smash-hit “Dream On.” “Dream on, dream until your dream come true.” Many sports fans have the dream that one day there will be “parity” in sports. No, not parody that “Weird Al” Yankovic made a killing[Read More…]
LBSU finishes Day 1 in 9th place
Long Beach State’s women’s golf team struggled to a 9th place finish Monday after the first round of the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash. The 49ers shot 34-over-par 322 on the 6,136-yard, par-72 course at the Sahalee Country Club. The No. 13-ranked California Golden Bears topped the 13-team field[Read More…]
Gordon scores twice to end skid
Box score Long Beach State’s women’s soccer team dusted off a three-game losing streak and picked up its first Big West Conference win at George Allen Field on Sunday afternoon. Midfielder Shawna Gordon connected twice with defender Chantel Hubbard’s signature somersault throw-ins to give the 49ers a 2-1 victory over[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Oct 3-4
Women’s tennis: The Beach completes Day 2 at Cal NIKE Invite Sophomore Julie Luzar defeated Pacific’s Olga Gumenyuk 6-1, 6-3 to win the Flight C championship at the Cal NIKE Invitational on Sunday. In doubles action, the team of Deborah Armstrong and Anais Dallara fell, 8-4, to Cal’s Kasia Siowosz[Read More…]
Defense digs in for sweep
Box score The No. 22-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team literally dug in against Cal Poly Saturday night. Junior setter Ashley Lee (16 digs) and libero Lauren Minkel (13 digs) led the 49ers to a 3-0 sweep over the Mustangs — 25-21, 25-19, 25-15 — in a Big West[Read More…]
Washington’s 23 kills help 49ers edge Gauchos
Box score An injured neck could not prevent Naomi Washington from lifting No. 22 Long Beach State past UC Santa Barbara, which had been 3-0 against ranked opponents coming into Friday’s tilt at the Walter Pyramid. The senior middle blocker swatted seven of her match-high 23 kills in the fifth set as[Read More…]
Chances slip away in 49ers’ loss to Pacific
Box score After losing to San Diego State and Loyola Marymount in its previous two games, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team fell to the University of Pacific Tigers in its Big West Conference opener Thursday by the score of 1-0 at George Allen Field. The loss pushes the[Read More…]
Wife, husband make ‘Wynn’-ing combo
Jody and Derek Wynn have been coaching together for the past nine years. They’ve been married to each other just as long. First-year Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn is energetic and enthusiastic. During practice, she’s all over the court, hustling in between spots on the floor.[Read More…]