Women’s volleyball: The Beach returns to national rankings The 49ers jumped back into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll released Monday morning. LBSU (7-3) received a boost after defeating Fordham and then-No. 7 UCLA in straight sets over the weekend at the Cal State Fullerton Tournament at Titan Gym.[Read More…]
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LBSU tramples No. 7 UCLA
Box Score FULLERTON — The 49er women’s volleyball team might creep back into the Top 25 poll after a convincing win Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gym. Unranked Long Beach State stormed by the No. 7 UCLA Bruins in a nonconference rout, 25-19, 25-16, 25-14. The Bruins showed very[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Sept. 19-20
Women’s soccer: The Beach falls to Aztecs The 49ers (4-4) fell on the road to San Diego State, 2-1, Sunday at the Sports Deck. SDSU’s Hillary Harvey put the Aztecs on the scoreboard in the 38th minute while teammate Cat Walker added another goal in the 71st minute to extend the[Read More…]
No high tide in The Beach’s victory
Box score The Long Beach State women’s soccer team won its only home game in September, 3-1, over Pepperdine Friday afternoon at George Allen Field. The Beach cruised to victory with goals from forward Nicole Sweetman, midfielder Lindsay Bullock and her younger sister, forward Shannon Bullock. This was the 49ers’[Read More…]
LBSU rolls past Fordham
Box score FULLERTON — The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team needed just 1 hour, 9 minutes to sweep the Fordham Rams, 3-0, on Friday at Titan Gym. Sophomore outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux and senior middle blocker Naomi Washington killed 17 balls apiece, as the 49ers prevailed 25-20, 25-23, 25-17. Setter[Read More…]
Women’s soccer returns home to host Pepperdine
Long Beach State women’s soccer head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said the 49ers’ recent four-match road trip “provided a lot of good lessons” for a team with 18 newcomers. Taking a cue from the men’s basketball team, Ingrassia’s squad opened the season with a Dan Monson-esque schedule featuring six NCAA Tournament[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Sept. 15
Men’s basketball: Top 100 recruit verbally commits Jacob Thomas, a 6-foot-4 guard from Columbia Heights High School (Minn.), verbally committed to play basketball at Long Beach State, Sunday morning. Thomas is rated by ESPN.com as the No. 25 shooting guard — No. 89 overall — among Class of 2010 prospects.[Read More…]
Beach women’s golf finishes in 13th place
The 49er women’s golf team placed 13th at the two-day Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. after firing a three-round score of 35-over-par. LBSU shot its best round of the tournament by carding a 9-over 297 final round score — improving on its 14-over 302 first round and[Read More…]
Women’s golf in 13th after second round
The Long Beach State women’s golf team sits in a tie for 13th heading into tomorrow’s final round at the two-day, 16-team Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic hosted by Colorado State. The 49ers were led by Simone Hoey, the younger sister of former LBSU All-American Kay Hoey. She fired a 3-over-par[Read More…]
Freshman debuts with strong opening round
A newcomer with a last name familiar to Long Beach State’s women’s golf team made an immediate impact in the season opener Monday morning in Fort Collins, Colo. Freshman Simone Hoey, the younger sister of former 49er and All-American Kay Hoey, finished two shots behind the leader in the opening[Read More…]