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LBSU picks up split after Day 1 in San Diego

No. 15 Long Beach State picked up a split on the opening day at the Triton Invitational hosted by UC San Diego on Saturday. The 49ers (1-2) upset No. 14 Hartwick, 11-7, before losing to No. 11 Loyola Marymount, 9-8, in double overtime. Senior Keala O’Sullivan led LBSU to victory[Read More…]

‘Niners drop home opener at new facility

The 49ers’ debut at the Rhodes Tennis Center did not go as planned, as Florida International came away with the victory, 4-3, on Saturday. Amid screams of frustration and energetic shouts of “c’mon!,” the six singles players battled hard. First off the court was Long Beach State’s No. 6 singles[Read More…]

Morris expects to return from ankle injury tonight

After dropping consecutive games in the Big West Conference to see its conference record fall to 5-2, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team showed a lot of heart at UC Irvine. The 49ers (11-9, 6-2 Big West) defeated the Anteaters and held on to first place for at least[Read More…]

49er women top UC Davis on the road

Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team avenged its loss to UC Davis earlier in the season with a 68-64 victory Thursday night at The Pavilion. The 49ers (5-16, 2-7 Big West Conference) shot 43.3 percent from the field, while the Aggies owned a 41 percent clip. Junior[Read More…]

Beach softball prepares for season opener

Long Beach State head coach Kim Sowder has every reason to be excited about 2009. Her 49ers softball team is the run-away favorite to win the Big West Conference title, receiving seven of eight first-place votes in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The ‘Niners also enter the season at No. 20[Read More…]

Women’s volleyball confirms two hirings

Long Beach State women’s volleyball announced that Erika Chidester and Matt Ulmer have been named as new assistants for the 2009 season. “Both Erika and Matt are bright, enthusiastic young people who are very knowledgeable in the game of volleyball,” head coach Brian Gimmillaro said in a press release. “Current[Read More…]

ESPNU’s BracketBusters to hit The Beach

Long Beach State’s men’s basketball team will host Wisconsin-Green Bay at the Walter Pyramid on Feb. 21 as part of ESPNU’s BracketBusters. “The ESPNU BracketBusters concept,” according to the Big West Conference press release, “named because of the success of teams from these conferences in NCAA Tournament play through the[Read More…]

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