Box score The Long Beach State men’s basketball team needed two extra periods to put away the Pacific Tigers, 81-80, Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid to seal its first conference sweep of the season. Freshman point guard Casper Ware converted two free throws with 13.4 seconds left on the[Read More…]
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Women’s water polo routed by national champs in opener
Long Beach State’s women’s water polo team was dominated by defending national champions UCLA, 13 -4, on Thursday night at the 49er Campus Pool. After two minutes of play, No. 3 UCLA made it clear whose game it would be. The 49ers were resoundingly shut out the first quarter after[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…]
Aggies return the favor at The Pyramid
Box score After beating UC Davis at their gym last month, the Aggies returned the favor to the Long Beach State men’s basketball team, 82-76, Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid in front of 1,953 fans. Vince Oliver, the third-leading scorer in the Big West Conference coming in, was hot[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…]
‘Niners wrap up tournament in 14th
The Long Beach State men’s golf team started the day tied for 11th but dropped to 14th to wrap up the Arizona Intercollegiate on Tuesday. The 49ers shot 22-over-par in the final round of action to finish at 48-over 900 at the Arizona National Golf Club in Tucson. Pepperdine won[Read More…]
Freshman floor general leads gym rat pack
For most athletes, freshman year is a time of learning how hard they need to work to become competitive in college athletics. Others like Long Beach State men’s basketball point guard Casper Ware seem to already know what it takes. In his first season, Ware has been a vital contributing[Read More…]