No. 24 Long Beach State 49ers (25-5) • 2008 Big West Conference champion (first outright conference title since 2001)• 22nd consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance• All-time NCAA first round record: 13-5*• Best finish: National champion (1989, 1993, 1998) Roundup: The 49ers have not made an NCAA Regional appearance since 2001, having[Read More…]
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Portland State deals ‘Niners ‘unacceptable’ 71-56 loss
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team couldn’t put a stop to the shooting barrage of Portland State as they fell, 71-56, Monday night at the Walter Pyramid. The Vikings (4-1) shot an impressive 60 percent from long range, going 9-of-15 on the night. PSU also shot 54.9 percent from[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball deserved a better NCAA draw
Long Beach State women’s volleyball head coach Brian Gimmillaro didn’t hide his disappointment with the NCAA selection committee. He shouldn’t either — they were screwed. After learning the 49ers would be sent to Palo Alto, with the potential of playing the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal in the second round, Gimmillaro[Read More…]
Junior guard named co-Big West women’s basketball Player of the Week
Junior Courtney Jacob’s career-high 30-point performance may not have resulted in a win for Long Beach State, but the Big West Conference took notice Monday. Jacob was named the co-Big West women’s basketball Player of the Week along with Cal Poly’s Megan Harrison. It’s the first honor in Jacob’s career[Read More…]
Setting sail from The Beach
Long Beach State women’s volleyball assistant coach Debbie Green and senior setter Nicole Vargas have some commonalities. First, they are slated to play in their final NCAA Tournament; second, they are both setters; and third, they are mother and daughter. The mother-daughter duo and the rest of the 49er women’s[Read More…]
Long Beach State to start NCAAs in Palo Alto
Head coach Brian Gimmillaro said the NCAA Tournament selection committee “continues to do no favors” for Long Beach State on Sunday night. The 49er women’s volleyball team is set to play 24th-ranked Pepperdine University in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The teams face off on Friday at 4:30[Read More…]
Seniors say farewell to Pyramid with 3-1 victory
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team took care of No. 19 Colorado State in four sets (23-25, 25-20, 25-13, 25-23) on its final regular season match Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. The first set saw little defense as the 49ers (25-5, 13-3 Big West Conference) hit .538 while[Read More…]
‘Niners win third straight, beat New Mexico State
After scoring 24 points in a double overtime win at Idaho State, Donovan Morris poured in 30 to give Long Beach State an 82-77 win over the New Mexico State Aggies Sunday night at The Walter Pyramid. Point guard Casper Ware played well again, scoring 15 points, dishing out four[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball peaking at the right time
The regular season finale at the Pyramid last Saturday night between Long Beach State and the No. 19-ranked Colorado State Rams featured two teams heading in opposite directions before the start of the NCAA Tournament. Fortunately for ‘Niners fans, momentum is wearing a black and gold jersey. While CSU ended[Read More…]
Rivalry gives new meaning to Black and Blue beating
The Yanks and BoSox, Celtics and Lakers, Packers and Bears, Ali and Frazier; these are some of professional sports’ greatest rivalries. Long Beach State has its own rivalry with UC-Irvine in the aptly dubbed “Black and Blue Rivalry Series.” The Black and Blue Rivalry, which was created in 2005 to[Read More…]