LOS ANGELES — Long Beach State head coach Mauricio Ingrassia has taken the first step in turning the women’s soccer program into a national contender. The 49ers, led by 11 seniors, eight of which comprise Ingrassia’s first recruiting class, lost 1-0 in the first round of their NCAA Women’s College[Read More…]
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Historic season ends in first-round exit at NCAAs
LOS ANGELES — Head coach Mauricio Ingrassia will have to wait one more year to see his up-and-coming program take its next leap forward. In its first-ever NCAA Women’s College Cup tournament appearance, Long Beach State fell, 1-0, to the University of San Diego at UCLA’s Drake Stadium Friday night.[Read More…]
Men’s basketball falls late to BYU in season opener
All-American forward Lee Cummard was just as good as advertised for Brigham Young. This past off-season he turned down the NBA to return to Provo, Utah for his senior season, much to the delight of everyone but Long Beach State on Friday night at the Marriott Center. Behind Cummard’s career-high[Read More…]
No. 25 49ers cruise past Highlanders, claim share of Big West title
The Big West Conference has a new women’s volleyball champion. No. 25 Long Beach State swept UC Riverside in three sets (25-14, 25-18, 25-13) Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid to win at least a share of the Big West title. LBSU (23-4, 12-2) started the match a little shaky,[Read More…]
49ers predicted to finish 7th in coaches’ poll
Two words resonate in the mind of Karina Figueroa this season: hungry and healthy. Now in her senior season, Long Beach State’s star guard is hungry. She knew what it was like to be part of a winning team three years ago when, as a freshman, she helped lead her[Read More…]
Previewing the UCLA Regional
Now that the women’s soccer team has earned a bid into its first-ever NCAA Tournament, Long Beach State’s road will prove to be a tough one. The 49ers, placed in the UCLA regional with the potential of facing top-seeded and No. 2 UCLA in the second round, will have to[Read More…]
Women’s soccer scores three major Big West awards
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team earned some Big West Conference hardware Wednesday. The three-time defending regular-season conference champions were individually honored as senior Liz Ramos, sophomore Lindsay Bullock and head coach Mauricio Ingrassia took home three of the six major awards in the Big West. Ramos and Bullock[Read More…]
Men’s basketball starts season on the road Friday
LBSU at BYU (Friday, 6 p.m. in Provo, Utah) Last year, BYU finished 27-8 with a 14-2 mark in the Mountain West Conference. The Cougars advanced to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 8-seed and dropped a 67-62 decision to Texas A&M. They return two starters including All-American Lee Cummard,[Read More…]
Milestone reached in women’s volleyball win over UCI
Senior outside hitter Quincy Verdin surpassed 1,000 kills in her career as 25th-ranked Long Beach State defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters in five sets Wednesday night. The 49ers won 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13 at the Walter Pyramid to inch one step closer to the Big West Conference title. Coming[Read More…]
‘Niners picked 8th in Big West coaches’ poll
At Big West Conference Media Day, league coaches continually used one word: “parity.” In a conference where traditionally just one team has a real shot at an NCAA tournament bid, coaches are going out of their way to schedule tough non-conference opponents in an effort to boost their school’s national[Read More…]