The No. 1 Southern California Trojans fought their way to a 12-7 victory over the No. 10 Long Beach State men’s water polo team Saturday at the 49er Campus Pool. There were dramatic times filled with heated exchanges and blood was drawn. The Trojans are not undefeated by playing clean,[Read More…]
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Women’s soccer stays unbeaten in Big West
FULLERTON — The CS Fullerton women’s soccer team held a 6-4 all-time series lead over Long Beach State. Fullerton won three of the last four meetings between the two teams, including last season’s 1-0 win in Long Beach. The 49ers (10-4-3, 4-0-1 Big West Conference) avenged last season’s loss by[Read More…]
‘Niners place 3rd at Del Walker Intercollegiate
Host Long Beach State finished in third place at the 13th annual Del Walker Intercollegiate Tournament, but it was Colorado State that left every other school and visitor in awe inside the clubhouse Friday. The Rams, who broke the tournament record by 20 strokes Thursday and the team-record total by[Read More…]
Men’s golf in 5th place after Day 1
Sophomore Ricky Montanez shot 3-under-par in back-to-back rounds to lead the Long Beach State men’s golf team to fifth place after the first day of the 13th annual Del Walker Intercollegiate Tournament on Thursday. Montanez, who shot a 68 in the first and second rounds, finished the day at 6-under[Read More…]
Champion of the past: The story of Jack Johnson
Long before there were “Banana Pancakes” or you were humming the tune to “Upside Down,” the name Jack Johnson was synonymous with one thing: boxing. One hundred years ago, he was the heavyweight champion of the world and the baddest dude around. However, there was a problem — Johnson was[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Men’s water polo splits at SoCal Tournament
Men’s water polo LBSU take split at SoCal Tourney Long Beach State produced a 10th place finish at the SoCal Tournament in Los Angeles after going 2-2 in four weekend matches. The 49ers wrapped up the tournament with a 10-9 loss to UC Irvine Sunday afternoon. Jeff Greenwood led the[Read More…]
Olympic dream attracts freshman
Long Beach State may have another Olympic athlete in the making. Freshman outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux is only three months into her collegiate career, but her importance to the women’s volleyball team is enormous. The super-freshman has started all 17 matches and appeared in all 66 sets in her collegiate[Read More…]
LBSU, UC Irvine battle to scoreless tie
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team played to a scoreless tie against UC Irvine in double overtime Sunday afternoon at George Allen Field. While the ‘Niners dominated all aspects of the game, they could not finish scoring opportunities. “One-on-one’s are much harder than people [looking in] think it is,[Read More…]
Blocking sparks ‘Niners in five-set victory over Gauchos
Call it coincidence, but the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has a knack for winning five-set matches this season. The trend continued Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid, as the 49ers defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (23-25, 25-21, 24-26, 25-19, 15-9) to improve to 4-1 in five-set matches.[Read More…]
LBSU hands No. 22 Cal Poly first conference loss
The No. 22-ranked Cal Poly Mustangs are undefeated in the Big West Conference no more. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team defeated the Mustangs at the Walter Pyramid Friday night in five hard-fought sets, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 21-25, 15-9. Freshman outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux led the 49ers at the[Read More…]