The Long Beach State women’s soccer team finished a double overtime match against Wake Forest, which made it to last year’s Sweet Sixteen, in a 1-1 draw. The 49ers (3-2-3) are coming off their second loss of the season with a 2-0 decision at BYU on Saturday. Less than 48[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Russian native backhands way to success
Many universities wanted Karolina Rozenberg to play tennis for them. Longing for that true, Southern California experience, she accepted a scholarship to play tennis for Long Beach State, majoring in international business. She has worn the black and gold uniform while helping catapult head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello’s team to the[Read More…]
Five-match winning streak snaps
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team saw its five-match winning streak snap on the first night of the three-day LBSU/LMU Tournament this past weekend. But the team continued the weekend by sweeping the remaining three opponents. The 49ers (8-3) fell 3-1 to undefeated Loyola Marymount (9-0) in a close[Read More…]
Extra hot weekend at UCR Invitational
Amid the 104-degree weather in Riverside over the weekend, the men’s cross country team placed ninth out of 29 teams in the 8,000-meter, while the women’s side placed 16th of 23 teams in the 6K at the UCR Invitational. Sophomore Kevin Ramirez placed 30th out of 239 runners and achieved[Read More…]
First loss since season opener, to BYU
In its first out-of-state game, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team stumbled to a 2-0 loss against BYU. The 49ers (3-2-2) went into the weekend ranked No. 23 in the country and had their five-game streak snap on the road against BYU (2-3-2). This was their first loss since[Read More…]
First trip out of sunny California, to play BYU
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team will play its first out-of-state game this Saturday in Provo, Utah against BYU before returning home to host Wake Forest on Monday night. The 49ers (3-1-2) have maintained their No. 23 ranking in the NCAA; meanwhile, a poll by Soccer America Daily put[Read More…]
Cross country on the road to Riverside
The Long Beach State cross country team looks to build off the first meet as it travels to Riverside for the UC Riverside Invitational. The men’s team is coming off of a first place finish in the Mark Covert Classic at Cal State Fullerton two weeks ago, while the women’s[Read More…]
The Beach to host second tournament after 4-0 run
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will host the three-day Long Beach State/LMU Tournament this weekend at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (5-2) look to bring the dominant performance from their tournament last weekend into this one. They have been blocking an average 2.88 per set this season, an[Read More…]
49ers begin year-long season with UNLV tournament
Coming off one of the most impressive seasons in 49er tennis history, coach Jenny Hilt-Costello’s squad is ready to get back into action for the fall season, starting with the UNLV Tournament Sept. 19. “I like throwing them into a tournament quickly so that we know exactly where we are[Read More…]
49ers remain undefeated at home
A draw and a win against two non-conference opponents on Sunday allowed the Long Beach State women’s soccer team to remain undefeated at home. The 49ers (3-2-1) entered the weekend ranked No. 23 in the country and played similar games against San Diego (1-3-2) and Cal State Bakersfield (0-5-1). The[Read More…]