The night after an exhilarating and surprising victory against Big West’s then first-place team, UC Santa Barbara, the 49ers snatched a sweep in their last match of the season against Cal Poly, ending with scores of 25-12, 25-16 and 25-14. Domination was foreseen, as the 49ers (18-11, 11-5 Big West)[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Thanksgiving weekend stuffed with LBSU games
The 49ers will get a chance to enjoy Thanksgiving on Thursday, but they will return to action not long after. Here’s a look at each sport’s games this weekend. Men’s basketball at Washington Long Beach State (1-6) will look to end its six-game losing streak in Seattle on Saturday afternoon,[Read More…]
Long Beach State takes down LMU in home opener
The rim appeared to be ocean-sized for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team in Saturday night’s home opener, as the 49ers shot 57 percent from three to help them get their first win against Loyola Marymount since 1996. In a game that was back-and-forth in the first half, LBSU[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Chris Enriquez finishes in 234th at NCAA championships
Women’s volleyball team sweeps black-and-blue rivalry match The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team swept UC Irvine for the second time this season and recorded its seventh overall sweep Saturday at the Bren Events Center. LBSU (16-11, 9-5 Big West) erased early deficits in all three sets against the Anteaters[Read More…]
Long Beach State to play first home game Saturday
After a three-game stint of road games to start the season, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team will finally play a home game when it hosts Loyola Marymount on Saturday. Coming off an impressive double-overtime road win against San Francisco that earned The Beach its first victory, LBSU (1-3)[Read More…]
‘Niners defeat Dons in double OT
The third time was the charm for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon in a double-overtime thriller against San Francisco. The 49ers (1-2) traveled to San Francisco on Sunday looking for their first win of the year after opening a three-game road stint with losses to Cal[Read More…]
LBSU topped in height and score in Reno
The 49ers were unable to surmount an early lead by Nevada and went on to lose their second straight game of the season, 91-61. In a game that started off with threes by both teams in the first 30 seconds of the game, the shot by junior guard Alex Sanchez[Read More…]
‘Niners to go back up north this weekend
After a season opener last Friday that brought the Long Beach State women’s basketball team up to No. 9 California, the 49ers are set to make that trip three times in two weeks, flying to “The Biggest Little City” on Friday to face Nevada in Reno and then visiting “The[Read More…]
LBSU to face Big West’s 8th- and 9th-place teams
The end to the women’s volleyball season is coming to a close, as the 49ers will take their last three road matches within the next two weeks, with two this weekend against UC Riverside and Cal State Fullerton. During their last meeting against the Highlanders (1-22, 0-11 Big West Conference),[Read More…]
Tulowitzki’s donation announcement headlines Long Beach State Hall of Fame dinner
Nine of Long Beach State’s many prominent former sports figures gathered at the Long Beach Convention Center Tuesday night to be inducted into LBSU’s biannual athletic Hall of Fame. The most widely known names honored included former men’s basketball coach Seth Greenberg, the late former NFL head coach George Allen,[Read More…]