Homecoming weekend ended in disappointment for Long Beach State’s women’s volleyball team, as it let a close win slip away in a five-set match against Big West Conference’s first-place Cal State Northridge, ending with scores of 23-25, 25-15, 25-22, 24-26 and 12-15. The 49ers (13-11, 6-5 Big West) were behind[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
49er women fall to No. 9 Cal in season opener
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team was unable to make up for its poor first half in its season opener against the No. 9 California, falling to the Bears 70-51 at Haas Pavilion on Friday night. Thanks in large part to a long offseason and possibly some opening-night jitters[Read More…]
LBSU survives in win over UC Davis
Emotions from last week’s loss at Hawaii seemed to have carried into the match against UC Davis and almost cost Long Beach State a win. But the 49ers managed to halt the Aggies’ three-game winning streak in a four-set match, ending with scores of 27-25, 25-23, 19-25 and 25-23. The[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE
The Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball seasons are just around the corner. To preview their seasons, the Daily 49er put together a special section with everything you need to follow the 49ers this year: previews, predictions, features, schedules and more. All stories can be viewed in the Daily[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Q&A with Vic Cegles
Q: What are your thoughts on this year’s men’s basketball team? Cegles: I think this is a transitional year. We made some changes and we have seven new players, and I know that it takes a lot of time for everybody to get together in terms of learning how to[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Women’s team has its eyes on the prize
Before last season, the last time the Long Beach State women’s basketball team played in a national postseason tournament game, Bill Clinton was president, nobody knew what an iPhone was and most players on the current roster were in elementary school. But unlike last year, this team of young versatile[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE COMMENTARY: LBSU Women’s basketball team in better shape with healthy guards
After the 2012-13 season ended, Long Beach State women’s basketball team head coach Jody Wynn metaphorically compared her team to a “car without a steering wheel.” LBSU had finished the season with an average of 19.5 turnovers per game, which was the highest among teams that finished in the top[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Point guard Anna Kim proving to be early standout among freshmen
With the 2013-14 season set to kick off, Long Beach State women’s basketball freshman guard Anna Kim is focused on one thing: winning the Big West Championship. “I have a lot of goals, but I want to achieve having a championship here within my four years,” she said. Head coach[Read More…]
BASKETBALL GUIDE: Hallie Meneses is back in action
What was supposed to be a routine practice in preparation for the 2012-13 basketball season turned grave for redshirt junior point guard Hallie Meneses. On Oct. 8, 2012, Meneses was practicing jump-stop drills when she heard her right knee pop. “I just knew I was done,” Meneses said. “You don’t[Read More…]
BASKETBALL COUNTDOWN: Jade Wilson is 49ers’ lone senior
When Jade Wilson came to Long Beach State before the start of the 2012-13 season, the team had an introductory assignment: write down a couple of words that describe yourself on paper. Wilson wrote “outgoing and energetic.” Head coach Jody Wynn disagreed. “I would have described her as reserved and[Read More…]