Following a road trip where it split two games against opponents ranked in the preseason top 25, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team will return home Thursday for a weekend series against a pair of less competitive teams. The 49ers (1-2-0) suffered a 4-0 defeat to a talented Santa[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
LBSU to play without star Hampton in Bay Area Challenge
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team may have lost much more than two matches over the weekend, as junior middle blocker Haleigh Hampton was injured in the final game and will miss the Bay Area Challenge, according to head coach Brian Gimmillaro. During the second set of a three-set[Read More…]
With first tests over, 49ers can look for wins this weekend
Both the Long Beach State women’s volleyball and women’s soccer teams took on ranked teams over the weekend, and after varying levels of success, they can look forward to facing softer opponents this weekend. All three of the schools the women’s volleyball team faced at the Long Beach State Mizuno[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Eileen Maes named to weekly honor roll
Women’s soccer players earn weekly honors Long Beach State women’s soccer players Eileen Maes and Mimi Rangel were recognized and awarded for their roles Sunday in the 49ers’ 3-2 final minute win against No. 23 Texas Tech. CollegeSoccer360.com named senior midfielder Maes to its Primetime Performers Weekly Honor Roll after[Read More…]
49ers come back in final three seconds to upset No. 23 Texas Tech
It took two shutout losses before the Long Beach State women’s soccer team could both score its first goal and earn its first victory of the season. Freshman midfielder Mimi Rangel accomplished both of those feats for the 49ers (1-2-0) Sunday as she secured the 3-2 victory over No. 23[Read More…]
‘Niners falter against Florida State, Kentucky at Mizuno Invitational
After a come-from-behind victory over Illinois on Friday night, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team dropped consecutive matches against ranked opponents in theLong Beach State Mizuno Invitational. On Sunday, The Beach (1-2) closed out the annual tournament at the Walter Pyramid against No. 17 Kentucky in the most lopsided[Read More…]
Long Beach State claims two top-ten spots at Mark Covert Classic
The Long Beach State cross country teams traveled to Brea, Calif. on Saturday morning for the season-opening Mark Covert Classic and came back with two top-10 finishers. Hillary Zator and Jake Dawson placed in the top ten in the women’s 5,000 meters and men’s 8,000 meters, respectively, at Carbon Canyon[Read More…]
49ers shut out by Santa Clara for second time in as many games
After holding Northern Arizona to four shots in a tight 1-0 home opener loss last week, the Long Beach State’s women’s soccer team allowed four goals to Santa Clara on Thursday in another shutout loss. Held goalless in two games this season, the 49ers (0-2-0) failed to capitalize on numerous[Read More…]
LBSU to take on 2012 NCAA tournament opponent Santa Clara
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team will take its roster comprised of many new players on its first road trip of the season this weekend for two marquee rematches. The newly reconfigured ‘Niners will travel to Santa Clara on Thursday to face a team who edged out last year’s[Read More…]
Cross country teams to begin seasons Saturday
The Long Beach State men’s and women’s cross country teams will look to hit the ground running when they begin their seasons at the Mark Covert Classic on Saturday morning. The 49ers will go to Carbon Canyon Regional Park in Brea, Calif., to test their new teams, which include 16[Read More…]