The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team took a break from the NCAA tournament last season, but that break will be over soon enough. The 49ers will be in tough competition with No. 11 Hawaii for the Big West Conference title, but even if they lose that battle, they will[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Women’s volleyball team finally healthy
After being hampered by injuries from day one in 2012, the 49ers enter the 2013 campaign fully healthy and ready to compete at a high level once again. The perennial Big West Conference powers will face an immediate test this weekend with three matches in as many nights when they[Read More…]
CLARK: LBSU will experience some growing pains this year
It’s a common problem to have in college sports: key players graduate, leaving a multitude of holes in a starting lineup. That problem, however, is what keeps college sports interesting. It’s what prevents schools not named Alabama from reeling off championship after championship like the New York Yankees. It’s what[Read More…]
New faces on defense keep LBSU competitive in loss to Lumberjacks
Defense may win championships, but it apparently doesn’t win season openers. The Long Beach State women’s soccer team relied heavily upon a stout defense throughout its season-opening game against Northern Arizona, but it couldn’t provide offensive support in a 1-0 loss. The 49er backfield of Marie MacKenzie, Taylor Nelson, Mimi[Read More…]
Former stars return for women’s volleyball alumni match
It has become a popular tradition for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team to celebrate each new season with a match against its alumni. 2013 was no different, as the current squad defeated the alumni in straight sets — 25-16, 25-18, 25-13 — Friday night as 49ers from the[Read More…]
Long Beach State falls to Northern Arizona in season opener
For just the second time in the last eight years, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team isn’t going home a winner after its opening match. Despite having five freshmen in the starting lineup,it was a single mistake that cost the 49ers (1-0) against Northern Arizona (0-1) in their season-opening[Read More…]
49ers picked to finish second in Big West
The LBSU women’s soccer team tied for second and received one first-place vote in the 2013 Big West Preseason Coaches Poll. The 49ers received 62 points to tie with UC Irvine for second place. Cal State Fullerton received five first-place votes and 72 points to claim the top spot. Cal[Read More…]
Women’s soccer ties FIU in exhibition game
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team surrendered a pair of late goals to settle for a 2-2 tie with Florida International in an exhibition game Friday afternoon. After sophomore forward Elizabeth Lyons helped the 49ers open up a 2-0 lead with a goal and an assist, the Panthers came[Read More…]
Women’s soccer closing in on season opener
When the Long Beach State women’s soccer team returns to George Allen Field on Aug. 23 for its season opener, the majority of its players could be playing on the 49ers’ home field for the first time. With several walk-on players, 12 freshmen and a trio of transfers participating in[Read More…]
CLARK: Despite losses, LBSU will still compete for a Big West title
In most cases, when a mid-major team loses an All-American forward and an NCAA All-West region defender in the same year, it earns them a one-way ticket to irrelevance. This is not most cases. The 49ers may have lost Nadia Link, Alex Balcer and five other seniors, but an incredible[Read More…]