With tournament play behind them, the 49ers took their first step toward winning their third straight Big West Conference title this weekend. With two wins against Cal Poly (11-19, 1-2 Big West), the Long Beach State softball team (20-14, 2-1 Big West) found itself in a tie for first early[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Offensive inconsistency leads to 3-2 showing at San Diego Classic II
While the 49ers got three wins in their return to the San Diego Classic this weekend, the powerful offense they had last time didn’t join them. The team’s offense, what head coach Kim Sowder thought was their greatest strength coming into the weekend, staggered for much of the tournament after[Read More…]
LBSU’s offense falls flat in first round of WNIT
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team had to settle for a cameo appearance at the Women’s National Invitational Tournament after 56-49 to Utah in the opening round last night at the Walter Pryamid. After a disappointing first-round exit from the Big West tournament last week, the 49ers earned their[Read More…]
49er women to face Utah at Pyramid in first round of WNIT
An at-large berth into the Women’s National Invitational Tournament will give the Long Beach State women’s basketball team a chance to salvage its disappointing early exit from the Big West tournament. LBSU (9-9 Big West, 16-15 overall) will host Utah (8-10 Pac-12, 18-13 overall) in the first round of the[Read More…]
Softball team to play second tournament in San Diego
The 49ers are heading back to San Diego on Friday in search of the energy and life they left behind on their last visit. Long Beach State (14-9) will play at the San Diego Classic II in Santee this weekend after wrapping up a long seven game home series Wednesday[Read More…]
Long Beach State heading home early after loss to Titans
IRVINE – Last year’s Cinderella run wasn’t meant to be repeated after all. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team struggled down the stretch and suffered a season-ending 54-48 loss to Cal State Fullerton on Tuesday in the opening round of the Big West tournament at Bren Events Center. Expectations[Read More…]
49ers end regular season in fifth place
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will head into the Big West Conference tournament as the fifth seed after splitting the final two games of its regular season. The 49ers (16-14, 9-9 Big West) fell 59-50 at UC Santa Barbara before ending the season on a high note with[Read More…]
Softball to face tough slate at home tournament
Home field advantage could turn out to be more of a challenge as the 49ers take their eight game winning streak home to host a competitive Long Beach State Invitational this weekend. After a tournament sweep, a walk-off grand slam and two consecutive Big West Player of the Week awards,[Read More…]
LBSU Navigates Bumpy Second Set in Win Over UCSD
Long Beach State able to sweep UC San Diego in three games on Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid despite being down for more than half of the second set. The ‘Niners (14-4, 12-3 MPSF) started the first set of the night by playing textbook volleyball. Junior Dalton Ammerman opened[Read More…]
LBSU goes undefeated at San Diego State Classic I behind Jones-Wesley’s no-hitter
It was just a few weeks ago that the Long Beach State softball team was brushed aside in five innings by Texas A&M. One week later at the Easton Desert Classic, it lost in five innings to an Oregon State team that went on to sweep the tournament. This time,[Read More…]