Forty minutes of full effort focus will once again be the calling card for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team (3-3), as it will host another Pac-12 foe in Arizona (4-2) on Sunday. The 49ers suffered a blowout loss to the No. 1 Stanford on Sunday but collected a[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Big West Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year honors awarded to Brian Gimmillaro
For the eighth time in his storied 28-year career, Brian Gimmillaro was named Big West Conference Women’s Volleyball Coach of the Year. Despite losing a multitude of players to injury, including 2011 All-American middle blocker Haleigh Hampton, Gimmillaro found ways to adjust the lineup and keep his team focused and[Read More…]
Long Beach State left out of NCAA tournament for first time in 26 years
For the first time in a quarter-century, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will find its name missing from the NCAA tournament bracket. Despite winning its last seven matches, The Beach (18-11, 13-5 Big West Conference) found out Sunday that it would not be making its 26th straight trip[Read More…]
Women’s basketball takes down Washington
After dropping two straight games, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team got back in the win column with an encouraging 71-62 victory over Washington on Sunday at the Walter Pyramid. Sophomore point guard Alex Sanchez led the 49ers (2-2) with a season-high scoring output of 18 points and seven[Read More…]
Women’s basketball: 49ers split two-game home opener
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team suffered an agonizing 60-58 loss to Iona at the Walter Pyramid on Sunday and only managed a split in the two-game homestand to start its season. With the game tied at 58, Iona freshman forward Joy Adams made a layup at the buzzer[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball completes weekend sweep
With its fourth consecutive win, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team kept its slim hopes of a postseason berth alive. The Beach (15-11, 10-5 Big West Conference) defeated UC Riverside (7-21, 1-13 Big West) in straight sets (25-14, 25-17, 25-23) without much resistance Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid.[Read More…]
Long Beach State eliminated in first round of NCAA tournament
The sight of Long Beach State women’s soccer players walking off the field with tears in their eyes has become unusually common this year, but the tears cried following the 49ers’ 2-1 loss to Santa Clara in the first round of the NCAA tournament had entirely different meaning than those[Read More…]
LBSU evens season series with Titans
After falling to Cal State Fullerton earlier in the season for the first time in 30 years, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team started a new streak from scratch Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. The Beach (14-11, 9-5 Big West Conference) defeated the Titans (13-13, 7-6 Big West)[Read More…]
Women’s basketball season preview
After overcoming injuries and defying all odds in 2011-12 to finish as runners-up at the Big West Conference tournament, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is heading into this season with a renewed sense of pride and confidence. There’s a distinct swagger within the team now, and eight letter[Read More…]
Sanchez inherits important role with ease
Alex Sanchez is a natural leader. The voice echoing most clearly through the angled walls of the Walter Pyramid and barking out orders in defensive drills during practice belongs to Sanchez, a guard for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team. The versatile sophomore has been thrust into a leadership[Read More…]