As the final point sizzled into the hardwood Saturday night in Irvine, Brian Gimmillaro made no attempt to harbor his excitement. The LBSU head coach raised his fist in the air, jumped up and down and yelled out a relieved “yes” as his team completed a 25-23, 25-23, 25-23 win[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Eileen Maes making most of transfer to Long Beach State
Eileen Maes scored her first goal as a 49er in late August, when she headed a Jordan Nelson free kick into the back of the net and led Long Beach State to victory over Baylor. It was just three games into the season, and Maes was already delivering the clutch[Read More…]
Injuries are the story once again for LBSU
The most troubling setback suffered by the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team last weekend was not the end of its 59-match winning streak against Cal State Fullerton. It was the potential loss of yet another two starters to injury. Junior setter Tara Roenicke sprained her ankle during the first[Read More…]
Meyers and Maes lead 49ers to NorCal sweep
Thanks to a pair of shutouts by goalkeeper Marrina Meyers and a pair of goals by midfielder Eileen Maes, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team will enter its next match as the third-place team in the Big West Conference. The 49ers (11-5, 4-2 Big West) earned a 1-0 victory[Read More…]
Big streak ends with loss to Fullerton
Nothing lasts forever. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team learned this the hard way Saturday night when its 59-game winning streak against rival Cal State Fullerton came to a screeching halt at the Titan Gym. The Beach (10-9, 5-3 Big West Conference) was overpowered during the third and fourth[Read More…]
Riverside and rivals on weekend schedule for LBSU women’s volleyball
After winning two games at home over the weekend, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will try to win another two this weekend on the road. Thanks to wins over Pacific (15-3, 3-2 Big West Conference) and UC Davis (9-9, 3-2 Big West), LBSU jumped 13 spots in the[Read More…]
Long Beach State shooting for undefeated weekend in NorCal
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team will make a northern California swing this weekend to play a pair of games that have huge implications for the Big West Conference race. The 49ers (9-5, 2-2 Big West) are a surprising sixth in the conference standings, two places out of having[Read More…]
‘Niners suffer first home loss in critical Big West matchup
In a game between the Big West Conference favorites and the Big West leaders, the favorites showed for 70 minutes why they were supposed to win. The rest of the time, the leaders proved that hype isn’t everything. After opening up a 2-0 first-half lead on Cal Poly, the Long[Read More…]
49ers dig up pair of wins despite setbacks
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team overcame injuries and some poor play early to defeat a pair of Big West Conference opponents over the weekend. Looking for a comeback performance after a disappointing road trip, the 49ers invited UC Davis and Pacific to the Walter Pyramid, where they promptly[Read More…]
Long Beach State in need of comeback performance after difficult weekend
After suffering consecutive setbacks, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will look to rebound in back-to-back Big West Conference contests this weekend. The Beach (7-8, 2-2 Big West) will host UC Davis (8-8, 2-1 Big West) on Friday and Pacific (14-2, 2-1 Big West) on Saturday. After falling to[Read More…]