The Long Beach State women’s basketball team squandered a double-digit lead in the first half before collapsing in the second period as Santa Clara University pulled away with a 73-63 victory Monday evening at the Leavey Center. LBSU led by as many 16 points in the first half, but eventually[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Beach soccer becomes first Big West school to reach Elite Eight
LOS ANGELES — Long Beach State women’s soccer head coach Mauricio Ingrassia has reminded his team all season, “Soccer is a crazy game where anything is it.” Roese nailed the game-winner at the 56th minute when she split past two defenders before collecting a loose ball in the box and[Read More…]
Sac State slips past ‘Niners
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team came up short in a hard-fought 74-67 loss to Sacramento State on Saturday evening at The Nest in Sacramento. It was a seesaw battle that saw six tie scores and 11 lead changes. The 49ers trailed by three with 2:03 to play, but[Read More…]
Wilson’s game-winner sends ‘Niners to first-ever Sweet 16
LOS ANGELES — All in attendance at UCLA’s Drake Stadium on Friday seemingly held their breath when sophomore midfielder Kelsey Wilson’s shot sailed through the air from 40 yards out. Once the ball found the upper right corner of the net, though, the No. 21-ranked Long Beach State women’s soccer[Read More…]
Former 49ers assistant coach dies in plane crash
Former Long Beach State women’s basketball assistant coach Miranda Serna was killed along with Oklahoma State head coach Kurt Budke and two others on Thursday night in a plane crash in Perry County, Ark. She was 36. Serna, who was in her seventh year as an assistant coach at Oklahoma[Read More…]
‘Niners have sights set on Sweet 16
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team will look to continue rewriting history as it attempts to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament when it takes on the University of Miami on Friday. Along with their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory last Saturday, junior forward Nadia Link’s game-winner[Read More…]
LBSU and Link make school history with NCAA Tournament win
MALIBU — Long Beach State women’s soccer star Nadia Link couldn’t have picked a better time to etch her name into the 49er history books — the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The junior forward’s record-tying 16th goal of the season gave the No. 24-ranked 49ers their first-ever NCAA[Read More…]
Poor shooting, turnovers haunt The Beach in first loss
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Sunday as Syracuse handed the 49ers an 81-42 drubbing in front of 972 fans at the Carrier Dome. The 49ers (1-1) shot just 23.2 percent from the field and went a dismal 1-for-23 from 3-point range.[Read More…]
49ers earn largest margin of victory since 2006
A stifling full-court zone defense was too much for Utah Valley to handle Friday night as the Long Beach State women’s basketball team cruised to its largest margin of victory since 2006. The 49ers shot 39.7 percent from the field, scored 31 points off turnovers and collected 19 steals en[Read More…]
Injury-riddled ‘Niners head into season with question marks
Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn is still uncertain of who she’ll see in her starting lineup this season, and you can expect more of the same for Friday’s home opener against Utah Valley. The 49ers, who were picked to finish last in the Big West Conference[Read More…]