Women’s soccer Who: CSUN (10-5-1, 3-0-1 BWC) When: Thursday at 7 p.m. Where: Matador Soccer Field, Northridge Need to know: The Matadors are a one of the best teams at home in the Big West Conference. They are 6-1-0 with only four goals scored against at the Matador[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
LBSU to take on UCSB, Cal Poly
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will start the second half of the season with rematches against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly in the Walter Pyramid on Friday and Saturday. LBSU was handed its first conference loss at the hands of Cal Poly on Oct. 2, despite senior[Read More…]
Top Drawer Soccer ranks Rangel and Gonzales among the best
Two players from the Long Beach State women’s soccer team were named on Saturday in Top Drawer Soccer’s top 100 collegiate players of the country. Junior midfielder Mimi Rangel came in at No. 87 while sophomore striker Ashley Gonzales squeezed in at No. 100. The 49ers were two of the[Read More…]
LBSU’s setter Jenelle Hudson discusses rival Hawai’i
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team only returned seven players from last season, however one of them was the 2014 Big West Player of the Year, senior setter Jenelle Hudson. Hudson became only the second setter in LBSU history to be named the best player of the conference. Her[Read More…]
All roads lead to Hawai’i for Big West title
As the Big West conference women’s volleyball season hits the halfway point, all roads lead to No. 8 Hawai’i regaining the championship title. After a 2014 season that saw Long Beach State unseat the reigning champs, the Rainbow Warriors have made a powerful statement in the season so far. Hawai’i[Read More…]
LBSU sweeps CSU Northridge at Walter Pyramid
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team put last weekend’s close loss to Hawaii behind it in closing out CSUN 3-0 on Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. Even though they swept the match, Coach Brian Gimmillaro said they still made some errors. “We did a lot of good things[Read More…]
LBSU soccer drops games against UC Riverside and UC Irvine
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team suffered its first losses in conference play after a 2-1 defeat to UC Riverside on Friday and a 2-0 loss at UC Irvine on Sunday. After junior goalie Ashton McKeown sustained an injury to her shoulder on Friday, sophomore keeper Cynthia Diaz was[Read More…]
The 49ers take on Hawai’i in a match up between the top two teams in the conference.
The rematch of last season’s Big West title is here as the No. 24 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team takes on No. 10 Hawai’i at the Stan Sherriff Center in Hawai’i on Sunday at 8 p.m. The top two teams in the conference prepare for the first meeting[Read More…]
Sports Previews
Women’s Soccer Who: Cal Poly (5-3-5) When: Thursday at 5 p.m. Where: Alex G. Spanos Stadium, San Luis Obispo Need to know: The 49ers need to find a way around goalkeeper Alyssa Giannetti, while also keeping an eye on striker Elsie Krieghoff. Giannetti boasts a league-leading .874 save[Read More…]
LBSU soccer’s Ashley Gonzalez sounds off about showing up in big games
Ashley Gonzales, the star of the Long Beach State women’s soccer team’s attack, is living up to the reputation that earned her the 2014 Big West Freshman Player of the Year. Gonzales has four game winning goals this season, but more impressive are the teams three of those goals came[Read More…]