A crowd of 929 watched as the Long Beach State women’s soccer team defeated the rival Fullerton Titans 1-0 in an overtime thriller on Sunday night at George Allen Field. Sophomore striker Ashley Gonzalez scored her fifth goal of the season, in the 93rd minute. The goal came on Gonzalez’s[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
LBSU’s Big West win streak snapped
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team bounced back from a disappointing 3-1 loss against Cal Poly on Friday night by defeating UCSB 3-1 on Saturday. The 49ers’ loss against the Mustangs broke a 23-match Big West winning streak for LBSU, who hadn’t lost since Nov. 9, 2013 against CSUN.[Read More…]
Weekend sports preview
Women’s Volleyball Who: Cal Poly When: Friday at 7 p.m. Where: Mott Athletics Center, San Luis Obispo Need to know: The Mustangs are heading into the 56th match-up with the 49ers, trailing in the all-time record 37-18. Cal Poly is looking to get their first win against the 49ers since[Read More…]
LBSU gears up for the start of conference play
Big West play kicks off this weekend and the Long Beach State women’s soccer team is primed to make a run for the conference title, starting with a matchup against rival Cal State Fullerton. Head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said he knows what his team’s style of play is and has[Read More…]
Barber staking her claim at LBSU
After being tricked into trying out for her high school volleyball team, Nele Barber found a passion and became one of the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team’s best players. Between gymnastics and karate, Barber always put volleyball on the back burner, until the coach called her father and said[Read More…]
Sports Roundup
Men’s Water Polo No. 3 USC defeated the No. 7 Long Beach State men’s water polo team 17-9 in Los Angeles on Saturday. Three different Trojans finished with hat tricks while no one on the 49ers finished with more than two goals. LBSU’s freshmen defenders Austin Stevenson and Keegan Wicken[Read More…]
LBSU loses a close one to BYU
daiyThe Long Beach State women’s soccer team imposed its style of play on one of the best teams in the nation, but ultimately fell, 2-1, against a No. 6 BYU team that historically struggles at LBSU. George Allen Field is one of only six venues in the nation in which[Read More…]
LBSU head coach Brian Gimmillaro gets win No. 800
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team won its matches this weekend against UC Davis and UC Irvine, giving head coach Brian Gimmillaro his 800th and 801st career wins at LBSU. “If you stick around long enough you’ll get 800,” Gimmillaro said. “We’ve won 80 percent of our matches and[Read More…]
LBSU’s cross-country star Kathleen Dunne discusses transition into leader
Running since she was in the first grade, junior Kathleen Dunne is taking her vast experience and using it to lead the Long Beach State women’s cross-country team in 2015. Dunne set a personal best time of 21 minutes and 30.3 seconds in the 6K at UC Riverside on Sept.[Read More…]
Volleyball’s Big West battle begins
The No. 25 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team looks to defend their conference championship as Big West league play starts Sept. 25 against UC Davis. The 49ers (10-3) went undefeated in the Big West Conference last season to give LBSU its 13th championship in program history. They were chosen[Read More…]