The Long Beach State softball team ended its final road trip with a straight sweep of Cal Poly over the weekend in San Luis Obispo. The 49ers (25-24, 12-6 Big West) took the series from the Mustangs (22-30, 5-13) Saturday in a double header, with sophomore pitcher Christina Clermont pitching[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
USC defeats LBSU in final match
The No. 7 Long Beach State women’s sand volleyball team fell to undefeated USC in the American Volleyball Coaches Association National Championship Match Saturday in Gulf Shores, Alabama. In their third appearance in the 4-year-old National Championships event, the 49ers (16-7) once again advanced to the championship match. Four pairs[Read More…]
Game of throws: Clermont lifts LBSU over Cal Poly
The Long Beach State softball team ended its final road trip with a straight sweep of Cal Poly over the weekend in San Luis Obispo. The 49ers (25-24, 12-6 Big West) took the series from the Mustangs (22-30, 5-13) Saturday in a double header, with sophomore pitcher Christina Clermont pitching[Read More…]
LBSU tennis coach discusses team’s success
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team won its 12th Big West championship when it defeated UC Santa Barbara in the conference tournament on April 26. The Daily 49er caught up with head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello, who opened up about some of the challenges of repeating as conference champions, recruiting[Read More…]
LBSU softball’s head coach Kim Sowder speaks
How did you arrive at Long Beach State? When I got to be 14 or 15, I got the opportunity to play on a top club team, the Panthers. I started to get little more focused on softball. I got offered a scholarship to LBSU from that club team. I[Read More…]
LBSU looks for sweep against Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo
The Long Beach State softball team is alive, but on its deathbed in the race for the Big West crown. After dropping their series against CSUN, the 49ers (22-24, 9-6) need to win their remaining six games and hope the Matadors stumble down the stretch. LBSU visit the Cal Poly[Read More…]
49ers’ new track and field nearly complete
Wayne Stickney, the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Major Gifts and Revenue at Long Beach State, spoke to the Daily 49er about the new Track & Field located next to the Horn Center. Stickney discussed plans for additions to the Walter Pyramid, as well as the plan to improve the[Read More…]
Matadors flex muscle: CSUN halts softball team’s momentum
A weekend series loss to Cal State Northridge at the 49er Softball Complex snapped the Long Beach State softball team’s four game-winning streak. CSUN (39-11, 14-1) opened up a five-game lead over the second place 49ers (22-24, 9-6) with just six games remaining in the season. “LBSU is a great[Read More…]
LBSU hosts first place CSUN
The Long Beach State softball team will host Big West leader Cal State Northridge at the 49er Softball Complex for a three-game series starting Saturday looking to close the gap in league standings. The Matadors (37-10, 12-0) began conference play by sweeping Cal Poly, UC Davis, UC Santa Barbara and[Read More…]
LBSU completes sweep of Cal State Fullerton
The 49ers beat the Fullerton Titans twice on Wednesday at the 49er Softball Complex to complete the three-game sweep and take sole possession of second place in the Big West. “We’ve been picking it up, as you can see,” Sophomore catcher Lauren Lombardi said. “We’ve been doing better and better,[Read More…]