The 2015 preseason coaches poll selected the Long Beach State softball team to repeat as Big West conference champions. All of the Big West head coaches participated in the annual poll, which was released last Tuesday. The 49ers received four first-place votes and earned a total of 59 points to[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
49er softball team starts season without ace
Coming off one of the best seasons in school history, the Long Beach State softball team enters 2015 with a glaring void at the top of its rotation following the graduation of right-hander Erin Jones-Wesley. In her four years, Jones-Wesley established herself as one of the best pitchers in school[Read More…]
49ers edge out Titans
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team defeated Cal State Fullerton 74-70 Saturday night in the Walter Pyramid. The victory took every bit of regulation before the 49ers (18-3, 5-2) cemented their win against CSUF (9-10, 3-3). The Beach entered the game with a two-game losing streak, its longest skid[Read More…]
Adventures in archery with CSULB All-American archer
Amongst the shopping centers and wide streets in the borough of East Long Beach is an archer’s temporary oasis, drenched in greenery littered with arrows known as El Dorado Park. As I reached to my quiver for another arrow, a tall, amazon-like woman advised me to limit my release time[Read More…]
The right stuff: winning streak proves 49ers have what it takes
A 15-game winning streak has established the Long Beach State women’s basketball team as a top contender for the Big West Conference championship this season. After a 90-85 home loss to Southern California in the third game of the season, senior guard Hallie Meneses said the way the 49ers looked[Read More…]
49ers travel to Hawaii
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will face off against Hawaii in Honolulu Thursday night before hosting Cal State Fullerton in nationally televised game Saturday night. The 49ers (17-2, 4-1) will travel to the Hawaii (11-7, 3-2) with a narrow, first-place lead in the Big West Conference and a[Read More…]
Women’s basketball winning streak ends at 15
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s 15 game winning streak came to an end on Saturday night with a 67-52 loss to Cal State Northridge in the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers’ (17-2, 4-1) loss to the defending Big West Conference champion CSUN (14-6, 4-2) ended the program’s longest winning[Read More…]
LBSU shoots for 16th consecutive win
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will look to extend its longest winning streak since the 1990-91 season when it hosts Cal State Northridge Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (17-1, 4-0) have already matched their win total from last year, but head coach Jody Wynn is[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball season ends vs UCLA
49ers to face nation-leading team
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will continue its six-game home slate, and look to extend its five-game win streak when it faces California at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday at 4 p.m. The Bears (7-1) will go into Saturday’s game ranked No. 10 in the country. They are[Read More…]