Long Beach State soccer finds itself in a good-news bad-news situation. On the bright side, the 49ers are in the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, their first round matchup is on the road against USC, a team that beat them 3-0 against the 49ers this year. Led by freshman Penelope Hocking, the[Read More…]
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Long Beach State women’s soccer wins the Big West tournament
IRVINE — The 49ers danced with excitement and were beaming ear-to-ear as they held up the championship trophy at Anteater Stadium after winning the most important game of the year so far. Long Beach State defeated UC Santa Barbara 2-0 in the Big West tournament final and will advance to[Read More…]
Long Beach State advances to Big West Finals
The crowd roared with applause as Dana Fujikuni scored the winning goal against her former team, UC Davis in the 48th minute, helping Long Beach State defeat the Aggies 1-0 and advance to the Big West finals for the fourth time in the last five years. The goal came after[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s soccer heads to the Big West tournament
After defeating Northridge 3-1 in their final match at George Allen Field, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team became regular season champions and advanced to the conference tournament semifinals as the No. 1 seed. Moments after Sunday’s win, the 49ers anxiously waited for the remaining Big West games to[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s soccer takes first place in the Big West.
Long Beach State women’s soccer fans began to count down from 10 as the last seconds of the game against Northridge grew near. When the time expired, the 49ers jumped up with excitement and held hands as they took a final bow in front of a crowd of 591. After[Read More…]
Women’s soccer has two conference games remaining to clinch first place
After defeating the top team in the Big West, Long Beach State has two more games left to bump UC Irvine out of the number one spot. Thursday’s 4 p.m. road matchup at UC Davis and Sunday’s 2 p.m. home game against Northridge can help Long Beach (9-5-2, 4-1-1 Big[Read More…]
Record breaking goal by Ashley Gonzales moves Long Beach State closer to first place.
Breaking past the Anteater’s defense and enduring a one-on-one battle against Irvine goalkeeper Maddie Newsom, Ashley Gonzales maneuvered around her, leaving the net wide open. She stumbled her way into scoring position and quickly tapped the ball into the net, setting the record for Long Beach State’s career goals. Gonzales[Read More…]
New clubhouse unveiled for women’s soccer and softball
Shouts of excitement filled the new softball and soccer clubhouse Oct. 11 when the players were introduced to their new space for the first time. The $3.5 million project began in January and was finally opened for the women’s soccer team to use during its match against Cal Poly. “I[Read More…]
Long Beach sweeps Fullerton in well-rounded effort
Within the first few minutes of the game, Fullerton senior outside hitter Madeline Schneider hit the floor after jumping for the ball and suffered an injury to her left knee. She sat out the remainder of the game, and Fullerton was depleted before having a chance at Long Beach Tuesday[Read More…]
Long Beach can make it all the way to the NCAA
Long Beach State has all the potential to be a Big West champion. The 49ers are well rounded with lower classmen and returning upperclassmen contributing on both ends of the field. The key of many of their wins is taking a lot of shots. That may sound obvious, but this[Read More…]