Long Beach State’s athletic program has seen much success recently with the men’s volleyball team after claiming the No. 1 spot in the nation and winning the NCAA Championship. Other teams, like the 2017-2018 men’s and women’s basketball program, have not been so relevant after disappointing seasons. While talented athletes[Read More…]
The process of making diamonds is a complicated, yet simple process: a lump of coal (or carbon) faces immense heat and pressure underground and if everything goes well, a diamond is formed. With any luck, the Long Beach State’s women’s basketball team could turn a coal of a season into[Read More…]
As the adage goes, “when it rains, it pours —” and once UC Riverside got rolling, the team fed off of Long Beach’s mistakes and put the 49ers through a storm. Long beach was put away 79-66, in the first round of the Big West Tournament. The Long Beach State’s[Read More…]
A hopeful final half of the season ended with a disappointing loss that sent the women’s basketball team home without a win. Long Beach’s (8-22, 6-10 Big West) season came to an end after a 79-66 loss to UC Riverside (9-21, 6-10 Big West) in the first round of the[Read More…]
With the game tied at 70 and 4.4 seconds left, freshman guard Shanaijah Davison attempted to drive left with a chance to win. However, pressure defense by junior guard Tia Kanoa gave Davison problems and forced her to miss the shot. The game went into overtime, where Long Beach pulled[Read More…]
It has been a long season for Long Beach State’s women’s basketball team. With the team’s massive turnover during the offseason and loss of experience on the roster, the 49ers have lost the thunder they possessed in previous years. However, the 49ers (4-22, 2-10 Big West) can take solace in[Read More…]
Amid a flurry of slapping hands as she grabbed an offensive rebound, senior guard Cecily Wilson kept her composure and snatched the ball in mid-air, forcing the referee to call a foul. Smiling as she walked to the free-throw line, she knocked down both, adding to her career-high 24 points.[Read More…]
With six games left and one game separating ninth place Long Beach State and eighth place Cal State Fullerton, the last spot in the Big West Tournament is up for grabs. After splitting the first two games of a three-game road trip against Cal State Northridge and Cal Poly, Long[Read More…]
With her pink headband on and sweat dripping down her face, freshman guard Shanaijah Davidson stepped up to the free-throw line, calmly sinking two free-throws to quiet the hostile CSUN crowd with 15 seconds left. Hitting those free throws would give her 29 points on the night, tying her career-high.[Read More…]
