Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team fell on the receiving end of yet another second-half shooting slump Saturday. Except this time, the 49ers shot a season-worst 16 percent for the period in a 61-48 loss to Cal Poly at Mott Gym in San Luis Obispo. The ‘Niners[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
Women can’t hold on, lose 74-70
Box score It’s no secret that the Long Beach State women’s basketball team has had its share of setbacks on the road, and Thursday night was no different. The 49ers (8-20, 6-8 Big West Conference) squandered an eight-point halftime lead, and UC Santa Barbara (17-10, 10-4 Big West) snapped LBSU’s[Read More…]
VAFAMANESH: Don’t count LBSU women out just yet
What once seemed like an improbability now appears to be a possibility for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team, whose regular season is beginning to look like a Cinderella story. After dropping six of their first seven games in Big West Conference action, LBSU was in last-place in the[Read More…]
OT thriller caps Senior Night
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team saved its best for last Thursday in its final regular-season home game at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers gave their home crowd more than enough reasons to celebrate as they rallied from a 12-point deficit in the second half for a[Read More…]
Jacob leads The Beach over UC Davis in nail-biter
Box score What a world of difference a week made. Just eight days removed from a 19-point thrashing, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team may have put a scare into the opposing teams of the Big West Conference on Saturday. The 49ers (7-19, 5-7 Big West) moved into sixth[Read More…]
LBSU wins, widens gap in Big West standings
Box score With the Big West Conference seedings still up for grabs, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team made a strong case for why it deserves a shot at a postseason berth. The 49ers used a second-half surge to hold on for a 74-64 victory over Cal State Northridge[Read More…]
LBSU faces ‘must-win’ scenario against last-place CS Northridge
If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is seeking to clinch a berth in the Big West Conference Tournament, then it can start by picking up a victory Wednesday in a seemingly must-win predicament. The 49ers (5-19, 3-7 Big West) — who hold a one-game lead over Cal State[Read More…]
Seattle spoils LBSU’s festivities
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team paid homage to its illustrious history on a Friday night it would probably like to otherwise forget. The 49ers — who honored former LBSU legend and WNBA general manager Penny Toler — had no answer for Seattle University’s full court pressure.[Read More…]
Bringing back a blast from the past
Second-year head coach Jody Wynn started the turnaround process for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team last season, and many believe her recruiting prowess could translate into a bright future for the program. But it may be tough to outshine the 49ers of the late 1980s. Looking back Cindy[Read More…]
Second half trouble for 49ers
Box score FULLERTON — After coming off consecutive victories for the first time this year, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team reverted to the same struggles it has had all season on Saturday. This time, it was defending the 3-point line. The 49ers surrendered 10 3-pointers — all of[Read More…]