Women’s Basketball

Wynn welcomes familiar faces to Pyramid

First-year head coach Jody Wynn will face a team featuring players she helped recruit when the Long Beach State women’s basketball team faces USC tonight at 7 p.m. at the Walter Pyramid. “They’re All-American caliber so we’re definitely the underdog,” Wynn said about the upcoming contest. In preparation for their[Read More…]

All-Big West selection dismissed

The leading scorer from last year’s women’s basketball team was released for a “violation of team rules,” Long Beach State head coach Jody Wynn confirmed on Tuesday. Senior forward Whitney Fields, a preseason All-Big West Conference selection by the media this year, averaged 10.5 points and four rebounds per game[Read More…]

‘Niner Notes: Nov. 27-28

Women’s Basketball: 49ers hold off Rice Box score Karina Figueroa notched 17 points to lead four Long Beach State players in double-figures as the 49ers edged the Rice Owls, 68-64, on Saturday at the University of Miami Thanksgiving Tournament in Coral Gables, Fla. Figueroa, who also dished out five assists[Read More…]

‘Niner Notes: Nov. 19-22

Men’s Basketball: Gilling pours 22, LBSU charges past Green Bay Box score Stephan Gilling snapped out of his early-season shooting slump to lift the Long Beach State men’s basketball team to an 81-69 win over Green Bay on Saturday at the Resch Center. The senior guard netted 22 points on[Read More…]

Sims balances basketball, classwork

In between early morning workouts and a hectic school schedule, Lauren Sims still manages to devote time to preparing herself for life after basketball. The senior on the Long Beach State women’s basketball team was selected as LBSU’s 2009-10 Rhodes Scholar candidate and is also one of 30 nominees for[Read More…]

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