Long Beach State women’s head basketball coach Mary Hegarty won’t be back for another season with the team, she said in an e-mail Wednesday. Athletic Director Vic Cegles has decided not to renew her six-year contract that expired at the end of this season. A meeting between the coach and[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
49er women receive 3 conference honors
Click here for a complete list of honorees In a season plagued by injuries and capped without a postseason berth, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team still took home three individual honors. Juniors Whitney Fields and Lauren Sims were joined by freshman Adelle Walton as Big West Conference selections[Read More…]
No Big West Tournament for women’s hoops
Long Beach State’s women’s basketball season came to an end Saturday night with a 74-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara in front of 665 at the Walter Pyramid. UCSB (20-9, 15-1 Big West Conference) senior guard Lauren Pedersen had a game-high 15 points and grabbed five rebounds. Senior guard Sha’Rae[Read More…]
49er women squander latest bid to clinch
Box score The Long Beach State 49ers fell apart down the stretch as they lost to Cal Poly, 70-63, Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. The Mustangs had four players score in double figures. Forward Kristina Santiago led their team with 17 points, including 11 in the second half. Santiago[Read More…]
Women’s hoops falls, 70-61
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team dropped a key game Saturday night to Cal State Fullerton, 70-61, at the Walter Pyramid. A win would have virtually guaranteed the team a spot in the postseason Big West Conference Tournament that begins March 11. Fullerton guards Lauren Chow and[Read More…]
Poor shooting in 2nd half hurts 49er women
Box score The Long Beach State 49ers were unable to contain visitng UC Riverside in the second half as they dropped Friday’s women’s basketball contest, 64-48. UCR senior Kemie Nkele stole the show at the Walter Pyramid, scoring a game-high 26 points and collecting eight rebounds. Nkele shot 11-of-19 from[Read More…]
Big West honors softball, women’s hoops
The Big West Conference recognized Long Beach State juniors Kristen Pocock and Lauren Sims as Player of the Week in their respective sports Monday. Pocock, a catcher on the softball team, earned co-Field Player of the Week after going 3-for-6 with a home run and four RBIs while drawing seven[Read More…]
WBBALL: 49ers post back-to-back wins for first time
Box score For the first time this season, Long Beach State’s women’s basketball team has won back-to-back games. The 49ers defeated Texas-Pan American, 78-58, in non-conference action Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. After playing to 35-35 tie in the first half, LBSU (7-17) stifled the Broncs into 37.5 percent[Read More…]
LBSU tops Matadors
Box score Long Beach State dominated the boards as they fought their way to a 63-50 win over the visiting Cal State Northridge Matadors on Wednesday. Lauren Sims got a double-double with a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. Her rebound total matches a career high. Sims went 3-of-5 from[Read More…]
Women’s basketball set for 3-game homestand starting tonight
The Beach women’s basketball team is scheduled to kick off a three-game homestand tonight against Cal State Northridge at the Walter Pyramid. Tip-off time for the game against the Matadors is scheduled for 7 p.m. The 49ers (5-17, 2-8 Big West Conference) fell to CSUN, 88-84, in an overtime game[Read More…]