Junior Courtney Jacob’s career-high 30-point performance may not have resulted in a win for Long Beach State, but the Big West Conference took notice Monday. Jacob was named the co-Big West women’s basketball Player of the Week along with Cal Poly’s Megan Harrison. It’s the first honor in Jacob’s career[Read More…]

Long Beach State junior guard Courtney Jacob set a new career high, nearly recorded a triple-double and it still wasn’t enough for the women’s basketball team Monday night. The 49ers dropped an 83-63 decision to host Loyola Marymount at Gersten Pavilion in Los Angeles. Jacob scored a personal-best 30 points,[Read More…]

With guards Karina Figueroa and LaTorya Barbee out due to injuries, it was time for the 49ers’ women’s basketball team to put its low-post game on display. The team did exactly that. “We’ve got a strong and deep inside game,” head coach Mary Hegarty said. “Our two best guards were[Read More…]

The 49ers’ women’s basketball team couldn’t hold off a fierce San Diego State offensive attack as they fell to the Aztecs, 67-59, in the season opener at the Walter Pyramid Sunday afternoon. After a lackluster first half, which saw both teams combine for 25 turnovers, Long Beach State (0-1) turned[Read More…]

Two words resonate in the mind of Karina Figueroa this season: hungry and healthy. Now in her senior season, Long Beach State’s star guard is hungry. She knew what it was like to be part of a winning team three years ago when, as a freshman, she helped lead her[Read More…]