Head coach Mary Hegarty may have lost more than the Big West Conference opener Friday night. Long Beach State was routed, 66-48, by host UC Santa Barbara at The Thunderdome. Junior transfer Whitney Fields notched her third double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds, in addition to[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
Men’s, women’s hoops gear up for Big West play
For a while, it looked like head coach Dan Monson and the Long Beach State men’s basketball team was going to enter its Big West Conference schedule with a winning record. The 49ers (5-7) dropped an 86-74 decision at Oregon on Monday in the team’s final tune-up before conference play[Read More…]
‘Niners have ‘Fields’ day against Aggies
Junior center Whitney Fields responded to head coach Mary Hegarty’s decision to bring her off the bench on Monday night. Fields scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead the Long Beach State women’s basketball team to a 74-61 victory over New Mexico State at the Walter[Read More…]
Slow start plagues women’s hoops against BYU
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team showed the gritty potential they have as a team in the second half of the game. One problem though: they continue to not show up in the first half. LBSU (2-7) was defeated Saturday night by Brigham Young University (8-2) at the Walter[Read More…]
‘Niners burned in the desert
Free throws were the difference in the Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s loss at Arizona on Sunday. The 49ers closed out a four-game road trip with a 56-47 loss to the host Wildcats at the McKale Center. LBSU (2-6) outshot the Wildcats (32.2 to 29.6 percent) but Arizona hit[Read More…]
49ers dropped by 32 at Nebraska
A slow start plagued the Long Beach State women’s basketball team Friday night as it dropped a 76-44 decision to Nebraska at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb. Whitney Fields scored a team-high 12 points, with 10 coming in the second half, to pace the 49ers. Lindsey Beckner, meanwhile,[Read More…]
Looking for a leader: Senior steps into role
With an injury keeping senior Karina Figueroa out of the 49ers lineup, fellow senior Kaiti O’Brien has been thrust into the role of experienced leader for a young Long Beach State women’s basketball team this season. O’Brien has embraced the role by bringing toughness and veteran savvy to a team[Read More…]
Women’s hoops gets back on winning track
The 49er women’s basketball team snapped its three-game losing streak with a nail-biting 55-54 win over Idaho, Sunday afternoon at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho. The game saw seven ties and nine lead changes. The ‘Niners were up, 55-54, with 16 seconds remaining in regulation when the Vandals had possession.[Read More…]
Portland State deals ‘Niners ‘unacceptable’ 71-56 loss
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team couldn’t put a stop to the shooting barrage of Portland State as they fell, 71-56, Monday night at the Walter Pyramid. The Vikings (4-1) shot an impressive 60 percent from long range, going 9-of-15 on the night. PSU also shot 54.9 percent from[Read More…]
Junior guard named co-Big West women’s basketball Player of the Week
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…]