The crowd roared with applause as Dana Fujikuni scored the winning goal against her former team, UC Davis in the 48th minute, helping Long Beach State defeat the Aggies 1-0 and advance to the Big West finals for the fourth time in the last five years. The goal came after[Read More…]
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Long Beach State women’s soccer heads to the Big West tournament
After defeating Northridge 3-1 in their final match at George Allen Field, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team became regular season champions and advanced to the conference tournament semifinals as the No. 1 seed. Moments after Sunday’s win, the 49ers anxiously waited for the remaining Big West games to[Read More…]
Column: Defense first approach headlines Long Beach men’s basketball
November is finally here. The beginning of college basketball season is upon us and Long Beach State men’s basketball has come out of the gates with a win. The 49ers traveled to Cal State Bakersfield Saturday for a charity exhibition game benefitting California wildfire relief efforts. While the game didn’t[Read More…]
Prior to basketball season starting, ‘The LBC’ jerseys are already a hit
With the restructuring of Dan Monson’s contract, the hiring of Bobby Braswell and new faces filling the roster, only one thing was missing — a fresh new look. Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball teams will be decked out in jerseys with the updated “BE/\CH” logo beginning this season.[Read More…]
Women’s soccer has two conference games remaining to clinch first place
After defeating the top team in the Big West, Long Beach State has two more games left to bump UC Irvine out of the number one spot. Thursday’s 4 p.m. road matchup at UC Davis and Sunday’s 2 p.m. home game against Northridge can help Long Beach (9-5-2, 4-1-1 Big[Read More…]
Long Beach comes back in thrilling five set upset
Before the match had even begun, all eyes were on Hailey Harward. She opened up the night by singing the National Anthem in front of the crowd of 901, which was met with thunderous applause. The spotlight would stay on her throughout Long Beach’s thrilling five set comeback over Santa[Read More…]
Long Beach sweeps Fullerton in well-rounded effort
Within the first few minutes of the game, Fullerton senior outside hitter Madeline Schneider hit the floor after jumping for the ball and suffered an injury to her left knee. She sat out the remainder of the game, and Fullerton was depleted before having a chance at Long Beach Tuesday[Read More…]
Long Beach can make it all the way to the NCAA
Long Beach State has all the potential to be a Big West champion. The 49ers are well rounded with lower classmen and returning upperclassmen contributing on both ends of the field. The key of many of their wins is taking a lot of shots. That may sound obvious, but this[Read More…]
Long Beach regroups against Fullerton
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is back in the mainland and looking to get back in the win column Tuesday 7 p.m. against Cal State Fullerton. The 49ers are coming off a loss against Hawaii, but have had some success at home this season boasting a 6-2 record[Read More…]
Long Beach earns third conference win
A header tapped in by senior defender Sarah Maher was enough to secure the 49ers a third conference win and put them one point behind UC Irvine in the Big West standings. Long Beach State (8-4-2, 3-0-1 Big West) defeated UCSB (9-6, 2-2 Big West) 1-0 Sunday in a chippy[Read More…]