Just three months into his tenure as athletic director at Long Beach State, Andy Fee is anxious to see how his new hires will work out. The director has made major changes to the athletics program by hiring women’s basketball head coach Jeff Cammon, women’s volleyball head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer[Read More…]
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The Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer era
When Brian Gimmillaro announced his retirement in June, Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer and Matt Fuerbringer had a tough decision that could have impacted their future as a couple; who would chase after the newly-opened Long Beach State women’s volleyball coach position. McKienzie-Fuerbringer and her husband decided that she would be the better[Read More…]
LBSU women’s volleyball drops final match against Iowa
Updated August 29, 2017 The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team fell 1-2 in the season after a 25-23, 22-25, 25-16, 25-21 loss to Iowa on Saturday in the last game of the LBSU Baden Challenge tournament. Junior outside hitter Megan Kruidhof led the team with 14 kills while also[Read More…]
LBSU women’s volleyball loses to reigning champion Stanford in season opener
The women’s volleyball team began its season with the LBSU Baden Challenge hosted in the Walter Pyramid. On Friday LBSU was swept in their first game 25-19, 25-21, 25-13 against reigning champion No. 2 Stanford but followed up with a 27-25, 25-18, 25-15 sweep win against Wright State. The 49ers[Read More…]
LBSU women’s soccer shutout No. 22 Northwestern
In its first game without senior Ashley Gonzales, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team hosted No. 22 Northwestern on Thursday. LBSU head coach Mauricio Ingrassia announced after the match the reigning Big West Offensive Player of the Year had suffered a torn ACL in Sunday’s match against No. 6[Read More…]
Dirtbags head coach Troy Buckley awarded contract extension
After a year of accolades for the Long Beach State baseball team and USA Baseball’s collegiate national team, Troy Buckley has agreed to a contract extension through 2022 as the Dirtbags’ head coach. “I am very grateful and appreciative of this opportunity to continue to lead this historic program,” Buckley[Read More…]
LBSU returns Gonza-less
Updated Aug. 21, 2017 After losing senior Ashley Gonzales in 12th minute after she banged knees with an opponent, she was helped off the field due to the injury that forced her to miss the rest of the match. Without her, the No. 24 Long Beach State women’s soccer team[Read More…]
The start of a new era under Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer
The women’s volleyball program has a big change this year with the departure of head coach Brian Gimmillaro, who retired last season after a 32-year coaching career at LBSU. Filling this vacancy in the program is Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer, and with her arrival comes the ushering in of a new style[Read More…]
LBSU women’s soccer opens 2017 season in a draw
Updated Aug. 20, 2017 The No. 24 Long Beach State women’s soccer team avoided an upset in the season opener against Cal State Northridge in a non-conference match Friday night at George Allen Field. A penalty kick awarded to the 49ers in the 73rd minute was the goal that saved[Read More…]
LBSU Women’s Soccer expected to take Big West in preseason poll
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team ended last year on a Cinderella run and now look forward to building onto a winning tradition under head coach Mauricio Ingrassia in 2017. LBSU advanced to the NCAA Tournament but fell to Santa Clara in the first round last season. The 49ers[Read More…]