With the game on the line, seniors Rachel Nieto and Nele Barber missed their chance to turn the tide in extra points after losing the first two sets to seal the match. The Long Beach State beach volleyball team was unable to complete a comeback against No. 1 Pepperdine Wednesday,[Read More…]
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Fullerton gets the last laugh
ANAHEIM – With two seconds left in the Big West conference quarterfinals, Long Beach State senior Gabe Levin rose to tip teammate Deishuan Booker’s missed layup to send the game into overtime. The ball found its way out and the 49ers watched in disbelief as their postseason was cut short.[Read More…]
CSULB mascot Prospector Pete continues to cause debate
As confederate monuments on college campuses across the country have become a topic of heated debate, Cal State Long Beach University’s mascot Prospector Pete has come under scrutiny by members of the campus. While Prospector Pete, the spirit of the 49ers, seems to have only just become a topic of[Read More…]
University Police Department show off new bomb-sniffing dog
Avery, Cal State Long Beach’s bomb-sniffing dog, took some time off to introduce herself to some of the students she looks after. At around 1:30 p.m., University Police pulled up near the courtyard in front of Liberal Arts 4 quickly attracting students to the scene of the event. Emerging from[Read More…]
Long Beach State men’s basketball will play at Michigan State next season
Long Beach State’s men’s basketball head coach Dan Monson has been consistently known to mash up grueling non-conference schedules on a yearly basis. And you could tell by this season, coming off a 15-19 overall record which led to a fourth-place finish in the Big West Conference. Well, next season[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s basketball team releases 2016-2017 schedule
The Long Beach State women’s basketball 2016-2017 schedule was released Tuesday, and the the 49ers will be tested by major conference teams early and often. Long Beach State will play in two tournaments: The ASU Classic in Tempe, Arizona at the beginning of December and the Play4Kay Shootout in Las[Read More…]
Dirtbags road to regionals murky at best
For the all the excitement and milestones the Dirtbags captured this season, a slew of top-ranked and vastly talented opponents awaiting them in the next few weeks will likely end the unexpected success of 2015. Very few, most of whom reside in the home locker room of Blair Field, believed[Read More…]
LBSU takes on Northridge
In its final home game of the season, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team will host Cal State Northridge on Thursday for Senior Night inside the Walter Pyramid. With just two games left, the 49ers (16-18, 8-6) are eliminated from the regular season title race. Head coach Dan Monson[Read More…]
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LBSU matches up against UCSB and UCLA
The No. 10 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team will try to overcome four consecutive losses when it travels to No. 8 UC Santa Barbara and No. 9 UC Los Angeles on Wednesday and Friday, respectively. The 49ers fell to a losing record in the league (8-8 overall, 5-8 Mountain[Read More…]