Kyle Ensing leaves his mark wherever he goes. Not every volleyball player gets a Twitter fan club account made after them and not every player gets called a “once in a lifetime player” by their high school coach. I witnessed the Ensing effect during a trip to Six Flags Magic[Read More…]
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Long Beach brings fresh mindset into Thursday versus Hawaii
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team is stuck in a rut. Five straight losses in Big West play have pushed the 49ers to seventh in the standings. After starting out with a home win over UC Davis and an upset win over UC Irvine on the road, Long Beach[Read More…]
Long Beach State seeks win streak against Cal Poly
Long Beach State women’s basketball is coming fresh off a hard fought win against Cal State Fullerton Saturday 59-53 behind the heroics of junior forward reserve Aaryon Green. Now the 49ers have their sights set toward making it two in a row against the Mustangs. Cal Poly (4-14, 1-6 Big[Read More…]
MBB: LBSU falls to UCI 82-80
Long Beach State men’s basketball came up short against UCI in fifth straight loss at the Walter Pyramid Saturday.
Long Beach comes up short in fifth straight loss
With 2.4 seconds left in the game, senior forward KJ Byers heaved a half court shot to win the game, but missed high and wide right off the backboard. Long Beach State men’s basketball fell to UC Irvine 82-80 Saturday night in front of a rowdy crowd of 2,344. “If[Read More…]
Chugg It At The Nugget S2: Episode 2
Sports Editor Kevin Colindres & Deputy Sports Editor Alex Manfredi are joined by the Daily 49er Men’s volleyball beat writer Bryan Aparicio. https://soundcloud.com/daily49er/chugg-it-at-the-nugget-s2-episode-2
LBSU faces challenge against streaking UC Davis
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will be travelling to The Pavilion at UC Davis Thursday hoping to put a halt to its three-game losing streak. The Aggies will enter the game on a four-game winning streak and have won the last two matchups between the schools last season.[Read More…]
Long Beach’s defensive identity has slipped through the cracks
Ever since Bobby Braswell was hired as an assistant coach, the team has put an emphasis on defense. Overall the team has held all opponents to an average of 77.6 points a game, so why did the team take a huge dip in the last four weeks? Long Beach has[Read More…]
Long Beach State softball needs to find its chemistry
After its NCAA tournament run in 2018, the Long Beach State softball team has a couple things missing entering this season: 10 seniors and a star pitcher. With an overall record of 43-14, the 49ers found themselves in the first round of the NCAA tournament with the help of sophomore[Read More…]
Long Beach has strong start to season against UC Riverside
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team stringed in a couple strong performances early on, allowing that momentum to culminate in a 5-2 victory against UC Riverside in its first match of the season that took place on Saturday. Having won the doubles point, Long Beach (1-0 Big West) continued[Read More…]