The Long Beach men’s volleyball team defeated USC 25-17, 26-24, 19-25, 25-17 in its home opener, sustaining its undefeated season.
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Long Beach drops intense game to UC Santa Barbara
The post game handshake ritual was going just fine until the Long Beach and UC Santa Barbara coaches exchanged less than friendly words, which led to chaos on the court. After dropping its third game in a row, 82-71, the 49ers (8-13, 2-3 Big West) got into an altercation with[Read More…]
Long Beach remains undefeated after home opener
On a night where Long Beach State unveiled the 2018 NCAA Championship banner in front of a crowd of 2,667, the men’s volleyball team rolled through USC 25-17, 26-24, 19-25, 25-17, extending its undefeated season. Despite dropping the third set and their first of the season, the dropped set served[Read More…]
Long Beach drops second match against UC Riverside
“Choppy” was the word head coach Jeff Cammon used to describe the women’s basketball team’s 73-59 loss to UC Riverside Thursday night. The sound of whistles filled the Walter Pyramid throughout the game as Long Beach ended with 21 fouls and Riverside with 20, including a technical foul on the[Read More…]
Long Beach struggles defensively in loss to CSUN
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team desperately missed the presence of redshirt senior forward Temidayo Yussuf in Wednesday night’s loss to Cal State Northridge. Out due to lingering knee soreness, the absence of Yussuf’s energy was evident. Long Beach was out-rebounded, out-hustled and out-played by CSUN in a 86-71[Read More…]
Chugg It At The Nugget S2: Episode 1
Sports Editor Kevin Colindres and Deputy Sports Editor Alex Manfredi discuss basketball’s hot start to conference play, the beginning of back-to-back men’s volleyball national championships and much much more.
Long Beach looks to stay undefeated in home opener
No.1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball looks to extend its perfect season against USC in its home opener on Friday night. The 49ers are picking up where they left off, dominating their last six opponents before heading into Friday’s matchup against the Trojans. Long Beach has not dropped a set[Read More…]
Long Beach looks to pull ahead in Big West standings
Coming off a 92-90 loss in overtime to Fullerton, Long Beach (2-1) is looking to bounce back against Northridge. In the Big West media preseason rankings poll, Cal State Northridge was picked to finish last in conference play. The Matadors have proven to be formidable opponents, going 8-12 in the[Read More…]
COLUMN: Long Beach’s impressive start is not a fluke
As far as Long Beach State men’s basketball goes, for the most part no one expected this strong of a start to Big West conference play. From Long Beach fans posting to online community message boards to the Daily 49er sports staff, Long Beach (8-11, 2-1 Big West) has been[Read More…]
Long Beach drops heartbreaker to Cal State Fullerton
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has not lost to Cal State Fullerton at the Walter Pyramid since 2010. After starting out Big West play with two wins, Long Beach broke that streak Saturday night, falling to Cal State Fullerton 92-90 for the first time in nine years. “I’m[Read More…]