The Long Beach State cross country team competed in the Big West Conference Championships Saturday. Freshman Tyler Spencer recorded the fastest time (24:50.5) of any Long Beach runner at the Championships since 2013. He was also the fastest freshman in the conference. Spencer achieved his goal of finishing in the[Read More…]
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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…]
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…]
No. 8 Long Beach can’t get over the hump
The No. 8 ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team cannot get itself out of a rough stretch of games. Losing eight out of its last nine, the team hasn’t been able to find a groove 16 games into the season. Long Beach (7-9, 0-1 GCC) is coming off[Read More…]
New clubhouse unveiled for women’s soccer and softball
Shouts of excitement filled the new softball and soccer clubhouse Oct. 11 when the players were introduced to their new space for the first time. The $3.5 million project began in January and was finally opened for the women’s soccer team to use during its match against Cal Poly. “I[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 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…]
Freshman Elysia Laramie scores winning goal against Cal Poly
A game of failed attempts was ended by freshman forward Elysia Laramie, who scored the first goal of her collegiate career against Cal Poly in double overtime Thursday. The winning goal sealed the match 1-0 and placed the 49ers in second place in the Big West. A mechanical bull placed[Read More…]
Dana Fujikuni finds a home at Long Beach State after a difficult freshman season
After a season of injuries, coaching staff changes and zero playing time, Dana Fujikuni was cut from the UC Davis women’s soccer team her freshman year. “I had an 8 a.m. meeting where [the head coach] cut me,” Fujikuni said. “In the afternoon, around 4 o’clock, I committed to Long[Read More…]