Long Beach State women’s soccer seniors Ashley Gonzales and Dana Fujikuni were selected for the United Soccer Coaches All-West Region First Team. Fujikuni had a very successful season earning Big West Midfielder of the Year and the Big West Tournament MVP award. “It’s nice to be able to end my[Read More…]
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Long Beach wraps up a notable 2018 season
Near the end of the 2018 season, the Long Beach State women’s soccer season reached its peak, then came crashing down. The 49ers were Big West regular season champions, but were defeated 6-0 in the NCAA Tournament by No. 4 seeded USC. Going into Friday’s game I knew it[Read More…]
Long Beach prepares for No. 4 seeded USC
Dominating the regular season and sweeping UCSB in the Big West tournament finals, Long Beach State secured a spot in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Long Beach will play a 1:30 p.m. Friday rematch against No. 4 seeded USC (15-2-2), who they fell against 3-0 in the preseason.[Read More…]
Long Beach State advances to Big West Finals
The crowd roared with applause as Dana Fujikuni scored the winning goal against her former team, UC Davis in the 48th minute, helping Long Beach State defeat the Aggies 1-0 and advance to the Big West finals for the fourth time in the last five years. The goal came after[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s soccer heads to the Big West tournament
After defeating Northridge 3-1 in their final match at George Allen Field, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team became regular season champions and advanced to the conference tournament semifinals as the No. 1 seed. Moments after Sunday’s win, the 49ers anxiously waited for the remaining Big West games to[Read More…]
In Photos: Long Beach vs CSUN
Women’s soccer has two conference games remaining to clinch first place
After defeating the top team in the Big West, Long Beach State has two more games left to bump UC Irvine out of the number one spot. Thursday’s 4 p.m. road matchup at UC Davis and Sunday’s 2 p.m. home game against Northridge can help Long Beach (9-5-2, 4-1-1 Big[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…]