Scoring the ball proved to be easy for both teams Saturday, as the Long Beach State men’s basketball team fell in an 85-80 loss to Eastern Michigan at the Walter Pyramid. A trio of players from both teams carried the offensive attacks between the Eagles and the Beach. “You score[Read More…]
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Dirtbags’ stadium to be renamed in honor of long time benefactor Marilyn Bohl
Blair Field, home of the Long Beach State Dirtbags, has been renamed Bohl Diamond at Blair Field it was announced Monday after long-time benefactor Marilyn Bohl made a $5 million dollar contribution to the program. “It’s unbelievable that someone is giving hard earned money to a specific cause and we[Read More…]
Five takeaways from 49ers’ 78-71 victory against Pepperdine
After Long Beach State (5-7) defeated Pepperdine (4-6) Saturday, a contributing writer compiled a breakdown of the team’s performance. 1. Alberts from deep: Junior guard Bryan Alberts had a career-best six three-pointers for the 49ers Saturday night. Out of Alberts’ 15 field goal attempts, 12 came from behind the arc,[Read More…]
LBSU cruises past Pepperdine
Defense led to offense in the Long Beach State men’s basketball team’s 78-71 win over Pepperdine Saturday night at Firestone Fieldhouse. Long Beach pushed past the Waves in a game that was decided by defensive stops, forcing 16 turnovers and turning them into 16 fast break points. Junior guard Bryan[Read More…]
Five takeaways from 49ers’ 65-63 victory over Grand Canyon
After Long Beach State (2-7) defeated Grand Canyon (2-7) Thursday, a contributing writer compiled a breakdown of the team’s performance. 1. Key Contributors: Senior guard Cecily Wilson and freshman center Emma Merriweather both came up huge with big performances, notching up double- doubles. Merriweather had a career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds,[Read More…]
Emma Merriweather’s career-high performance propels LBSU women’s basketball over the Lopes’
Long Beach State’s women’s basketball guard Cecily Wilson bounced the ball three times, took a deep breath and buried the game-winning free throw against Grand Canyon to clinch the 49ers’ second win of the season. Freshmen center Emma Merriweather had a career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilson contributed[Read More…]
MLS and American soccer are dying, but who would miss it?
Americans don’t care about soccer. They pretend to every four years, just like they do with hockey or track and field during the Olympics, but that’s really only in a vaguely patriotic kind of way. Most casual sports fans couldn’t name the 10 most popular players in the sport, let[Read More…]
Despite two career-high’s LBSU falls to Southern Utah
The Utah elevation of 5,846 feet proved to be too much for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team Wednesday night. Another slow start haunted the 49ers, falling 94-89 to Southern Utah University. The team was led by junior guard Bryan Alberts, who posted a career-high 25 points, and senior[Read More…]
LBSU head back to Arizona to take on the Lopes
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will head back to Arizona to take on Grand Canyon for the last match of a six-game road trip. The last time the 49ers were in Arizona, the team picked up its first win of the season in a 80-72 victory. The game[Read More…]
A Fee for Long Beach State students
It’s 8 a.m. on a Friday and the semester is in full swing. A thin-framed, energetic, 43-year-old staff member is eagerly waiting to hit the sidewalks of lower campus. New Long Beach State Athletic Director Andy Fee looks through his thick, black-rimmed rectangle glasses to check his daily schedule one[Read More…]