Archive for December, 2009

Big West Player of the Week: Casper Ware

Big West Player of the Week: Casper Ware

From Long Beach State reports Ware is fourth different LBSU player to earn award in six weeks Sophomore Casper Ware is the latest Long Beach State player to earn Big West Conference Player of the Week honors. Ware grabbed the weekly award after leading The Beach past Utah State 75-62 last Friday at the Walter [...]


Still Climbing

Still Climbing

Karina Figueroa’s 24 points is not enough as LBSU’s women’s basketball team loses a tight one to the Cal Box Score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team made a final charge to close the game but it was not enough as they lose a hard fought game to the Cal Bears 80-71. As an [...]


Tidal Wave

Tidal Wave

The Long Beach State men’s basketball team pulls away from Utah State in the second half Box Score Playing one of their most complete games of the year, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team uses several second half runs to defeat Utah State 75-62 before 2,656 fans at the Walter Pyramid. Long Beach State [...]


Beach Review: Nov 30 -Dec 6

Beach Review: Nov 30 -Dec 6

Season ends for women’s volleyball in the 1st round of the NCAA tournament 12/4 – Long Beach State vs UCLA: Box Score The NCAA selection committee pitted the Long Beach State 49ers against the UCLA Bruins even though both teams had faced each other earlier in the season, a 3-0 Beach victory. This time around [...]


Big West Player of the Week: Stephan Gilling

Big West Player of the Week: Stephan Gilling

From Long Beach State reports Senior ties school record with eight 3-pointers Senior guard Stephan Gilling (Chino Hills, Calif.) has been named the Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon. Gilling led Long Beach State to a 96-61 rout of Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday (Dec. 12) [...]


W-Basketball: Late run not enough as LBSU loses to USC

W-Basketball: Late run not enough as LBSU loses to USC

Game Summary: Box Score In a game that pitted the new against the old, Long Beach State’s women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn, former player and assistant coach of the visiting team, guided her team to a near upset of the heavly favored USC Trojans, losing 83-77 in a game that was not decided until [...]


LBSU goes 3-1

LBSU goes 3-1

Long Beach State ends the regular season at the Mizuno Thanksgiving Classic The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team ended the regular season going 3-1 at home during the Mizuno Thanksgiving Classic. The Beach started the tourney off with a 3-1 loss to TCU before rebounding with three straight victories over UNLV (3-1), LMU (3-0), [...]


Big West Player of the Week: Ashley Lee

Big West Player of the Week: Ashley Lee

From Long Beach State reports Long Beach State’s junior setter wins the award for the first time. Junior setter Ashley Lee was named the Big West Player of the Week for Nov. 30, completing a stretch that has seen three different 49ers win the award in the last three weeks, joining Naomi Washington and Caitlin [...]


Big West Player of the Week: TJ Robinson

Big West Player of the Week: TJ Robinson

From Long Beach State reports Sophomore averages a double-double in 76 Classic Sophomore T.J. Robinson has been named the Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week after leading the 76 Classic in scoring and rebounding. Robinson, who also was named to the 76 Classic All-Tournament Team, won the Big West honor for the [...]


Beach Review: Nov. 23 – 29

Beach Review: Nov. 23 - 29

The men’s basketball team goes 1-2 during the 76 Classic 11/26 – No. 8 West Virgina vs Long Beach State: Box Score The 76 Classic opened up the tourney pitting Long Beach State against No. 8 West Virgina, the highest ranked team in the field. The Mountaineers (3-0) did not disappoint a large contingent of [...]