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
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
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
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 [...]
Big West Players of the Week: Washington & Wade
From Long Beach State reports Naomi Washington earns second Big West Player of the Week award Senior Naomi Washington earned her second Big West Player of the Week award of the season after leading Long Beach State to a 10th Big West Championship, and the second in a row for the 49ers. The 49ers clinched [...]
Beach Review: Nov. 16 – 22
Dan Monson and his men’s basketball team go 2-1 on the road this week. 11/17 – Long Beach State vs Pepperdine: Box Score After struggling to put away their opponent in the first half, Long Beach State used a couple of highlight reel runs to separate themselves from the Pepperdine Waves in their 67-58 victory. [...]
Rally falls short
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s late game rally was not enough as they fall to Loyola Marymount 75-70. Behind a furious late game surge, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team made a game once out of reach into a nail biter; the team trailed by as many as 19 early in the [...]
Pressing Ahead
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team kicked off the 2009-10 season with a bang by defeating Alaska-Anchorage 86-55 before an energized homecoming crowd. Coach Dan Monson has stated repeatedly that this years sophomore class would develop into a pretty good group, and if the season opener is any indication of their potential, this class [...]
A Wynn(er)
Long Beach State open’s the 2009-10 women’s basketball season with a Wynn. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team left everything on the court on their way to an opening season victory, 76-68, against the ladies from Prairie View A&M. The team’s spirited play really energized their fans and brought them to their feet on [...]
Ledoux’s Night
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team sweeps the UC Davis Aggies reclaiming the top spot in the Big West Conference. Behind a stellar performance from Caitlin Ledoux, the LBSU women’s volleyball team wrestles away the Big West Conference’s top spot in tonight’s three game sweep of UCD (25-20, 25-22, 25-22). Ledoux (15 kills on [...]
LBSU beats Pacific
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team defeats the Pacific Tigers in an important late season conference match. The women’s volleyball team from Long Beach State avenges an earlier loss by defeating the Pacific Tigers in four sets on Friday night: 25-14, 21-25, 25-15, 25-22. The team was once again led by Naomi Washington with [...]
UCLA too Tough
The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo team comes up short against the No. 4 UCLA Bruins in a MPSF home match. The Long Beach State men’s water polo team (8-9, 0-4) fell behind early and could not put enough together to overcome the UCLA Bruins (18-5, 3-2). The Beach kept it close [...]
Final Home Match
The LBSU women’s soccer team battles UCR to a draw in their final home match of the year. In a spirited contest, the young Long Beach State squad battle back from a one goal deficit to earn a tie in their final home match of the season. Once again the 49ers out shot their opponent [...]
Black & Gold Game
Long Beach State fans get a preview of this year’s basketball teams at the annual Black and Gold Scrimmage. Both basketball programs at Long Beach State go into the 2009-10 season looking to improve on last year’s performance. The women’s program, under the guidance of new head coach Jody Wynn, is a senior laden team [...]
Softball vs Cerritos
LBSU softball played their second game on their fall ball schedule. The Long Beach State softball team hosted Cerritos College on a beautiful fall day. This was their second game on their fall ball schedule. These games are used by the coaching staff to take a look at all of their players, and see how [...]
49ers Sweep
Long Beach State sweeps Cal State Northridge in a must win women’s volleyball match. The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team entered Saturday night’s contest against the Cal State Northridge Matadors matching their longest losing streak of the season, a two game skid. The streak may not be a long one, but it could not [...]
Double Donut
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team plays No. 25 San Diego to a draw. In a very spirited contest, with 25 fouls being called, the young Long Beach State squad gutted out a 0-0 draw against a very experienced club from the University of San Diego. “That’s a very tough team. It shows a [...]
Gordon leads LBSU
Long Beach State women’s soccer team evens their conference record on the foot of Shawna Gordon. After a disappointing loss in their conference opener, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team was looking for some offensive firepower and Shawna Gordon did not disappoint. The sophomore midfielder connected on two throw ins, from the acrobatic Chantel [...]
Beach takes Two
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team defeats both of their opponents during a critical stretch in their conference schedule. Coming into town was perhaps the Big West Conference’s most difficult traveling partners in UCSB and Cal Poly. Over the years these two programs have been a thorn in the 49ers side, and both were [...]
Tigers slip by 49ers
Women’s Soccer: Preventable goal stretches Long Beach State’s losing streak to three. The friendly confines of George Allen Field was not enough as the 49ers continue their losing streak in a 1-0 loss to the Pacific Tigers. This game, as it has been for a large part of the season, the young 49er squad could [...]
Beach calm the Waves
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team roll over the Pepperdine Waves The Long Beach State women’s soccer team dominated the Pepperdine Waves cruising to a 3-1 victory before 921 fans at George Allen Field. The lady 49ers did all of their scoring in the first half with goals coming from Nicole Sweetman, Lindsay Bullock, [...]
Beach Smorgasbord
The Beach dominated both sides of the net during the Long Beach State Invitational “Eating well” is one of today’s most popular phrases, and the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team did not disappoint by feasting on all of their opponents during this weekend’s LBSU Invitational. The 49ers swept all three teams they faced (UMBC, [...]
Bruins spank the 49ers
Long Beach State women’s soccer loses 4-1 to the UCLA Bruins. The most anticipated home soccer match in the women’s soccer program’s history is now in the books. The problem with the story… well, a Bruin must have written, edited, and published the darn thing. The Long Beach State 49ers (1-1-0) were on their heels [...]
Up for the Challenge
Long Beach State women’s volleyball loses a heart breaker to the Texas Longhorns. The No. 2 ranked Texas Longhorns were a heavy favorite coming into the Walter Pyramid Saturday night, but the young Long Beach State squad was up for the challenge. However, after taking the first 2 sets, LBSU could not hold off the [...]
