No Beach Party
Strong start does not hold up as Cal Poly pulls away and defeats Long Beach State 83-72 Jan. 2, 2011 Box Score LONG BEACH – The Long Beach State women’s basketball team suffered an 83-72 setback to Cal Poly in a Big West Conference game Sunday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers dropped to [...]
Homecoming
Before a record crowd, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team battled top 25 San Diego State until the very end, losing to the Aztecs 81-65 in a game much closer than the final score. The Pyramid was rocking last night, not only because there was a record crowd in the house, because there were [...]
Walking Wounded
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team opened the exhibition season with a lopsided loss to Cal Poly Pomona, 58-39. Coach Wynn’s 2010-11 team debut did not go off as planed as her team was man handled 58-39 by Cal Poly Pomona, a Division II opponent. With a little background knowledge one could conclude that [...]
Say No: Anderson & Wilson
49er duo lead their Say No Classic team to victory. The Say No Classic’s championship season started this weekend and one of the playoff bound teams have two Long Beach State 49ers playing prominent roles. Both Larry Anderson and Tristan Wilson have been tearing it up this summer on team Power Balance and the first [...]
WBB: Season Highlight Video
Lissa Lawrence put together a nice video recapping the women’s basketball 2010 season. The video is located on Vimeo but I have also embedded it below: Long Beach State University Women’s Basketball 2009-2010 from Lissa Lawrence on Vimeo.
MBB: Coach Monson signs 3 more
The Long Beach State men’s basketball program adds 3 more to their fall class. Combining both classes, The Beach will have 6 new faces when pactice opens in the fall. Expectations will be high next season as the majority of the LBSU fans will not be satisfied with anything less then a conference championship and [...]
End of the road
Long Beach State men’s basketball team is defeated by UCSB in the Big West title game 69-64. Images can be found at: Ballin’ at Da Beach – Facebook – Flickr From Long Beach State reports: ANAHEIM, Calif. – Casper Ware led four Long Beach State players in double figures with 19 points but it wasn’t [...]
LBSU falls to UCSB
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s season ends with a 73-50 loss to the UCSB Gauchos during the Big West Tournament. Game images can be found at: Ballin’ at Da Beach – Facebook – Flickr From Long Beach State reports: ANAHEIM, Calif. – The third time was the charm for UC Santa Barbara as [...]
Back to Winning
Long Beach State secures the 3rd seed with their 76-74 win over UC Riverside. In a very exciting game to end the regular season, the men’s basketball team from LBSU defeats UCR behind some stellar peremiter shooting. Stephan Gilling and Greg Plater go 9-16 behind the arc accounting for 35 of the team’s 76 points. [...]
Fall to Pacific
Long Beach State women’s basketball cannot tame the Tigers on senior night before 992 fans at the Walter Pyramid. Behind a barrage of there point shooting, the Pacific Tigers spoil the 49ers last home game of the season 77-67. Fitting for senior night, Karina Figueroa and Lauren Sims led the Beach with 18 and 17 [...]
Eyes Wide Shut
The women’s basketball team from LBSU crushed by UC Davis 70-46. As much as the Beach fans have enjoyed watching this team play this season, the looks of frustration and disappointment was seen throughout the mid. The good thing is, the Beach women have always bounced back with a very strong effort after this type [...]
Beach falls apart
The following images were shot at the Walter Pyramid during the men’s basketball game between the Pacific Tigers and the LBSU 49ers. The Beach did not look very good in the loss and seem to have regressed from some excellent play earlier in the season. From LBSU reports – Box Score LONG BEACH, Calif. – [...]
Sweeping Da Gauchos
The women’s basketball team from Long Beach State sweep the regular season series from UCSB with a spirited late game come back. The 49er sweep was the first one in nearly 20 years. The following images were taken during the game: From LBSU Reports – Box Score LONG BEACH – The Long Beach State women’s [...]
Up & Running
The following images were taken during the CSUN vs Long Beach State men’s basketball game on February 6, 2010. From Long Beach State Reports LONG BEACH, Calif. – T.J. Robinson, Stephan Gilling and Casper Ware combined for 39 points to lead Long Beach State to a 65-51 Big West Conference win over Cal State Northridge [...]
Heart Breaker
The following pictures were taken during the CSUF vs LBSU men’s basketball game. The standing room only crowd was entertained all night long with spirited play that ended in a CSUF overtime victory. From Long Beach State Reports – Box Score LONG BEACH, Calif. – Long Beach State rallied from a seven-point deficit in the [...]
Beach sweeps UCI
The following images were taken during the UCI vs LBSU basketball double header. Both the women’s and men’s teams from LBSU were victorious. From Long Beach State Reports Women’s Game – Box Score LONG BEACH – The Long Beach State women’s basketball team recovered from a slow start as it erupted for 47 points in [...]
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
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
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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
