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 [...]
49ers lose to USD
Long Beach State women’s volleyball slow out of the gate in lose to USD. The LBSU women’s volleyball team’s home opener was not the type of night they envisioned just a few hours earlier. The lady 49ers went down 3-1 (24-26, 25-15, 22-25, 22-25) to an equally unimpressive University of San Diego team. Long Beach [...]
Volleyball 101
Long Beach State kicked off the 2009 volleyball season with “Volleyball 101″. This event was implemented to give fans a sneak peak at this season’s team, and to provide some insight into the nuts and bolts of the game itself. Based on the fan turn out and their responses afterward, the event was both enjoyable [...]
Battle at The Beach
Coach Dan Monson held his third annual “Battle at the Beach” team tournament (camp) at the Walter Pyramid during early August. A total of 28 local travel ball and high school basketball teams took to the court during this two day event. Having this many teams all at one location gave parents, fans, and of [...]
Softball 2009
The Long Beach State softball team reached familiar heights last season as the team made its 19th appearance in the NCAA Championship Tournament. Unfortunately, the 49ers were placed in the very tough Los Angeles Regional, and were eliminated on the second day by No. 25 Fresno State. The team ended the season at 35 – [...]
W-Tennis 08-09
Wow, what more can one say when talking about the woman’s tennis program at Long Beach State. The 2009 version brought home, yet again, another Big West Conference championship. That makes six, yes I mean six in a ROW for head coach Jenny Hilt-Costello. It is hard too believe that this program can maintain this [...]
M-Basketball 08-09
Last season, in one of the biggest turnarounds in recent memory, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team dramatically went from a 3-12 to a 10-6 conference record; and in fact, was just one shot away from winning the Big West’s regular season title. This season head coach Dan Monson returns a slew of young [...]
WBB Team Camp
Head coach Jody Wynn held her first LBSU team camp at the Walter Pyramid from June 22-24. The camp was for high school and clubs teams, with a guarantee of 6 games. Participating teams primarily came from both Orange and Los Angeles County, but there were also teams that traveled from much farther distances to [...]
