Cross Country: Season concludes with Regional run in Eugene The Long Beach State cross country team concluded its 2009 campaign at the NCAA West Regional in Eugene, Ore. on Saturday as both men’s and women’s teams registered 14th place finishes at the Springfield Country Club. The men’s team finished with[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
Sophomore steps up with career night
Box score RIVERSIDE — With star middle blocker Naomi Washington not available due to the flu, Caitlin Ledoux stepped up with a career performance Thursday night at the Student Recreation Center. The sophomore outside hitter swatted a career-high 33 kills on 74 swings and .311 hitting to lead the Long[Read More…]
Ledoux’s all-around effort vaults LBSU into 1st place
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has never had issues playing UC Davis and things remained that way Saturday night with first place in the Big West Conference at stake. The 49ers improved to 11-0 all-time against the Aggies with a 3-0 sweep behind Caitlin Ledoux’s all-around[Read More…]
49ers inch closer to 1st place
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team extracted some revenge within the Big West Conference Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers avenged a four-set loss to the University of the Pacific in early October with a four-set victory of their own over the Tigers. LBSU won[Read More…]
LBSU spooked in sweep
Box score SANTA BARBARA — A trick was played on the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team courtesy of UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night at the Thunderdome. The host Gauchos swept the 49ers, 25-23, 25-20, 25-16, on Halloween Night to win their seventh match in their last eight attempts.[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Oct. 30
Women’s Volleyball: ‘Niners complete season sweep of Cal Poly Box score Senior middle blocker Naomi Washington recorded 14 kills on .480 hitting to lead the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team past Cal Poly, 25-22, 25-20, 25-22, Friday night in San Luis Obispo. LBSU (14-5, 7-2 Big West Conference) blistered[Read More…]
Minkel tallies 23 digs, LBSU sweeps Titans
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team dumped Cal State Fullerton, 25-17, 28-26, 25-17, Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid, extending the 49ers’ winning streak over the Titans to 53 straight matches. With the win, LBSU (13-5, 6-2 Big West Conference) pulled to within half a game of[Read More…]
49ers get back in the win column
Box score The 25th-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team avoided its first three-match losing streak of the season Saturday night. The 49ers swept Big West Conference foe Cal State Northridge in three sets in front of 1,165 fans at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU (12-5, 5-2 Big West) won the[Read More…]
No. 25 49ers out of sync in five-set loss at Irvine
Box score IRVINE — What started out as an “as-advertised” Big West Conference match between the No. 25 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team and No. 21 UC Irvine, turned into an ugly finish Friday night. The 49ers were unable to complete a fifth-set comeback as they lost the match,[Read More…]
Missouri native soaking in opportunity at The Beach
If anyone at Long Beach State knows what St. Louis Cardinals fans are going through after their stunning first-round exit courtesy of the Los Angeles Dodgers, it’s not anyone who competes on a baseball diamond. Brittney Herzog, a senior middle blocker for the 25th-ranked 49er women’s volleyball team, is a[Read More…]