49ers clobber BYU-Hawaii The Long Beach State men’s basketball team started the 2015-16 season with a 91-57 rout of BYU-Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday. LBSU’s season-opening victory over the Seasiders served as a thunderous statement to the rest of their opponents. The 49ers are not without talent[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
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Women’s soccer Who: No. 12 Santa Clara (13-5-2, 6-1-2 WCC) What: NCAA Tournament – Round one When: Saturday at 1 p.m. Where: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara Need to know: The 49ers have faced the Broncos twice in the NCAA Tournament and lost both matchups in the first round[Read More…]
LBSU falls to No. 1 UCLA at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center
No.1 ranked UCLA was too much for the Long Beach State men’s water polo team to handle on Sunday, as they suffered a crushing 11-4 loss on Senior Day. The Bruins improved to 24-0 on the season while making a powerful statement that a second consecutive title is a very[Read More…]
LBSU water polo triplets have everyone seeing triple
“Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster” is a title from a popular Japanese science fiction film in the 60s. In the story, the monster is considered Godzilla’s greatest threat in a long list of formidable opponents and comes to Earth to unleash its fury. Although they’re not as elaborate and ridiculous as[Read More…]
LBSU freshman Keegan Wicken talks Australia, Olympic hopes
Crikey! In the land down under, there are all kinds of amazing specimen: the box jellyfish, the Sydney funnel web spider—the most dangerous spider in the world—and Long Beach State water polo star Keegan Wicken. The Australia transplant has already made waves in the pool for the 49ers, leading the[Read More…]
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LBSU extends winning streak to five with wins against UC Irvine, UC Davis Josh Barajas, Sports Editor The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team took down both UC Irvine and UC Davis on the road in four sets on Thursday and Saturday, respectively; to make it five wins a[Read More…]
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Women’s soccer Who: UC Davis (9-6-2, 2-3-1 Big West) When: Thursday at 6 p.m. Where: George Allen Field Need to know: The Aggies and 49ers are both coming off wins against Hawaii last weekend. Davis had an easier time getting its win, beating the Rainbow Warriors 4-0 while LBSU needed[Read More…]
LBSU water polo outperformed by Cal in double overtime
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team almost had a perfect 4-0 weekend, but let a late lead slip away against No. 3 California, 15-14, on Sunday at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center. Despite losing a back-and-forth battle against Cal, the 49ers (9-11, 1-4 MPSF) did win games against[Read More…]
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Women’s soccer Who: CSUN (10-5-1, 3-0-1 BWC) When: Thursday at 7 p.m. Where: Matador Soccer Field, Northridge Need to know: The Matadors are a one of the best teams at home in the Big West Conference. They are 6-1-0 with only four goals scored against at the Matador Soccer[Read More…]
LBSU stumbles at home against UCSB
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team failed to build on their two wins earlier in the week, falling to UC Santa Barbara 10-7 on Saturday at the Lindgren Aquatics Center. The 49ers had the lead at the beginning of the match, but struggled to keep up with the Gauchos[Read More…]