The No. 6 Pepperdine Waves edged the No. 10 Long Beach State men’s water polo team, 8-7, in front of an overflowing crowd of 455 in a “Gold Game” Thursday night at the 49er Campus Pool. Just two minutes into the fourth quarter, senior Ashley Blythen scored the final goal[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
Women finish 7th in tournament
Freshman Lee Lopez dropped nine spots in the standings to finish in a four-way tie for 15th place at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Wednesday. Pepperdine’s Lisa McCloskey shot 17-under-par 199, including 5-under 67 in the final round, to narrowly win the individual title by one stroke. Long Beach[Read More…]
Freshman golfer highlights Tuesday’s Sports Picks
Women’s golf Freshman opens tournament with three-shot lead Freshman Lee Lopez sank eight birdies to finish the opening round atop the leaderboard at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown on Monday. The freshman, who played a bogey-free round, carded an 8-under 64 round at the Boulder Creek Golf Club and leads[Read More…]
Newcomers on display in open practice, scrimmage
Here are some quick thoughts on the 2008-09 Long Beach State men’s basketball team before the season opens in mid-November. The 49ers conducted an open practice and scrimmage at the Walter Pyramid last Saturday. New recruits look promising, especially freshmen – Casper Ware, a 5-foot-9 point guard, can get to[Read More…]
Howard powers Phillies to Game 4 victory
The Philadelphia Phillies crushed the Tampa Bays Rays, 10-2, to take a 3-1 lead in the World Series Sunday at Citizens Bank Park. Eight of the 10 runs scored by Philadelphia were off home runs, which the Phillies led the National League in during the regular season. The Phillies were[Read More…]
Ruiz reigns over Rays, helps Phillies win wild Game 3
The Philadelphia Phillies took a 2-1 World Series lead Saturday as Carlos Ruiz’s walk-off hit ended Game 3 and beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 5-4, at Citizens Bank Park. Tied at 4, Phillies reliever J.C. Romero retired the Rays’ in order to start the ninth inning. In the bottom of[Read More…]
49er tennis trio headlines Sports Picks
Men’s water polo Team drops matches in Palo Alto, Irvine Despite getting on the board first, the No. 10 49ers were unable to pull an upset over No. 2 Stanford. LBSU fell to the Cardinal, 13-7, on Saturday in Palo Alto. Seniors Jake Kinne and Ash Blythen led the 49ers[Read More…]
Current 49ers live up to legacy with reunion night victory
With the 1998 national champions in attendance, outside hitter Quincy Verdin made sure to let her childhood idols know that Long Beach State women’s volleyball is in good hands. The senior produced 13 kills on .500 hitting to help the 49ers throttle visiting UC Davis, 25-15, 25-17, 25-15, at the[Read More…]
A perfect night for the perfect team
The 1998 season saw tremendous success from the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team. A 36-0 record and LBSU’s fifth women’s volleyball title was only the icing on the cake. Led by senior setter and NCAA Player of the Year Misty May-Treanor, LBSU became the first team in NCAA history[Read More…]
Shields protects Rays in Game 2
James Shields, affectionately known as “Big Game James,” lived up to his moniker in Game 2 of the World Series Thursday night, as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Philadelphia Phillies, 4-2, to even up the series. Shields threw 5 2/3 innings of shutout ball, giving up seven hits and[Read More…]