The Long Beach State men’s golf team placed eighth in the 19-team field at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert on Sunday. The 49ers carded a 301 as a team in the final round to finish the tournament with a three-round 25-over-par 902 score. LBSU finished four shots behind[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
UCSD solves 49er water polo at Campus Pool
In the home opener, No. 7 Long Beach State fell to No. 10 UC San Diego, 12-10, Thursday at the 49er Campus Pool. The 49ers, who had previously been 2-0 against the Tritons, played a tight first quarter. Senior and leading scorer Jeff Greenwood scored the first goal 53 seconds[Read More…]
Tournament win propels golfer to conference honor
Coming off the heels of a win in the Heather Farr Memorial Invitational, women’s golfer Kay Hoey was named the Big West Conference Golfer of the Month on Thursday. The honor is the ninth of the Long Beach State senior All-American’s career, as Hoey won the award three times as[Read More…]
First playoff game, national stage doesn’t faze Longoria
On the first pitch of his first career playoff game, former Long Beach State standout Evan Longoria didn’t show any jitters — if he had any at all. The 22-year-old led off the second inning and blasted starter Javier Vasquez’s offering to left-center at Tropicana Field to give the Tampa[Read More…]
There’s no postseason like October
In comparison with the other two major U.S. sports leagues, Major League Baseball’s postseason stands at the top of the mountain — regardless of which teams are in the hunt for the World Series trophy. At least in terms of recent consistently competitive series and lasting memories, anyway.Like Kevin Dyson,[Read More…]
Giant Dirtbag living the Major League life
LOS ANGELES — John Bowker and the San Francisco Giants were in town to play the Los Angeles Dodgers and renew the rivalry in late September. The Giants were playing the role of spoiler as the Major League Baseball regular season came to a close. “I grew up a Giants[Read More…]
Senior golfer class of the field in Colorado
Long Beach State senior Kay Hoey captured the individual title at the Heather Farr Memorial Invitational in Colorado Tuesday. Hoey shot a 1-under-par 71 in the third round to finish at 9-under for the tournament, taking the title by three strokes over Emily Childs (University of Colorado) and Alice Kim[Read More…]
Individual performances highlight golf action
Senior tops women’s field in Colorado Senior All-American Kay Hoey is tied atop the leaderboard after the first day of the Heather Farr Memorial Invitational in Colorado on Monday. Hoey shot a 7-under-par 65 in the first round and shares the lead with Notre Dame’s So-Hyun Park at 8-under-par 136.[Read More…]
LBSU on the road again
‘Niners avoid three-game skid The 49er women’s volleyball team rallied from two sets down to defeat UC Davis 27-29, 22-25, 25-15, 25-14, 15-13, Saturday night at The Pavilion in Davis. Senior libero Iris Murray tied her career-high with 29 digs. Junior middle blocker Naomi Washington led LBSU’s attack with 16[Read More…]
No. 7 Lions drown visiting 49ers, 8-6
LOS ANGELES — Despite two Justin Koeppen fourth-periodgoals, the No. 5 Long Beach State men’s water polo team was unable to swim past No. 7 Loyola Marymount University Lions Saturday, losing 8-6. The 49ers are now 1-2 against LMU this year, its only win coming at the NorCal Tournament last[Read More…]