James Ennis has made a habit of feasting on one of his teams’ most bitter rivals. Blackout Night in the Walter Pyramid was no different. The Long Beach State men’s basketball team (15-9, 11-2 Big West Conference) held the nation’s fourth most potent offensive attack nearly 17 points under its[Read More…]
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49ers headed to Las Vegas for high-profile tournament
The Long Beach State softball team will travel to Las Vegas on Friday, where it will play five games in three days at the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic. The biggest challenge of the weekend will greet LBSU immediately, as the 49ers will face No. 5 Oregon (4-2) in the first[Read More…]
Softball off to solid start behind bats of Stephan, Sandoval
The Long Beach State softball team kicked off its season at UCLA’s Stacy Winsberg Memorial Tournament, where it sandwiched a loss to No. 17 Texas A&M with wins over Wright State and Cal State Bakersfield. The 49ers (2-1) beat Wright State 7-4 before suffering an 8-0 defeat to Texas A&M[Read More…]
‘Niners set to take on Titans in blacked-out Pyramid
The Pyramid is calling for a blackout. Looking to keep its 23-game home win streak against Big West Conference opponents alive, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team will host Cal State Fullerton tonight at the Walter Pyramid. On Blackout Night, fans are being asked to wear black, and t-shirts[Read More…]
MBB: Long Beach State finishes road trip with win
After having its eight-game win streak snapped Thursday night in Honolulu, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team needed a bounce-back performance to avoid a fruitless road trip. The ‘Niners (14-9, 10-2 Big West) erased an 11-point halftime deficit and the threat of back-to-back conference losses by defeating Cal State[Read More…]
WBB: 49ers defeat CSUN, fall to Hawaii at home
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team got a split in its two-game homestand after bouncing back with a 70-63 win over Cal State Northridge on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. Before facing CSUN (11-12, 6-5 Big West Conference), LBSU was on a three-game losing streak and had lost six[Read More…]
‘Niners keep pace with win over Trojans
After suffering a frustrating three-game loss to Pepperdine two days prior, the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team closed out No. 8 Southern California in four games Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. Four different LBSU players had already registered blocks midway through the first set, as the ‘Niners (9-4,[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball loses to No. 5 Pepperdine
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was reminded of just how tough the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation is as it fell to fifth-ranked Pepperdine Wednesday night at the Walter Pyramid. Pepperdine (5-3, 5-3 MPSF) dispatched of the third ranked ‘Niners in three sets (25-22, 26-24, 25-21) with aggressive hitting[Read More…]
Taking it one game at a time
The top video on the results page of a YouTube search for Jeff McNeil shows the Long Beach State second baseman hitting an inside-the-park home run during a summer league game. A few results later, there is a clip of McNeil stealing home during a 2011 California Collegiate League game.[Read More…]
VAN HOOSIER: Long Beach State is well on its way to a Big West championship
Dan Monson is finally beginning to see his team improve and develop at the rate he’s been hoping for. After Saturday’s win over Cal Poly, the coach said his players have put together a sustained effort in practice over the last few weeks, something he was begging for from them[Read More…]