Despite a dominant first set, the No. 8-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team fell in four sets to No. 7 Lewis Saturday night in the second night of the Active Ankle Tournament at Walter Pyramid. LBSU’s 25-13, 19-25, 22-25 20-25 loss is its first loss against non-conference opponents all[Read More…]
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‘Niners year in review
Records were broken, rivalries were revisited, and one of the most storied groups of seniors in Long Beach State athletics history finally broke through to the Big Dance. These elements and many more defined the men’s basketball season, which came to an end Thursday afternoon in Portland. The 49ers picked[Read More…]
‘Niners swept by No. 1 UCI
The No. 9-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team dropped another Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match Saturday night against No. 1 UC Irvine. LBSU (10-11, 5-9 MPSF) has lost three straight matches at home after being swept in three sets, 25-19, 25-20, 25-17. The Anteaters dominated LBSU, out-killing the 49ers[Read More…]
49ers sweep IPFW
The No. 8-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team opened the two-day Active Ankle Tournament by sweeping Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne at Walter Pyramid Friday night. LBSU’s sweep, 18-25, 23-25, 17-25, increases its win streak against IPFW to 12 matches. The 49ers (10-8, 5-7 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) have[Read More…]
49ers fall to No. 5 New Mexico
PORTLAND – The cinderella story for the 12th seeded Long Beach State men’s basketball team was never able to get started as it lost its second round game to the fifth seeded University of New Mexico 75-68 Thursday afternoon at the Rose Garden. The loss marks the last game that[Read More…]
Monson, Alford friendship runs deeper than basketball
PORTLAND – When the Long Beach State and University of New Mexico men’s basketball teams take the floor Thursday afternoon, the players may act buddy-buddy with one another, but the real friendship will be on the sideline. LBSU head coach Dan Monson and UNM head coach Steve Alford have a[Read More…]
49ers prepare for New Mexico
PORTLAND – The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will play its first NCAA tournament game since 2007 against the University of New Mexico on Thursday at 1:40 p.m. It will also be the first NCAA appearance for the four 49er seniors – Casper Ware, T.J. Robinson, Eugene Phelps, and[Read More…]
Long Beach State preps for No. 5 New Mexico
PORTLAND – The Long Beach State men’s basketball team will play its first NCAA tournament game since 2007 against the University of New Mexico today at 1:10 p.m. It will also be the first NCAA appearance for four 49er seniors – Casper Ware, T.J. Robinson, Eugene Phelps, and[Read More…]
Media coverage reward for LBSU fans, players
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team has been hurling toward national notoriety this entire season. Last Saturday, they arrived and a slew of media attention came with it, confirming what 49er fans have known all along. “Numerous NCAA tournament teams have hungry veterans,” Myron Medcalf wrote in ESPN’s College[Read More…]
‘Niners end LBSU Invitational on strong note
Friday The Long Beach State softball team experienced two extremely different outcomes on Thursday as they beat Eastern Kentucky 10-7, but followed up by losing to Oregon State 12-2 in the Long Beach State Invitational. The ‘Niners (8-16) opened their own tournament with a convincing victory that saw them score[Read More…]