The Long Beach State men’s basketball team was able to seal at least a share of its twelfth Big West Conference regular season title with yet another dominant performance against archrival UC Santa Barbara The 49ers (20-7, 13-0 Big West) cut down the net in front of 4,732 fans at[Read More…]
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LBSU comes up short against USC
The top four hitters for the Long Beach State baseball team went 0-15 against the University of Southern California Trojans in a 4-2 loss Tuesday night at Blair Field. Center fielder Brennan Metzger was the only offensive spark on the evening, collecting three of the Dirtbags (2-2) five hits on[Read More…]
49ers host rival UCSB
After suffering a last-second defeat at the hands of Creighton University during BracketBuster weekend, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team is looking to get back into the win column as Big West Conference play resumes. The ‘Niners (19-7, 12-0 Big West) had its 12-game win streak snapped Saturday night[Read More…]
‘Niners take two out of five in Vegas
The Long Beach State softball team finished the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas with two wins and three losses this weekend. The 49ers came away with wins against Indiana and Memphis, but dropped games to Texas Tech, Ohio State, and Portland State. The ‘Niners started out their weekend[Read More…]
Ugland: LBSU still in at-large contention
Many believe that the Long Beach State men’s basketball team’s chances at an NCAA at-large berth were dead on re-arrival when the team was called back to the court to play out the 0.3 seconds remaining against Creighton on Saturday. Consider me guilty as charged. Instead of getting caught up[Read More…]
49ers ousted on last second shot
The Long Beach State men’s basketball team had its NCAA tournament at-large hopes all but buried by Creighton senior guard Antoine Young Saturday night in Omaha. Young hit a difficult game winning fade-away jumper over the out-stretched arms of LBSU senior forward T.J. Robinson with 0.3 seconds remaining, giving Creighton[Read More…]
Dirtbags walk-off with their first win
Long Beach State baseball center fielder Brennan Metzger battled the whole game, reaching base three out of the five times he came up to bat, but none was bigger than his last at-bat in the bottom of the ninth inning. Metzger was able to draw a walk that secured a[Read More…]
Rams ninth inning surge sinks Dirtbags
The Virginia Commonwealth University Rams scored four runs in the top of the ninth inning to steal a season-opening win from the Long Beach State baseball team at Blair Field Friday night, 5-4. The Dirtbags held a 4-1 lead heading into the ninth inning after a two-run single from sophomore[Read More…]
Echave leads 49ers over Gauchos
The No.10-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team won its second straight Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match after defeating No. 15 UC Santa Barbara in four sets on Friday at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU (7-6, 3-5 MPSF) dominated the Gauchos, 25-20, 28-30 25-15, 25-20 while holding the UCSB attack to[Read More…]
LBSU capitalizes on Aggies poor shooting
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team benefitted from a dismal shooting performance by UC Davis Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers converted more field goals in the first half than the Aggies made in the entire game. The ‘Niners (11-14, 6-6 Big West Conference) won their second[Read More…]