The Long Beach State baseball team has announced that seven players have signed National Letters of Intent for the 2013 season. The class includes five freshman and two junior college transfers. “We are excited about this recent class of recruits,” Dirtbags head coach Troy Buckley said. “Led by Jesse Zepeda[Read More…]
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Read signs three high school recruits
Long Beach State men’s volleyball head coach Andy Read announced the signing of Eric Ensing, Chet Radish and Andrew Whitt to National Letters of Intent on Tuesday. The trio will join the 49ers for the 2012-13 season. “All three incoming freshmen are going to have an immediate impact on Long[Read More…]
49ers have little control over hosting NCAA Tournament match
With only four matches left to play before the NCAA Tournament, the No. 24-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team can only continue winning as the NCAA committee will decide whether it will host a first-round match. The Beach (19-6, 13-2 Big West), which punched its ticket to a 25th[Read More…]
‘Niners have sights set on Sweet 16
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team will look to continue rewriting history as it attempts to advance to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament when it takes on the University of Miami on Friday. Along with their first-ever NCAA Tournament victory last Saturday, junior forward Nadia Link’s game-winner[Read More…]
Pair of LBSU athletes earn Big West recognition
Men’s basketball Long Beach State senior guard Larry Anderson has been named the Big West Conference Men’s Basketball Player of the Week on Monday after leading the 49ers to a season-opening win over Idaho. The player of the week award marks the fifth of his career. Anderson scored 16 points[Read More…]
Gimmillaro inks two recruits
Long Beach State women’s volleyball head coach Brian Gimmillaro has announced that two players, Alex Reid and Tiara Wallace, have signed National Letters of Intent to join the 49ers for the 2012 season. Both are on the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) High School All-American watch list, and both were[Read More…]
Men’s water polo uses second-half push to beat LMU
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team outscored Loyola Marymount in the second half to defeat the Lions 14-11 at the Burns Recreation and Aquatics Center on Saturday. Long Beach (16-9) blew open the tight game early in the final period, taking a two-goal lead and extending it to[Read More…]
Ledoux’s stellar play leads ‘Niners to 11th consecutive win
Senior outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux had 20 kills and a season-high 16 digs to lead the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team to its 11th consecutive victory. The 49ers defeated UC Davis in four sets — 25-22, 23-25, 25-17, 25-21. Senior libero Lauren Minkel, who had 19 digs on the[Read More…]
Poor shooting, turnovers haunt The Beach in first loss
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Sunday as Syracuse handed the 49ers an 81-42 drubbing in front of 972 fans at the Carrier Dome. The 49ers (1-1) shot just 23.2 percent from the field and went a dismal 1-for-23 from 3-point range.[Read More…]
LBSU and Link make school history with NCAA Tournament win
MALIBU — Long Beach State women’s soccer star Nadia Link couldn’t have picked a better time to etch her name into the 49er history books — the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The junior forward’s record-tying 16th goal of the season gave the No. 24-ranked 49ers their first-ever NCAA[Read More…]