Long Beach State men’s basketball coach Dan Monson signed a three-year contract extension Sept. 14 to keep him at The Beach though the end of the 2015-16 season. Before the fall semester, three of Monson’s offseason recruits — including highly touted freshman Jacob Thomas — were deemed academically ineligible. Only[Read More…]
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‘Niners finish 12th in new coach’s first event
The Long Beach State men’s golf team improved by a shot in Monday morning’s final round and moved two spots up the leaderboard at the Windon Memorial Classic in Chicago, Ill. The 49ers finished tied for 12th, along with Kent State, at 32-over-par 884. LBSU shot 1-over 285 in the[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes
Women’s soccer sweeps weekly accolades For the second time this season, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team swept the Big West Conference’s player of the week awards Monday. Shawna Gordon and Emily Kingsborough were named offensive and defensive player of the week, respectively. The tandem led the 49ers to[Read More…]
Senior midfielder hits books as hard as opponents
It was a sunny afternoon as the skies dawned a clear, blazing blue. A cool breeze softened the tension-filled air, while every so often, the wind whisked through her hair. She stood calm and ready, as her nerves remained steady. Then, the whistle blew and she cut through the field[Read More…]
The Beach places 5th at Mary Fossum Invitational
The Long Beach State women’s golf team moved up a spot Sunday morning in the final round of the Mary Fossum Invitational in East Lansing, Mich. No. 25 LBSU finished the tournament in fifth place, shooting 71-over-par 935 over three rounds at Forest Akers West Golf Course. Notre Dame won[Read More…]
49ers bounce back in Round 2 of Windon Memorial Classic
The Long Beach State men’s golf team battled 13 to 20 mph winds to rebound from a poor first-round effort on the first day at the Windon Memorial Classic. The 49ers opened the two-day, 17-team tournament in Chicago, Ill., by shooting 29-over-par 313 to finish last. LBSU recovered with a[Read More…]
Junior reaches career milestone in sweep
Box score Caitlin Ledoux’s first kill of the night did more than give the No. 23 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team a point Saturday night. Ledoux became the 16th player in LBSU history to record 1,000 career kills, and the 49ers swept Cal State Fullerton in the Big West[Read More…]
Villarreal leads The Beach at Mary Fossum Invitational
Junior Monica Villarreal paced the 25th-ranked Long Beach State women’s golf team through the first two rounds of the Mary Fossum Invitational after shooting an 11-over-par 155 on Saturday. The ‘Niners finished the first day of the two-day tournament in sixth place with a team score of 48-over 624 at[Read More…]
LBSU women earn third straight top-3 finish
women’s results | men’s results For the second straight week, junior Rosa Del Toro led the Long Beach State cross country team. Del Toro paced the ‘Niners in the 6,000-meter race with a time of 21:30, which was good enough for 22nd place at the Stanford Invitational on Saturday. Also[Read More…]
Malenovska upends ranked opponent to pace ‘Niners
In her first match as a member of the Long Beach State women’s tennis team, all Klaudia Malenovska did was take down the nation’s 32nd-ranked player on Friday. The sophomore, who missed last season due to an NCAA suspension, made easy work of Arizona State’s Micaela Hein, 6-2, 6-3, on[Read More…]