Box score The last time Long Beach State saw Pacific at the other end of the floor, the Tigers were celebrating a berth in the Big West Conference tournament championship game last March. On Wednesday night, the 49ers had to re-live that nightmare all over again. LBSU (12-14, 6-7 Big[Read More…]
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Freshman paces LBSU to 9th place finish
Final team resultsFinal individual results The Long Beach State men’s golf team completed its first tournament of the spring on Tuesday, finishing 9th out of 14 teams at the Battle of the Beach Tournament at Pelican Hill Golf Course in Newport Coast. UCLA, which co-hosted of the tournament, won in[Read More…]
Returning Dirtbag batters bring ‘familiarity’
This is the second of a two-part feature previewing the Long Beach State Dirtbags’ upcoming season. The Long Beach State offense should be able to ease the pressure put on the starting pitchers and relievers this season, with seven of nine starting position players returning. The Dirtbags had a combined[Read More…]
Beach hurlers pitching for redemption
This is the first of a two-part feature previewing the Long Beach State Dirtbags’ upcoming season. The first part focuses on team pitching, while the second will go into detail about the field position players. Call it the year of the pitcher, the bounce-back year or just another season. Long[Read More…]
Beach tennis notches first win over ranked opponent
A slow start didn’t stop the No. 50 Long Beach State women’s tennis team from defeating its first ranked opponent of the season as the 49ers downed No. 47 San Diego State, 4-3, at the Rhodes Tennis Center on Saturday. Jaklin Alawi and Rachel Manasse played key roles in the[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb.14
Softball: St. Germain’s grand slam powers The Beach past Roadrunners The Long Beach State softball team (2-2) swept its doubleheader on the final day of the Sportco Kick-Off Classic, defeating Kent State, 6-1, and Cal State Bakersfield, 8-5. Freshman Nalani St. Germain finished the day with two hits, four RBI[Read More…]
Second-half comeback extends winning streak to 3
Box score For the first time in several seasons, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is riding a three-game win streak. The 49ers erased a 13-point deficit with just over six minutes remaining in the second half to pull out a 65-62 victory over UC Santa Barbara Saturday night[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 13
Men’s Basketball: Beach men fail to complete Central Coast sweep Box score Stephan Gilling led three 49er players in double figures with 17 points in a 64-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. The Beach (12-13, 6-6 Big West) out-rebounded the Gauchos (14-8, 9-3 Big West) 40-28, including 20-8[Read More…]
Slow start costs 49ers against SDSU
The 49er women’s water polo team (3-6) had its hands full with No. 10 San Diego State (9-2), falling 8-5. Junior driver Lauren Sieprath led the 49er scoring with a team high two goals, while goalie Kristen Stragier had a total of six saves. The Aztecs had three players with[Read More…]
No. 6 LBSU fails to close out Gauchos
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team fell in five sets to UC Santa Barbara, 30-24, 26-30, 31-33, 30-22, 15-13 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest, Friday at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (5-6, 4-4 MPSF) fell to 1-2 at home and dropped its first match to[Read More…]