Anticipation has been surrounding the Long Beach State men’s basketball team for months, but it is finally coming to a head as the 2009-10 season is just days away. After going 10-6 (second place) in Big West Conference play last season, the 49ers ended the year on a sour note[Read More…]
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Ledoux’s all-around effort vaults LBSU into 1st place
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has never had issues playing UC Davis and things remained that way Saturday night with first place in the Big West Conference at stake. The 49ers improved to 11-0 all-time against the Aggies with a 3-0 sweep behind Caitlin Ledoux’s all-around[Read More…]
Late surge lifts Cardinal past The Beach
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team surrendered three goals and was held scoreless in the second quarter against No. 3 Stanford in an 11-6 loss at the 49er Campus Pool on Saturday. The Beach (8-10, 1-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended up giving the Cardinal (18-1, 5-0 MPSF)[Read More…]
49ers inch closer to 1st place
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team extracted some revenge within the Big West Conference Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers avenged a four-set loss to the University of the Pacific in early October with a four-set victory of their own over the Tigers. LBSU won[Read More…]
Maniacs set up camp at the Pyramid
A gym filled with tents, decorated black and gold banners and students partaking in pre-game activities are scenes typically associated with the Dukes and North Carolinas of the basketball world. But the Long Beach State athletic program, along with the Monson Maniacs, are striving to recreate that big-time college basketball[Read More…]
Club baseball provides field of dreams
Last spring when students Chris Wolf and Sean Pellerin felt the itch to play baseball again, they began the process of creating their own team at Long Beach State. What transpired in the following months was the creation of the club team aptly named the Long Beach State Baseball Club.[Read More…]
Tucker Talks: Could Chase Utley win World Series MVP even in defeat?
The New York Yankees are headed back to the Bronx with a 3-2 lead in the 2009 World Series. Utley and the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies are still alive after the four-time all-star clubbed two more homers in an 8-6 win Monday night to stave off elimination for at least[Read More…]
Bruin defense denies 49ers in 9-3 romp
When the 49ers’ Alexsandr Petrovic was stuffed on a 5-meter penalty shot with 1:32 remaining in the first quarter, it marked the beginning of an offensive struggle for the Long Beach State men’s water polo team. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match culminated in a 9-3 loss to No. 4[Read More…]
Season ends with shutout loss at Northridge
Box score The 49er women’s soccer team fell to Cal State Northridge, 1-0, Sunday at Matador Soccer Field, ending its season with an eight-match winless streak. CSUN struck in the 11th minute when Heidi Farran retrieved a pass from Farryn Townley and beat ‘Niner goalkeeper Emily Kingsborough from three yards[Read More…]
LBSU spooked in sweep
Box score SANTA BARBARA — A trick was played on the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team courtesy of UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night at the Thunderdome. The host Gauchos swept the 49ers, 25-23, 25-20, 25-16, on Halloween Night to win their seventh match in their last eight attempts.[Read More…]