This Saturday evening’s women’s volleyball Big West Conference-opener between No. 25 Long Beach State and Cal State Fullerton got a lot more interesting after last weekend. The Titans outlasted then-No. 7 UCLA in five sets last Friday in the Fullerton Classic at Titan Gym. The following day, the 49ers (7-3)[Read More…]
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Newcomers and returning players making off-season strides
Individual workouts for the Long Beach State men’s basketball team are underway, and head coach Dan Monson is finally getting a chance to work with his promising new squad. There are 17 players listed on the 49ers’ roster, which means plenty of new faces for the coaching staff to get[Read More…]
BLR may be an option ‘down the road’
Long Beach State sports fans shouldn’t expect President F. King Alexander to unilaterally impose the Beach Legacy Referendum (BLR) any time soon. In March, more than 3,898 students voted down the BLR — approximately 60 percent — which would have paved the way for a new 5,000-seat soccer stadium and[Read More…]
LEE: Always nice to Beach slap the Bruins
It irks me just a little to walk around campus and see a UCLA sweatshirt or book bag. I cannot figure out why a significant amount of Beach students, for whatever reason, prefer to flaunt that familiar four-letter acronym rather than the colors of the school giving them their degrees.[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Sept. 22
Women’s volleyball: The Beach returns to national rankings The 49ers jumped back into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 poll released Monday morning. LBSU (7-3) received a boost after defeating Fordham and then-No. 7 UCLA in straight sets over the weekend at the Cal State Fullerton Tournament at Titan Gym.[Read More…]
LBSU tramples No. 7 UCLA
Box Score FULLERTON — The 49er women’s volleyball team might creep back into the Top 25 poll after a convincing win Saturday at Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Gym. Unranked Long Beach State stormed by the No. 7 UCLA Bruins in a nonconference rout, 25-19, 25-16, 25-14. The Bruins showed very[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Sept. 19-20
Women’s soccer: The Beach falls to Aztecs The 49ers (4-4) fell on the road to San Diego State, 2-1, Sunday at the Sports Deck. SDSU’s Hillary Harvey put the Aztecs on the scoreboard in the 38th minute while teammate Cat Walker added another goal in the 71st minute to extend the[Read More…]
No high tide in The Beach’s victory
Box score The Long Beach State women’s soccer team won its only home game in September, 3-1, over Pepperdine Friday afternoon at George Allen Field. The Beach cruised to victory with goals from forward Nicole Sweetman, midfielder Lindsay Bullock and her younger sister, forward Shannon Bullock. This was the 49ers’[Read More…]
LBSU rolls past Fordham
Box score FULLERTON — The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team needed just 1 hour, 9 minutes to sweep the Fordham Rams, 3-0, on Friday at Titan Gym. Sophomore outside hitter Caitlin Ledoux and senior middle blocker Naomi Washington killed 17 balls apiece, as the 49ers prevailed 25-20, 25-23, 25-17. Setter[Read More…]
Women’s soccer returns home to host Pepperdine
Long Beach State women’s soccer head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said the 49ers’ recent four-match road trip “provided a lot of good lessons” for a team with 18 newcomers. Taking a cue from the men’s basketball team, Ingrassia’s squad opened the season with a Dan Monson-esque schedule featuring six NCAA Tournament[Read More…]