After dropping its first Big West Conference game last Saturday at home to UC Riverside, the first-place Long Beach State men’s basketball team will take the Walter Pyramid court again tonight for a tussle with the Titans of Cal State Fullerton. The game will feature the two leading scorers in[Read More…]
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Beach softball debuts in ranking
Complete preseason Top-25 Poll The Long Beach State softball team debuted at No. 20 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason poll released on Tuesday. LBSU, also picked to finish first in the Big West Conference by the coaches, tallied 120 points and was the only Big West team to crack the[Read More…]
CS Fullerton steals win at the Pyramid
Box score Josh Akognon’s fadeaway jumper from the left elbow with 3.9 left on the clock lifted Cal State Fullerton to a wild 61-60 win over Long Beach State Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. In front of a raucous season-high crowd of 4,263 fans, the Titans (10-10, 4-4 Big[Read More…]
LBSU women come from behind for first Big West win
Box score FULLERTON, Calif. — The Long Beach State women’s basketball team ended an eight-game losing skid Thursday night with a 54-51 win over Cal State Fullerton at Titan Gym. Senior Lynea Williams led all scorers with 13 points off the bench while grabbing four rebounds, and junior Courtney Jacob[Read More…]
Poised to make a run: Teams to watch in 2nd half
With the NBA season reaching the mid-point it is time to evaluate the teams in the league that have the greatest chance of winning a championship this season. Here is a list of contenders along with some of their strengths and weaknesses. Western Conference: Los Angeles Lakers: The youthful team[Read More…]
Report: Women’s volleyball finds coaching replacements
Next fall, some old faces will be in new places for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team. Volunteer Matt Ulmer reportedly will move into a full-time position and former 49er standout Erika Chidester will be added to the coaching staff, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported late Monday night. Ulmer[Read More…]
Beach volleyball should become an NCAA sport
Beach volleyball as an NCAA sport? That idea is gaining momentum by the moment. At a meeting among 31 Division I representatives earlier this month, a measure that would make beach volleyball — or sand volleyball as the NCAA dubs it — a sanctioned sport fell just short of reaching[Read More…]
NBA All-Star weekend no longer a slam dunk showcase
No way should Bruce Bowen or Yi Jianlian be anywhere near the top of the voting for the NBA All-Star Game in February. Bowen, who plays for the Western Conference’s San Antonio Spurs, and Jianlian, a member of the Eastern Conference’s New Jersey Nets, each finished third in their respective[Read More…]
‘Niners losing skid extended to eight games
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team was handed a 57-41 defeat courtesy of host UC Riverside Saturday evening at the Student Recreation Center. Senior Kaiti O’Brien led the 49ers with 14 points and nine rebounds, while junior Whitney Fields added nine points. Junior Courtney Jacob finished with eight points,[Read More…]
LBSU streak shattered by Highlander glass work
Box score UC Riverside came to the Walter Pyramid and outworked the ‘Niners en route to a 64-55 victory in front of 2,873 spectators Saturday night. The loss drops Long Beach State to 10-8. It was their first loss in Big West Conference play after starting the season 5-0. It[Read More…]