Long Beach State’s dual-season opener will have to wait, as the 49ers’ match with Southern California was postponed due to rain Friday. The Beach will head back to USC campus on Wednesday, Jan. 28, with the match starting at 3 p.m. Due to rains in the Southern California area, it[Read More…]
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‘Niners topped by Anteaters in four hotly-contested sets
The Beach men’s volleyball team had already swept UC Irvine at the Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational in Santa Barbara two weeks ago. That momentum wouldn’t carry over into the rematch Friday night. The No. 7 49ers (3-3, 2-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell to No. 5 UC Irvine, 34-32,[Read More…]
No. 7 ‘Niners outlast No. 8 Bruins in five sets
Long Beach State junior outside hitter Tommy Pestolesi had a career night at the Walter Pyramid on Wednesday. Pestolesi recorded personal bests with 25 kills on .413 hitting to lead the No. 7 49ers over No. 8 UCLA in five sets. Pestolesi added six digs, as well. “I’m just going[Read More…]
LBSU men take conference win in stride
Head coach Dan Monson and his upstart Long Beach State men’s basketball team have certainly shown fans it’s a new year. In fact, the 49ers aren’t even close to the same team people thought they were before the season started in November. One look at the Big West Conference preseason[Read More…]
Women’s hoops team having winter to dis-remember
While the Long Beach State men’s basketball team has been riding a wave of momentum over the winter break, the 49er women are having a January that they’d like to forget. The latest setback came last Saturday night when the 49ers fell in overtime to CS Northridge, 88-84, at the[Read More…]
49ers have Matadors seeing red
Box score Long Beach State held on for an exciting win against preseason conference favorite CS Northridge, 74-68, Saturday evening at the Walter Pyramid. The win runs the 49ers’ record to 10-7 and 5-0 in the Big West Conference. It’s the first time The Beach has started conference play with[Read More…]
Beach men’s volleyball claims 3-0 win in league opener
After sitting out one of the men’s volleyball team’s first three matches the previous week to rest, Long Beach State junior Dean Bittner didn’t take long to find a rhythm Friday night. The second-team All-American hammered home a match-high 24 kills on .500 hitting and powered the 49ers to a[Read More…]
LBSU off to fast start in conference play
It’s early. Very early in fact. But as of this moment, Long Beach State sits all alone atop the Big West Conference men’s basketball standings. After winning just three conference games all last season, this year’s squad matched that total in less than a week. I have said since the[Read More…]
Men’s basketball runs Big West record to 4-0
The Long Beach State men’s basketball blitzed UC Davis with a 41-13 run to end the first half en route to its fourth Big West Conference win in as many games Saturday night. The 49ers held on to top the Aggies, 86-78, to keep their perfect conference record alive. “I[Read More…]
Aggies edge 49ers, 55-54, on controversial play
The tough breaks continued to pour in for head coach Mary Hegarty and the Long Beach State women’s basketball team Saturday night. UC Davis forward Kasey Riecks hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left to give the visiting Aggies a narrow 55-54 win over the 49ers at the Walter[Read More…]