Senior outside hitter Quincy Verdin surpassed 1,000 kills in her career as 25th-ranked Long Beach State defeated the UC Irvine Anteaters in five sets Wednesday night. The 49ers won 25-20, 21-25, 25-18, 21-25, 15-13 at the Walter Pyramid to inch one step closer to the Big West Conference title. Coming[Read More…]
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‘Niners picked 8th in Big West coaches’ poll
At Big West Conference Media Day, league coaches continually used one word: “parity.” In a conference where traditionally just one team has a real shot at an NCAA tournament bid, coaches are going out of their way to schedule tough non-conference opponents in an effort to boost their school’s national[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Women’s volleyball garners third Big West Player of the Week honor
Women’s volleyball Herzog becomes third ‘Niner to win Player of the Week award Junior middle blocker Brittney Herzog was rewarded with the Big West Conference’s Player of the Week honor Monday. Herzog helped lead first-place Long Beach State to a 3-0 record and recorded a career-high 16 kills on a[Read More…]
Going dancing: LBSU earns first-ever NCAA selection
The NCAA selection committee gave Long Beach State’s women’s soccer team the perfect 10-year anniversary present: its first-ever NCAA Tournament selection. “It’s been a wild but satisfying four years and you know what? We’re not done, we’re just getting started,” head coach Mauricio Ingrassia told fans, friends and family of[Read More…]
Longoria unanimously wins AL Rookie of the Year
Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria received the storybook ending to his fairy-tale season: the American League Rookie of the Year award. A former Long Beach State standout, Longoria was a unanimous selection for the honor voted on by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America and announced Monday. The[Read More…]
Team still confident about NCAA selection
Head coach Mauricio Ingrassia wants the NCAA selection committee to know his Long Beach State women’s soccer team “will be ready for next week.” Ingrassia is confident the 49ers will be among the 64-team field when the pairings are announced for the NCAA Tournament today at 5 p.m. “I think[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Women’s volleyball takes control in Big West
Women’s volleyball Big West-leading ‘Niners extend streak to 7 The 49er women’s volleyball team swept through Cal Poly and UC Santa Barbara over the weekend to take sole possession of first place in the Big West Conference. LBSU came back from a 2-1 deficit Saturday night to outlast Cal Poly,[Read More…]
UCSB advances to NCAA Tournament in PKs
For the fourth straight season Long Beach State is leaving the decision of its first-ever NCAA Tournament in the hands of the selection committee. UC Santa Barbara’s Alissa Sanchez scored the Big West Conference-clinching penalty kick to send the Gauchos to the NCAA Tournament on Sunday. UCSB (12-6-3) advanced with[Read More…]
49ers move one step closer to first-ever NCAA Tournament
Nobody can ask for a better birthday present than senior Hayley Bolt. The No. 25-ranked Long Beach State women’s soccer team took one step closer to reaching the elusive NCAA Tournament, defeating the University of Pacific, 3-0, in the semifinal of the Big West Conference Tournament at George Allen Field[Read More…]
Women’s soccer takes it to next level
They are one step away from shedding the label of “Big West bridesmaids.” For Hayley Bolt, Kim Silos, Liz Ramos and the rest of the seniors on the 49er squad, the 3-0 shutout of Pacific in the Big West Conference tournament semifinals somewhat eases the heartbreak of three consecutive first-round[Read More…]