Fayetteville, Ark. — Everywhere you looked there was red. Almost every car we passed in town or on the highway had at least one Hog logo, most had many. The biggest thing I took away from the trip was the immense pride, even in a down year, the locals had[Read More…]
Sports
ESPN, Big West agree to expand basketball package
Expect to see the Big West Conference gain a little more national exposure this season. ESPN and the Big West agreed to a new, expanded five-year contract that includes a minimum of 12 annual national telecasts including men’s basketball games and other conference events on ESPN2 and ESPNU, Big West[Read More…]
Senior holds lead heading into final round
Long Beach State senior All-American Kay Hoey surged back to the top of the leaderboard in second round action at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in Sammamish, Wash. Hoey finished Tuesday at 1-over-par 145 by firing a 1-under 71 for the round. Entering the day tied for fifth place, Hoey birdied[Read More…]
Hoey fires 74, in search of back-to-back tournament wins
Long Beach State senior All-American Kay Hoey breezed through the first 17 holes and was poised to finish the first day in second place on Monday. Hoey slipped into a four-way tie for fifth after a double bogey on the final hole, finishing the day two shots behind the leader[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball coach bound for Hall
Long Beach State women’s volleyball head coach Brian Gimmillaro has been chosen as one of three inductees into the American Volleyball Coaches Association Hall of Fame for 2008. This honor is given to those who exemplify extraordinary service to the game of volleyball. Gimmillaro has yet to inform his team[Read More…]
Men’s golf finishes 8th in Palm Desert
The Long Beach State men’s golf team placed eighth in the 19-team field at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate in Palm Desert on Sunday. The 49ers carded a 301 as a team in the final round to finish the tournament with a three-round 25-over-par 902 score. LBSU finished four shots behind[Read More…]
Second-half goal tames Tigers in Big West match-up
The women’s soccer team won its second Big West Conference game, defeating the Pacific Tigers, 2-1, Sunday at George Allen Field. “They’re an older, experienced team,” Pacific head coach Keith Coleman said. “They had the experience, which showed today.” Long Beach State (8-3-2) scored 12:18 into the game when Hayley[Read More…]
UCSD solves 49er water polo at Campus Pool
In the home opener, No. 7 Long Beach State fell to No. 10 UC San Diego, 12-10, Thursday at the 49er Campus Pool. The 49ers, who had previously been 2-0 against the Tritons, played a tight first quarter. Senior and leading scorer Jeff Greenwood scored the first goal 53 seconds[Read More…]
49ers shut out Aggies in conference opener, 1-0
Long Beach State (7-3-2) left George Allen Field on Friday with a 1-0 victory over the UC Davis Aggies (5-3-2) to open Big West Conference play. In the 37th minute of the first half, the lone goal was scored by 49ers senior Sahar Haghdan as she netted her first goal[Read More…]
Tournament win propels golfer to conference honor
Coming off the heels of a win in the Heather Farr Memorial Invitational, women’s golfer Kay Hoey was named the Big West Conference Golfer of the Month on Thursday. The honor is the ninth of the Long Beach State senior All-American’s career, as Hoey won the award three times as[Read More…]