The Long Beach State women’s soccer team opened its season in dramatic fashion by beating Arizona 2-1 in overtime thanks to a golden goal by forward Ashley Roese. Assisted by midfielder Eileen Maes, Roese scored a long-overdue goal three minutes into the first overtime, leading the 18th-ranked 49ers to their[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
LBSU women’s soccer to open season against Arizona
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team will begin its Big West title defense Friday night against Arizona at George Allen Field, where it hosted a 1-1 draw with San Diego State last Friday. Junior Chyann Saban scored the 49ers’ lone goal in the 47th minute of last week’s game,[Read More…]
Women’s soccer set to kick off new season
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team will take the field for the first time on Friday, and it will do so as the 18th-ranked team in the country and the top-ranked team in the Big West Conference. The 49ers will face San Diego State in a scrimmage Friday night[Read More…]
Celebrating 40 years of Title IX
The language of Title IX does not include any mention of sports. It does not include any mention of women. It does not include any mention of athletics, the NCAA or any other athletic institution. But sports, women and the NCAA are what Title IX it is all about. It[Read More…]
LBSU falls in regionals
The Long Beach State softball team endured a weekend of exhilaration and heartbreak in Tempe, where it concluded its season in the NCAA Regionals. After a 4-2 loss to Syracuse on Friday, the 49ers (29-25, 16-5 Big West Conference) found themselves in the loser’s bracket of the Tempe Regional and[Read More…]
49ers fall to UCLA in round of 32
The Long Beach State tennis team’s NCAA appearance came to an end as it lost to the top-ranked team in the nation, UCLA. The 46th-ranked Long Beach State women gave all they had, but it wasn’t enough as they fell to No. 1 UCLA at the Los Angeles Tennis Center[Read More…]
‘Niners take Big West
The Long Beach State softball team beat Pacific and won its first Big West title since 2008 in front of a home crowd Saturday afternoon. Sarah Carrasco’s three-run home run in the fourth inning was all the ‘Niners needed to put away Pacific and earn a trip to Arizona, where[Read More…]
Woman’s tennis player Malenovska perseveres through injury, complications
A season-ending injury and complications with the NCAA were not enough to keep Long Beach State women’s tennis player Klaudia Malenovska off the court. Since moving to Long Beach from her native Slovakia, Malenovska, who plays at No. 2 doubles and No. 5 singles, has been on the tennis team[Read More…]
Athletics in review: From women’s soccer to men’s basketball
The 2011-2012 seasons were stellar for many of the Long Beach State sports teams. From numerous Big West Conference titles, individual player accolades, record breaking careers and performances and storied NCAA tournament runs. This athletic year could go down as one of the best in the history of LBSU. It[Read More…]
Hannah Grady Feature
Assistant women’s tennis coach Hannah Grady will leave Long Beach State this summer to take a swing at life. Grady, 24, is an international student from Coventry, England and is leaving the Beach with her MBA. She is looking for a career in city management or work with a non-profit[Read More…]