Junior forward Nadia Link’s goal in the 14th minute was all the Long Beach State women’s soccer team needed as it picked up a much-needed 1-0 victory over the University of San Diego on Friday at Torero Stadium. With the win, the 49ers improved to 5-3-1 on the year after[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
‘Niners miss key opportunities in 1-1 draw against SDSU
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team recorded their first draw of the season as the 49ers played to a 1-1 double-overtime tie against host San Diego State on Sunday at SDSU’s Sports Deck in San Diego. Senior forward Nicole Sweetman scored the 49ers‘ lone goal in the second half[Read More…]
Beach soccer suffers first shutout in physical affair
Things went from bad to ugly for the Long Beach State women’s soccer team on Friday at George Allen Field. The 49ers suffered its first shutout of the season to the University of California-Berkeley, 2-0, in a match where the tension between the two teams resulted in a combined 20[Read More…]
Junior forward captures Big West weekly honor
Any time head coach Mauricio Ingrassia has called upon a player to score or set a fellow teammate up for a goal, Long Beach State women’s soccer star Nadia Link has never shied away from a challenge. She has usually been successful at those things, too, and on Monday, the[Read More…]
Link moves into LBSU history, strikes twice in rout of Hawaii
Behind two goals from junior forward Nadia Link, the Long Beach State women’s soccer team claimed its second straight victory with a 3-0 shutout against Hawaii on Sunday at George Allen Field. Link, who scored two goals for the second consecutive match this weekend, moved into ninth place on LBSU’s[Read More…]
49ers rally behind Link, end two-game skid
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team snapped its two-game losing streak Friday as it toppled Ivy League foe Princeton by a score of 3-1 at George Allen Field. Despite the lopsided outcome, the game didn’t start off too well for The Beach (3-2-0), which were without starting defender Alex[Read More…]
‘Niners look to bounce back after tough weekend
If the Long Beach State women’s soccer team hopes to get its stride back at home this weekend after suffering a pair of losses on the road, then it will need to do so without starting senior defender Alex Balcer. Balcer, who picked up a red card in the 69th[Read More…]
Women’s hoops inks point guard for 2011-2012
Sophomore point guard Hallie Meneses will join the Long Beach State women’s basketball team for the upcoming 2011-12 season, head coach Jody Wynn announced this past weekend. “We are thrilled to add Hallie to our Beach family,” Wynn said in a statement. “She is a pure point guard and terrific[Read More…]
Beach soccer comes up short against No. 12 Marquette
Just two days removed from suffering its first loss of the season, the No. 23-ranked Long Beach State women’s soccer team was handed a 2-1 loss to No. 12 Marquette on the final day of the Milwaukee Cup on Sunday at Valley Fields in Wisconsin. Junior forward Nadia Link netted[Read More…]
Milwaukee hands No. 23 ‘Niners first loss of season
The No. 23-ranked Long Beach State women’s soccer team rallied from a one-goal deficit late in the second half, but it wasn’t enough as the 49ers fell to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 3-2, at the Milwaukee Cup on Friday at Engelmann Stadium. Junior Nadia Link netted her first goal of[Read More…]