The Long Beach State women’s soccer team has found itself in a position it hasn’t been in since Sep. 2010: Soccer America’s Top 25 national poll. The 49ers snuck in at No. 23 on Monday after collecting back-to-back victories over then-No. 25 USC and Sacramento State, outscoring their opponents, 5-1,[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
LBSU makes quick work of Hornets in home opener
If the Long Beach State women’s soccer team was looking to make a statement in its home opener Sunday, then it sure didn’t waste much time. Just two days removed from defeating No. 25-ranked USC, the 49ers scored three goals in the first 23 minutes of play against Sacramento State[Read More…]
49ers stun No. 25 Trojans in season opener
LOS ANGELES — If only one word could be used to describe the way the Long Beach State women’s soccer team played in its season opener, it would be resilient. That’s because the 49ers overcame an early one-goal deficit to knock off the No. 25-ranked USC Trojans, 2-1, in front[Read More…]
‘Niners picked to finish second by the Big West’s coaches
The Long Beach State women’s soccer team was picked to finish in second place in the Big West Conference this season when the conference coaches’ poll was released Wednesday. The 49ers received 70 points in the nine-team poll after coming off their second NCAA Tournament appearance in three years and first-ever[Read More…]
Beach soccer aims to preserve winning tradition this season
After coming off a 2010 season that saw the Long Beach State women’s soccer team win its first Big West Conference Tournament championship and tie a school record for wins (14), head coach Mauricio Ingrassia will look to build upon that this year. “I think our expectations will have to[Read More…]
Wynn inks another recruit for 2011-2012
Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn has announced the addition of Sigrid Skorpen on Friday for the 2011-12 season. ”We are thrilled to add Sigrid to our Beach basketball family,” Wynn said in a release. “She is not only a quality young lady and terrific student, but[Read More…]
LBSU to face daunting schedule in 2011-2012 season
Long Beach State men’s basketball head coach Dan Monson announced the 49ers’ schedule for the 2011-12 season last Thursday, which features four of last year’s top 12 teams in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, including five teams ranked in the top 25. The ‘Niners’ nonconference schedule includes No. 4-ranked[Read More…]
Wynn signs two recruits to women’s basketball team
Two recruits will be joining the Long Beach State women’s basketball program this upcoming academic year, head coach Jody Wynn announced last Thursday. Freshman Lauren Spargo of Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. and Mary Ochiltree, a junior college transfer from Everett Community College in Lake Stevens, Wash. signed[Read More…]
SDSU ends LBSU’s season on walk-off home run
San Diego State freshman Hayley Miles hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off in the ninth inning to end the Long Beach State softball team’s season, 6-4, in the Tempe Regional of the NCAA tournament on Saturday. Tied at 4 with a runner on first in the bottom[Read More…]
Beach softball splits first two games in NCAA tournament
LBSU 6, SDSU 2 Alisha Rosen hit a solo home run to spark a five-run fifth inning rally to lead the Long Beach State softball team past San Diego State, 6-2, in the opening game of the Tempe Regional on Friday. Rosen’s home run, the first of her career, cleared[Read More…]