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…]
Women’s Sports
‘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…]
Beach soccer breaks into Top 25 poll, to face first road test
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…]
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…]