If the No. 47-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team was looking to reestablish its dominant history over the Big West Conference, then it certainly didn’t hold back in its final home match of the season Saturday. Following a pair of comeback wins to sweep the doubles point, the 49ers’[Read More…]
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Beach tennis takes down Oregon, 5-2
Behind a stellar performance from the bottom half of its lineup, the No. 47-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team notched a 5-2 victory over Oregon on Friday in its return to the Rhodes Tennis Center. It was the first match home match for The Beach in three weeks. The[Read More…]
LBSU splits doubleheader in Big West opener
Pacific 3, LBSU 1 Box score The Long Beach State softball team couldn’t close the door on a sweep in the first day of Big West Conference play, losing 3-1 to Pacific in the second game of a Saturday doubleheader in Stockton, Calif. LBSU (23-11, 1-1 Big West) put the[Read More…]
Pop fly in seventh costs series for LBSU
Box score After splitting the first two games of its three-game series against the University of Pacific, the Long Beach State softball team lost a seventh-inning heartbreaker Sunday, 3-2, at Bill Simoni Field in Stockton, Calif. Freshman Erin Jones-Wesley (12-4) was charged with the loss for LBSU (23-12, 1-2 Big[Read More…]
Beach tennis outlasts DePaul
The Long Beach State women’s tennis team were put to the test against DePaul on Saturday as it saw four matches go to three sets in its third contest in as many days on the road. But the 49ers managed to prevail in all four three-set matches to pick up[Read More…]
Beach softball looks to carry preseason momentum into conference play
The Long Beach State softball team will begin Big West conference play Saturday against a tough University of Pacific team, but the 49ers seem up for the challenge based on its results during nonconference play. LBSU (22-10) has beat then-No. 6-ranked Oklahoma and No. 17 Baylor. Though the Big West[Read More…]
No. 19 Notre Dame steamrolls past LBSU
The No. 44-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team learned that it still has a ways to go before it can contend with the best collegiate teams in the country, and it found that out the hard way Friday. In the second of three matches on the road in the[Read More…]
‘Niners overcome early woes in Chicago
The No. 44-ranked Long Beach State women’s tennis team opened its three-match road trip in the Midwest with a come-from-behind victory over Illinois-Chicago, 5-2, on Thursday. The 49ers rallied to win the doubles point before taking four of six singles matches to win the contest. The Beach fell behind early[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 28
Senior middle blocker Antwain Aguillard of the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Molten Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. Aguillard helped the 49ers secure an MPSF Tournament berth by leading the team to a pair of road victories at[Read More…]
‘Niners pitchers deal two shutouts against Canisius
The Long Beach State softball team wasted little time Friday. Freshman Erin Jones-Wesley and junior Taylor Petty pitched back-to-back complete game shutouts to lead the 49ers to a doubleheader sweep of Canisius at the 49er Softball Complex. The 49ers won both games, 4-0. The two pitchers combined to allow just[Read More…]