Playing on the road to start the Big West Conference Tournament won’t be an easy task for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team. Then again, it’s been that way all season. Of the nine teams in the Big West, The Beach has the worst overall record at 1-12 on[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Freshman tosses no-hitter for The Beach
LBSU 7, No. 21 Baylor 1 Box score SAN DIEGO — Freshman pitcher Erin Jones-Wesley delivered her first career no-hitter for the Long Beach State softball team in a 7-1 victory against 21st-ranked Baylor on Saturday in the Campbell/Cartier Tournament. Jones-Wesley (6-2) struck out six and gave up two walks,[Read More…]
Big West Tournament pairings set
A wild regular season came to a close in the Big West Conference on Saturday night, and the idle Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball teams now have first-round conference tournament opponents. In a rematch of Wednesday’s season finale, the No. 6-seeded LBSU women (8-22, 6-10 Big West) will[Read More…]
Turner, Petty command the circle again
Nalani St. Germain provided all the offense that the Long Beach State softball team needed to beat No. 23-ranked Houston, 3-0, Friday at the Campbell/Cartier Tournament in San Diego, Calif. The 5-foot-9 sophomore had the only two hits for the 49ers (11-6), including a three-run home run in the first[Read More…]
LBSU upperclassmen combine for 1-hitter
LBSU 1, BYU 0 Box score A pair of Long Beach State pitchers combined for a one-hitter Thursday to lead the softball team to a 1-0 victory over Brigham Young at the Campbell/Cartier Classic Tournament in San Diego. Junior starting pitcher Taylor Petty threw four scoreless innings of one-hit ball[Read More…]
Playoff picture clears up after loss
Box score If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team hopes to make adjustments between now and the start of the Big West Conference Tournament next Tuesday, then it can start by taking care of the ball. The 49ers committed 27 turnovers in an 83-65 blowout loss to potential first-round[Read More…]
Pitchers receive weekly conference honors
Long Beach State’s Erin Jones-Wesley and Andrew Gagnon were honored Monday with Big West Conference Pitcher of the Week nods after both hurlers defeated top-25 programs for their respective teams. Jones-Wesley’s right arm powered the 49ers softball team to a 2-1 victory over No. 6-ranked Oklahoma. The true freshman allowed[Read More…]
Senior gives LBSU reason to have faith
It was 4 p.m. on a Tuesday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid when a tall, slender blonde walked out of the locker room and made her way to the sidelines. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team had been released from a three-hour practice and Courtney Jacob’s head was held[Read More…]
LBSU bats quiet in 4-1 loss
A strong start by the Long Beach State softball team was overshadowed by errors and an even stronger start by Florida State on Saturday. The 49ers lost to the Seminoles, 4-1, in the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. LBSU drew first blood with a bases-loaded walk to Nalani[Read More…]
49ers watch Mustangs win share of Big West
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team fell on the receiving end of yet another second-half shooting slump Saturday. Except this time, the 49ers shot a season-worst 16 percent for the period in a 61-48 loss to Cal Poly at Mott Gym in San Luis Obispo. The ‘Niners[Read More…]