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…]
Women’s Sports
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…]
Softball splits Day 1 in Palm Springs
Texas A&M 8, LBSU 0 Box score What started out as a close game ended in five innings via the mercy rule, as the Long Beach State softball team lost 8-0 to No. 21-ranked Texas A&M on Thursday at the Cathedral Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. Junior pitcher Taylor Petty[Read More…]
Freshmen take down No. 6 Oklahoma
Box score Led by a pair of freshmen, the Long Beach State softball team stunned No. 6-ranked Oklahoma by carving out a 2-1 victory Friday at the Cathedral City Classic in Palm Springs, Calif. LBSU (9-3) scored both runs in the first inning on freshman Sarah Carrasco’s first career home[Read More…]
Women can’t hold on, lose 74-70
Box score It’s no secret that the Long Beach State women’s basketball team has had its share of setbacks on the road, and Thursday night was no different. The 49ers (8-20, 6-8 Big West Conference) squandered an eight-point halftime lead, and UC Santa Barbara (17-10, 10-4 Big West) snapped LBSU’s[Read More…]
VAFAMANESH: Don’t count LBSU women out just yet
What once seemed like an improbability now appears to be a possibility for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team, whose regular season is beginning to look like a Cinderella story. After dropping six of their first seven games in Big West Conference action, LBSU was in last-place in the[Read More…]
Two-out magic snaps 49ers’ streak
Box score A two-run double in the potential final at-bat snapped the Long Beach State softball team’s three-game winning streak Sunday. The 49ers lost to Utah, 3-2, in the finale of the Louisville Slugger Desert Classic in Las Vegas. LBSU (7-2) finished the tournament with a 3-2 record. With a[Read More…]