Coming off a .500 season, the Long Beach State softball team was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference preseason poll by the league’s eight head coaches Tuesday. The 49ers, who finished 26-26 and 10-11 in conference play last season, finished in fourth last year. Cal Poly, which[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Bringing back a blast from the past
Second-year head coach Jody Wynn started the turnaround process for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team last season, and many believe her recruiting prowess could translate into a bright future for the program. But it may be tough to outshine the 49ers of the late 1980s. Looking back Cindy[Read More…]
Second half trouble for 49ers
Box score FULLERTON — After coming off consecutive victories for the first time this year, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team reverted to the same struggles it has had all season on Saturday. This time, it was defending the 3-point line. The 49ers surrendered 10 3-pointers — all of[Read More…]
LBSU posts first win streak
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team did its best Jekyll and Hyde impersonation Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. After arguably its best offensive half of the season, the 49ers (5-17, 3-6 Big West Conference) overcame a shaky second half and won consecutive games for the first[Read More…]
LBSU looking to build on latest Big West victory
If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team is looking to turn its season around, then it can start by doing something it hasn’t done all year: win consecutive games. Stringing together victories hasn’t been easy for the 49ers, who have lost 17 of their 21 contests — including six[Read More…]
49ers stop 4-game skid in thriller
Box score If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team was looking to make a statement Saturday, then it couldn’t have picked a better game to do it. Just 13 days ago, the 49ers walked off the Bren Events Center floor feeling embarrassed and dejected after giving up a season-high[Read More…]
Poor shooting plagues ‘Niners
Box score After returning from a four-game road stretch, you would think the Long Beach State women’s basketball team would be confident in playing in front of its home crowd at the Walter Pyramid. Unfortunately for the 49ers (3-17, 1-6 Big West Conference), it didn’t appear that way Wednesday as[Read More…]
49er women drop third straight
Box score When the Long Beach State women’s basketball team began its four-game road trip 10 days ago with a decisive 14-point victory, it probably didn’t envision losing its next three contests. Nonetheless, reality sank in when Pacific used a 9-0 run with just under five minutes to play to[Read More…]
The Beach suffers consecutive 18-point losses
Box score If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team was looking for a confidence boost after dropping its last game by 18 points, then a road victory against UC Davis on Thursday would have been a step in the right direction. However, the Aggies used a 15-0 run in[Read More…]
Poor start dooms women’s basketball
Box score IRVINE — If the Long Beach State women’s basketball team could change one thing about Saturday’s game against UC Irvine, it would probably be the way it played during the opening five minutes. The 49ers found themselves on the receiving end of a 13-0 deficit they could not[Read More…]