As time expired on the clock, Shanaijah Davison dribbled the ball out for the Long Beach women’s basketball team and celebrated the team’s second win of the pre-season. Long Beach State (2-10) broke its four-game losing streak with a victory at home Sunday against Grand Canyon University (2-7) 57-50. The[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
Long Beach basketball finishes weekend winless
Long Beach had a rough weekend with both basketball team’s dropping games to Fresno State and Arizona, respectively. The tough schedules have led to multiple losing streaks for both teams at the halfway point of the preseason. Men’s Basketball Long Beach (3-8) finished the back end of “redemption week” with[Read More…]
LBSU drops its third in a row to San Diego
The effort was there for Long Beach State Thursday night, but its grit and determination ultimately weren’t enough to secure a win against the University of San Diego. With a clear size advantage for San Diego, it was a tough night getting shots to fall for Long Beach (1-8) finishing[Read More…]
Long Beach earns first win of the season
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team escaped a 13-point comeback by Idaho to earn its first win of the season 70-63. The 49ers led for most of the match, but the Vandals were able to take the lead with 3:20 left in the game. A couple of offensive rebounds[Read More…]
Long Beach can’t complete comeback, suffers fifth straight loss
In a tough Black Friday game for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team, the team fought to cut a 19-point deficit against the Northern Iowa Panthers in the annual Beach Classic at the Walter Pyramid. In the last few seconds of the game, the 49ers committed two detrimental fouls,[Read More…]
Long Beach State drops fourth in a row against Nevada.
The crowd became silent as senior Martina McCowan fell to the ground clutching her knee, screaming in pain. She skied for a rebound, came down awkwardly on her left knee, and instantly knew something was wrong. McCowan was carried off by head coach Jeff Cammon and athletic trainer Ashley St.[Read More…]
Long Beach fails to get first win of the season against USC
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team was unable to leave this Veterans Day with a win after dropping its second match of the season 86-50 against USC. “A higher caliber team makes us better. I saw a lot of good things tonight, but obviously there’s a lot of things[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s basketball drops its home opener
With 10.7 seconds left in the game, the 49ers kept pushing the tempo with Shanaijah Davison handling the ball. The sophomore guard was unable to get a shot attempt as Cal Baptist forced a jump-ball on the baseline drive attempt, giving the Lancers the ball back. With time still remaining,[Read More…]
LBSU ready for bounce back season
Last year, women’s basketball head coach Jeff Cammon walked into the Walter Pyramid with six players available to him. It was a season full of patience for the first-year head coach, who endured a 8-23 year, good for sixth in the Big West. He was a late hire after Jody[Read More…]
Old logos are replaced at the Walter Pyramid
The Walter Pyramid will undergo a small makeover this summer and the iconic “Beach” script logo, with its surrounding palm trees, will not make the cut. Instead, the new “BEΛCH” logo will be painted on both free throw lines with a giant interlocking “LB” logo at center court. The athletics[Read More…]