Long Beach State men’s basketball head coach Dan Monson announced the 49ers’ schedule for the 2011-12 season last Thursday, which features four of last year’s top 12 teams in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, including five teams ranked in the top 25. The ‘Niners’ nonconference schedule includes No. 4-ranked[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
Wynn signs two recruits to women’s basketball team
Two recruits will be joining the Long Beach State women’s basketball program this upcoming academic year, head coach Jody Wynn announced last Thursday. Freshman Lauren Spargo of Valencia High School in Santa Clarita, Calif. and Mary Ochiltree, a junior college transfer from Everett Community College in Lake Stevens, Wash. signed[Read More…]
Clark to try out for British teams
Most athletes could only dream of competing on a global scale for their country’s national team. But for Long Beach State women’s basketball player Ella Clark, that dream may soon become a reality. That’s because the freshman forward and London native will be trying out for two separate British national[Read More…]
LBSU’s second leading scorer granted release from scholarship
What once seemed like a promising future now appears to be a time of change and uncertainty for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team. That’s because LBSU granted a scholarship release this past Monday to freshman guard Brandi Henton, who was named Big West Conference Freshman of the Year,[Read More…]
Rout ends LBSU women’s basketball season
Box score RIVERSIDE — The Long Beach State women’s basketball team lived up to its reputation for struggling on the road Tuesday night at the Student Recreation Center. Except this time, the 49ers won’t see another road game — or any contest for that matter — for about the next[Read More…]
Freshman headlines LBSU women’s postseason honors
When Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn thrust freshman Brandi Henton into the limelight as a starting point guard prior to start of the season, no one knew what to expect. Now with 30 games under her belt, Henton has made a strong case to be the[Read More…]
‘Niners look to erase road woes in tournament
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]