After a tumultuous 2-11 start to the season, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team may have finally found what it’s been missing all year: it’s identity. Indeed, the 49ers have been searching for a legitimate starting lineup because of injuries to four of their players, including two of their[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
The Beach fades down the stretch
Box score If you’ve been around sports long enough, then you’re probably familiar with the phrase, “It’s not a matter of how you start, but a matter of how you finish.” This couldn’t be more true for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team Tuesday as it wrapped up the[Read More…]
49ers take advantage of trips to free-throw line
Box score Christmas may be six days away, but the Long Beach State women’s basketball team received an early present Sunday to open up the Beach Classic at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (2-10) pulled away with a 72-62 victory over Florida A&M (3-4) in a game that saw three[Read More…]
Freshman center quits women’s hoops team
For the second time in as many seasons, Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn has lost a post player midway through the season. Janae Coffee, a 6-foot-3 freshman center, was first suspended for violating team rules for a second time this season. Then, she talked to the[Read More…]
Shooting for A’s – and wins
Imagine waking up around 5 a.m. for a weight training session an hour later, or practice two hours later. Now, imagine doing that every day while traveling — sometimes across country — to play against some of the nation’s top basketball teams. Oh, by the way, good luck finding the[Read More…]
LBSU continues rough stretch
Box score The Pac-10 Conference hasn’t been too kind to the Long Beach State women’s basketball team this season and it only got worse in front of 1,189 fans at the Haas Pavilion on Saturday. The 49ers found themselves on the receiving end of an 82-56 beat down to California[Read More…]
‘Niners falter in second half against Toreros
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s long awaited return to the Walter Pyramid was anything but climactic as it found itself in an all too familiar position. The 49ers — who played their last six games on the road — suffered their ninth double-digit loss of the season after[Read More…]
LBSU closes out Gene Hackerman Invitational with double-digit loss
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team finished the Gene Hackerman Invitational with a 78-61 loss to host Rice University at Tudor Fieldhouse on Saturday. The 49ers (1-8) surrendered a career-high 35 points to Owls freshman Jessica Kuster, who also earned her first career double-double in the process[Read More…]
‘Niners drop rematch with PVAMU
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team unravelled late in the second half Friday as it dropped its opening game of the Gene Hackerman Invitational in Houston. The 49ers (1-7) trailed by as little as two points with under 10 minutes left to play, but a string of[Read More…]
Women’s basketball earns first victory
Box score Senior Courtney Jacob powered the Long Beach State women’s basketball team to its first victory of the season Sunday as it concluded the Wakiki Beach Marriot Wahine Showdown in Honolulu. Jacob, who scored 22 points in just her third game after returning from injury, shot a scorching 8-of-10[Read More…]