Box score Outside of the first four minutes, not a whole lot went right for the Long Beach State women’s basketball team Saturday night. The 49ers lost, 58-39, to Division II program Cal Poly Pomona in an exhibition game in front of 500 fans at the Walter Pyramid. It is[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
LBSU women picked 7th in preseason media poll
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team was picked to finish seventh in the nine-team Big West Conference by 25 media members in a preseason poll released Thursday. The 49ers, who finished fourth in the Big West last season, received 84 points and finished ahead of just Pacific (51) and[Read More…]
Big West Media Day: Women’s basketball outlook
ANAHEIM — The only thing Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn knew for certain, as of Wednesday, was that she’s far from deciding on a starting lineup. The hobbled 49ers have six players injured and Wynn said she “anticipates that some will come back at some point”[Read More…]
Big West leaders show why they coach, not cook
ANAHEIM — It was all smiles Wednesday for the Big West Conference basketball coaches at the Second Annual Southern California Basketball Coaches Cooking Challenge at the ESPN Zone in Downtown Disney. Dan Monson and Jody Wynn (Long Beach State), Bob Burton and Marcia Foster (Cal State Fullerton), Bobby Braswell and[Read More…]
LBSU men’s basketball video causes stir on Web
It’s funny where two giant, plastic hamster balls found in a closet can lead to when the Internet is involved. The Long Beach State athletics marketing department has made a few creative YouTube videos to help promote the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The video entitled “LBSU Basketball: No[Read More…]
Women’s basketball schedule released
Second-year head coach Jody Wynn released the Long Beach State women’s basketball team’s 2010-11 schedule Monday afternoon. After a preseason exhibition against Cal Poly Pomona at the Walter Pyramid, the 49ers will open the regular season with a pair of road games at Oregon State (Nov. 13) and Loyola Marymount[Read More…]
Injury-riddled 49ers jump into first practice
The second season of the Jody Wynn era began Tuesday with a high-energy, first official women’s basketball practice in The Goldmine. The enthusiasm started just before the start of practice, as Wynn said she was ready to get on the court and play. Unfortunately for her, one-third of the Long[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes
‘Niners to hold first official practice Tuesday Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach Jody Wynn will get the chance to work with her entire squad for the first time this season when the 49ers conduct their first official practice of the season Tuesday. The 90-minute practice is scheduled to[Read More…]
Figueroa released by Sparks
Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa was released by the Los Angeles Sparks as the team was making final cuts to its 2010 roster. “These are tough decisions to make because we’re trying to put the best team out on the floor that can win us a championship,” Sparks Head[Read More…]
Figueroa held in check, Sparks drop exhibition
Los Angeles Sparks first-year head coach Jennifer Gillom wasn’t concerned about the team’s preseason loss to the San Antonio Silver Stars on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. The Silver Stars defeated the Sparks, 86-77, in front of 1,521 fans as Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa made her return to[Read More…]