The WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks will play in the Walter Pyramid for the first time in six years when the team participates in an exhibition game on Saturday. Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa, who averaged 17.8 points, 5.5 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game in her final collegiate season,[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
‘Niner Notes: April 15
Women’s Basketball: Wynn inks 3 players during late signing period Long Beach State head coach Jody Wynn rounded out her 2010 recruiting class by adding three more players to the roster on Wednesday. Jhakia McDonald, Ella Clark and Alex Sanchez will join The Beach for the 2010-11 season. McDonald, a[Read More…]
Figueroa in pursuit of WNBA dream
Long Beach State senior Karina Figueroa canceled her spring break plans for the chance to play in the WNBA. After the Los Angeles Sparks extended her an invitation earlier this month to attend a pre-draft training camp, Figueroa hopped on a plane to San Antonio, Texas. “I was supposed to[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: April 9
Baseball: Errors sink Dirtbags in pitching duel Box score Devin Lohman’s two-run home run in the ninth cut the UC Davis lead to one, but the three unearned runs the Dirtbags surrendered earlier in the contest proved to be one to many in a 3-2 loss Friday. Long Beach State’s[Read More…]
Offensive struggles end season for Beach women
Box score ANAHEIM – It’s tough to beat a team three times in a single season. After sweeping UC Santa Barbara during the regular season, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team found that out as it suffered a 73-50 quarterfinal loss to the Gauchos in the Big West tournament[Read More…]
Big West Conference reveals postseason honors
The Big West Conference unveiled its postseason awards on Monday with Long Beach State landing a player on the men’s and women’s all-conference first teams. T.J. Robinson and Karina Figueroa earned a spot on the Big West men’s and women’s first teams, respectively, for the first time in their careers.[Read More…]
Women secure first-round bye
Box score RIVERSIDE — The Long Beach State women’s basketball team spoiled UC Riverside’s chance at capturing a share of the Big West Conference regular season title and also earned itself a first-round bye in this week’s conference tournament. LBSU (13-16, 9-7 Big West) played a complete game on Saturday,[Read More…]
Final weekend to determine seeds
With only one game remaining for the Long Beach State men and women’s basketball teams, the time has come to determine where they will finish heading into the Big West Conference Tournament. By the end of this weekend, the Big West will know its regular-season champions as well as the[Read More…]
Tigers put a damper on LBSU senior night
Box score After overcoming a 19-point deficit, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team came up short and lost to the Pacific Tigers, 77-67, on senior night at the Walter Pyramid. With the loss, the 49ers (12-16, 8-7 Big West Conference) dropped into a tie for fourth in the Big[Read More…]
Rematch with Aggies produces same results
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team got off to a shaky start and never recovered. The 49ers (12-15, 8-6 Big West Conference) were defeated by UC Davis, 70-46, in front of a crowd of 647 on Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU watched the Aggies open[Read More…]