Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team shook off a sluggish start to emerge with a 67-55 win over UC Irvine on Saturday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (6-9, 2-1 Big West Conference) trailed the Anteaters (4-12, 1-3 Big West), 35-25, with 11:09 remaining in the[Read More…]
Women’s Basketball
LBSU women squander 17-point lead in defeat
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team led by as many as 17 points in the first half, but dropped a 67-60 decision to Cal State Fullerton in front of 3,004 fans at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday afternoon. “We got complacent. They turned it up a notch[Read More…]
Late run keys conference-opening win for LBSU women
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team scored just three points during the first 12 minutes of the second half, yet still managed to pull out a 55-46 victory over UC Riverside Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. After a UCR timeout with 8:14 remaining, LBSU (5-8, 1-0 Big[Read More…]
49ers fall to Golden Bears, 80-71
Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team played a praiseworthy game Monday night, yet still suffered a 80-71 loss to the University of California at the Walter Pyramid. After cutting Cal’s 13-point and largest lead of the game down to five with 52 seconds remaining in the second[Read More…]
49er women hold off Idaho
Box score It wasn’t pretty, but the Long Beach State women’s basketball team snapped a four-game losing streak with a 65-53 win over the University of Idaho at the Walter Pyramid on Sunday afternoon. The Beach (4-7) watched a 13-point lead quickly dwindle down, as Idaho kicked off the second[Read More…]
Hoops teams tackle loaded winter slate
When everybody else at Long Beach State packs it up for the winter, the sports on campus keep going. Here is a list of some key games for the LBSU men’s and women’s basketball teams. Men’s Basketball At No. 4 Kentucky (Dec. 23, 10 a.m.) The Kentucky Wildcats will be[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Dec. 11-14
Men’s Basketball: Gilling earns first-ever conference weekly honor Long Beach State guard Stephan Gilling was named the Big West Conference men’s basketball Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday afternoon. The senior led the 49ers to a 96-61 win over Cal State Monterey Bay on Saturday, scoring a career-high 28[Read More…]
Figueroa going ‘all out’ in final season
While many athletes have struggled after returning from injury, Long Beach State senior guard Karina Figueroa has shown no signs of rust thus far. Despite missing the entire 2008-09 season, Figueroa wasted no time demonstrating why she was selected as a preseason All-Big West selection by the media earlier this[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Dec 6-8
Men’s Basketball: Texas two-steps past ‘Niners The Long Beach State men’s basketball team committed a season-high 23 turnovers in its biggest challenge of the 2009-10 season. No. 2 Texas proved to be too much for as the 49ers fell, 107-74, in Austin on Monday night. LBSU (4-4) was able to[Read More…]
LBSU outmuscled in home loss to USC
Box score For the second time this season, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team staged a last-minute comeback only to fall short, dropping a 83-77 decision to USC, Thursday night at the Walter Pyramid. Senior forward Ally Wade hit a 3-pointer to cut USC’s lead to 79-72 with 40[Read More…]