Daily 49er sports staff
February 4, 2009
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
Box scoreThe Long Beach State women's basketball team avenged its loss to UC Davis earlier in the season with a 68-64 victory Thursday night at The Pavilion.The 49ers (5-16, 2-7 Big West Conference) shot 43.3 percent from the field, while the Aggies owned a 41 percent clip.Junior Lauren Sims led the 49ers with a game-high 21 points, while senior Kaiti O'Brien tied her career-high with 18 points. Sophomore LaTorya Barbee also f...

Jeffrey Hensiek, Staff writer
January 30, 2009
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
Box scoreThe Long Beach State women's basketball team wasn't able to contain the UC Irvine Anteaters in the paint as they were defeated, 68-62, at the Walter Pyramid on Saturday evening. Senior Lynea ...
Jeffrey Hensiek, Staff writer
January 28, 2009
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
Box scoreFULLERTON, Calif. — The Long Beach State women's basketball team ended an eight-game losing skid Thursday night with a 54-51 win over Cal State Fullerton at Titan Gym.Senior Lynea Williams led all scorers with 13 points off the bench while grabbing four rebounds, and junior Courtney Jacob added 11 points in 30 minutes.Fullerton center Toni Thomas led the Titans with 10 points and 14 rebounds in 34 minutes. ...

January 28, 2009
LaTorya Barbee has made a quick recovery after undergoing surgery in December and may be available to play tonight against host Cal State Fullerton.Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Titan Gym.Long Beach...
Daniel Ramirez, Assistant sports editor
January 24, 2009
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
The Long Beach State women's basketball team was handed a 57-41 defeat courtesy of host UC Riverside Saturday evening at the Student Recreation Center.Senior Kaiti O'Brien led the 49ers with 14 points and nine rebounds, while junior Whitney Fields added nine points. Junior Courtney Jacob finished with eight points, seven rebounds and a team-high four assists. UCR center Kemie Nkele scored a game-high 21 points for the Highland...

Danny Lee, Assistant sports editor
January 16, 2009
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
While the Long Beach State men's basketball team has been riding a wave of momentum over the winter break, the 49er women are having a January that they'd like to forget. The latest setback came last Satu...

January 9, 2009
The tough breaks continued to pour in for head coach Mary Hegarty and the Long Beach State women's basketball team Saturday night.UC Davis forward Kasey Riecks hit two free throws with 2.1 seconds left t...

January 7, 2009
Energized by a record-breaking home crowd of 2,656, The Beach sprinted out on to an early lead only to watch the Pacific Tigers claw back in the second half Thursday afternoon.The Tigers, behind the str...