The 49ers are on a hot streak right now, winning their last four and looking to maintain their momentum. The Long Beach State women’s water polo team has three games this week, starting 7 p.m. Thursday at home against Bucknell. The 49ers then head up to Northridge to play at[Read More…]
Women’s Water Polo
LBSU women’s water polo goes 4-0 in Aztec Invitational
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team went 4-0 in the Aztec Invitational this past weekend at San Diego State. Long Beach (10-10) defeated Fresno Pacific 21-4 Sunday in the afternoon match, after beating UC San Diego 5-1 earlier in the day. Freshman attacker Camille Gallardo-Russell led the 49ers[Read More…]
Long Beach finishes 13th in Barbara Kalbus Invitational
No. 17 Long Beach ended its weekend in thrilling fashion, beating No. 13 San Jose State 8-7 Sunday in sudden death overtime with a goal from freshman defender Sarah Barker. The Long Beach State women’s water polo team finished 13th in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational hosted by UC Irvine, after[Read More…]
Long Beach prepares for crucial invitational
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team looks to build off its 10th place finish in the UC San Diego Tournament, as it will participate in the UC Irvine Invitational Friday through Sunday at UC Irvine. “It’s the most competitive tournament of the year,” head coach Gavin Arroyo said.[Read More…]
The dollars and ‘sense’ of Long Beach State head coaching contracts
Long Beach State’s athletic program has seen much success recently with the men’s volleyball team after claiming the No. 1 spot in the nation and winning the NCAA Championship. Other teams, like the 2017-2018 men’s and women’s basketball program, have not been so relevant after disappointing seasons. While talented athletes[Read More…]
No. 15 LBSU dominate in home opening weekend
With a comfortable lead and nine players on the scoreboard, Long Beach walked away with a massive win to close its gloomy home opening weekend at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center. No. 15 Long Beach ( 8-9, 1-0 Big West) women’s water polo came out strong against George Washington State (7-5)[Read More…]
Sports spring back into action
The Daily 49er sports staff compiled a list of sports that will be in play during the Spring 2018 semester. We did a breakdown of the following sports that are in action: women’s tennis, women’s water polo, beach volleyball, track and field, baseball and softball. Women’s tennis: The Long Beach[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s water polo falls in regular season finale
It was a hard fought battle between No. 12 Long Beach State and No. 6 UC Irvine women’s water polo teams Thursday night at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center. In their final home game of the season against the conference rival Anteaters, The Beach fell by a score of 6-3.[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s water polo team loses to No. 3 UCLA
After starting its season in the win column, the No. 14 Long Beach State women’s water polo team has lost three consecutive games with a 13-2 loss to No. 3 UCLA Friday night at Lindgren Aquatics Center. The Bruins (7-0) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after the first[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s water polo player Christina Kotsia is back with the 49ers
While Long Beach State women’s water polo player Christina Kotsia spent time abroad, she always knew she’d end up back with the 49ers. Kotsia is a senior defender for the LBSU women’s water polo team and has returned after a year-long stint playing in her home country of Greece for[Read More…]