Daily 49er sports staff
December 15, 2008
Filed under Men's Water Polo, Sports
Senior Ash Blythen and junior Derek Wiebe-Bailey were selected to the All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation team on Monday.Blythen, the 49ers' second-leading scorer, and Wiebe-Bailey, fifth on the national list of goalie saves per game, were selected to the MPSF third team for the 2008 season.Blythen recorded 44 goals this season, eight of which came in the end-of-the-season MPSF Tournament. Blythen also tallied six hat trick...
Daily 49er sports staff
December 15, 2008
Filed under Softball, Sports
Three high school standouts and one junior college recruit signed national letters of intent on Tuesday to play softball at Long Beach State.Liz Javier, Caitrin DeBaun, Dana Garcia and Nalani St. Germain will join the 49ers for the 2009 season."This recruiting class will certainly help to continue the success and tradition that our program has had over the years both on and off the field," LBSU head coach Kim Sowder said. "All...
December 14, 2008
Brandon Nevens thought he was going to die. The junior guard was running as part of the 49er men's basketball offseason workouts in September, but after Nevens completed the last lap, he collapsed on t...
David Roberts, Contributing writer
December 14, 2008
Filed under Baseball, Sports
Editor's note: David Roberts is a senior communications major who pitched for the Long Beach State Dirtbags for two seasons before being drafted in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft. Robert...
Daily 49er sports staff
December 13, 2008
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
Free throws were the difference in the Long Beach State women's basketball team's loss at Arizona on Sunday.The 49ers closed out a four-game road trip with a 56-47 loss to the host Wildcats at the McKale Center.LBSU (2-6) outshot the Wildcats (32.2 to 29.6 percent) but Arizona hit 21 of its 26 free-throw attempts, compared to the 'Niners 4-of-6 at the charity stripe. U of A also held a 46-36 advantage in rebounds.Freshman Adell...
Tucker Savoye, Tracy McDannald
December 12, 2008
Filed under Men's Basketball, Sports
Long Beach State stayed with Syracuse early before an 18-4 run to start the second half secured a 79-55 win for the Orange in front of 17,244 fans at the Carrier Dome on Saturday afternoon.Arinze Onuaku led the way for 13th-ranked Syracuse (9-0) with 17 points and six rebounds. Onuaku was a perfect 7-of-7 from the field. Guard Eric Devendorf, in the news this week after appealing a suspension from the university, started an...
Tracy McDannald, Sports editor
December 11, 2008
Filed under Sports, Women's Basketball
A slow start plagued the Long Beach State women's basketball team Friday night as it dropped a 76-44 decision to Nebraska at Bob Devaney Sports Center in Lincoln, Neb.Whitney Fields scored a team-high 12 points, with 10 coming in the second half, to pace the 49ers. Lindsey Beckner, meanwhile, pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds.Lauren Sims chipped in seven points for the 49ers, while Lynea Williams added six. Junior guard Co...
Tracy McDannald, Sports editor
December 10, 2008
Filed under Sports
Add two more postseason awards to the Long Beach State women's soccer team's list.Sophomore Lindsay Bullock and senior Hayley Bolt were named to the NSCAA/adidas All-West Region team on Wednesday.Bullock walked away with a second-team selection, marking the first all-region honor of her career. The Big West Conference's Midfielder of the Year led the 49ers in goals (10) and points (21). Bullock became just the second 'Nine...
