Sports Editor Kevin Colindres and Assistant Sports Editor Alex Manfredi discuss Long Beach State men’s basketball’s first MGM tournament match against Iona College in Las Vegas!
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Ron Freeman’s game-winning layup puts Long Beach State over Iona
LAS VEGAS — Redshirt junior guard Ron Freeman channeled his inner mamba mentality and put in a leaning layup as the clock expired and the Long Beach State men’s basketball team upset the Iona Gaels in the first game of the MGM Resorts Main Event tournament Monday. Freeman’s first thought[Read More…]
Long Beach dominates Northridge on senior night
The post-conference silence in the media room in the Water pyramid cast a fitting, somber tone over the 49ers’ (16-13, 8-8 Big West) three set win over CSUN (8-19, 4-12 Big West) Saturday night. The (25-19, 25-14, 25-13) win ends the second consecutive failed season under head coach Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer,[Read More…]
No. 3 Long Beach upsets No. 2 Pepperdine in semifinals
Sports often serves as a unifying distraction from tragedy, a characteristic that was exemplified Saturday in a highly engaging Golden Coast Conference semifinal match between No. 3 seeded Long Beach State and No. 2 seeded Pepperdine, a campus still shrouded in smoke from the Woolsey Fire. Long Beach won the[Read More…]
Spriggs grows into natural leadership role
“You don’t stop playing until the whistle blows,” senior outside hitter Tyler Spriggs told her teammates from the sidelines in a tough game against Hawai’i Nov. 3. Leading has always been natural for Spriggs. From her start as a freshman at Arizona State, and now at Long Beach State (15-13,[Read More…]
Booker’s impressive start to the season is a good sign for the 49ers
LOS ANGELES — With two minutes left in the first half Deishuan Booker pulled up for a three, stared down the No. 21 UCLA bench and then ran back to pick up his man on defense. Booker played with no fear, and if Long Beach State wants to make any[Read More…]
Long Beach comeback falls short at No. 21 UCLA
LOS ANGELES – Amidst a scattered, loud crowd in Pauley Pavilion Friday night, 49ers came out firing on all cylinders. The Long Beach State men’s basketball team led for a large part of the first half, but fell 91-80 in competitive match against No. 21 UCLA. Senior point guard Deishuan[Read More…]
Long Beach State men’s basketball brings new energy into 2018-2019 season
After finishing a second year with 15 wins and a below .500 record, Long Beach State men’s basketball was an early exit from the Big West conference last season. While the glory days are long gone, a fresh start and new identity has the program heading in a new direction.[Read More…]
Chugg it at the Nugget: Episode 6
Kevin Colindres and Alex Manfredi discuss the women’s soccer team heading to the NCAA tournament, the upcoming men’s and women’s basketball season and more.
Long Beach capable of upsetting USC in NCAA tournament
Long Beach State soccer finds itself in a good-news bad-news situation. On the bright side, the 49ers are in the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, their first round matchup is on the road against USC, a team that beat them 3-0 against the 49ers this year. Led by freshman Penelope Hocking, the[Read More…]