Jody Wynn will be named the new Long Beach State women’s basketball head coach, according to the school’s athletic Web site. An advertisement appeared on the right-hand side of the site around 2:25 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. A press conference is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. today in the Ukleja Room of[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
Beach women hire ‘Wynn’-er from USC
VIDEO: Jody Wynn introduced as the sixth women’s basketball coach in LBSU history Jody Wynn has big plans for a Long Beach State women’s basketball team that finished last in the Big West Conference last season. Wynn was named the new women’s head basketball coach at Long Beach State on[Read More…]
New women’s hoops coach to be named Tuesday
The search for a new Long Beach State women’s basketball coach is over. Members of the athletic department would not release the name but a press conference is scheduled Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. in the Ukleja Room of the Walter Pyramid. A live stream of the press conference will be[Read More…]
Beach softball completes series sweep
Box score After running off 11 straight wins coming into the 49er Softball Complex, Cal State Northridge will head back up the 405 with three games in the loss column. Long Beach State (24-14, 5-1 Big West Conference) defeated CSUN, 6-1, to complete the series sweep at home on Sunday.[Read More…]
Beach softball takes two from CS Northridge
Game 2 box score The 49er softball team seems to have a knack for snapping long winning streaks. Just four weeks removed from ending No. 5 UCLA’s 18-game unbeaten streak, LBSU stopped Cal State Northridge’s run at 11 to jump into sole possession of first place in the Big West[Read More…]
Softball splits pair with Aggies on first day of conference action
In an afternoon doubleheader dominated by pitchers, the 49er softball team dropped the late game against UC Davis, 2-0, in extra innings despite another strong outing from freshman right-hander Taylor Petty. Petty (8-3) lasted eight innings to post three strikeouts, nine hits and two unearned runs as Long Beach State[Read More…]
Softball outlasts UC Davis in 9-inning affair
Just one day after dropping a game to UC Davis in extra innings, the Long Beach State softball team found a way to return the favor. Third baseman Jennifer Griffin produced the game-winning double in the bottom of the ninth to lift the 49ers (21-14, 2-1 Big West Conference) to[Read More…]
Softball travels for series with national champs
Head coach Kim Sowder’s Long Beach State softball team won’t be easing into its first three-game series of the season. After starting the season with six tournaments, the 49ers will travel to face defending national champion Arizona State at Farrington Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. The teams will play Friday at[Read More…]
Hegarty, LBSU part ways
Long Beach State women’s head basketball coach Mary Hegarty won’t be back for another season with the team, she said in an e-mail Wednesday. Athletic Director Vic Cegles has decided not to renew her six-year contract that expired at the end of this season. A meeting between the coach and[Read More…]
49er women receive 3 conference honors
Click here for a complete list of honorees In a season plagued by injuries and capped without a postseason berth, the Long Beach State women’s basketball team still took home three individual honors. Juniors Whitney Fields and Lauren Sims were joined by freshman Adelle Walton as Big West Conference selections[Read More…]