Long Beach State head coach Kim Sowder has every reason to be excited about 2009. Her 49ers softball team is the run-away favorite to win the Big West Conference title, receiving seven of eight first-place votes in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll. The ‘Niners also enter the season at No. 20[Read More…]
Women’s Sports
49er women top UC Davis on the road
Box score The 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[Read More…]
Poor first half dooms ‘Niners
Box score The 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 Williams led the 49ers in scoring for the second game in a row with 16 points[Read More…]
Beach softball debuts in ranking
Complete preseason Top-25 Poll The Long Beach State softball team debuted at No. 20 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball preseason poll released on Tuesday. LBSU, also picked to finish first in the Big West Conference by the coaches, tallied 120 points and was the only Big West team to crack the[Read More…]
Hegarty hopeful for first conference win
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 State (3-15) is currently in last place with an 0-6 record in the Big West[Read More…]
LBSU women come from behind for first Big West win
Box score FULLERTON, 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[Read More…]
‘Niners losing skid extended to eight games
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,[Read More…]
Women’s hoops team having winter to dis-remember
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 Saturday night when the 49ers fell in overtime to CS Northridge, 88-84, at the[Read More…]
Aggies edge 49ers, 55-54, on controversial play
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 to give the visiting Aggies a narrow 55-54 win over the 49ers at the Walter[Read More…]
A tale of two halves: The Beach falls to Pacific, 76-62
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 strong performances of forward Janae Young (23 points) and guard Amy VanHollebeke (15 points and[Read More…]