The process of making diamonds is a complicated, yet simple process: a lump of coal (or carbon) faces immense heat and pressure underground and if everything goes well, a diamond is formed. With any luck, the Long Beach State’s women’s basketball team could turn a coal of a season into[Read More…]
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Curry cooks the 49ers in the first round
A hopeful final half of the season ended with a disappointing loss that sent the women’s basketball team home without a win. Long Beach’s (8-22, 6-10 Big West) season came to an end after a 79-66 loss to UC Riverside (9-21, 6-10 Big West) in the first round of the[Read More…]
The 49ers climb over the Titans
Amid a flurry of slapping hands as she grabbed an offensive rebound, senior guard Cecily Wilson kept her composure and snatched the ball in mid-air, forcing the referee to call a foul. Smiling as she walked to the free-throw line, she knocked down both, adding to her career-high 24 points.[Read More…]
Women’s basketball will host UC Davis
After a disappointing loss to the Cal Poly Mustangs Jan. 25, the 49ers’ women’s basketball team is looking to rebound against the UC Davis Aggies Thursday. “UC Davis isn’t great with a lot of ball pressure,” senior guard Cecily Wilson said. “We’re going to try to pressure them as much[Read More…]
LBSU struggles in Big West Conference home opener against UC Santa Barbara
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team played its first Big West Conference home game at the Walter Pyramid against UC Santa Barbara, but fell 90-74 Saturday. “It was probably our worst defensive game of the year,” head coach Jeff Cammon said. “I’m really disappointed in the way we came[Read More…]
Five takeaways from 49ers’ 65-63 victory over Grand Canyon
After Long Beach State (2-7) defeated Grand Canyon (2-7) Thursday, a contributing writer compiled a breakdown of the team’s performance. 1. Key Contributors: Senior guard Cecily Wilson and freshman center Emma Merriweather both came up huge with big performances, notching up double- doubles. Merriweather had a career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds,[Read More…]
Emma Merriweather’s career-high performance propels LBSU women’s basketball over the Lopes’
Long Beach State’s women’s basketball guard Cecily Wilson bounced the ball three times, took a deep breath and buried the game-winning free throw against Grand Canyon to clinch the 49ers’ second win of the season. Freshmen center Emma Merriweather had a career-high 23 points and 12 rebounds, while Wilson contributed[Read More…]
LBSU head back to Arizona to take on the Lopes
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team will head back to Arizona to take on Grand Canyon for the last match of a six-game road trip. The last time the 49ers were in Arizona, the team picked up its first win of the season in a 80-72 victory. The game[Read More…]
LBSU finishes its trip to Montana with a loss
Long Beach State women’s basketball guards Shanaijah Davison and Cecily Wilson combined for 32 points and 15 rebounds, but it was not enough for the 49ers to overcome the Lady Griz. LBSU’s (1-7) poor shooting and excessive fouling (20 times) resulted in a 67-60 loss to Montana (2-5). The LadyGriz[Read More…]
LBSU women’s basketball beats Arizona 80-72 for its first win of the season
After five consecutive losses to begin the season, Long Beach State women’s basketball spent the entire game ahead of Arizona in its 80-72 win Tuesday. Long Beach led by as many as 20 points in the game thanks to the best shooting performance of the year, as the team got[Read More…]