Nobody knew how the Long Beach State’s women’s basketball season was going to look after a catastrophic offseason that saw head coach Jody Wynn leave. Things only got harder when replacement head coach Jeff Cammon was issued the responsibility to pick up recruits at the very last second. With only[Read More…]
Tag: Emma Merriweather
LBSU women’s basketball drops 13 straight games
Although two players put up double-doubles for Long Beach State, the 49ers lost their 13th straight game 100-81 to UC Irvine behind Morgan Green’s 28 points. Long Beach’s (2-20, 0-8 Big West) inexperience showed as the suffocating full-court pressure defense of the Anteaters (2-20, 0-8 Big West) prevented the 49ers[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 drops first match in Lady Griz Classic
A chilly Missoula night cooled down the Long Beach State women’s basketball team and snapped an opportunity to extend its win streak on the road. After an efficient shooting night against Arizona on Tuesday, the 49ers went on to shoot 35.3 percent from the field against the Golden Eagles. In[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…]
LBSU remains winless three games into the season
What was a home game for the 49ers felt like a road game as the Loyola Marymount fans cheered at the Walter Pyramid every time the Lions scored. The Long Beach State women’s basketball team was able to score, but its lack of defense ultimately caused its 84-69 loss to[Read More…]