Softball: St. Germain’s grand slam powers The Beach past Roadrunners The Long Beach State softball team (2-2) swept its doubleheader on the final day of the Sportco Kick-Off Classic, defeating Kent State, 6-1, and Cal State Bakersfield, 8-5. Freshman Nalani St. Germain finished the day with two hits, four RBI[Read More…]
Men’s Sports
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 13
Men’s Basketball: Beach men fail to complete Central Coast sweep Box score Stephan Gilling led three 49er players in double figures with 17 points in a 64-62 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. The Beach (12-13, 6-6 Big West) out-rebounded the Gauchos (14-8, 9-3 Big West) 40-28, including 20-8[Read More…]
No. 6 LBSU fails to close out Gauchos
Box score The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team fell in five sets to UC Santa Barbara, 30-24, 26-30, 31-33, 30-22, 15-13 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest, Friday at the Walter Pyramid. The 49ers (5-6, 4-4 MPSF) fell to 1-2 at home and dropped its first match to[Read More…]
Slow start costs 49ers against SDSU
The 49er women’s water polo team (3-6) had its hands full with No. 10 San Diego State (9-2), falling 8-5. Junior driver Lauren Sieprath led the 49er scoring with a team high two goals, while goalie Kristen Stragier had a total of six saves. The Aztecs had three players with[Read More…]
‘Niners pull away from Tritons in second half
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team defeated visiting UC San Diego, 9-6, led by hat-tricks from sophomore Krizia Cerda and junior Meaghan Leonard. LBSU attacked the Tritons aggressively in the second half following a slow first half for both teams. Tight defense and missed shots were the story[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 11
Men’s Basketball: Second-half fire helps 49ers run past Mustang Box score Senior guard Stephan Gilling drained four 3-pointers in the second half to lift the Long Beach State men’s basketball team to a 78-72 win over Cal Poly, Thursday night at Mott Gym. Gilling finished with 14 points on 4-of-10[Read More…]
Beach men’s golf set to tee off spring season
The Long Beach State men’s golf team will begin the spring season on Valentine’s Day when it hosts the Battle of the Beach tournament. The three-day tournament, co-hosted with UCLA, will be played at the Pelican Hill Golf Club in Newport Coast, Calif. LBSU head coach Bill Poutre said he[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 6-8
Men’s Water Polo: 49ers sign five for 2010 Two first-team All-Americans and one second-team All-American are among five players that have signed National Letters of Intent to play for Long Beach State. Matt Kidwell, Dan Matulis, Devin Mefford, Nick Rascon and Rob Robinson make up head coach Gavin Arroyo’s 2010[Read More…]
The Beach cruises to 14-point victory over the Matadors
There was a strong breeze blowing through the Walter Pyramid on Saturday caused mostly by the Cal State Northridge offense. The Matadors missed the rim completely on numerous occasions as the Long Beach State defense held CSUN scoreless for the first five minutes of the second half to earn a[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 5
Men’s Volleyball: Bittner records 20-kill outing in LBSU win The 49ers ran their winning streak to three matches with a 30-25, 30-27, 26-30, 30-24 victory at UC San Diego on Friday night. Senior Dean Bittner led LBSU (5-4, 4-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) with 20 kills, his 34th career match[Read More…]