STORY BY MATT SIMON After clawing its way to an overtime victory Friday night against Cal State Bakersfield, the Long Beach State men’s basketball team found itself in an uphill battle in the series finale Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. With a 9-man rotation the Beach (2-3, 1-1 Big West) battled early on and […]
It was a great New Year’s Day for the Long Beach State men’s and women’s basketball programs. After both persevering through COVID-19-related pauses, both teams pulled out tight Big West wins over CSU Bakersfield. Long Beach State Men 90, CSU Bakersfield 89 (OT) The Long Beach State men’s team (2-2, 1-0) had been shut down […]
We’ve got great shots from the Beach’s win over Bakersfield from photographer Joseph Kling. Support The562.org
NCAA Basketball: Long Beach State vs. CSU Bakersfield Long Beach State opened Big West play with an overtime win over new conference rival Cal State Bakersfield. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and education. […]
Indoor rain delays aren’t a regular occurrence in sports, but 2020 isn’t a regular year. A day after the Long Beach State women’s basketball team beat UC Riverside by 30 points, the two teams were unable to play the second half of their back-to-back series because the roof of The Walter Pyramid was leaking during […]
Basketball has been a one-of-a-kind experience for Crystal Hogan. The Long Beach State alum didn’t play until she was in high school, and never planned to keep it as part of her life. But last year she was the only female referee working NCAA Division I men’s basketball games. “We still don’t know how many […]
It’s a season unlike any other for NCAA women’s basketball. Chaos, confusion, and COVID-19 have dominated the headlines, with even elite programs like Duke shutting their season down early as the pandemic spikes once again across the country. At Long Beach State, however? So far, so good. The Long Beach State women opened up Big […]
We’ve got shots from the Beach’s blowout win from photographer Stephen Dachman.
NCAA Women’s Basketball: Long Beach State vs. UC Riverside Long Beach State opened its 2020-21 Big West Conference schedule with a lopsided win over visiting UC Riverside. For more coverage of all Long Beach sports, head to www.The562.org. We are a non-profit, community-funded media outlet in the City of Long Beach, covering primarily sports and […]
The Long Beach State women’s basketball team played USC even through the first half, then saw the game slip away in the third during an 11-0 run for the Trojans. Long Beach battled back and won the fourth quarter by four points but ended up losing a tight one, 71-65. Naomi Hunt continued her excellent […]