Compton also has a first-year coach who took over the program in August. Marlene Lopez-Gonzalez has only coached her own daughters soccer teams, but the Compton teacher wanted to step for the players when the school didn’t have a coach. “We’re just going to bring our A-game to the best of our ability,” Lopez-Gonzalez said. […]
St. Anthony is looking to bounce back from a disappointing three-win campaign last year, and coach Brett Minter wants to build from the midfield with freshman Sofia Montealagre, Bella Martin, Tatiana Fernandez and Leeta Squier. Senior Erin Anderson and junior Isabella Aranda will be the keys up top, and they will be joined by fellow […]
In our biweekly podcast with Long Beach State athletic director Andy Fee we discuss what it takes to host a basketball tournament. We also caught up with coach Mauricio Ingrassia and senior Ashley Gonzales to talk about the championship women’s soccer season. Episode 22 – MTEs, #Beach2030 & LBSU Soccer With Mauricio Ingrassia & Ashley […]
Long Beach City College’s men’s soccer team starts the playoffs today in Oxnard at 2:00 p.m. This is the fifth time in the past six years that the Vikings have made the playoffs, each year against Oxnard. The Vikings hope to avenge last year’s home defeat. The Vikings are currently ranked No. 18 in the […]
Monday marks the official beginning of the high school winter sports season, with boys’ and girls’ basketball and soccer, girls’ water polo, and wrestling set to dominate the headlines for the next three months. It’s no surprise that the big name programs in each sport look set up to have the best seasons. Stay tuned […]
The Long Beach State women’s soccer championship season came to an unceremonious close on Friday with a 6-0 loss at USC in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. “One game doesn’t define our season,” LBSU coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “I love my seniors, I love this team and I’m very proud of them.” LBSU […]
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Today marks the seventh time since 2008 that Long Beach State women’s soccer is making a NCAA Tournament appearance. That puts the 49ers among the best in the West, and they’ll be playing another one of the best teams in the country at USC. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. “It’s going to take a […]
Sarah Maher, Imani McDonald and Sarah Pilster (left to right) are true Long Beach soccer players. The homegrown trio all played high school soccer together in the Moore League, and club soccer with Beach FC, before attending Long Beach State and becoming integral pieces of Mauricio Ingrassia’s defense. LBSU (12-5-3) won the Big West Conference championship […]
Not only did Long Beach State women’s soccer win its second Big West Conference Tournament in the last three years, the Beach is also returning to the NCAA Tournament for the seventh time since 2008. That puts LBSU amongst the best programs in the west region: “It’s tradition and culture,” LBSU coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. […]