Long Beach State Athletics

Player of the Week: Barry Ogalue, Men’s Basketball – Senior Barry Ogalue poured in 20 points to lead Long Beach State in scoring as the Beach opened the season with an 83-71 win on the road at San Francisco.

Last Week

Women’s Volleyball (9-19, 6-9 Big West)
Won vs. UC Riverside, 3-2
Won vs. Cal State Fullerton, 3-0
* The Beach put a pair of wins together on the weekend, making it three consecutive home victories for LBSU. The wins were the first back-to-back victories of Big West play for the Beach, setting up the regular season finale this Saturday.

Men’s Basketball (1-0)
Won at San Francisco, 83-71
* Friday’s win against San Francisco was the first victory in a season opener on the road for Long Beach State since the 1986-87 season.

Women’s Basketball (0-2)
Lost vs. Pepperdine, 83-71
Lost vs. Montana State, 62-51
* Despite a pair of losses to open the season, LBSU had several bright spots along the way as freshman Emma Merriweather recorded a double-double (11 pts, 13 rebs) against Pepperdine, and freshman Shanaijah Davison poured in a 20 point performance versus Montana State.

No. 7 Men's Water Polo (14-11, 3-2 Golden Coast)
Won at No. 6 UC Irvine, 8-7
* Finishing up the regular season, the Beach picked up an 8-7 Golden Coast Conference win over No. 6 UC Irvine Friday night. Austin Stewart netted three goals to give the edge to Long Beach State. 

Cross Country
at NCAA West Regional
* Women finished in 28th place (36 teams). Mikayla Florez placed 104th overall (21:41.7).
* Men finished in 29th (30 teams). George Martinez placed 111th overall (31:46.3).

Women’s Tennis
at CSUN Fall Tournament
* The Beach concluded the fall season with a strong showing at the CSUN Tournament. Four players advanced to the quarterfinals of the consolation bracket, winning three of four singles draws.

This Week

Men’s Basketball
vs. San Francisco State, Tuesday, 7 p.m., Walter Pyramid
at Oregon State
Saturday, 8 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks), Corvallis, Ore.

Women’s Basketball
vs. Loyola Marymount, Friday, 7 p.m., Walter Pyramid

Women’s Volleyball
vs. CSUN, Saturday, 7 p.m., Walter Pyramid

Men’s Water Polo
at Golden Coast Conference Tournament, Semifinals
Saturday, 6 p.m., Irvine, Calif
Championship/Third Place Game
Sunday, TBA, Irvine, Calif. 

Upcoming

Saturday, Dec. 2, 4 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. Fresno St.

Sunday, Dec. 3, 2 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. Stanford (teddy bear toss on court)

Saturday, Dec. 16, 4 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. Eastern Michigan

Sunday, Dec. 17, 2 p.m., Women’s Basketball vs. Tennessee

Wednesday, Dec. 20, 3 p.m./5 p.m., WBB Beach Classic – LBSU vs Illinois/Northeastern vs NMSU

Thursday, Dec. 21, 12 p.m./2 p.m., WBB Beach Classic – Loser1 vs. Loser2, Winner1 vs. Winner2

Saturday, Dec. 30, 4 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. TAMIU

Wednesday, Jan. 3, 7 p.m., Men’s Volleyball vs. McKendree

Thursday, Jan. 4, 7 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. Hawaii (free hs/ms students)

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 7 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. CSUN

Saturday, Jan. 20, 4 p.m., Women’s Basketball vs. UCSB

Saturday, Jan. 20, 7 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. CSF (LGBTQ Night $8 rally towel/tic)

Thursday, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., Women’s Basketball vs. Cal Poly (free hs/ms students)

Friday, Jan. 26, 6 p.m., Men’s Volleyball vs. Stanford

Saturday, Jan. 27, 7 p.m., Men’s Volleyball vs. USC

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 7 p.m., Men’s Basketball vs. UCI (free hs/ms students)

Tickets: www.longbeachstate.com/tickets