This Week at Long Beach State

Benny Garcia
WILSON HIGH SCHOOL’S Lady Bruin basketball team won the CIF Southern Section, Division 3A championship on Saturday, Feb. 29 at Godinez High School in Santa Ana. They defeated Eisenhower High School of Duarte in overtime by a score of 66-62. It was the Bruin’s first title win since 2000.

Player of the Week: Adam Seminaris, Baseball – Adam Seminaris set a new career high with 14 strikeouts in just seven innings, picking up the win Friday night to help spark a series win over Xavier. Seminaris was the first Dirtbag since Jered Weaver in April of 2004 to record 14 strikeouts in a game.

Last Week

Men’s Basketball (11-21, 6-10 Big West)
Won vs. Cal Poly, 80-73 (OT)
Lost at Cal State Fullerton, 75-69
Jordan Griffin had a memorable Senior Night, as Long Beach State’s lone senior led the team in scoring with 18 points with season highs in rebounding and steals in a crucial 80-73 overtime win.

Women’s Basketball (13-16, 8-8)
Won vs. Cal State Fullerton, 52-49
Won vs. UC Davis, 66-57
The Beach snapped a four-game losing streak and closed the regular season with back-to-back wins over Cal State Fullerton and Big West Conference-leading UC Davis. Justina King and Cydnee Kinslow led the way averaging 17.5 and 11.5 points per game, respectively.

No. 4 Men’s Volleyball (10-1)
Won vs. Lindenwood, 3-0 [25-20, 25-20, 25-23]
Long Beach State has now won its sixth-straight match and has hit .300 or higher in seven contests this season. Junior setter Carlos Rivera led a balanced offense with Spencer Olivier hitting .474 on the night with 11 kills.

No. 17 Baseball (10-5)
Lost vs. San Diego State, 7-2
Won vs. Xavier, 8-4
Won vs. Xavier, 3-1
Loss, vs. Xavier, 2-1 (11 innings)
The Dirtbags continued their strong homestand taking the series against Xavier to move to 10-5 and open the season 10-4 at home. Adam Seminaris struck out 14 batters in 7 innings on Friday night as Long Beach defeated Xavier 8-4.

Softball (12-11), Louisville Slugger Invitational
Lost vs. No. 18 Minnesota, 3-2 (8)
Lost vs. No. 22 UCF, 6-1
Won vs. San Diego State, 8-0 (5)
Kellie White struck out 14 in a pair of complete games, taking a close loss in extra innings against No. 18 Minnesota on an unearned run before a complete game shutout of San Diego State.

No. 15 Women’s Water Polo (12-6, 1-0)
Won vs. No. 10 UC San Diego, 6-4
In a defensive battle, the Beach held UC San Diego to one goal in the first half in a 6-4 Big West opening victory. Sarah Barker scored three goals to pace the Beach and Eirini Patras was stellar in the cage with eight saves and three steals.

Women’s Tennis (7-4, 3-1 Big West)
Lost vs. Loyola Marymount, 4-0
Won vs. Cal State Fullerton, 6-1
LBSU went 1-1 last week and earned a dominating Big West Conference win over Cal State Fullerton as the Beach won every game in two sets, with the exception of the battle at No. 2 in which the Beach fell in three. Natalia Munoz led the way with a 6-1, 7-6 win at singles and a 6-2 victory at doubles with teammate Zara Lennon.

No. 14 Beach Volleyball (4-4)
Lost to No. 10 Stetson, 4-1
Lost to No. 15 South Carolina, 3-2
Won at No. 9 Pepperdine, 3-2
Lost at No. 8 Loyola Marymount, 3-2
Lost vs. No. 10 Stetson, 3-2
Long Beach State went 1-4 last week, but kept things competitive as the Beach battled five Top 15 programs on the road. LBSU showed its resiliency bouncing back and defeating No. 9 Pepperdine on the Waves’ home court as Mari Molina and Tyler Spriggs outlasted the Waves top pair, 21-18, 15-21, 18-16 at No. 1.

Women’s Golf, Idle

Men’s Golf, Idle

Indoor Track & Field, Idle

Outdoor Track & Field
Hosted Beach Opened
Cole Bosley had an impressive Long Beach State debut, winning the 800m with a PR of 1:53.28 as Long Beach State once again hosted the Beach Opener, boasting its largest field yet.

This Week

Men’s Basketball,
at Big West Tournament
Semifinals, Friday, TBA (ESPNU)
Finals, Saturday, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Honda Center

Women’s Basketball
Hosts Big West Tournament
vs. (8) Cal Poly
Semifinals, Friday, TBA* (ESPN3)
Championship, Saturday, 3 p.m. (ESPN3), Honda Center

Men’s Volleyball
at No. 3 UC Santa Barbara
Friday, 7:00 p.m., Santa Barbara

Baseball
at Tulane, Friday, 4:30 p.m. (PT)
at Tulane, Saturday, Noon (PT)
at Tulane, Sunday, 11 a.m. (PT)
New Orleans, La.

Softball
vs. Sacramento State
Friday, 4:30 p.m.
vs. Cal Baptist, Saturday, 10 a.m.
vs. Harvard, Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Fullerton, Calif.

Women’s Tennis (Schedule Subject To Change)
vs. Youngstown State, Friday, 2 p.m.
Rhodes Tennis Center

Indoor Track And Field, CAA Indoor Track And Field National Championships
Friday-Saturday, All Day
Albuquerque, N.M.

Track & Field, Idle

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