THIS WEEK AT LONG BEACH STATE

Player of the Week: Alyssa Gonzalez, Softball – Capped a four-run, two-out rally in the bottom of the seventh inning against No. 2 Oklahoma with a two-run double to hand the Sooners their only loss of the season so far. Hit .389 (7-for-18) overall with three doubles at the Hillenbrand Invitational.

Last Week

Men’s Basketball (9-17, 4-6 Big West)

Won at Hawai’i, 50-49

Won vs. UC Riverside, 65-63 (OT)

-- Joshua Morgan set Long Beach State’s single-season blocks record (now with 64) and also led the Beach in scoring in both games, including a career-high 17 against UC Riverside.

Women’s Basketball (11-13, 6-5 Big West)

Won vs. UC Santa Barbara, 59-53

Lost at UC Riverside, 58-57

--The Beach played a pair of defensively strong contests as they rallied to defeat UCSB on Thursday, but their come-from-behind effort at UCR came up just short. Justina King led the Beach with 20.0 points per game last week including a season-high 23-point performance at UCR.

No. 4 Men’s Volleyball (7-1)
Won vs. Alumni, 2-0 [25-20, 25-16]

--Long Beach State welcomed back more than 30 alumni for the annual alumni match. The Beach played a best 2-of-3 contest and swept the alumni. Some of the former LBSU players who made their return to the Beach included Taylor Crabb, Brett Winslow, Brett Schroder, Chris Sieffert, Andrew Sato and Ian Satterfield.

Baseball (2-1)

Win vs. Cal, 3-2 (13)

Win vs. Cal, 4-0

Loss vs. Cal, 7-5

-- The Dirtbags opened the season with a series victory over Cal, led by terrific starting pitching in the first two games. LBSU’s starters—Adam Seminaris and Alfredo Ruiz—combined for 13 shutout innings with 21 strikeouts and no walks.

Softball (5-5)

at Hillenbrand Invitational

Won 10-0 vs. Bryant

Lost 2-1 at No. 4 Arizona

Won 5-4 vs. No. 2 Oklahoma

Won 8-7 vs. Northern Iowa

Lost 6-0 vs. No. 4 Arizona

-- Long Beach State went 3-2 at the Hillenbrand Invitational, with the team’s only losses coming on the road against the hosts, No. 4 Arizona. Softball has only one loss against a currently unranked opponent this season, a one-run loss to Utah Valley. 

No. 12 Women’s Water Polo (7-2)

Idle

Women’s Tennis (4-1, 1-0 Big West)

Won vs. Oregon, 5-2

Won vs. Saint Mary’s, 4-0

-- Long Beach State ran its win streak to four with a pair of solid wins over the weekend. LBSU has outscored its opponents 19-4 during the winning streak.

Women’s Golf

Idle

Men’s Golf

Idle

Indoor Track & Field

at Don Kirby Elite

-- Long Beach State took part in the Don Kirby Elite in New Mexico and hit numerous top ten marks in program history. Senior Jason Smith again made headlines by finishing as the top collegiate performer in the men’s long jump at the USATF Indoor Championships while setting a school record in the event.

This Week

Men’s Basketball

at UC Irvine

Wednesday, 7 p.m. (ESPN3)

Irvine, Calif.

vs. Hawai’i

Saturday, 4 p.m. (ESPN3)

Walter Pyramid

Women’s Basketball

vs. UC Irvine

Thursday, 7 p.m.

Walter Pyramid

Men’s Volleyball

vs. Westcliff

Friday, 7 p.m.

Walter Pyramid

Baseball

vs. Washington

Tuesday, 6pm

Bohl Diamond at Blair Field

vs. No. 17 Wake Forest

Friday, 6pm

Bohl Diamond at Blair Field

vs. No. 17 Wake Forest

Saturday, 3pm

Bohl Diamond at Blair Field

vs. No. 17 Wake Forest

Sunday, 1pm

Bohl Diamond at Blair Field

Softball

at Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic

vs. Utah

Friday, 3 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif.

vs. Idaho State

Friday, 8 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif.

vs. No. 21 Northwestern

Saturday, Noon

Cathedral City, Calif.

vs. Oregon State

Saturday, 2:30 p.m.

Cathedral City, Calif.

vs. Seattle

Sunday, 11:30 a.m.

Cathedral City, Calif.

Women’s Water Polo

at Barbara Kalbus Invitational

at No. 6 UC Irvine

Friday, 4:15 p.m.

Irvine, Calif.

at Barbara Kalbus Invitational

Saturday, 11:45 a.m.

Irvine, Calif.

at Barbara Kalbus Invitational

Saturday, TBA

Irvine, Calif.

at Barbara Kalbus Invitational

Sunday, TBA

Irvine, Calif.

Women’s Tennis

at San Diego

Thursday, 1:30pm

San Diego, Calif.

at UC Riverside

Friday, 1:30pm

Riverside, Calif.

Women’s Golf

Co-Hosts Rebel Beach Invitational

First and Second Rounds

Monday, All Day

Las Vegas, Nev.

Final Round

Tuesday, All Day

Las Vegas, Nev.

Men’s Golf

at John A. Burns Intercollegiate

First Round

Thursday, All Day

Lihue, Hawaii

Second Round

Friday, All Day

Lihue, Hawaii

Final Round

Saturday, All Day

Lihue, Hawaii

Indoor Track And Field, Idle