pyramid Long Beach State softball player Nalani St. Germain was named the university’s player of the week, hitting .643 to lead the 49ers to a 4-1 record and a tournament championship at the Campbell/Cartier Tournament in San Diego. St. Germain hit a 3-run homerun to lead LBSU past No. 24 Houston, one of three 49er wins over ranked teams in the tournament.

The rest of last week’s highlights:

Men’s Basketball (20-10, 14-2 Big West)
d. UC Riverside, 82-76
–Greg Plater scored a career-high 24 points.

Women’s Basketball (8-22, 6-10 BWC)
Lost at UC Riverside, 83-65
– Brandi Henton had a team-high 15 points and seven rebounds

Baseball (5-6)
def. USC 5-4
lost to No. 15 Oregon 5-0
def. No. 15 Oregon 7-6 (12)
def. No. 15 Oregon 4-1
–Shawn Stuart picked up two wins for the Dirtbags on the week, throwing over nine innings total while giving up just one run.

Softball (13-6)
d. BYU, 1-0
lost at San Diego State, 3-0
d. #24 Houston, 3-0
d. #23 Fresno State, 6-5
d. #21 Baylor, 7-1,
–Freshman Erin Jones-Wesley threw the 21st no-hitter in beating No. 21 Baylor 7-1.

Men’s Volleyball (9-7, 8-5 MPSF)
Won at #4 UC Santa Barbara, 3-1
Lost at #8 UCLA, 3-2
– Jim Baughman had 21 kills, 14 digs against UCLA

Women’s Tennis (8-2)
won at San Diego State 4-3
Lost to UC Santa Barbara 4-3
–Klaudia Malenovska is scheduled to return to competition this weekend in the second match against Sacramento State.

No. 11 Women’s Water Polo (4-9)
lost to No. 1 Stanford 11-3
–The women’s water polo team travels to the Claremont Convergence for another tournament this weekend.

Women’s Golf
at Bruin Wave Invitational
- 49ers finish in 11th place (15 teams), 309-308-313–930 (+66)
- Simone Hoey tied for 29th, 72-81-75–228 (+12)
- Hoey named Big West Conference of the Month

Track & Field
at Ben Brown Invitational, NTS
– Tara Ross (Javelin) and Sara Macey (High Jump) picked up individual victories

This Week’s Schedule:

Men’s Basketball:
vs. UC Irvine
Thursday, Noon
Big West Tournament
Honda Center, Anaheim

vs. TBA (If LBSU beats UCI)
Friday, 6:30 pm
Big West Tournament Semifinals
Honda Center, Anaheim
ESPNU

vs. TBA (if LBSU wins Friday)
Saturday, 5 pm
Big West Championship Game
Honda Center, 5 pm
ESPN2

Women’s Basketball
at UC Riverside
Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Riverside, Calif.

at Big West Tournament Semifinals
Friday, Noon or 2:30 p.m.
Anaheim, Calif.

at Big West Tournament Finals
Saturday, 1 p.m.
Anaheim, Calif.

Baseball
vs. Hawaii
Monday, March 7
6:30 p.m.
Blair Field

at AT&T Tournament
vs. No. 21 Rice
Friday, March 11
11 a.m.
San Francisco, Calif. (AT&T Park)

vs. San Francisco
Saturday, March 12
3 p.m.
San Francisco, Calif. (AT&T Park)

vs. No. 14 California
Sunday, March 13
4 p.m.
San Francisco, Calif. (AT&T Park)

Softball:
Hosts Long Beach Marriott Invitational
(at Mayfair Softball Field in Lakewood)

vs. BYU
Friday, 3:30 pm

vs. UCLA
Friday, 6 pm

vs. Sacramento State
Saturday, 1:30 pm

vs. Utah State
Sunday, 11:15 am

vs. Saint Mary’s
Sunday, 1:30 pm

Men’s Volleyball
Hosts the Active Ankle Classic Presented by Woodfin Hotel Cypress
vs. Lewis
Friday, 7 p.m.
Walter Pyramid

vs. Penn State
Saturday, 7 p.m.
Walter Pyramid

Women’s Tennis
vs. No. 44 Boston College
Friday, March 11
1 p.m.
Rhodes Tennis Center

vs. No. 31 Sacramento State
Saturday, March 12
11 a.m.
Rhodes Tennis Center

Women’s Water Polo
@ Claremont Convergence (4 games)
Friday, March 11-Saturday, March 12
All Day
Claremont, Calif.

Men’s Golf
Del Walker Intercollegiate
Long Beach, Calif
Monday, First & Second Rounds

Del Walker Intercollegiate
Long Beach, Calif.
Tuesday, Final Round

Track & Field
at NCAA Indoor Championships
Friday-Saturday, All Day
College Station, Texas