You could see this coming back in November.\u00a0 Long Beach St. was the clear favorite in this league and, despite their aggressive schedule, it was hard to imagine an at-large coming from a conference so weak.\u00a0 So, the Beach would have to win this tournament in order to throw fear into some higher seed in March.\u00a0 But, there was one problem – UCSB.\u00a0 The Gouchos are talented and unafraid of the 49ers, having ruined last year for them in this game.\u00a0 Now, this year, the 49ers actually do have a shot at an at-large, but I’m sure they’d rather not roll that die.<\/p>\n
Bry and Mac are perfect in the Big West, and both have LBSU, so if the Niners win, they will complete the perfect bracket.\u00a0 If the Gouchos win tonight, RDoc will steal the title.<\/p>\n
#1 Long Beach St. vs. #3 UC-Santa Barbara KA and Waters have both lost this one already.\u00a0 RDoc has UCSB, and everyone else has Long Beach St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You could see this coming back in November.\u00a0 Long Beach St. was the clear favorite in this league and, despite their aggressive schedule, it was hard to imagine an at-large coming from a conference so weak.\u00a0 So, the Beach would … Continue reading
\n<\/em><\/span>It all comes down to this for the Beach.\u00a0 This team is built to win now.\u00a0 They have 3 seniors that are 3 of the best players in school history.\u00a0 They have several other upperclassmen ready to win.\u00a0 No one who could be a 4- or 5-seed wants this team to win today because they are going to be a tough out next week.<\/p>\n