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NEWS BRIEFS

ASI Senators discuss a food supply program, child safety and a new escalator

Union advocates for new CSU student employee contract

The 20-year-old escalator in the University Student Union with a downward stairway is set for a multipart replacement and upgrade in late September.

Nonprofit Giving Children Hope will kick off its first university-level partnership with a pilot program that will give students two backpacks, one of which will be filled with three to four days worth of food for a family of four. At the end of the week, students will bring the first empty backpack and exchange it for

UAW 4123, a union that represents 9,000 teaching assistants, graduate assistants and instructional student assistants across the California State University system, is bargaining for a stronger contract that includes better wages, tuition fee waivers, longer employment appointments and more.

Contract negotiations are ongoing, according to Toni Molle, director of public affairs at the CSU Office of the Chancellor. She stated that the union’s current collective bargaining agreement will ex-

pire at the end of the month.

UAW 4123 board member Brian Huang believes the Board of Trustees meetings, scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday in the Dumke Auditorium at the Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach, will present an opportunity for academic student workers and union supporters to say that “the status quo is no longer acceptable.”

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the second backpack full of supplies.

Families will now have to be “buzzed in” to the Isabel Patterson Child Development Center due to new entry and exit security gates that are in the final phases of completion. Parents can now use fingerprints to sign their children in and out of the center. Privacy slats have been installed around the perimeter of the play yard, so passersby cannot see the children.

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Clock from left to right, Applied mathematics masters student, Ruben Alvarez, grinds one of three box features in front of the Walter Pyramid Sep. 6. Sophomore forward Kayla Cannon dribbles past Auburn Sept. 2.

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Serena Williams in action against Japan’s Naomi Osaka in the finals of the U.S. Open at the the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018.

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Serena Williams fined $17,000 for US Open final conduct

By Helene Elliott Los Angeles Times

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EW YORK -- Serena Williams was fined $17,000 for committing three code violations during her U.S. Open final loss to Naomi Osaka on Saturday. The fines, announced on Sunday by the U.S. Tennis Association, break down to $10,000 for verbal abuse of chair umpire Carlos Ramos, $4,000 for being warned for coaching and $3,000 for breaking her racket.

Williams, pursuing a record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title, got the first code violation for illegally receiving coaching early in the second set of the match, which the powerful and poised Osaka won 6-2, 6-4. Williams told the umpire, “I don’t cheat to win. I’d rather lose. I’m just letting you know.” Her coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, later acknowledged he was coaching but said all coaches do the same thing. Williams said she did not see him offer help.

Williams smashed her racket - an automatic point penalty - after Osaka broke her serve to take a 3-2 lead. Williams continued to berate Ramos, calling him a thief and a liar and saying, “You will never be on another court of mine as long as you live. You owe me an apology.” Ramos then sanctioned her for verbal abuse and penalized her a game, leaving the score at 5-3 in Osaka’s favor.

In a post-match news conference, Williams said she’d had no previous problems with Ramos. “He’s always been a great umpire,” she said. However, she accused him of sexism, contending that male players often make abusive remarks but are not penalized as harshly as she was. “For me, it blows my mind,” she said.

Katrina Adams, president of the Women’s Tennis Association, said the U.S. Open’s officials department chose Ramos to work the match because of his good record. She also said no provision existed for him to explain his actions to the media because there was no precedent for needing comments from on-court officials. However, there have been many controversial incidents here -

including Williams criticizing the officiating in 2004, 2009 and 2011 - as well as at other tournaments.

Adams supported Williams’ claims of sexist treatment. “We watch the guys do this all the time. They’re badgering the chair umpires all the time on the changeovers and nothing happens,” Adams, a former tour player, said in an interview on ESPN. “There’s no equality between what the men are doing to the chair umpires and what the women are doing. ... Conversations will take place in the next week. I know what Serena did and her behavior was not welcome but when you look at Carlos or the umpires (in general), they’ve been called a lot worse.”

Adams also clarified an awkwardly worded comment she had made during the trophy presentation. Adams had said, “Perhaps it’s not the finish that we were looking for today,” but on Sunday she said she meant she had hoped for a clean and entertaining match, not for a particular outcome.

Tennis icon Billie Jean King also supported Williams’ claim of gender bias. “When a woman is emotional, she’s ‘hysterical’ and

she’s penalized for it. When a man does the same, he’s ‘outspoken’ & there are no repercussions,” King said on Twitter. “Thank you, @serenawilliams, for calling out this double standard. More voices are needed to do the same.”

At this year’s U.S. Open, 26 fines were issued to men and 12 were issued to women, including the three against Williams.

Osaka, 20, became the first Japanese player to win a Grand Slam singles title. She cried during the trophy presentation as the pro-Williams crowd booed, but Williams urged fans to stop and protectively put her arm around Osaka.

On Sunday, Osaka tweeted pictures of herself and the winner’s trophy with the comment, “So there’s been a lot going on but I just want to say, I was grateful to have the opportunity to play on that stage yesterday. Thank you,” and added a heart.

She also got a Twitter salute from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who thanked her “for your energy and excitement during this difficult time.” Japan was recently struck by an earthquake and a typhoon.

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HOUSING

A hefty price tag for proximity Rental rates near campus are higher than most areas in Long Beach, and some students say this is why they commute.

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This apartment complex is located in the Bixby area of Long Beach, where the average rent is $1,663 a month.

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s Long Beach State welcomes thousands of students back to campus for another year, some may be looking to live closer to campus.

Housing is the most expensive near the university, according to data from rent market trends website Rent Jungle.

Seventy-five percent of students commute from home, according to the university’s 20162017 Common Data Set. Some students cite soaring rental rates in the city as the reason that they do not live closer to the university.

Laura Leyva, a senior majoring in civil engineering, said that she’s looked into moving out of her parents’ house so she could focus more on school. However, the average price of a one-bedroom apartment in Long Beach is about $1,800.

“I live with my parents, and I think that’s pretty much the only choice that people have that live in Long Beach,” Leyva said. “There’s just no place for us students, and it’s just not possible with a minimum wage job.”

Rent Jungle data reveals that the most expensive places to rent are near the university, downtown and the Naples-Marina area. The average cost of renting near the school is $2,650 a month, whereas the average cost to rent elsewhere in Long Beach is $2,182.

This is almost a seven percent increase from

last year when the average rent was $2,033.

The cheapest areas in the city to rent from are near the Poly High district and Wrigley, where respective average rents are about $1,329 and $1,308.

Ambreen Khan, a junior civil engineering major, also commutes from home and agreed that moving out is too expensive.

“For me, there’s no option to move out right now,” Khan said. “It’s not too hard of a commute, though. It takes me half an hour to commute from Culver City, but that’s not as bad as some people’s commutes, so I didn’t bother trying to move out.”

Other housing options for students include the campus housing in any of the three residential colleges: Parkside, Hillside and the off-campus location, Beachside.

The cost of living in a two-person room in one of these locations is $7,650 for the year. However, when living in the dorms, students are required to purchase a meal plan on top of their campus housing costs. The cheapest option is 10 meals a week, priced at $3,380 for the year, according to the Housing and Residential Life website.

Students who don’t make it into one of the 2,700 university dorm rooms should also be aware that Long Beach lacks rent control. Because of this, landlords have the ability to increase rent as much as they want, as many times as they want, as long as they give a 30 to 60 day notice depending on the percent increase.

Housing Long Beach is an organization that advocates for renter protections and affordable living in Long Beach and the rest of Los Ange-

les County. Executive Director Josh Butler says this is an issue for students because as rent increases, “that’s money that young people aren’t saving to become homeowners.” Because of this, he believes that Long Beach is looking at a permanent-class of renters if things don’t change.

“As more and more income goes to rent, students are finding themselves unable to even afford a basic student life,” Butler said in an email. “Students’ living stability is uncertain, as they can be evicted for no cause in Long Beach — even if they pay their rent on time and follow the rules of the lease.”

Cities like Los Angeles have just cause eviction laws to protect tenants from being evicted for no reason; however, these laws do not exist in Long Beach.

This has lead to a major problem in Long Beach: homelessness. For students couch surfing, living in cars or on the street, the California State University system offers the Basic Needs Initiative. This program looks at students on a case-by-case basis to see how it can help.

As previously reported by the Daily 49er, this program helped Anette Alvarez, a senior recreational therapy major who found herself homeless. She was able to get back on her feet and find stability thanks to the temporary housing, food and $500 grant it provided.

“They helped me find an apartment soon after, and they gave me 10 free dining hall meals for the entire semester,” Alvarez said last October. “They also signed me up for the CalFresh program, so I got money for groceries through them, and they basically held my hand through the entire semester.”

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ACTION SPORTS

A sunny Southern California sees snow The Ski and Snowboard club piles mounds of snow on the Walter Pyramid stairs for a winter wonderland trick show.

By Mark Lindahl

Contributing writer

A mountain of snow in early September in sunny Southern California; this was a sight that was only possible at Long Beach State Thursday night.

The Ski and Snowboard club put on an exhibition showcasing their seasoned riders, while hoping to gain some new members as well. A crowd of about 30 students trickled in to watch club members show off their tricks and compete for various prizes.

And this isn’t the first time winter has come expectedly. “[The club] did it 6 years ago … I wanted to bring it back,” President and civil engineering major Hallie Heffern said. “[It took] probably 5 months of planning, a lot of meetings, a lot of calling and annoying

people.”

With sponsors like Baker Street Skis and Snowboards, Mountain High Resort and Red Bull, who provided drinks and a DJ booth, the snowy competition was a sight to behold.

“It’s really cool, it opens up the scene to more people,” said new club member and senior chemical engineering major Christian Thompson.

While being able to bust out tricks is impressive, it isn’t a prerequisite to join the club.

“We accept everyone, but we always are looking for people who actually want to compete because that always gets our club a little more publicity nationally,” Heffern said.

The LBSU Ski and Snowboard Club competes in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association in the Southwest region, composed of schools in Southern

California and Arizona such as USC, UCLA, ASU and more.

Skiing and snowboarding isn’t the only thing that brought these action sport lovers to the Walter Pyramid today.

“I grew up around the corner … I learned to ride a bike in the parking lot right here with my grandpa,” said Cody Hopkins, owner of Baker Street Skis and Snowboards.

“It’s an awesome thing they’re doing.”

Once all the snow had melted and the scores were tallied, Andrew Corralejo took first place for the men, claiming a Capita snowboard, followed by Nick Warner in second and Justin Hartnell in third who both earned Saga outerwear.

Women’s first went to none other than the club President, Hallie Heffern, with Delaney Dupras coming in second and third going to club Vice President Madi Lambeth, all three women receiving Saga outerwear.

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Third year sociology major, Andrew Corralejo, slides along the box feature at the Rail Jam on Thursday.

Best Wipeout went to Ruben Alvarez, who was rewarded with a Findlay hat for his efforts.

As club sports and recreation coordinator, Anthony Dunbar said,“What are the odds anyone would think there could be ice on the steps of the pyramid?”

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A BOOM! and POW! bash Despite convention evolution, Long Beach Comic Con remains true to its roots.

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op music blasted, comics fluttered through eager hands and ball gowns swept the floors as characters came to life at Long Beach’s 10th Annual Comic Con. The labyrinthine Long Beach Convention Center was piled high with vendors supplying a range of independent comic books, illustrations, plushies and other fandom essentials.

Attendees of all ages scoured the halls, eyeing the wares of over 400 booths.

Austen Pruett, 28, whose father owns Go Daddy O’s Comic Book Hideout, has been coming to conventions for the past 20 years. His father has been at every single Comic Con in California for the past 25 years.

“A lot has changed about it. It used to be much more oriented around comic book dealing and comic collectors coming to find rare issues,” Pruett said. “Especially at San Diego Comic Con, there’s much more of a focus on big studios having booths.”

Of all the comic conventions that take place in California, Long Beach’s is relatively small, but still draws a crowd of diehard fans.

Long Beach State juniors Kyla Phelps

Clockwise from top left, seven women cosplay as the seven different evolutions of the Pokemon Eevee.

Vintage comics sprawl across multiple shelves of space, making Elveen’s Comics a hotspot for fans of Batman and Superman.

A Comic Con attendee, browsing through various comics, pulls an issue of Spider-Man.

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and Kate Watson have been coming to Long Beach Comic Con since they were in high school, when the convention first began. “[Comic Con] is where all of the nerds can meet,” Phelps said. “We need friends. We’re hermits.” She cosplayed as Wert from Over The Garden Wall, a little-known Cartoon Network mini-series from 2014.

“Ninety percent of our socializing is done online. We come here and everyone is delightfully as weird as we are,” Watson, who was dressed as Peggie from the Captain America movie, said.

“You’ll walk by someone and they’ll be like, ‘I know who you are!’”

Attendees were also able to meet celebrities in the industry, as well as experienced illustrators vending their solo work.

Kat Hudson, 33, character designer and illustrator at Warner Bros, was an exhibitor at Long Beach Comic Con, selling enamel pins and prints of her artwork.

“This is my first Comic Con in LA. I’ve done other ones back East,” Hudson said. “I’ve seen so many fun cosplays.

I love that. Just meeting new people,

meeting other artists in LA.” When describing the craziest thing she had seen all day, she motioned toward a semi-nude wizard exhibiting erotica in a booth adjacent to her.

“The cosplay thing has gotten a lot more popular,” Pruett said. “It’s all fandoms, not just superhero comics or undergrounds. It used to be a small room with a handful of comic dealers with big boxes of comics.”

Nowadays, comic conventions take place all across the country and draw crowds from all over the world, thus San Diego’s title “Comic Con International.”

Panel discussions covered topics such as “Expanding ‘Cosplay is Not Consent’” and “From Punching Nazis to…

Not Punching Nazis?” before opening up the floor for the annual Cosplay Contest. Many of the topics touched on the comic industry and fandom culture as a whole.

“With a comic or a graphic novel, you’re able to experience the art of storytelling in a different way,” Pruett said.

“It’s more digestible for people who have a hard time sticking to a whole novel. A lot of times the art is the best part, you get to look at something beautiful while you’re reading.”

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Our cinematic prayers were not answered in ‘The Nun’ Despite a chilling atmosphere and villain, the poor story is too distracting to enjoy the spin-off.

By Grant Hermanns

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Since its inception in 2013, “The Conjuring” franchise has been one of the most successful and well-crafted series in the horror genre, with the first film still standing the scariest movie of all-time, for me personally.

The rest of the franchise has, for the most part, done well to remain equally as scary as the first, aside from the first attempt at a spin-off with 2014’s “Annabelle.” After introducing the character in 2016’s “The Conjuring 2,” we’ve gotten another spin-off in the form of “The Nun.” Sadly, just like the first “Annabelle” film, this spin-off struggles to get off the ground and stand on its own two legs, despite the titular antagonist being the most terrifying one in the franchise.

The film follows a priest (Demián Bichir, “Alien: Covenant”) and a novitiate (Taissa Farmiga, “American Horror Story”) who are sent by the Vatican to a monastery in 1952 Romania to investigate the suicide of a nun. They discover a terrifying secret being kept there surrounding the demon Valak (Bonnie Aarons, “The Conjuring 2”).

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Taissa Farmiga plays an aspiring nun in “The Conjuring” spin-off, “The Nun.”

From the opening recap of the film to the final tie-in with the rest of the franchise, there’s an overall tense and creepy atmosphere that really works for the most part,

with English indie director Corin Hardy using the darker lighting and old architecture to play tricks on audiences’ minds.

But as well as the atmosphere works, the scares themselves are completely lacking and leave audiences wanting more, given how well they’ve worked in previous movies.

As the first “Annabelle” film did, this one relies too much on jump scares to terrify audiences, but the issue is that they’re all too predictable to be afraid of.

In one attempt at a memorable scene, local man Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet, “Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets”) moves through a room full of spirits of dead nuns, during which certain spirits turn their heads toward him.

The scene is the epitome of predictable jump scares, as it’s easy to tell which spirits will turn their heads and when, taking audiences out of the attempt. Plus given how similar the scene is to film and video game franchise “Silent Hill,” it’s a routine and un-scary moment.

Overall, “The Nun” works really well as an atmospheric horror treat, but for true fans of “The Conjuring” franchise, the dull story and unscary events are sure to come as a disappointment.

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CONTROVERSY

Nike runs with Kaepernick The former football quarterback returns to the spotlight with the sportswear brand by his side.

By Jelina Cortero

Assistant Opinions Editor

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uy it or burn it? That is the question consumers are asking since Nike took a risk in making former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick the face of their 30th anniversary slogan campaign.

Since opting out of his contract with the San Francisco’s 49er’s, Kaepernick has yet to land with another team — until now.

Kaepernick posted a photo on Instagram last week on Monday officially announcing his involvement with a team, only it wasn’t an NFL team. Kaepernick joined team Nike.

What a way to give the quarterback another chance to speak his piece.

In the photo, a simple yet powerful sentence is centered in the middle of Kaepernick’s face saying, “Believe in something.

Even if it means sacrificing everything.” Yes, Nike just did that.

In 2016, Kaepernick began a controversial movement when he started kneeling during the national anthem before each season game, in protest against civil rights issues such as police brutality and social injustice.

His silent action spoke volumes and sparked a national conversation.

Although making Kaepernick front and center of the campaign, as a disputed figure in today’s political world, was a bold move, it was also genius marketing.

People have been trying to expose police brutality, social injustice and discrimination for years using social media, hashtags, videos, etc.; Nike simply joined the fight. The large conglomerate unapologetically gave Kaepernick an opportunity to voice his message across an even larger platform.

Nike is risking it all, image and reputation as well as profit sales in hopes that the num-

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Nike is embracing the risk with Kaepernick as the new face of their campaign, referencing to him kneeling during the national anthem two years ago during a football game.

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ber of consumers who support this move would far outweigh those who don’t. They may be right. According to The Guardian, Nike sales increased 31% just days after the ad reveal.

NBA player Lebron James, in an appearance at a fashion event in New York said he supports “anyone who believes in change...I stand with Nike all day, every day.”

Others, however, are less than pleased with Nike’s big move. Upset consumers are boycotting the brand and even going as far as burning their Nike shoes, cutting their Nike Elite socks and posting them online with the hashtag #NikeBoycott to express how displeased they are.

The people who are unsupportive of this movement are choosing ignorance by burning their expensive items they’ve paid for instead of trying to address the real issues at hand. They’re completely missing the point of the struggles that minorities have dealt with in this country for hundreds of years.

Kaepernick has always been aware of what he’s doing and knows that his words and actions will not sit well with some people.

But he looks for no one’s approval, especially from those who do not understand what he’s trying to do. According to NFL news, although he jeopardized his career and future endorsements, he knows he stood up for what is right.

Although Nike took a huge risk, the polarity the campaign momentarily drew attention to is only a symptom of a larger problem in this country.

I applaud Nike. It’s time for other brands to follow its example and stand up for social justice.

Although the focus shifted, the whole campaign was meant to honor the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.” What a more clever way to say “just do it” by actually just doing it.

Nike took a knee without worrying about the consequences.

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MEN’S WATERPOLO

Long Beach State freshman utility player Alessio Brunochelli attempts a goal against Pacific.

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No. 6 Long Beach sweeps the Inland Empire Classic The 49ers end yet another weekend tournament in success.

By Rebecca Radtke Contributing Writer

LA VERNE — No. 6 Long Beach entered the Inland Empire Classic Saturday, looking to learn from its mistakes at the Triton Invitational where it opened its season 3-1 overall.

Long Beach (6-1) dominated the weekend by defeating Whittier College 15-3, La Verne 23-9, Chapman 18-8.

“We thought we could do a lot better than last week and come out hard with high intensity, because we were upset by last week,” senior attacker Max Custar said.

Long Beach opened its day with a 15-3 win over Whittier which featured a third quarter flurry of seven goals that solidified the first of its three victories.

Sophomore attacker James Rozsypal scored three times which propelled the 49ers toward victory against the Poets.

“Our major focus was getting individually prepared

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and as a team approaching every single game like it is a championship game,” assistant coach Sale Petrovic said. “I think we did a pretty good job this week and that is only going to help us in the long run.”

The 49ers built off the success of their first match in their second game against No. 19 La Verne, easily winning 23-9.

“This tournament was really good for us getting up for games we know we can do well in, for games [that] are going to be close in our conference,” Custar said.

In the first quarter, Long Beach pushed an early 4-1 lead.

In the second quarter, senior defender Austin Stevenson, freshman defender Aaron Arias, and senior defender Austin Stewart each punched two goals, and the team went into the half leading 12-3.

Arias logged six goals against the Leos while senior defender Keegan Wicken closely followed with three goals.

After a penalty against La Verne in the third, Wong scored, making the Leos deficit 13-3.

The game yet again picked up with several more

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goals making Long Beach’s lead 16-4 going into the final quarter.

La Verne pressed to close the difference late in the game with back-to-back goals, but couldn’t rally back.

The 49ers finished off the weekend against Chapman and a strong first quarter, featuring five points which led the team to victory.

Stewart had six goals in the final match, which kept Long Beach competitive and ultimately pushed it toward its third win of the day.

Custar had four goals in the final game of the day and players had multiple goals during the rematch showing how well the new players had blended into the team.

“This weekend was just about preparing for a lot of league games and integrating new players,” Stewart said. “Our goal is to win conference.”

The trio of games were high scoring especially for Stewart, Arias, Stevenson, Rozsypal, Wicken and Custar who all had three or more goals in the tournament alone.

The 49ers continue their road trip 7 p.m. Friday against Cal Berkeley.

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Long Beach State senior forward Ashley Gonzales goes for a slide tackle against Auburn Sept. 2.

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Long Beach impresses in non-conference play The 49ers have suffered close losses early in the season, but have big potential to win the Big West next month.

By Sierra Martinez Staff Writer mistjournalist

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he Long Beach State women’s soccer team is sprinkled with talent from the starting 11 to the end of the bench. While a near .500 record may not be impressive on paper, Long Beach (43) has played well and consistently all season so far.

Senior forward Ashley Gonzales looks to be back in good health, senior midfielder Dana Fujikuni has carried the 49ers offense and senior goalkeeper Imani McDonald has been the anchor to the team’s success.

“I see people earning their way, and mak-

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ing the team better, head coach Mauricio Ingrassia said. “Our goals change and we keep growing with the game.”

The team’s three losses came from No. 5 UCLA, a 1-0 loss with two seconds remaining, a 2-1 loss to No. 14 Texas and a 1-0 loss to No. 22 Auburn.

The offense hasn’t been clicking for Long Beach early on in games, but Friday’s match against St. John’s showcased the true scoring ability of the team. The 49ers have been due for some while, and it all came into fruition against the Red Storm.

“They [49ers] were focused from the start, and everyone played their part,” Ingrassia said. “Protecting home field is important and this team is growing week by week.”

Long Beach swept St. Johns 6-0, tying

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the school record for the largest margin of victory.

“It was great to put six goals into the back of the net in one game,” Fujikuni said. “It shows how much progress we are making.”

Junior forward Taylor Bistline started the game off for the 49ers with a goal in the second minute. Two more goals followed in the first half, as Fujikuni placed one low and chipped the other over the goalkeeper’s head.

When the second half came around, the offensive attack was launched by senior forward Rocio Rodriguez, who found the net 25 seconds in. This gave Long Beach a safety cushion, which allowed substitutions to be made within the lineup.

Even with the lead, the 49ers did not stop putting pressure on the Red Storm’s defense.

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Sophomore forward Mackenzie Magaoay and sophomore midfielder Makayla Soll added to the score as they racked up the fifth and sixth goals of the game. Long Beach ended the offense heavy game with 21 shots total, while St. John’s finished with only 6.

“Their energy was outstanding. The team was the MVP today,” said Ingrassia.

Long Beach has faced the Red Storm twice in the team’s history, coming out on top both times. After some tough losses on the road, the win against St. John’s helped Long Beach get back into the winning mindset.

“It helped our confidence a lot,” Rodriguez said. “It looks like we’ve got our groove back.”

Long Beach will fight to extend its winning streak at 1 p.m. Friday against USC.

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