Catching up on an exciting year.

First of all, congratulations to 49er Men's Basketball for an exciting and fun season.  I think we'd all be happy with a 25-win season, Big West season and tournament titles, and NCAA Tournament appearance every year (at least!)...a far cry from Coach Monson's first year of 25 losses.  Big thanks to Coach, the staff, and the players, especially the "Fab Four", who have laid the foundation over the past four seasons for many more years of success for those who follow.  Next season will have a lot of new faces, but will also have the potential for similar results.  It should be fun to watch!

Second, more congratulations to 49er Women's Basketball for fighting thru an ungodly number of injuries to key players to make it to the Big West tournament, and then making an unlikely run to the title game, adding to the excitement for Beach fans in Anaheim.  The future is finally looking bright for Coach Wynn and her ladies, with all but Tipesa Moorer returning, including the injured Ella Clark and Sendy Valles.  Hopefully, they'll be making a run at a Big West championship in a year or two.

Next, more conference news...Pacific will be leaving the Big West after the 2012-13 season, returning to the WCC after four decades.  Pacific was a charter member of the PCAA in Football in 1969, and brought their other sports into the conference in 1971.  They were also a founding member of what would become the WCAC, then the WCC, back in the early 1950's.  Their spot in the BWC will be filled by SDSU, keeping the conference at 10 teams, barring any more moves.

Men's Volleyball keeps fighting through injuries trying to make the MPSF playoffs, on the road this weekend at Hawaii.  Women's Sand Volleyball is underway as well, in the sport's debut season, losing their first home matchup to USC, 4-1.  Softball opens conference play this weekend at UCSB, as Erin Jones-Wesley tries to carry them after a difficult non-conference slate.  Baseball also gets conference play underway this weekend at Cal Poly.

GO BEACH!