The second game on the slate for the highly anticipated Dam City Classic, Oregon State will square off with a tough and tested Long Beach State team on Friday night in Portland, hopeful to snap their current seven game losing skid against Division I opponents. It’ll be a task easier said than done, with an opponent like the 49ers, who are a much better outfit than their 2-10 record shows.
Long Beach State knew this was going to be a rocky start to the season, as head coach Dan Monson had one of the toughest non-conference schedules in the country on hand for this team, with the 49ers already having played nine games away from home to start the campaign, including road trips to Wichita State, North Carolina, Louisville, UCLA, Washington, Kansas and Texas.