With wins over each team last season, the Beach will once again travel to Ohio State to take on Penn State and Ohio State.
Tag: Kyle Ensing
LBSU defeats Ohio State 3-0 in AVCA Showcase
Long Beach State swept Ohio State in straight sets, 25-19, 25-18, 25-21, in the second night of the AVCA Showcase.
A new dynasty has arrived
From the very first day of practice this year, the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team’s philosophy was to get one to two percent better every day. I’d say the team still isn’t at its best after winning the National Championship, only reaching the halfway point of its true potential.[Read More…]
Long Beach State breaks two year semi-final curse
LOS ANGELES — Pauley Pavilion went silent, the ball was in play and No. 1 Long Beach State was attempting to end the match for the seventh time in the set. A rally ensued as both teams refused to give in to the match. The ball went to junior setter[Read More…]
Long Beach State setter and opposite take home hardware
A week after being honored with the All-Big West Team awards, juniors Kyle Ensing and Josh Tuaniga added two more trophies to their mantles. Off The Block awarded Ensing with the Bryan Ivie Award, which is given to the best opposite in the nation, while Tuaniga received the Lloy Ball[Read More…]
No. 1 Long Beach State sweeps No. 6 Hawaii for Big West Conference title
In what can only be described as redemption, the No. 1 seed Long Beach State men’s volleyball team dismantled the No. 2 seed University of Hawaii Saturday in the Big West tournament championship, pleasing 2,325 fans at the Walter Pyramid. Exactly one week after suffering a brutal five-set loss in[Read More…]
No. 1 Long Beach State trounce UC San Diego in 3-0 sweep for Big West title
The ball would go back and forth over the net multiple times before creating a two-on-one matchup at the net, UC San Diego’s Nathan Thalken against Long Beach State junior outside hitter Kyle Ensing and senior middle blocker Jason Willahan. The three players would clash at the net with Ensing[Read More…]
Long Beach States TJ DeFalco’s decision to stay at Long Beach
After leading the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team to a second consecutive Final Four in 2017, it is no surprise that a professional team in Italy came knocking on the doorstep of junior outside hitter TJ Defalco to recruit him. This offer left DeFalco with a decision to make.[Read More…]
LBSU men’s volleyball beats No. 2 UCLA to stay No. 1
LOS ANGELES — The two best volleyball teams in the country squared off for the second time in five days Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion. No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team edged out No. 2 UCLA in a nail biting four set match. LBSU (14-0) came into the match[Read More…]
No. 1 Long Beach State takes down No. 2 UCLA in home victory
The No. 1 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team remained undefeated after beating No. 2 UCLA in an electric four-set match Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. The match took place in front of a men’s volleyball record-setting crowd of 4,560 people, nearly doubling the previous record of 2,828. “I think[Read More…]