The Walter Pyramid will undergo a small makeover this summer and the iconic “Beach” script logo, with its surrounding palm trees, will not make the cut. Instead, the new “BEΛCH” logo will be painted on both free throw lines with a giant interlocking “LB” logo at center court. The athletics[Read More…]
No one will ever forget the year that ended the 20-year drought of winning a National Championship. The men’s volleyball team found redemption after losing in the semifinals last season by winning a national title. The year ended in a historic fashion for Long Beach State athletics, but it began[Read More…]
It’s a rare feat when an athlete is able to secure a championship as a player and a coach. Long Beach State men’s volleyball head coach Alan Knipe has put himself in an elite group by becoming the fifth person to ever win a national championship as a player and[Read More…]
The Long Beach men’s volleyball team secured the NCAA championship trophy for the first time in 27 years. The 49ers defeated Ohio State in the semifinals in four sets and went on the beat UCLA in the final round in five sets. The 49er shops will be selling National Championship[Read More…]
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…]
LOS ANGELES — Fans rushed the court as the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team embraced each other, some with tears of joy streaming down their faces. “It means the world to us,” junior opposite Kyle Ensing said. “Looking back on the last two years and losing in the semi-finals,[Read More…]
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…]
In front of a Walter Pyramid crowd of over 2,200, Long Beach State senior outside hitter Bjarne Huus would rise up and unleash a 60 mph rocket from his right arm. The serve would dive down the left sideline, landing just inside the line for an ace and giving the[Read More…]
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…]
The last time Long Beach State won a national championship, Michael Jordan finished his second three-peat with the Chicago Bulls, Google had just launched its search engine and the very first MP3 player was introduced. It’s been 20 years since Long Beach has tasted a national championship, when the[Read More…]
