Senior setter Ashley Lee will make her season debut when the No. 23 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team hosts the Mizuno Invitational. The 49ers (5-1) will face No. 25 San Diego (2-3) on Friday and Virginia (5-1) on Saturday in nonconference action at the Walter Pyramid. First serve for[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
MCDANNALD: Long Beach State women bringing the fight early
RELATED VIDEO: LBSU women’s soccer vs. Sacramento State Watching a team win doesn’t always reveal its identity and fortitude. Both the Long Beach State women’s soccer and volleyball teams displayed a sense of pride and toughness this past weekend. Head coaches Mauricio Ingrassia and Brian Gimmillaro may not have received[Read More…]
Rally falls short for No. 23 LBSU
Box score In almost a mirror image of last season’s matchup, the No. 23 Long Beach State women’s volleyball team came up short in five sets against No. 2 Texas on Saturday. The 49ers (5-1) lost the contest, 16-25, 20-25, 25-16, 25-20, 11-15, at Gregory Gymnasium in Austin, Texas. The[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball runs win streak to 5
Box score Three 49ers recorded double-digit kills to power the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team to a four-set victory over Florida A&M on Friday. No. 23 LBSU (5-0) won the contest, 25-17, 23-25, 25-10, 25-20, at Gregory Gymnasium on the University of Texas campus in Austin. Janisa Johnson led[Read More…]
Rematch highlights No. 23 LBSU’s trip to Texas
For a second consecutive season, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team finds itself pitted against Texas in an early-season affair. Even the rankings for both teams are identical from last season’s contest. The No. 23 49ers (4-0) will travel to Austin, Texas to face the No. 2 Longhorns (3-0)[Read More…]
LBSU moves into AVCA Top 25 rankings
As expected, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team cracked the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll released Monday. The No. 23 49ers (4-0) were ranked ahead of Arizona and San Diego, which both dropped in the poll. Penn State maintained the No. 1 spot. The Beach posted three[Read More…]
Student-athlete 101
The challenges of adjusting to college can be tough enough, but imagine playing a competitive sport at the same time. Not only do the five members of the 2010 recruiting class for Long Beach State’s women’s volleyball team have to navigate their way through the campus like the average freshman,[Read More…]
‘Niners upend No. 25 Gaels in five sets
Box score Classes at Long Beach State don’t start until Monday, but the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team passed its first test of the season Saturday night. The 49ers knocked off No. 25 Saint Mary’s in a five-set thriller — 25-21, 25-27, 25-16, 26-28 and 15-7 — in front[Read More…]
49ers roll out of bed for third straight sweep
Box score Through the first three matches of the season, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team has yet to drop a set. An early morning start didn’t derail the young 49ers, who swept Sacred Heart in three sets — 25-10, 25-15, 25-12 — Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU[Read More…]
Rebels no match for LBSU in sweep
Box score Sophomore Janisa Johnson’s athleticism helped the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team sweep its way to a 3-0 victory Friday night. The 49ers (2-0) defeated the UNLV Rebels, 25-21, 25-21, 25-16, in the second match of the Long Beach State Baden Classic at the Walter Pyramid. Earlier in[Read More…]