The seventh-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team scored a huge win Saturday night against the defending national champion Penn State Nittany Lions at the Walter Pyramid. In the finale of the Active Ankle Tournament, Long Beach (10-8) took five sets to top No. 4 Penn State (15-3) by the[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
49ers too much for IPFW
Box score The No. 7 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat the IPFW Mastodons in three sets at the Walter Pyramid Friday night. The 49ers won 30-21, 30-24, 30-21 in the first day of the Active Ankle Tournament. LBSU (9-8) was led by Dean Bittner, who had a game-high[Read More…]
49ers can’t handle Waves
It was déjà vu all over again for the men’s volleyball team Friday night. The Long Beach State 49ers dropped another tough five-set match, this time to the third-ranked Pepperdine Waves 30-21, 30-24, 30-32, 26-30, 12-15. After winning the first two sets of this Mountain Sports Pacific Federation match, the[Read More…]
‘Niners fall to Trojans in five at the Pyramid
Box score The Southern California Trojans are sometimes referred to as the Men of Troy. It was only fitting that a man named Troy helped defeat the No. 6 Long Beach State 49ers men’s volleyball team in a five-set thriller Wednesday night 29-31, 30-24, 23-30, 30-23, 15-13. USC outside hitter[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball to play matches in L.A., the O.C.
The No. 6 49er men’s volleyball team returns from a 12-day hiatus tonight when it travels to Pauley Pavilion to take on the No. 9 UCLA Bruins. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. LBSU (7-5, 6-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will attempt to maintain momentum after notching a win[Read More…]
The Beach says Aloha to Hawaii
Box score No. 7 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat the University of Hawaii in four sets Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 26-30, 30-23, 30-24, 30-21 victory in front of 1,022 spectators improved the 49ers to 7-5 overall with a 6-3 record in the Mountain Pacific Sports[Read More…]
Bittner leads ‘Niners over Warriors
Box score The seventh-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat the University of Hawaii Warriors in three sets at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday night. Long Beach (6-5, 5-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) did not lose a set, winning the match 30-23, 31-29, 30-28. The 49ers were led by[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball plays host to Hawaii
The No. 7 49er men’s volleyball team will face off against inter-conference rival No. 9 University of Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid on Thursday and Friday. LBSU (5-5, 4-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) is fresh off a four-game road trip where the team went 2-2, with the most recent match[Read More…]
Bittner powers men’s volleyball to sweep
Dean Bittner led three Long Beach State players with double-digit kills as the 49ers knocked off UC Santa Barbara 30-28, 30-20, 36-34 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation showdown Saturday night at The Thunderdome. Bittner had a match-high 15 kills and a .414 hitting percentage, while Josh Riley added 10[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball confirms two hirings
Long Beach State women’s volleyball announced that Erika Chidester and Matt Ulmer have been named as new assistants for the 2009 season. “Both Erika and Matt are bright, enthusiastic young people who are very knowledgeable in the game of volleyball,” head coach Brian Gimmillaro said in a press release. “Current[Read More…]