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…]
Men’s Volleyball
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…]
LBSU splits pair on the road
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (4-4, 3-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) split a pair of road matches over the weekend with a win at Pacific and a loss at Stanford. The 49ers defeated Pacific, 30-21, 30-28, 27-30, 30-28, Saturday night. Sophomore outside hitter Josh Riley led LBSU with[Read More…]
Report: Women’s volleyball finds coaching replacements
Next fall, some old faces will be in new places for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team. Volunteer Matt Ulmer reportedly will move into a full-time position and former 49er standout Erika Chidester will be added to the coaching staff, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported late Monday night. Ulmer[Read More…]
Beach volleyball should become an NCAA sport
Beach volleyball as an NCAA sport? That idea is gaining momentum by the moment. At a meeting among 31 Division I representatives earlier this month, a measure that would make beach volleyball — or sand volleyball as the NCAA dubs it — a sanctioned sport fell just short of reaching[Read More…]
‘Niners topped by Anteaters in four hotly-contested sets
The Beach men’s volleyball team had already swept UC Irvine at the Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational in Santa Barbara two weeks ago. That momentum wouldn’t carry over into the rematch Friday night. The No. 7 49ers (3-3, 2-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell to No. 5 UC Irvine, 34-32,[Read More…]
No. 7 ‘Niners outlast No. 8 Bruins in five sets
Long Beach State junior outside hitter Tommy Pestolesi had a career night at the Walter Pyramid on Wednesday. Pestolesi recorded personal bests with 25 kills on .413 hitting to lead the No. 7 49ers over No. 8 UCLA in five sets. Pestolesi added six digs, as well. “I’m just going[Read More…]
Beach men’s volleyball claims 3-0 win in league opener
After sitting out one of the men’s volleyball team’s first three matches the previous week to rest, Long Beach State junior Dean Bittner didn’t take long to find a rhythm Friday night. The second-team All-American hammered home a match-high 24 kills on .500 hitting and powered the 49ers to a[Read More…]
LBSU swept in volleyball tournament finale
The No. 4 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was swept by host and No. 14 UC Santa Barbara at Robertson Gymnasium on Saturday. The 49ers (1-2) lost in three sets, 25-30, 19-30, 26-30, to the Gauchos in the finale of the 45th annual Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational. Playing[Read More…]