On Tuesday, the Long Beach State beach volleyball team swept Concordia and Colorado Mesa to push its win streak to three games. With the win, No.6 LBSU (11-2) has now won eight of 10 early in the season. In its first match, the Beach’s No. 2 team of Sasha Karelov[Read More…]
Women’s Volleyball
Long Beach State beach volleyball team splits matches
Long Beach State’s beach volleyball team swept Loyola Marymount 5-0 lost to No. 2 Pepperdine 3-2. Against Pepperdine (5-1) the Waves started strong with wins at the No. 2 and No. 4. No. 6 LBSU (9-1) bounced back in the next round of matches as Nele Barber and Rachel Nieto defeated Delaney Knudsen[Read More…]
Long Beach State Beach Volleyball team stay perfect at home
The No. 6 ranked Long Beach State beach volleyball team continued its winning ways on Tuesday, as the 49ers beat Texas Christian University 5-0. The team (8-1) dominated the Horned Frogs (3-2) who were only able to win one set in five games. “It was great to see the kids[Read More…]
Long Beach State beach volleyball makes waves at the sand courts
With the 2017 season underway, Long Beach State beach volleyball stayed undefeated after two wins against Cal State L.A. and Stetson University on Tuesday. No. 6 LBSU beat CSULA 5-0 in straight sets, then took care of No. 9 Stetson 4-1. The 49ers’ No. 1 team, senior Nele Barber and[Read More…]
Long Beach State beach volleyball team breezes to wins
Starting its season off at home, the Long Beach State beach volleyball team had no problem sweeping both of its matches against Irvine Valley College and Cal State Bakersfield on Saturday. No. 7 LBSU (2-0) opened its season against Irvine Valley Community College and easily defeated the Lancers 5-0. In[Read More…]
Long Beach State men’s volleyball looks to extend win streak
Before the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team lost to No. 1 Ohio State Jan. 28, it was ranked No. 4 in the nation. Now heading up north to take on No. 12 UC Santa Barbara (6-7, 3-7) today, the 49ers (10-2, 6-1) are ranked No. 2 in the nation[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s volleyball finishes second in Big West, again
With its final game of the 2016-2017 campaign, the women’s volleyball team finished the season with a 25-20, 25-19, 21-25, 25-16 win against Denver University Saturday at Walter Pyramid. The 49ers finished with a 21-10 record while finishing 13-3 in Big West play to take second in the conference. 2016[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s volleyball takes on Cal State Fullerton
After losing to UC Irvine in a replay, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will look to bounce back when it hosts Cal State Fullerton Friday. The 49ers’ (17-10, 11-3) loss to the Anteaters put Hawai’i in the driver’s seat for the Big West title, but LBSU will look[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s volleyball team goes down in replay
After a successful petition by UC Irvine was approved by the NCAA during the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team’s five-set win Sept. 24, the 49ers had to replay the match from the moment the game was protested. So, when the 49ers (17-10, 11-3) took on the Anteaters (6-10, 11-17)[Read More…]
Long Beach State women’s volleyball team beats Cal State Fullerton in three sets ahead of rematch against Hawai’i
In its last home game before starting a three-game road trip, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team swept Cal State Fullerton 3-0 Tuesday at Walter Pyramid. In the first set, the 49ers went on a 5-1 run, forcing CSUF to use a timeout early. LBSU went on to win[Read More…]