The No. 11 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team stunned second-ranked UC Irvine, 3-1, in its season opener Friday at the Gaucho Invitational in Goleta.
LBSU (1-1) then dropped a 3-0 decision to No. 5 BYU in the semifinals later in the day.
The 49ers defeated the Anteaters, 12-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-21. Junior opposite hitter Jim Baughman was the 49ers’ leading attacker, while senior libero Kory Matsukado anchored the back row.
The Cougars took care of The Beach, 25-17, 25-18, 25-22, in the nightcap.
Statistics were not available at the time of the release.
LBSU will face No. 9 UCLA in the third-place match Saturday at 4 p.m. in Robertson Gymnasium.
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