The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team hits the road to take on UC Irvine on Thursday, and will follow up with another away game against UC Davis on Saturday at 7 p.m. LBSU (5-12, 2-2 Big West) is tied with UC Irvine (13-2, 1-1 Big West) for fourth in[Read More…]
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LBSU women’s volleyball heads back into the win column
Redshirt freshman and outside hitter Brooke Earkman wore a different jersey Saturday night after not being able to find her own. But that didn’t stop her from having a career night. Earkman had a career best 15 kills and a career-high .382 hitting percentage at Saturday’s match. She wore No.[Read More…]
Kruidhof leads LBSU in transition season
Before every match, Megan Kruidhof sits in the locker room and listens to “Put Your Record On” by Corinne Bailey Rae. After pumping herself up, she walks into the stadium with her shoelaces untied. This is a pre-game tradition she said she created on her own. Once Kruidhof gets on the[Read More…]
The women’s volleyball team go 2-1 in the LBSU/UCI Mizuno Invitational
After extending its losing streak to nine, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team looked to bounce back on Saturday in a double header against the San Francisco Dons and the Montana State Bobcats. The 49ers cruised past the Dons, sweeping them 25-19, 25-19, 25-16 to win their second game[Read More…]
LBSU looks to muster a win at Walter Pyramid
The women’s volleyball team returns to the Walter Pyramid to play No. 13 UCLA on Friday, with San Francisco and Montana State following on Saturday. LBSU (1-9) looks to snap an eight-game losing streak and is currently second to last in the Big West conference in overall records. Key players[Read More…]
The Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer era
When Brian Gimmillaro announced his retirement in June, Joy McKienzie-Fuerbringer and Matt Fuerbringer had a tough decision that could have impacted their future as a couple; who would chase after the newly-opened Long Beach State women’s volleyball coach position. McKienzie-Fuerbringer and her husband decided that she would be the better[Read More…]