Box score Senior middle blocker Brittney Herzog’s vision came true Saturday night at the Walter Pyramid. After Long Beach State’s women’s volleyball team dropped the first two matches of the season, Herzog said, “I think we can end up 3-2 after this weekend.” Three matches and nine sets later, the[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
Dominance at the net keys 49ers’ sweep of Indiana State
Box score If the inability to close out sets is the reason for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team’s 0-2 record heading into Friday’s pair of matches, then that killer instinct surely wasn’t lacking in the nightcap against Indiana State. The 49ers finished off the Sycamores with an eight-point[Read More…]
49ers avoid wrong side of history
Box score The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team avoided becoming the first squad in program history to drop its first three matches of the season. The 49ers swept the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in three sets in front of a sparse crowd Friday afternoon at the Walter Pyramid.[Read More…]
‘Niners look to get into win column
Long Beach State head coach Brian Gimmillaro went straight to the point when describing the state of his team following its loss to No. 2 Texas. “We have to get better,” Gimmillaro said. The 49ers, currently staring at an 0-2 record, began the season at No. 23 in the American[Read More…]
LEE: Winless weekend not a complete loss for ‘Niners
After two big games to kick off the new semester, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team appears to be no different from most freshmen moving into the dorms this past weekend. Jittery and inexperienced, but somehow you get the impression that everything will work out in the long run.[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball’s bid to ‘hook the ‘Horns’ falls short
Box score Just two points away from pulling the upset, the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team let a golden opportunity slip away Saturday night. On paper, the match-up between the No. 23-ranked 49ers and No. 2 Texas appeared to be lopsided. And it almost was, but in the 49ers’[Read More…]
Women’s volleyball falls 3-1 in season opener
The No. 23-ranked Long Beach State women’s volleyball team opened its season with an inexperienced, inconsistent effort Friday night. The 49ers lost 24-26, 25-15, 22-25, 22-25 to the No. 15 San Diego Toreros in a nonconference match at the Walter Pyramid. “We just didn’t play very well,” 25th-year LBSU head[Read More…]
Three ‘Niners selected to fill American squad
Caitlin Ledoux, Ashley Lee and Jocelyn Neely were three of eight players named to the USA Volleyball National Beach Training Team for the Junior (Under-21) World Championships. The team was selected from a pool of 177 players and will be trimmed to four by mid-July. Ledoux and Neely, both sophomores,[Read More…]
Read between the lines
Long Beach State interim men’s volleyball head coach Andy Read lives a double life. One revolves around volleyball nets and scoreboards; the other is a world of lab coats and goggles. Coaching volleyball with college athletes and teaching physical science to high school students are one in the same for[Read More…]
Sports Picks: Bittner, Watten named All-Americans
A pair of Long Beach State men’s volleyball players were named All-Americans by the American Volleyball Coaches Association on Monday. Junior opposite Dean Bittner was tabbed a first-team honoree while senior libero Dustin Watten earned second-team honors. Bittner led the 49ers in aces (42) and kills, which he also ranked[Read More…]