The third time was not the charm for the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team Friday night. The 49ers lost a five-set match to the fifth-ranked Stanford Cardinal, 30-28, 18-30, 26-30, 30-26, 18-20, at the Walter Pyramid. LBSU (10-13, 7-11 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has lost all three matches against[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
LBSU outlasts Pacific, ends 5-game slide
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was in desperate need for a win as it hosted the Pacific Tigers on Saturday night. Although it wasn’t pretty, the end result was a victory as the 49ers came back to win the match 29-31, 30-13, 25-30, 30-21, 15-8 at the Walter[Read More…]
Knipe to lead Team USA through 2012 Olympics
The day may have been April Fool’s but Team USA wasn’t playing a joke on Alan Knipe. The 40-year-old Long Beach State alum and men’s volleyball head coach will take a three-year leave of absence to coach the USA Men’s Volleyball program through the 2012 London Olympics. “It is an[Read More…]
Junior nabs Player of the Week honor
Dean Bittner was named the Sports Imports/AVCA Division I-II Men’s National Player of the Week on Monday. Bittner led the 49ers to victories in last week’s Active Ankle Tournament over IPFW and defending national champion Penn State. The junior opposite posted 13 kills, three digs and five blocks in LBSU’s[Read More…]
‘Niners tame Nittany Lions
The seventh-ranked Long Beach State men’s volleyball team scored a huge win Saturday night against the defending national champion Penn State Nittany Lions at the Walter Pyramid. In the finale of the Active Ankle Tournament, Long Beach (10-8) took five sets to top No. 4 Penn State (15-3) by the[Read More…]
49ers too much for IPFW
Box score The No. 7 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat the IPFW Mastodons in three sets at the Walter Pyramid Friday night. The 49ers won 30-21, 30-24, 30-21 in the first day of the Active Ankle Tournament. LBSU (9-8) was led by Dean Bittner, who had a game-high[Read More…]
49ers can’t handle Waves
It was déjà vu all over again for the men’s volleyball team Friday night. The Long Beach State 49ers dropped another tough five-set match, this time to the third-ranked Pepperdine Waves 30-21, 30-24, 30-32, 26-30, 12-15. After winning the first two sets of this Mountain Sports Pacific Federation match, the[Read More…]
‘Niners fall to Trojans in five at the Pyramid
Box score The Southern California Trojans are sometimes referred to as the Men of Troy. It was only fitting that a man named Troy helped defeat the No. 6 Long Beach State 49ers men’s volleyball team in a five-set thriller Wednesday night 29-31, 30-24, 23-30, 30-23, 15-13. USC outside hitter[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball to play matches in L.A., the O.C.
The No. 6 49er men’s volleyball team returns from a 12-day hiatus tonight when it travels to Pauley Pavilion to take on the No. 9 UCLA Bruins. The match is scheduled for 7 p.m. LBSU (7-5, 6-3 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) will attempt to maintain momentum after notching a win[Read More…]
The Beach says Aloha to Hawaii
Box score No. 7 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team beat the University of Hawaii in four sets Friday night at the Walter Pyramid. The 26-30, 30-23, 30-24, 30-21 victory in front of 1,022 spectators improved the 49ers to 7-5 overall with a 6-3 record in the Mountain Pacific Sports[Read More…]