The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team (4-4, 3-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) split a pair of road matches over the weekend with a win at Pacific and a loss at Stanford. The 49ers defeated Pacific, 30-21, 30-28, 27-30, 30-28, Saturday night. Sophomore outside hitter Josh Riley led LBSU with[Read More…]
Men’s Volleyball
Report: Women’s volleyball finds coaching replacements
Next fall, some old faces will be in new places for the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team. Volunteer Matt Ulmer reportedly will move into a full-time position and former 49er standout Erika Chidester will be added to the coaching staff, the Long Beach Press-Telegram reported late Monday night. Ulmer[Read More…]
Beach volleyball should become an NCAA sport
Beach volleyball as an NCAA sport? That idea is gaining momentum by the moment. At a meeting among 31 Division I representatives earlier this month, a measure that would make beach volleyball — or sand volleyball as the NCAA dubs it — a sanctioned sport fell just short of reaching[Read More…]
‘Niners topped by Anteaters in four hotly-contested sets
The Beach men’s volleyball team had already swept UC Irvine at the Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational in Santa Barbara two weeks ago. That momentum wouldn’t carry over into the rematch Friday night. The No. 7 49ers (3-3, 2-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) fell to No. 5 UC Irvine, 34-32,[Read More…]
No. 7 ‘Niners outlast No. 8 Bruins in five sets
Long Beach State junior outside hitter Tommy Pestolesi had a career night at the Walter Pyramid on Wednesday. Pestolesi recorded personal bests with 25 kills on .413 hitting to lead the No. 7 49ers over No. 8 UCLA in five sets. Pestolesi added six digs, as well. “I’m just going[Read More…]
Beach men’s volleyball claims 3-0 win in league opener
After sitting out one of the men’s volleyball team’s first three matches the previous week to rest, Long Beach State junior Dean Bittner didn’t take long to find a rhythm Friday night. The second-team All-American hammered home a match-high 24 kills on .500 hitting and powered the 49ers to a[Read More…]
LBSU swept in volleyball tournament finale
The No. 4 Long Beach State men’s volleyball team was swept by host and No. 14 UC Santa Barbara at Robertson Gymnasium on Saturday. The 49ers (1-2) lost in three sets, 25-30, 19-30, 26-30, to the Gauchos in the finale of the 45th annual Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational. Playing[Read More…]
49ers open regular season with tournament split
The Long Beach State men’s volleyball team will play for third place at the 45th annual Elephant Bar Restaurant Collegiate Invitational on Saturday. The fourth-ranked 49ers (1-1) will play No. 14 and tournament host UC Santa Barbara (1-1) at Robertson Gymnasium in Santa Barbara. First serve is scheduled for 4[Read More…]
Men’s volleyball defeats Alberta for exhibition split
Head coach Alan Knipe and the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team made the proper adjustments against Alberta on Saturday night. After being swept by Canada’s defending national champions the previous night, the 49ers pulled out a four-set victory (30-28, 30-24, 25-30, 30-27) over the Golden Bears in an exhibition[Read More…]
Mistakes doom men’s volleyball against top-ranked Canadian team
The defending Canadian national champions gave the Long Beach State men’s volleyball team a quick season-opening loss Friday afternoon. The Alberta Golden Bears defeated the 49ers 30-24, 30-24, 30-27 in an exhibition at the Gold Mine Gym. “I knew [Alberta] would play at that level,” LBSU head coach Alan Knipe[Read More…]